1998 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:1998
Gender:Women's
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Oman Arena
Fabfourcity: Jackson, Tennessee
Champions:Union (TN) Bulldogs
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:3rd
Champffcount:4th
Runnerup:Southern Nazarene Redskins
Gamecount:6th
Runnerffcount:7th
Semifinal1:Findlay Oilers
Fabfourcount1:1st
Semifinal2:Simon Fraser Clan
Fabfourcount2:1st
Coty:David Blackstock
Cotyschool:Union (TN)
Mvp:Rose Agnoung
Mvpteam:Union (TN)
Poty:Marieme Lo
Potyschool:Central State (OH)
Hustle:April Pearson
Hustleschool:Union (TN)
Topscorer:Hazel Taylor
Topscorerteam:Wayland Baptist
Points:81

The 1998 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 1997–98 basketball season.

In a rematch of the 1997 final, Union (TN) defeated four-time defending champions Southern Nazarene in the championship game, 73–70, to claim the Bulldogs' first NAIA national title.

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. 11 March 2022.