The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball national championship has been held annually since 1981. The NAIA Women's Tournament was established one year before the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament. It was created to crown a women's national title for smaller colleges and universities. From 1992 to 2020, the NAIA sponsored a women's division II championship tournament. The entire tournament is played in Sioux City, Iowa. Prior to the merger of D-I and D-II, a separate Division I tournament was held in Billings, Montana, while the Division II tournament was in Sioux City. Contracts for host cities for both divisions initially expired in 2017. Following renewals, the 2018 and 2019 tournaments were held in the same cities, but in 2020, the tournaments were called off due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The NCAA Division III women's basketball championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of women's NCAA Division III collegiate basketball in the United States. It was held annually from 1982, when the NCAA began to sponsor women's sports at all three levels, through 2019. No championship was held in 2020 or 2021 due to COVID-19 issues.
The 2006 National Invitation Tournament was the first time the tournament was planned and operated by the NCAA, taking over after 68 years under the auspices of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA). The 2006 NIT also saw changes made to the selection process as well as being the first time the NIT seeded the participants. The South Carolina Gamecocks won their second straight NIT title.
The 2013 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2013 NCAA tournament. The annual tournament began on March 19 on campus sites and ended on April 4 at Madison Square Garden. Baylor defeated Iowa, 74–54, to capture the Bears its first NIT title in school history.
The 2015 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament that involved 64 teams playing to determine the winner of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship. It began on March 6, 2015, and concluded with the championship game on March 21, 2015, at the Van Noord Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The 2019 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the NCAA Division II women's college basketball national champion. It began on March 15, 2019, and concluded with the championship game on March 29, 2019.
The 1991 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the tenth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 1992 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 11th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 1993 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 12th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 1994 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 13th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 1995 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 14th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 1996 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 15th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 2000 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 19th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 2004 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 23rd annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 2008 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 27th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States. Howard Payne defeated Messiah in the championship game, 68–54, to claim the Yellow Jackets' first Division III national title. The championship rounds were hosted by Hope College at the DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland, Michigan.
The 2012 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 31st annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 2013 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 32nd annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 2016 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 35th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 2017 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 36th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
The 2018 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 37th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
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