1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

1994 (1994) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteOman Arena
Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsSouthern Nazarene Redskins (2nd title, 2nd title game,
3rd Fab Four)
Runner-upDavid Lipscomb Bisons (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearJerry Finkbeiner (Southern Nazarene)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Cherilyn Morris (Southern Nazarene)
Chuck Taylor MVPJoAnna Bailey (Southern Nazarene)
Top scorerBeth Stewart (David Lipscomb)
(121 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«1993 1995»

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.

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.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.