The 2008 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 27th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
Howard Payne defeated Messiah in the championship game, 68âÂÂ54, to claim the Yellow Jackets' first Division III national title.
The championship rounds were hosted by Hope College at the DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland, Michigan from March 21âÂÂ22.
For the third consecutive year, the tournament featured sixty-three teams. All teams but one, Howard Payne, started play in the First Round, with the Yellow Jackets receiving the singular bye to the Second Round.