1998 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

1998 (1998) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena; Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Union (TN) Bulldogs (1st title, 3rd title game,; 4th Fab Four)
Runner-up	Southern Nazarene Redskins (6th title game,; 7th Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Findlay Oilers ; (1st Fab Four); Simon Fraser Clan ; (1st Fab Four);
Coach of the year	David Blackstock (Union (TN))
Player of the year	Marieme Lo (Central State (OH))
Charles Stevenson; Hustle Award	April Pearson (Union (TN))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Rose Agnoung (Union (TN))
Top scorer	Hazel Taylor (Wayland Baptist); (81 points)
NAIA Division I ; women's tournaments
«1997	1999»

The 1998 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 1997–98 basketball season.

In a rematch of the 1997 final, Union (TN) defeated four-time defending champions Southern Nazarene in the championship game, 73–70, to claim the Bulldogs' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.^[1]

Qualification

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	Union (TN)	78

	Pikeville	51
			1	Union (TN)	76

			16	Montana State Northern	63
	SW Oklahoma State	62

16	Montana State Northern	65
						1	Union (TN)	99*

						8	Oklahoma Baptist	92
9	Rockhurst	75

	Vanguard	61
			9	Rockhurst	51

			8	Oklahoma Baptist	73
	Claflin	53

8	Oklahoma Baptist	86
									1	Union (TN)	80

										Findlay	64
5	Phillips	65

	Incarnate Word	55
			5	Phillips	61

			12	Lewis–Clark State	88
	Indiana–South Bend	63

12	Lewis–Clark State	96
						12	Lewis–Clark State	70

							Findlay	84
13	Western Washington	69

	Findlay	76
				Findlay	82

			4	Xavier Louisiana	63
	Georgia Southwestern	66

4	Xavier Louisiana	70
												1	Union (TN)	73

												3	Southern Nazarene	70
3	Southern Nazarene	100

	St. Vincent	71
			3	Southern Nazarene	75

			14	SE Oklahoma State	65
	NW Oklahoma State	63

14	SE Oklahoma State	68
						3	Southern Nazarene	72

						6	Campbellsville	67
11	Central State (OH)	64

	Oklahoma City	75
				Oklahoma City	51

			6	Campbellsville	69
	LeTourneau	56

6	Campbellsville	95
									3	Southern Nazarene	66

									2	Simon Fraser	63
7	Wayland Baptist	89

	Louisiana College	72
			7	Wayland Baptist	69*

			10	Auburn Montgomery	62
	Freed–Hardeman	31

10	Auburn Montgomery	63
						7	Wayland Baptist	64

						2	Simon Fraser	80
15	Lipscomb	72

	East Central (OK)	78
				East Central (OK)	58

			2	Simon Fraser	67
	McKendree	39

2	Simon Fraser	78

References

^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

[1] "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

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1998 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

Qualification

Bracket

See also

References