2007 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2007 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 2006–07 basketball season.

2007 (2007) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteOman Arena
Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsLambuth Eagles (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Runner-upCumberland Phoenix (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearJoe Reints (Lambuth)
Player of the yearJessica Richter (Vanguard)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Ashley Cross (Cumberland (TN))
Chuck Taylor MVPReggie Maddox (Lambuth)
Top scorerJessica Richter (Vanguard)
(86 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«2006 2008»

Lambuth defeated Cumberland (TN) in the championship game, 63–50, to claim the Eagles' first NAIA national title.

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

Qualification

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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.

Bracket

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
1 Vanguard 74
8 Harris–Stowe State 64
1 Vanguard 66
4 Oklahoma City 57
5 Freed–Hardeman 85
4 Oklahoma City 95
1 Vanguard 82
2 Trevecca Nazarene 56
3 Carroll (MT) 56
6 Xavier Louisiana 50
3 Carroll (MT) 55
2 Trevecca Nazarene 57
7 Westmont 53
2 Trevecca Nazarene 67
1 Vanguard 64
5 Cumberland (TN) 68
2 Langston 77
7 Azusa Pacific 74
2 Langston 60
3 Lewis–Clark State 40
6 Columbia (MO) 68
3 Lewis–Clark State 86
2 Langston 71
5 Cumberland (TN) 72
4 Oklahoma Baptist 58
5 Cumberland (TN) 72
5 Cumberland (TN) 86
8 Brescia 83
8 Brescia 81*
1 Lee (TN) 73
5 Cumberland (TN) 50
5 Lambuth 63
1 Union (TN) 86
8 The Master's 55
1 Union (TN) 87
5 Oklahoma Christian 61
5 Oklahoma Christian 77
4 Cumberlands (KY) 64
1 Union (TN) 83
6 Houston Baptist 58
3 Montana Western 63
6 Houston Baptist 64
6 Houston Baptist 82
2 Lubbock Christian 73
7 McKendree 62
2 Lubbock Christian 70
1 Union (TN) 64
5 Lambuth 66
2 Point Loma Nazarene 39
7 Westminster (UT) 53
7 Westminster (UT) 63
3 Southern Nazarene 80
6 Loyola New Orleans 77
3 Southern Nazarene 78*
3 Southern Nazarene 70
5 Lambuth 77
4 Auburn Montgomery 46
5 Lambuth 68
5 Lambuth 77
1 Saint Xavier 61
8 West Virginia Tech 73
1 Saint Xavier 85

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.