To cap off an incredible season, the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball team received the program's first-ever national ranking as the Seahawks finished No. 24 in the final Division III Top 25 released by D3hoops.com.

St. Mary's ranking a testament to the Seahawks' success during the 2007-08 campaign.  For the first time in program history, SMCM made an appearance in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament by clinching the Capital Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by capturing the school's second CAC Championship title as the fourth seed on March 1 with an 82-72 triumph over No. 2-seed University of Mary Washington at Mary Washington.

The Seahawks took full advantage of their NCAA appearance, surviving the first two rounds of the NCAA tourney to advance to the "Sweet 16."  St. Mary's, who was not expected to get past the first round, notched upset victories over then eighth-ranked Guilford College (89-77 at Guilford) and Widener University (83-74 at Guilford) in the first and second rounds, respectively.  Guilford had been predicted to claim the NCAA national championship.

SMCM continued its quest for the NCAA title in St. Louis where then No. 11. Washington University at St. Louis served as one of four sectional hosts.  The Seahawks suffered a tough 82-73 setback at the hands of then 14th-ranked Millsaps College in the "Sweet 16."

With their 19-12 final overall record in 2007-08, the Seahawks set the school record for the most wins in a season since St. Mary's became affiliated with NCAA Division III in the early 80s.  As an NAIA member, the Seahawks tallied 25 wins under former mentor, Ed Cole.