1990 NAIA women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:1990
Gender:Women's
Teams:16
Fabfourarena:Oman Arena
Fabfourcity: Jackson, Tennessee
Champions:SW Oklahoma State Bulldogs
Titlecount:5th
Champgamecount:5th
Champffcount:5th
Runnerup:Arkansas–Monticello Cotton Blossoms
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:Claflin Lady Panthers
Fabfourcount1:3rd
Semifinal2:St. Ambrose Fighting Bees
Fabfourcount2:2nd
Coty:John Loftin
Cotyschool:SW Oklahoma State
Mvp:Tina Webb
Mvpteam:Arkansas–Monticello
Hustle:Rose Avery
Hustleschool:Arkansas–Monticello
Topscorer:Tina Webb
Topscorerteam:Arkansas–Monticello
Points:129

The 1990 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the tenth 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.

Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Arkansas–Monticello in the championship game, 82–75, to claim the Bulldogs' fifth NAIA national title and first since 1987.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.[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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History. NAIA. 14 February 2022.