1990 NAIA women's basketball tournament
(Redirected from 1990 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament)
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| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Finals site | Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee | ||||
| Champions | SW Oklahoma State Bulldogs (5th title, 5th title game, 5th Fab Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Arkansas–Monticello Cotton Blossoms (1st title game, 1st Fab Four) | ||||
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| Coach of the year | John Loftin (SW Oklahoma State) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Rose Avery (Arkansas–Monticello) | ||||
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Tina Webb (Arkansas–Monticello) | ||||
| Top scorer | Tina Webb (Arkansas–Monticello) (129 points) | ||||
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The 1990 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the tenth 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.
Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Arkansas–Monticello in the championship game, 82–75, to claim the Bulldogs' fifth NAIA national title and first since 1987.
The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.[1]
Qualification
[edit]The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams.
The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format.
Bracket
[edit]| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Ambrose | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
| Campbellsville | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Ambrose | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OH) | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OH) | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wingate | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Ambrose | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SW Oklahoma State | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northern Montana | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SW Oklahoma State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| Georgian Court | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SW Oklahoma State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SW Oklahoma State | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas–Monticello | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Claflin | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charleston (WV) | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Claflin | 104* | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Simon Fraser | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota Duluth | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Simon Fraser | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Claflin | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas–Monticello | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | David Lipscomb | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wayland Baptist | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wayland Baptist | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas–Monticello | 105 | |||||||||||||||||
| Aquinas (MI) | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas–Monticello | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]- 1990 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1990 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 1990 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1990 NAIA men's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved February 14, 2022.