2008 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

2008 (2008) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Keeter Gymnasium; Point Lookout, Missouri
Champions	Oregon Tech Owls (2nd title, 3rd title game,; 4th Fab Four)
Runner-up	Bellevue Bruins (2nd title game,; 2nd Fab Four)
Semifinalists	MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers ; (3rd Fab Four); Northwestern Red Raiders ; (6th Fab Four);
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	Jguwon Hogges (Oregon Tech)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Ryan Fiegi (Oregon Tech)
Top scorer	Danny Hawkins (MidAmerica Nazarene); (103 points)
NAIA Division II ; men's tournaments
«2007	2009»

The 2008 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball national championship was held in March at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri. The 17th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

Awards and honors

Leading scorer:
Leading rebounder:

Bracket

First round March 12–13			Second round March 14			Quarterfinals March 15			Semifinals March 17			National championship March 18

1	Bellevue (NE) (29-3)	111

--	St. Joseph (VT) (13-15)	52
			1	Bellevue (NE)	65

			16	Aquinas (MI)	61
--	Dakota Wesleyan (SD) (24-9)	66

16	Aquinas (MI) (24-8)	91
						1	Bellevue (NE)	73
1st SEED TIER March 9
						9	Bethel (IN)	69
9	Bethel (IN) (27-6)	86

--	Warner Pacific (OR) (22-11)	73*
			9	Bethel (IN)	86

			--	Ottawa (KS)	81
--	Ottawa (KS) (23-8)	70

8	King (TN) (26-8)	65
									1	Bellevue (NE)	70

									5	Northwestern (IA)	67
5	Northwestern (IA) (27-4)	97

--	Minot State (ND) (19-12)	90
			5	Northwestern (IA)	86

			--	Oklahoma Wesleyan	85
--	Oklahoma Wesleyan (25-7)	75

12	William Penn (IA) (28-6)	73
						5	Northwestern (IA)	96
4th SEED TIER March 9
						13	Northwood (FL)	70
13	Northwood (FL) (25-7)	88

--	Bluefield (VA) (25-8)	86
			13	Northwood (FL)	66

			4	Walsh (OH)	59
--	Judson (IL) (19-9)	57

4	Walsh (OH) (25-4)	91
												1	Bellevue (NE)	56

												11	Oregon Tech	63
3	Morningside (IA) (28-3)	73

--	Indiana Tech (21-13)	67
			3	Morningside (IA)	81*

			--	Grace (IN)	90
--	Grace (IN) (24-9)	75

14	Embry-Riddle (FL) (27-7)	65
						--	Grace (IN)	70
3rd SEED TIER March 10
						11	Oregon Tech	81
11	Oregon Tech (26-6)	77

--	Mt. Vernon Nazarene (OH) (23-8)	74
			11	Oregon Tech	72

			6	Evangel (MO)	63
--	Menlo (CA) (18-10)	48

6	Evangel (MO) (27-6)	73
									11	Oregon Tech	74

									2	MidAmerica Nazarene	71
7	Eastern Oregon (25-5)	93

--	Edward Waters (FL) (20-12)	62
			7	Eastern Oregon	42

			10	College of the Ozarks (MO)	65
--	Indiana-Southeast (24-9)	82

10	College of the Ozarks (MO) (25-5)	91
						10	College of the Ozarks (MO)	58
2nd SEED TIER March 10
						2	MidAmerica Nazarene	70
15	Cedarville (OH) (22-7)	83

--	Jamestown (ND) (23-9)	59
			15	Cedarville (OH)	73

			2	MidAmerica Nazarene	79
--	Friends (KS) (19-12)	66

2	MidAmerica Nazarene (28-4)	82

* denotes overtime.

References

Awards and honors

Bracket

See also

References