1991 NAIA women's basketball tournament

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1991 NAIA women's basketball tournament

Teams

Finals site

Oman Arena

Jackson, Tennessee

Champions

Fort Hays State Tigers (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Fab Four)

Runner-up

SW Oklahoma State Bulldogs (6th title game,
6th Fab Four)

Semifinalists

Claflin Lady Panthers
(4th Fab Four)
IUPUI Jaguars
(1st Fab Four)

Coach of the year

John Klein (Fort Hays State)

Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award

Julie Kizzar (Fort Hays State)

Chuck Taylor MVP

Annette Wiles (Fort Hays State)

Top scorer

Annette Wiles (Fort Hays State)
(150 points)

NAIA women's tournaments
«1990	1992»

The 1991 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the 11th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.

Fort Hays State defeated defending champions Southwestern Oklahoma State in the championship game, 57–53, to claim the Tigers' first NAIA national title.

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

Qualification

The tournament field remained expanded for the second time in its history, increasing from sixteen to thirty-two teams. The top sixteen teams received seeds.

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

Bracket

First round			Second round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			National championship

1	Claflin	104

	Seton Hill	84
			1	Claflin	93

			16	Central Arkansas	77
	Berry	80

16	Central Arkansas	86
						1	Claflin	67

						9	St. Edward's	66
9	St. Edward's	60

	Mobile	46
			9	St. Edward's	92

			8	Rosary (IL)	51
	Georgian Court	73

8	Rosary (IL)	78
									1	Claflin	63

									4	Fort Hays State	75
5	Wayland Baptist	74

	Point Loma Nazarene	69
			5	Wayland Baptist	58

			12	Minnesota Duluth	51
	St. Joseph's (ME)	68

12	Minnesota Duluth	82
						5	Wayland Baptist	65

						4	Fort Hays State	78
13	Northern Montana	61

	Campbellsville	60
			13	Northern Montana	53

			4	Fort Hays State	70
	Wisconsin–Stout	58

4	Fort Hays State	92
												4	Fort Hays State	57

												2	SW Oklahoma State	53
3	Simon Fraser	77

	IUPUI	79
				IUPUI	99

			14	Midland Lutheran	79
	Western New Mexico	67

14	Midland Lutheran	97
							IUPUI	99

						6	Wingate	96
11	Central State (OH)	67

	Rockhurst	61
			11	Central State (OH)	78

			6	Wingate	81
	Charleston (WV)	49

6	Wingate	94
										IUPUI	49

									2	SW Oklahoma State	69
7	Mount Mercy	67

	Auburn Montgomery	54
			7	Mount Mercy	83

			10	Belmont	99
10	Belmont	85

	Holy Family	50
						10	Belmont	65

						2	SW Oklahoma State	70*
15	Belmont Abbey	73

	Western Oregon	81
				Western Oregon	55

			2	SW Oklahoma State	67
	Northwood	58

2	SW Oklahoma State	77

References

^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

NAIA Women's Basketball Championships

Non-divisional
(1981–1991,
2021–present)

Divisional era

Division I	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Division II	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

The NAIA canceled the 2020 tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic and removed divisional classifications starting in 2020–21

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Qualification

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See also

References