The 1992 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 II members in the United States and Canada for the 1991–92 basketball season.
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| Teams | 20 | ||||
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| Finals site | Physical Education Building Monmouth, Oregon | ||||
| Champions | Northern State Wolves (1st title, 1st title game, 2nd Fab Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Tarleton State TexAnns (1st title game, 1st Fab Four) | ||||
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| Coach of the year | Curt Frederickson (Northern State) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Amy Sutter (Mount St. Joseph) | ||||
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Barb Schmidt (Northern State) | ||||
| Top scorer | Barb Schmidt (Northern State) (76 points) | ||||
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This was the first tournament held exclusively for Division II teams; a separate tournament was held concurrently for the teams the NAIA sorted into its Division I.
Northern State (SD) defeated Tarleton State in the championship game, 73–65, to claim the Wolves' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at the Physical Education Building at Western Oregon State College in Monmouth, Oregon.[1]
Qualification edit
The tournament field for the inaugural Division II championship was set at 20 teams, a decrease of 12 teams from the last single-division NAIA tournament in 1991. The top eight teams received seeds, with the top four receiving a bye. The lowest ranked teams were placed in a preliminary first round.
The tournament utilized a single-elimination format.
Bracket edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Montana | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Culver–Stockton | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Culver–Stockton | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Memorial | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Montana | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mount St. Joseph | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (WI) | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mount St. Joseph | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mount St. Joseph | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tarleton State | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tabor | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (OR) | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (OR) | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tarleton State | 68* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Joseph's (ME) | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (NE) | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Joseph's (ME) | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tarleton State | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tarleton State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern State (SD) | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana Tech | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aquinas (MI) | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aquinas (MI) | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloomfield | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana Tech | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern State (SD) | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tusculum | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern State (SD) | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern State (SD) | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Oregon | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Oregon | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cardinal Stritch | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Oregon | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mount Mercy | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilmington (DE) | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olivet Nazarene | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilmington (DE) | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mount Mercy | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.