2001 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 Women's 2001 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 50 Connecticut Danbury, Connecticut O'Neill Center Washington University Bears 4th Messiah Falcons 1st Emmanuel Saints 1st Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops 1st Nancy Fahey 4th Tasha Rodgers Washington-St. Louis 30212 The 2001 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 20th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/D3champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org 30 March 2024 Three-time defending champions Washington University in St. Louis defeated Messiah University in the championship game, 67–45, to claim the Bears' fourth Division III national title, their fourth of four consecutive. The championship rounds were hosted at the O'Neill Center at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut from March 16–17, 2001. Bracket An asterisk by a team indicates the host of first and second round games An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period Top left sectional First roundFebruary 28, 2001Campus sites Second roundMarch 3, 2001Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 9, 2001New York, NY Sectional finalsMarch 10, 2001New York, NY no 160 30 high 1 RPI* 54 Mount St. Mary (NY) 66 Eastern Connecticut State* 53 Bowdoin 61 Springfield* 60 Southern Maine 49 St. Lawrence* 60 Cortland State 62 NYU* 89 Mount St. Mary (NY) 47 Bowdoin 72* Salem State* 65 Emmanuel (MA)* 79 Springfield 56 Cortland State 70 Oneonta State* 64 NYU 64 Bowdoin 60 Emmanuel 87 Cortland State 70 NYU 70 Emmanuel 74* Bottom left sectional First roundFebruary 28, 2001Campus sites Second roundMarch 3, 2001Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 9, 2001St. Paul, MN Sectional finalsMarch 10, 2001St. Paul, MN no 160 30 high 1 Fontbonne* 83 Rockford 47 Nebraska Wesleyan* 73 Carleton 51 Wartburg* 86 Chapman 78 St. Thomas (MN)* 69 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 59 Wisconsin–Eau Claire* 71 Lakeland 43 Millikin* 56 Fontbonne 69 Nebraska Wesleyan 71 Wartburg* 85 George Fox* 52 St. Thomas (MN) 64 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 67 Washington St. Louis* 87 Fontbonne 78 Wartburg 82 St. Thomas (MN) 58 Washington St. Louis 65 Wartburg 71 Washington St. Louis 83 Top right sectional First roundFebruary 28, 2001Campus sites Second roundMarch 3, 2001Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 9, 2001Ewing Township, NJ Sectional finalsMarch 10, 2001Ewing Township, NJ no 160 30 high 1 Ithaca* 79 New England 61 Swarthmore* 66 Gwynedd Mercy 55 Messiah* 70 Bethany (WV) 58 Marymount (VA)* 85 Staten Island 65 TCNJ* 68 Ithaca 58 Swarthmore 58 Elizabethtown* 79 King's (PA)* 61 Messiah 68 Marymount (VA) 64 Salisbury State* 59 TCNJ 68 Elizabethtown 45 Messiah 97** Marymount (VA) 86 TCNJ 61 Messiah 72 Bottom right sectional First roundFebruary 28, 2001Campus sites Second roundMarch 3, 2001Campus sites Sectional semifinalsMarch 9, 2001Berea, OH Sectional finalsMarch 10, 2001Berea, OH no 160 30 high 1 Lake Forest* 55 Ohio Wesleyan 67 Centre (KY)* 87 Thomas More 86 Maryville (TN)* 77 Christopher Newport 65 Guilford* 80 Meredith 57 Defiance* 90 Penn State Behrend 59 Hope* 71 Ohio Wesleyan 72 Centre (KY) 63 Maryville (TN)* 57 Hardin-Simmons* 106 Guilford 77 Defiance 63 Baldwin Wallace* 82 Ohio Wesleyan 71 Centre (KY) 64 Hardin-Simmons 71 Baldwin Wallace* 78 Ohio Wesleyan 66 Baldwin Wallace 64 Final Four Final FourMarch 16, 2001O'Neill CenterDanbury, CT National championshipMarch 17, 2001O'Neill CenterDanbury, CT Third place no 160 30 high Emmanuel 62 Washington St. Louis 78 Messiah 70 Ohio Wesleyan 57 Washington St. Louis 67 Messiah 45 Emmanuel 54 Ohio Wesleyan 70 All-tournament team Tasha Rodgers, Washington University in St. Louis Jennifer Rudis, Washington University in St. Louis Katy Sturtz, Ohio Wesleyan Amy Hitz, Messiah Brianne Bognanno, Emmanuel (MA) See also 2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2001 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2001 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2001 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament 2001 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament Category:Washington University Bears women's basketball Category:Messiah Falcons