2012 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:2012
Gender:Women's
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Frankfort Convention Center
Fabfourcity: Frankfort, Kentucky
Champions:Oklahoma City Stars
Titlecount:6th
Champgamecount:9th
Champffcount:11th
Runnerup:Union University Bulldogs
Gamecount:9th
Runnerffcount:13th
Semifinal1:Georgetown Tigers
Fabfourcount1:1st
Semifinal2:Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps
Fabfourcount2:2nd
Coty:Rob Edmisson
Cotyschool:Oklahoma City
Mvp:Taylor Booze
Mvpteam:Oklahoma City
Poty:Lavanda Ross
Potyschool:Union (TN)
Hustle:Abby Ballman
Hustleschool:Shawnee State
Topscorer:Robyn Foster
Topscorerteam:Shorter
Points:41

The 2012 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 2011–12 basketball season.

Oklahoma City defeated Union (TN) in the championship game, 69–48, to claim the Stars' sixth NAIA national title and first since 2002.

The tournament was played at the Frankfort Convention Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, the first venue change for the event since 1990.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.

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. 26 March 2022.