1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 1994 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 1993–94 basketball season.

1994 (1994) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Southern Nazarene Redskins (2nd title, 2nd title game, 3rd Fab Four)
Runner-up	David Lipscomb Bisons (1st title game, 1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Auburn Montgomery Warhawks (1st Fab Four) Montevallo Falcons (1st Fab Four)
Coach of the year	Jerry Finkbeiner (Southern Nazarene)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Cherilyn Morris (Southern Nazarene)
Chuck Taylor MVP	JoAnna Bailey (Southern Nazarene)
Top scorer	Beth Stewart (David Lipscomb) (121 points)
NAIA Division I women's tournaments «1993 1995»

Top-seeded Southern Nazarene defeated David Lipscomb in the championship game, 97–74, to claim the Redskins' second NAIA national title. This would ultimately be the first of four consecutive championships for Southern Nazarene.

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

Qualification

See also: 1993–94 NAIA Division I women's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					Final Four					National championship
	1	Southern Nazarene	94
		Western New Mexico	56
						1	Southern Nazarene	83
						16	SE Oklahoma State	67
		Northern Montana	53
	16	SE Oklahoma State	58
											1	Southern Nazarene	75
											8	Union (TN)	71
	9	Simon Fraser	75
		Fresno Pacific	64
						9	Simon Fraser	59
						8	Union (TN)	64
		Rockhurst	49
	8	Union (TN)	59
																1	Southern Nazarene	83
																4	Auburn Montgomery	81
	5	SW Oklahoma State	59
		Lees-McRae	57
						5	SW Oklahoma State	68
						12	Midwestern State	54
		Berry (GA)	67
	12	Midwestern State	91
											5	SW Oklahoma State	60
											4	Auburn Montgomery	69
	13	Central State (OH)	69
		Oklahoma City	64
						13	Central State (OH)	76
						4	Auburn Montgomery	85
		Rosary (IL)	59
	4	Auburn Montgomery	103
																					1	Southern Nazarene	97
																					7	David Lipscomb	74
	3	Belmont	92
		Mary Hardin-Baylor	72
						3	Belmont	80
						14	Phillips (OK)	66
		East Texas Baptist	64
	14	Phillips (OK)	80
											3	Belmont	71
											6	Montevallo	83
	11	Claflin	78
		St. Ambrose	85
							St. Ambrose	75
						6	Montevallo	85*
		Wheeling Jesuit	67
	6	Montevallo	88
																6	Montevallo	72
																7	David Lipscomb	79
	7	David Lipscomb	89
		Lindenwood	59
						7	David Lipscomb	80
						10	Campbellsville	65
		Rio Grande	79
	10	Campbellsville	82
											7	David Lipscomb	85
											2	Arkansas Tech	67
	15	Xavier Louisiana	50
		Minnesota Duluth	64
							Minnesota Duluth	63
						2	Arkansas Tech	67
		Saint Vincent	54
	2	Arkansas Tech	92

See also

• 1994 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1994 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1994 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1994 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1994 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament