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2011 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
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NAIA 2011 Women's National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 32 Oman Arena Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee Azusa Pacific Cougars 1st 2nd 2nd Union University Bulldogs 8th 12th Freed–Hardeman Lions 3rd Shawnee State Bears 1st T.J. Hardeman Azusa Pacific Meribeth Boehler Freed–Hardeman Whitney BallingerMeribeth Boehler Campbellsville, Freed–Hardeman Maria Bagwell Freed–Hardeman Meribeth Boehler Freed–Hardeman 104
The 2011 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 2010–11 basketball season.
In a rematch of the 2010 final, Azusa Pacific defeated two-time defending champions Union (TN) in the championship game, 65–59, to claim the Cougars' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/Records/DIWBB_Championship.pdf NAIA 24 March 2022 This was the last of twenty-two consecutive tournaments played in Jackson.
Qualification
2010–11 NAIA Division I women's basketball season
The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.
The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.
Bracket
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship 170 30 yes high 1 Oklahoma City 87 8 Montana Tech 45 5 Xavier Louisiana 63 4 Lee (TN) 53 3 Saint Xavier 60 6 Shawnee State 70 7 Texas Wesleyan 75 2 California Baptist 88 2 Westminster (UT) 60 7 Rogers State 56 6 William Woods 77 3 Biola 69 4 Olivet Nazarene 87 5 Southern Poly 79 8 Avila 37 1 Union (TN) 62 1 Azusa Pacific 75 8 Belhaven 61 5 Southern Nazarene 56 4 Lindsey Wilson 63 3 Columbia (MO) 64 6 Lubbock Christian 76 7 Evangel 38 2 Bethel (TN) 47 2 Freed–Hardeman 78 7 Shorter 62 6 Westmont 57 3 Lewis–Clark State 63 4 Langston 54 5 Vanguard 47 8 John Brown 51 1 Campbellsville 76 1 Oklahoma City 67 5 Xavier Louisiana 51 6 Shawnee State 64 2 California Baptist 58 2 Westminster (UT) 49 6 William Woods 40 4 Olivet Nazarene 69 1 Union (TN) 81 1 Azusa Pacific 71 4 Lindsey Wilson 67 6 Lubbock Christian 66 2 Bethel (TN) 60 2 Freed–Hardeman 71 3 Lewis–Clark State 50 4 Langston 67 1 Campbellsville 80 1 Oklahoma City 47 6 Shawnee State 54 2 Westminster (UT) 61 1 Union (TN) 78 1 Azusa Pacific 79 6 Lubbock Christian 54 2 Freed–Hardeman 79 1 Campbellsville 74 6 Shawnee State 40 1 Union (TN) 58 1 Azusa Pacific 58 2 Freed–Hardeman 46 1 Union (TN) 59 1 Azusa Pacific 65
See also
2011 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
2011 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
2011 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
2011 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
References
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