1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:1994
Gender:Women's
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Oman Arena
Fabfourcity: Jackson, Tennessee
Champions:Southern Nazarene Redskins
Titlecount:2nd
Champgamecount:2nd
Champffcount:3rd
Runnerup:David Lipscomb Bisons
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:Auburn Montgomery Warhawks
Fabfourcount1:1st
Semifinal2:Montevallo Falcons
Fabfourcount2:1st
Coty:Jerry Finkbeiner
Cotyschool:Southern Nazarene
Mvp:JoAnna Bailey
Mvpteam:Southern Nazarene
Hustle:Cherilyn Morris
Hustleschool:Southern Nazarene
Topscorer:Beth Stewart
Topscorerteam:David Lipscomb
Points:121

The 1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 1993–94 basketball season.

Top-seeded Southern Nazarene defeated David Lipscomb in the championship game, 97–74, to claim the Redskins' second NAIA national title. This would ultimately be the first of four consecutive championships for Southern Nazarene.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History. NAIA. 18 February 2022.