1992 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

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.

1992 (1992) NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
Teams20
Finals sitePhysical Education Building
Oregon Monmouth, Oregon
ChampionsNorthern State Wolves (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Runner-upTarleton State TexAnns (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearCurt Frederickson (Northern State)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Amy Sutter (Mount St. Joseph)
Chuck Taylor MVPBarb Schmidt (Northern State)
Top scorerBarb Schmidt (Northern State)
(76 points)
NAIA Division II
women's tournaments
«1991 1993»

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

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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

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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

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References

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