1988 NAIA women's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 NAIA 1988 Women's National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 16 Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Oklahoma City Chiefs 1st 1st 1st Claflin Lady Panthers 1st 1st Arkansas Tech Golden Suns 2nd Wingate Bulldogs 1st Bob Colon Oklahoma City Miriam Walker Claflin Kala Cooley Arkansas Tech Miriam Walker Claflin 164 The 1988 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the eighth 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. Oklahoma City defeated Claflin in the championship game, 113–95, to claim the Chiefs' first NAIA national title. The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri.NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/Records/DIWBB_Championship.pdf NAIA 13 February 2022 Qualification 1987–88 NAIA women's basketball season The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams. The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals. Bracket 1 y Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship National third place 145 1 Wingate 86 Charleston (WV) 71 Central Washington 68 8 Union (TN) 91 5 St. Ambrose 85 Rocky Mountain 65 St. Joseph's (ME) 84 4 Oklahoma City 99 3 Arkansas Tech 62 Southern Utah 50 Minnesota Duluth 72* 6 Wayland Baptist 70 7 Saginaw Valley 70 Dillard 104 Cumberland 84 2 Claflin 88* 1 Wingate 83 8 Union (TN) 81 5 St. Ambrose 72 4 Oklahoma City 75 3 Arkansas Tech 65 Minnesota Duluth 63 Dillard 88 2 Claflin 107 1 Wingate 74 4 Oklahoma City 76 3 Arkansas Tech 74 2 Claflin 80 4 Oklahoma City 113 2 Claflin 95 1 Wingate 81 3 Arkansas Tech 86* See also 1988 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1988 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1988 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1988 NAIA men's basketball tournament References NAIA Category:NAIA women's basketball championships Category:1988 in sports in Missouri Category:Women's sports in Missouri