2008 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:2008
Gender:Women's
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Oman Arena
Fabfourcity: Jackson, Tennessee
Champions:Vanguard Lions
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:1st
Champffcount:4th
Runnerup:Trevecca Nazarene Trojans
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:Freed–Hardeman Lions
Fabfourcount1:2nd
Semifinal2:Union University Bulldogs
Fabfourcount2:9th
Coty:Russ Davis
Cotyschool:Vanguard
Mvp:Jessica Richter
Mvpteam:Vanguard
Poty:Josephine Owino
Potyschool:Union (TN)
Hustle:Kiely Schork
Hustleschool:Loyola New Orleans
Topscorer:Melissa Cook
Topscorerteam:Vanguard
Points:88

The 2008 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 2007–08 basketball season.

Vanguard defeated Trevecca Nazarene in the championship game, 72–59, to claim the Lions' 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, 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. 22 March 2022.