1998 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

1998 (1998) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteIdaho Center
Idaho Nampa, Idaho
ChampionsBethel Pilots (3rd title, 3rd title game,
3rd Fab Four)
Runner-upOregon Tech Owls (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Brent Darnel (Northwest Nazarene)
Chuck Taylor MVPRico Swanson (Bethel (IN))
Top scorerMac Rops (Mount Marty)
(92 points)
NAIA Division II
men's tournaments
«1997 1999»

The 1998 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college basketball among its Division II members in the United States and Canada for the 1997–98 basketball season.

Top-seeded defending champions Bethel (IN) defeated Oregon Tech in the championship game, 89–87, to claim the Pilots' third NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Idaho Center at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho.[1]

Qualification

See also: 1997–98 NAIA Division II men's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, and the top sixteen teams were seeded.

The tournament continued to utilize a single-elimination format.

Bracket

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
1 Bethel (IN) 100
Southwestern (KS) 84
1 Bethel (IN) 107
16 Briar Cliff 100
Caldwell 77
16 Briar Cliff 83
1 Bethel (IN) 88
8 Whitworth 85
9 Cardinal Stritch 103
Central Methodist 94
9 Cardinal Stritch 72
8 Whitworth 75
Berea 78
8 Whitworth 82
1 Bethel (IN) 88
13 Mount Marty 86
5 Mount Vernon Nazarene 86
Saint Ambrose 83
5 Mount Vernon Nazarene 80
12 Western Baptist 75
Virginia Intermont 75
12 Western Baptist 90
5 Mount Vernon Nazarene 69
13 Mount Marty 74
13 Mount Marty 87
Embry–Riddle (FL) 75
13 Mount Marty 73
4 Siena Heights 72
Castleton State 67
4 Siena Heights 89
1 Bethel (IN) 89
15 Oregon Tech 87
3 Mayville State 99
Bellevue 72
3 Mayville State 68
Black Hills State 59
Black Hills State 68
14 Marian 59
3 Mayville State 75
11 Northwest Nazarene 84
11 Northwest Nazarene 86
Indiana Tech 73
11 Northwest Nazarene 96
6 Warner Southern 84
King (TN) 65
6 Warner Southern 76
11 Northwest Nazarene 75
15 Oregon Tech 82
7 Concordia Nebraska 54
Holy Names 65
Holy Names 76
10 Lewis & Clark 87
Saint Joseph's (ME) 82
10 Lewis & Clark 84
10 Lewis & Clark 89
15 Oregon Tech 100
15 Oregon Tech 81
Walsh 73
15 Oregon Tech 90
2 William Jewell 76
Mary Hardin–Baylor 68
2 William Jewell 93

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved April 11, 2022.