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1992 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
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NAIA 1992 Women's II National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 20 Physical Education Building Oregon Monmouth, Oregon Northern State Wolves 1st 1st 2nd Tarleton State TexAnns 1st 1st Mount St. Joseph Lions 1st Western Oregon Wolves 1st Curt Frederickson Northern State Barb Schmidt Northern State Amy Sutter Mount St. Joseph Barb Schmidt Northern State 76
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.
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.NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championship History https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb2/2019-20/files/DIIWBB_Championship.pdf NAIA 18 February 2022
Qualification
1991–92 NAIA Division II women's basketball season
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
1 y First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship 145 Culver–Stockton 93 Florida Memorial 75 St. Joseph's (ME) 94 Concordia (NE) 78 Aquinas (MI) 63 Bloomfield 48 Wilmington (DE) 76 Olivet Nazarene 67 1 Northern Montana 104 Culver–Stockton 58 Concordia (WI) 70 8 Mount St. Joseph 83 5 Tabor 53 Pacific (OR) 71 St. Joseph's (ME) 70 4 Tarleton State 81 3 Indiana Tech 64 Aquinas (MI) 63 Tusculum 60 6 Northern State (SD) 110 7 Western Oregon 81 Cardinal Stritch 61 Wilmington (DE) 61 2 Mount Mercy 99 1 Northern Montana 75 8 Mount St. Joseph 77 Pacific (OR) 66 4 Tarleton State 68* 3 Indiana Tech 51 6 Northern State (SD) 71 7 Western Oregon 90 2 Mount Mercy 76 8 Mount St. Joseph 72 4 Tarleton State 91 6 Northern State (SD) 76 7 Western Oregon 64 4 Tarleton State 56 6 Northern State (SD) 73
See also
1992 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
1992 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
1992 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
1992 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
1992 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
References
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