2017 (2017) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteRimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
Montana Billings, Montana
ChampionsOklahoma City Stars (9th title, 12th title game,
14th Fab Four)
Runner-upLewis–Clark State Warriors (1st title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearBo Overton (Oklahoma City)
Player of the yearDaniela Wallen (Oklahoma City)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Kelsey Scherder (William Woods)
Chuck Taylor MVPDaniela Wallen (Oklahoma City)
Top scorerDaniela Wallen (Oklahoma City)
(122 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«2016 2018»

The 2017 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 2016–17 basketball season.

Oklahoma City defeated Lewis–Clark State in the championship game, 73–66, to claim the Stars' ninth NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.

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

Bracket

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
1 Lindsey Wilson 63
8 Martin Methodist 52
1 Lindsey Wilson 89
5 Central Methodist 72
5 Central Methodist 52
4 Biola 49
1 Lindsey Wilson 64
2 Oklahoma City 80
3 Columbia (MO) 53
6 Montana Western 63
6 Montana Western 79
2 Oklahoma City 81
7 MidAmerica Nazarene 63
2 Oklahoma City 73
2 Oklahoma City 87
Campbellsville 78
2 Baker (KS) 72
7 Mobile 56
2 Baker (KS) 56
3 Campbellsville 73
6 Talladega 75
3 Campbellsville 84
3 Campbellsville 73
1 Freed–Hardeman 70
4 Our Lady of the Lake 83
5 The Master's 85
5 The Master's 58
1 Freed–Hardeman 79
8 Rocky Mountain 52
1 Freed–Hardeman 62
2 Oklahoma City 73
1 Lewis–Clark State 66
1 Lewis–Clark State 59
8 William Penn 45
1 Lewis–Clark State 69
5 Bethel (TN) 58
5 Bethel (TN) 70
4 Wayland Baptist 57
1 Lewis–Clark State 72
2 Westmont 67
3 Lyon (AR) 71
6 Pikeville 59
3 Lyon (AR) 53
2 Westmont 65
7 LSU Shreveport 52
2 Westmont 57
1 Lewis–Clark State 65
2 Vanguard 41
2 Vanguard 66
7 Lindenwood Belleville 59
2 Vanguard 71
3 Montana State Northern 65
6 Loyola New Orleans 55
3 Montana State Northern 60
2 Vanguard 71
8 William Woods 34
4 Benedictine (KS) 72
5 John Brown 74
5 John Brown 61
8 William Woods 64
8 William Woods 88
1 Shawnee State 85

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
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