2008 NCAA Tourney Bracket
Highlighted entries indicate a predicted upset
East
| Play-in |
| Coppin St (249) |
| Mt. St. Mary's (174) |
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 UNC (1) |
UNC |
| 16 Mt. St. Mary's |
UNC |
| 8 Indiana (16) |
Indiana |
UNC |
| 9 Arkansas (34) |
| 5 Notre Dame (21) |
Notre Dame |
| UNC |
| 12 George Mason (71) |
Notre Dame |
| 4 Washington St (22) |
Washington St |
| 13 Winthrop (119) |
| 6 Oklahoma (33) |
Oklahoma |
| 11 St. Joseph's (54) |
Louisville |
| 3 Louisville (13) |
Louisville |
Tennessee |
| 14 Boise St (77) |
| 7 Butler (10) |
Butler |
| 10 South Ala (40) |
Tennessee |
| 2 Tennessee (4) |
Tennessee |
| 15 American (128) |
Midwest
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 Kansas (5) |
Kansas |
| 16 Portland St. (108)
| Kansas |
| 8 UNLV (25) |
Kent St |
Kansas |
| 9 Kent St (24) |
| 5 Clemson (19) |
Clemson |
| Kansas |
| 12 Villanova (47) |
Vanderbilt |
| 4 Vanderbilt (15) |
Vanderbilt |
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| 13 Siena (84) |
| 6 USC (28) |
USC |
| 11 Kansas St (49) |
Wisconsin |
| 3 Wisconsin (7) |
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |
| 14 Cal St Fullerton (81) |
| 7 Gonzaga (31) |
Gonzaga |
| 10 Davidson (37) |
Georgetown |
| 2 Georgetown (8) |
Georgetown |
| 15 UMBC (109) |
South
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 Memphis (2) |
Memphis |
| 16 Texas Arlington (151) |
Memphis |
| 8 Miss St (38) |
Miss St |
Memphis |
| 9 Oregon (59) |
| 5 Mich St (18) |
Mich St |
| Memphis |
| 12 Temple (51) |
Pitt |
| 4 Pitt (17) |
Pitt |
| 13 Oral Roberts (65) |
| 6 Marquette (23) |
Marquette |
| 11 Kentucky (57) |
Stanford |
| 3 Stanford (14) |
Stanford |
Texas |
| 14 Cornell (75) |
| 7 Miami (35) |
Miami |
| 10 St. Mary's (36) |
Texas |
| 2 Texas (9) |
Texas |
| 15 Austin Peay (124) |
West
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 UCLA (3) |
UCLA |
| 16 Miss Val St (240) |
UCLA |
| 8 BYU (30) |
Texas A&M |
UCLA |
| 9 Texas A&M (29) |
| 5 Drake (11) |
Drake |
| UCLA |
| 12 W Kentucky (41) |
Drake |
| 4 UConn (20) |
UConn |
| 13 San Diego (104) |
| 6 Purdue (27) |
Purdue |
| 11 Baylor (42) |
Xavier |
| 3 Xavier (12) |
Xavier |
Duke |
| 14 Georgia (100) |
| 7 West Virginia (26) |
West Virginia |
| 10 Arizona (48) |
Duke |
| 2 Duke (6) |
Duke |
| 15 Belmont (90) |
Final Four
| Final 4 | Final | Champion |
| UNC (1) | UNC |
| Kansas (5) | UNC |
| Memphis (2) | Memphis |
| UCLA (3) |