2018 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:2018
Gender:Women's
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
Fabfourcity: Billings, Montana
Champions:Freed–Hardeman Lions
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:2nd
Champffcount:7th
Runnerup:Westmont Warriors
Gamecount:2nd
Runnerffcount:3rd
Semifinal1:Montana Western Bulldogs
Fabfourcount1:1st
Semifinal2:Wayland Baptist Flying Queens
Fabfourcount2:4th
Mvp:Kim Mallory
Mvpteam:Freed–Hardeman
Hustle:Joy Krupa
Hustleschool:Westmont
Coty:Dale Neal
Cotyschool:Freed–Hardeman
Poty:DaJonee Hale
Potyschool:Central Methodist
Topscorer:Kayla Styles
Topscorerteam:Lindsey Wilson
Points:63

The 2018 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 2017–18 basketball season.

Freed–Hardeman defeated Westmont in the championship game, 76–64, to claim the Lions' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams. For the first time, no teams received a seed.

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. 31 March 2022.