1999 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

1999 (1999) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Oklahoma City Stars (2nd title, 2nd title game, 2nd Fab Four)
Runner-up	Simon Fraser Clan (1st title game, 2nd Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Freed–Hardeman Lions (1st Fab Four) Southern Nazarene Redskins (8th Fab Four)
Coach of the year	Kent Stanley (Oklahoma City)
Player of the year	Hazel Taylor (Wayland Baptist)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Teresa Kleindiest (Simon Fraser)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Patty Cantella (Oklahoma City)
Top scorer	Qiana Elam (Freed–Hardeman) (83 points)
NAIA Division I women's tournaments «1998 2000»

The 1999 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 1998–99 basketball season.

Oklahoma City defeated Simon Fraser in the championship game, 72–55, to claim the Stars' second NAIA national title and first since 1988. This was the first appearance in the championship game for a team from Canada.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.

Qualification

See also: 1998–99 NAIA Division I women's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					Final Four					National championship
	1	Southern Nazarene	76
		Indiana–South Bend	70
						1	Southern Nazarene	82
							Louisiana College	77
		Louisiana College	95
	16	Cumberland	87
											1	Southern Nazarene	79
											8	Montana State Northern	59
	9	East Texas Baptist	74
		Central State (OH)	81
							Central State (OH)	45
						8	Montana State Northern	64
		Lee (TN)	58
	8	Montana State Northern	79
																1	Southern Nazarene	66
																4	Simon Fraser	71
	5	Lipscomb	66
		S. California College	71
							S. California College	80
						12	Oklahoma Baptist	94
		The Master's	66
	12	Oklahoma Baptist	91
											12	Oklahoma Baptist	57
											4	Simon Fraser	85
	13	North Georgia	77
		Lambuth	78
							Lambuth	70
						4	Simon Fraser	79
		NW Oklahoma State	33
	4	Simon Fraser	72
																					4	Simon Fraser	55
																					6	Oklahoma City	72
	3	Union (TN)	81
		Langston	72
						3	Union (TN)	108
						14	Incarnate Word	86
		Rio Grande	72
	14	Incarnate Word	86
											3	Union (TN)	56
											6	Oklahoma City	64
	11	Lewis–Clark State	76
		Lindsey Wilson	61
						11	Lewis-Clark State	67
						6	Oklahoma City	81
		Xavier Louisiana	53
	6	Oklahoma City	83
																6	Oklahoma City	72
																	Freed–Hardeman	55
	7	Auburn Montgomery	70
		McKendree	53
						7	Auburn Montgomery	77
							Morris	37
		Morris	77
	10	Georgia Southwestern	68
											7	Auburn Montgomery	48
												Freed–Hardeman	55
	15	Findlay	66
		Freed–Hardeman	74
							Freed–Hardeman	92*
						2	Wayland Baptist	91
		St. Edward's (TX)	77
	2	Wayland Baptist	93

See also

• 1999 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1999 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament