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.

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 March 11, 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_NAIA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament
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