1987 NAIA women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:1987
Gender:Women's
Teams:16
Fabfourcity:Kansas City, Missouri
Champions:SW Oklahoma State Bulldogs
Titlecount:4th
Champgamecount:4th
Champffcount:4th
Runnerup:North Georgia Saints
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix
Fabfourcount1:1st
Semifinal2:Arkansas Tech Golden Suns
Fabfourcount2:1st
Coty:John Loftin
Cotyschool:SW Oklahoma State
Mvp:Brenda Hill
Mvpteam:North Georgia
Hustle:Susie Klaubauf
Hustleschool:Wisconsin–Green Bay
Topscorer:Brenda Hill
Topscorerteam:North Georgia
Points:115

The 1987 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the seventh annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.

SW Oklahoma State defeated North Georgia in the championship game, 60–58, to claim the Bulldogs' fourth NAIA national title.

The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams.

The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History. NAIA. 13 February 2022.