1998 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

The 1998 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 1997–98 basketball season.

1998 (1998) NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
Teams32
Finals SiteOman Arena
Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsUnion (TN) Bulldogs
(1st title, 3rd title game,
4th Fab Four)
Runner-UpSouthern Nazarene Redskins
(6th title game,
7th Fab Four)
SemifinalistsFindlay Oilers
(1st Fab Four)
Simon Fraser Clan
(1st Fab Four)
Coach of the YearDavid Blackstock
(Union (TN))
Chuck Taylor MVPRose Agnoung
(Union (TN))
Player of the YearMarieme Lo
(Central State (OH))
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
April Pearson
(Union (TN))
Top scorerHazel Taylor (Wayland Baptist)
(81 points)

In a rematch of the 1997 final, Union (TN) defeated four-time defending champions Southern Nazarene in the championship game, 73–70, to claim the Bulldogs' first NAIA national title.

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

Qualification

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 Union (TN) 78
Pikeville 51
1 Union (TN) 76
16 Montana State Northern 63
SW Oklahoma State 62
16 Montana State Northern 65
1 Union (TN) 99*
8 Oklahoma Baptist 92
9 Rockhurst 75
Vanguard 61
9 Rockhurst 51
8 Oklahoma Baptist 73
Claflin 53
8 Oklahoma Baptist 86
1 Union (TN) 80
Findlay 64
5 Phillips 65
Incarnate Word 55
5 Phillips 61
12 Lewis–Clark State 88
Indiana–South Bend 63
12 Lewis–Clark State 96
12 Lewis–Clark State 70
Findlay 84
13 Western Washington 69
Findlay 76
Findlay 82
4 Xavier Louisiana 63
Georgia Southwestern 66
4 Xavier Louisiana 70
1 Union (TN) 73
3 Southern Nazarene 70
3 Southern Nazarene 100
St. Vincent 71
3 Southern Nazarene 75
14 SE Oklahoma State 65
NW Oklahoma State 63
14 SE Oklahoma State 68
3 Southern Nazarene 72
6 Campbellsville 67
11 Central State (OH) 64
Oklahoma City 75
Oklahoma City 51
6 Campbellsville 69
LeTourneau 56
6 Campbellsville 95
3 Southern Nazarene 66
2 Simon Fraser 63
7 Wayland Baptist 89
Louisiana College 72
7 Wayland Baptist 69*
10 Auburn Montgomery 62
Freed–Hardeman 31
10 Auburn Montgomery 63
7 Wayland Baptist 64
2 Simon Fraser 80
15 Lipscomb 72
East Central (OK) 78
East Central (OK) 58
2 Simon Fraser 67
McKendree 39
2 Simon Fraser 78

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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