2005 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:2005
Gender:Women's
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Oman Arena
Fabfourcity: Jackson, Tennessee
Champions:Union University Bulldogs
Titlecount:2nd
Champgamecount:4th
Champffcount:6th
Runnerup:Oklahoma City Stars
Gamecount:8th
Runnerffcount:8th
Semifinal1:Houston Baptist Huskies
Fabfourcount1:2nd
Semifinal2:Point Loma Nazarene
Fabfourcount2:1st
Coty:Mark Campbell
Cotyschool:Union (TN)
Mvp:Stephanie Clark
Mvpteam:Union (TN)
Poty:Stephanie Clark and Lisa Faulkner
Potyschool:Union (TN), Vanguard
Hustle:Monica Elliot
Hustleschool:Union (TN)
Topscorer:Kelly Schmidt
Topscorerteam:Vanguard
Points:84

The 2005 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 2004–05 basketball season.

Union (TN), playing in its home town of Jackson, defeated Oklahoma City in the championship game, 67–63, to claim the Bulldogs' second NAIA national title and first since 1998.

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

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant.

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. 19 March 2022.