2023 NAIA women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:2023
Gender:Women's
Teams:64
Fabfourarena:Tyson Events Center
Fabfourcity: Sioux City, Iowa
Champions:Clarke Pride
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:1st
Champffcount:1st
Runnerup:Thomas More Saints
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:3rd
Semifinal1:Central Methodist Eagles
Fabfourcount1:2nd
Semifinal2:Dakota State Trojans
Fabfourcount2:1st
Mvp:Tina Uble
Mvpteam:Clarke
Hustle:Nicole McDermott
Hustleschool:Clarke

The 2023 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its member programs in the United States and Canada, culminating the 2022–23 NAIA women's basketball season.

Clarke defeated defending champions Thomas More in the championship game, 63–52, the Pride's first NAIA national title. This was additionally Thomas More's third consecutive finals appearance and their final one before departing for NCAA Division II.

The tournament finals were once again played at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa.[1]

Qualification

The tournament continued to feature sixty-four teams and utilize a simple single-elimination format. The first two preliminary rounds were played on regional campus sites while all subsequent rounds were played at the final tournament site in Sioux City.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History. NAIA. 8 March 2024.