2008 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 NAIA 2008 Women's National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 32 Oman Arena Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee Vanguard Lions 1st 1st 4th Trevecca Nazarene Trojans 1st 1st Freed–Hardeman Lions 2nd Union University Bulldogs 9th Russ Davis Vanguard Jessica Richter Vanguard Josephine Owino Union (TN) Kiely Schork Loyola New Orleans Melissa Cook Vanguard 88 The 2008 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 2007–08 basketball season. Vanguard defeated Trevecca Nazarene in the championship game, 72–59, to claim the Lions' 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 22 March 2022 Qualification 2007–08 NAIA Division I women's basketball season The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant. 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 64 8 Harris–Stowe State 73 5 Westmont 59 4 Carroll (MT) 61 3 Lambuth 73 6 Xavier Louisiana 56 7 Cumberlands (KY) 62 2 Vanguard 75 2 Oklahoma Baptist 74 7 Lindsey Wilson 78 6 McKendree 49 3 Lewis–Clark State 69 5 Olivet Nazarene 95 4 The Master's 99 8 USAO 66 1 Union (TN) 95 1 Lee (TN) 66 8 Brescia 60 5 Lubbock Christian 81 4 Saint Xavier 78 3 Azusa Pacific 63 6 Wiley 69 7 Georgetown (KY) 61 2 Freed–Hardeman 68 2 Langston 75 7 Berry 68 6 Trevecca Nazarene 85 3 Southern Nazarene 56 5 Westminster (UT) 62 4 Loyola New Orleans 73 8 Robert Morris (IL) 41 1 Point Loma Nazarene 60 8 Harris–Stowe State 53 4 Carroll (MT) 62 3 Lambuth 67 2 Vanguard 70 7 Lindsey Wilson 61 3 Lewis–Clark State 73 4 The Master's 78 1 Union (TN) 95 1 Lee (TN) 60 5 Lubbock Christian 76 6 Wiley 68 2 Freed–Hardeman 75 2 Langston 66 6 Trevecca Nazarene 78 4 Loyola New Orleans 71 1 Point Loma Nazarene 64 4 Carroll (MT) 56 2 Vanguard 71 3 Lewis–Clark State 57 1 Union (TN) 82 5 Lubbock Christian 70 2 Freed–Hardeman 76 6 Trevecca Nazarene 68 4 Loyola New Orleans 50 2 Vanguard 74 1 Union (TN) 72 2 Freed–Hardeman 59 6 Trevecca Nazarene 69 2 Vanguard 72 6 Trevecca Nazarene 59 See also 2008 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2008 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2008 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2008 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament References NAIA Category:NAIA women's basketball championships Category:2008 in sports in Tennessee Category:Women's sports in Tennessee