1999 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:1999
Gender:Women's
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Oman Arena
Fabfourcity: Jackson, Tennessee
Champions:Oklahoma City Stars
Titlecount:2nd
Champgamecount:2nd
Champffcount:2nd
Runnerup:Simon Fraser Clan
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:2nd
Semifinal1:Freed–Hardeman Lions
Fabfourcount1:1st
Semifinal2:Southern Nazarene Redskins
Fabfourcount2:8th
Coty:Kent Stanley
Cotyschool:Oklahoma City
Mvp:Patty Cantella
Mvpteam:Oklahoma City
Poty:Hazel Taylor
Potyschool:Wayland Baptist
Hustle:Teresa Kleindiest
Hustleschool:Simon Fraser
Topscorer:Qiana Elam
Topscorerteam:Freed–Hardeman
Points:83

The 1999 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 1998–99 basketball season.

Oklahoma City defeated Simon Fraser in the championship game, 72–55, to claim the Stars' second NAIA national title and first since 1988. This was the first appearance in the championship game for a team from Canada.

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. 12 March 2022.