1981 NAIA women's basketball tournament

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1981 (1981) NAIA women's basketball tournament
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
Teams8
Finals site Kansas City, Missouri
Champions Kentucky State (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Runner-up Texas Southern (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Chuck Taylor MVP Carolyn Walker (Kentucky State)
Top scorer Nerissa Redo (Texas Southern)
(59 points)
NAIA women's tournaments
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The 1981 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the inaugural tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.

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Kentucky State defeated Texas Southern in the championship game, 73–67, to claim the Thorobrettes' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played in Kansas City, Missouri. [1]

Qualification

The inaugural tournament field was set at eight teams. All teams were seeded.

The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two semifinal losers.

Qualified Teams
SchoolAppearanceLast Bid
Azusa Pacific 1stNever
Berry 1stNever
Kentucky State 1stNever
Missouri Western 1stNever
Northern State 1stNever
Saginaw Valley State 1stNever
Texas Southern 1stNever
Virginia State 1stNever

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational championship
         
1 Texas Southern 85
8 Virginia State 57
1 Texas Southern76
5 Northern State 58
5 Northern State 57
4 Missouri Western 53
1 Texas Southern 67
7 Kentucky State73
3 Azusa Pacific 65
6 Saginaw Valley 53
3 Azusa Pacific 56 National third place
7 Kentucky State65
7 Kentucky State 665 Northern State74
2 Berry 65 3 Azusa Pacific 65

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References

  1. "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 13, 2022.