1984 NAIA women's basketball tournament

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1984 (1984) NAIA women's basketball tournament
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
Teams16
Finals site Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Champions UNC Asheville (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Runner-up Portland (1st title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the year Helen Carroll (UNC Asheville)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Valencia Allen (Dillard)
Chuck Taylor MVP Sheila Ford (UNC Asheville)
Top scorer Sheila Ford (UNC Asheville)
(111 points)
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The 1984 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the fourth annual 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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UNC Asheville defeated Portland in the championship game, 72–70 after one overtime period, to claim the Bulldogs' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. [1]

Qualification

The tournament field expanded for the first time since its establishment, increasing from eight to sixteen teams. The top eight teams were seeded.

The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals.

Bracket

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational championship
            
1 SW Oklahoma State 81
Georgian Court 52
1 SW Oklahoma State 54
UNC Asheville57
UNC Asheville 62
8 Central Arkansas 60
UNC Asheville81
4 Dillard 64
5 Carson-Newman 85
Charleston (WV) 93
Charleston (WV) 84
4 Dillard102
Jamestown (ND) 73
4 Dillard 81
UNC Asheville72*
3 Portland 70
3 Portland 74
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 63
3 Portland91
6 Francis Marion 79
St. Ambrose 68
6 Francis Marion 81
3 Portland72
7 Berry 58
7 Berry 74National third place
Tarleton State 65
7 Berry704 Dillard70
2 Saginaw Valley 53 7 Berry 66
Biola 56
2 Saginaw Valley 76

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References

  1. "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 16, 2022.