Teams | 48 | ||||
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Finals site | Fargo, North Dakota | ||||
Champions | North Dakota State Bison (3rd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes (1st title game) | ||||
Third place | North Alabama Lions (1st Final Four) | ||||
Fourth place | Bellarmine Knights (1st Final Four) | ||||
Winning coach | Amy Ruley (3rd title) | ||||
MOP | Darci Steere (North Dakota State) | ||||
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The 1994 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 13th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]
Defending champions North Dakota State defeated Cal State San Bernardino in the championship game, 89–56, to claim the Bison's third NCAA Division II national title. This was North Dakota State's third title in four years and would go on to be the second of four consecutive titles for the Bison.
The championship rounds were contested in Fargo, North Dakota.
Regionals
South - Carrollton, Georgia
Location: Health and Physical Education Center Host: University of West Georgia
First round - see below Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 12 | |||||||||
Florida Southern | 81 | ||||||||||
Fort Valley State | 68 | ||||||||||
Florida Southern | 74 | ||||||||||
Lakeland, Florida | |||||||||||
West Georgia | 103 | ||||||||||
West Georgia | 63 | ||||||||||
North Alabama | 64 | ||||||||||
North Alabama | 88 | ||||||||||
LeMoyne-Owen | 56 | ||||||||||
North Alabama | 92 | ||||||||||
Florence, Alabama | |||||||||||
Tampa | 83 |
East - Pleasantville, New York
Location: Wilcox Hall Gymnasium Host: Pace University
First round - see below Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 12 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 13 | |||||||||
East Stroudsburg | 57 | ||||||||||
Philadelphia Textile | 54 | ||||||||||
East Stroudsburg | 51 | ||||||||||
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||
Pace | 78 | ||||||||||
Pace | 67 | ||||||||||
Clarion | 71 | ||||||||||
Mercyhurst | 65 | ||||||||||
California (PA) | 64 | ||||||||||
Clarion | 87 | ||||||||||
California, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||
Mercyhurst | 76 |
North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota
Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota
First round - see below Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 12 | |||||||||
South Dakota State | 81 | ||||||||||
Nebraska-Kearney | 68 | ||||||||||
North Dakota | 51 | ||||||||||
Brookings, South Dakota | |||||||||||
South Dakota State | 61 | ||||||||||
South Dakota State | 52 | ||||||||||
North Dakota State | 82 | ||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 88 | ||||||||||
Metro State | 65 | ||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 59 | ||||||||||
Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |||||||||||
North Dakota State | 82 |
South Central - St. Joseph, Missouri
Location: MWSC Fieldhouse Host: Missouri Western State College
First round - see below Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 12 | |||||||||
Washburn | 85 | ||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 57 | ||||||||||
Missouri Western State | 66 | ||||||||||
Topeka, Kansas | |||||||||||
Washburn | 62 | ||||||||||
Missouri Western State | 75 | ||||||||||
Missouri Southern State | 73 | ||||||||||
Missouri Southern State | 85 | ||||||||||
New Mexico Highlands | 78 | ||||||||||
Angelo State | 72 | ||||||||||
Joplin, Missouri | |||||||||||
Missouri Southern State | 75* |
West - Portland, Oregon
Location: PSU Gymnasium Host: Portland State University
First round - see below Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 12 | |||||||||
UC Davis | 58 | ||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 56 | ||||||||||
UC Davis | 62 | ||||||||||
Pomona, California | |||||||||||
Cal State San Bernardino | 85 | ||||||||||
Cal State San Bernardino | 79 | ||||||||||
Portland State | 69 | ||||||||||
Eastern Montana | 76 | ||||||||||
Alaska Anchorage | 59 | ||||||||||
Eastern Montana | 54 | ||||||||||
Billings, Montana | |||||||||||
Portland State | 90 |
New England - Waltham, Massachusetts
Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
First round - see below Round of 48 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 12 | |||||||||
St. Anselm | 79 | ||||||||||
Bridgeport | 67 | ||||||||||
St. Anselm | 89 | ||||||||||
Manchester, New Hampshire | |||||||||||
Stonehill | 96 | ||||||||||
Stonehill | 81 | ||||||||||
Bentley | 64 | ||||||||||
UMass Lowell | 83 | ||||||||||
Franklin Pierce | 70 | ||||||||||
Bentley | 76 | ||||||||||
Rindge, New Hampshire | |||||||||||
UMass Lowell | 63 |
South Atlantic - Wingate, North Carolina
Location: Cuddy Arena Host: Wingate College
First round - see below Round of 48 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 12 | |||||||||
USC Spartanburg | 83 | ||||||||||
Wofford | 70 | ||||||||||
Norfolk State | 82 | ||||||||||
Spartanburg, South Carolina | |||||||||||
USC Spartanburg | 66 | ||||||||||
Norfolk State | 83* | ||||||||||
Wingate | 80 | ||||||||||
Presbyterian | 72 | ||||||||||
Hampton | 64 | ||||||||||
Presbyterian | 63 | ||||||||||
Hampton, Virginia | |||||||||||
Wingate | 64 |
Great Lakes - Rochester, Michigan
Location: Lepley Sports Center Host: Oakland University
First round - see below Round of 48 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional final Sweet 16 March 12 | |||||||||
Michigan Tech | 69 | ||||||||||
Southern Ill.-Edwardsville | 57 | ||||||||||
Bellarmine | 59 | ||||||||||
Houghton, Michigan | |||||||||||
Michigan Tech | 54 | ||||||||||
Bellarmine | 77 | ||||||||||
Lake Superior State | 74 | ||||||||||
Lake Superior State | 79 | ||||||||||
Northern Kentucky | 76 | ||||||||||
Lake Superior State | 98 | ||||||||||
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan | |||||||||||
Oakland | 84 |
Elite Eight - Fargo, North Dakota
Location: Bison Sports Arena Host: North Dakota State University
National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 23 | National semifinals Final Four March 24 | National Championship March 26 | |||||||||
North Alabama | 75 | ||||||||||
Clarion | 69 | ||||||||||
North Alabama | 56 | ||||||||||
North Dakota State | 123 | ||||||||||
North Dakota State | 91 | ||||||||||
Missouri Western State | 74 | ||||||||||
North Dakota State | 89 | ||||||||||
Cal State San Bernardino | 56 | ||||||||||
Cal State San Bernardino | 82 | ||||||||||
Stonehill | 71 | ||||||||||
Cal State San Bernardino | 77 | Third place | |||||||||
Bellarmine | 55 | ||||||||||
Norfolk State | 80 | North Alabama | 79 | ||||||||
Bellarmine | 92 | Bellarmine | 75 |
All-tournament team
- Darci Steere, North Dakota State
- Chery’ll Few, Cal State San Bernardino
- Kasey Morlock, North Dakota State
- Jenni Rademacher, North Dakota State
- Kim Young, Cal State San Bernardino
See also
- 1994 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1994 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1994 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1994 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
References
- ↑ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 22, 2021.