1991 NAIA women's basketball tournament

1991 (1991) NAIA women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Fort Hays State Tigers (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Fab Four)
Runner-up	SW Oklahoma State Bulldogs (6th title game, 6th Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Claflin Lady Panthers (4th Fab Four) IUPUI Jaguars (1st Fab Four)
Coach of the year	John Klein (Fort Hays State)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Julie Kizzar (Fort Hays State)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Annette Wiles (Fort Hays State)
Top scorer	Annette Wiles (Fort Hays State) (150 points)
NAIA women's tournaments « 1990 1992 »

The 1991 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the 11th 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.

Fort Hays State defeated defending champions Southwestern Oklahoma State in the championship game, 57–53, to claim the Tigers' first NAIA national title.

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

Qualification

See also: 1990–91 NAIA women's basketball season

The tournament field remained expanded for the second time in its history, increasing from sixteen to thirty-two teams. The top sixteen teams received seeds.

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

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National championship
	1	Claflin	104
		Seton Hill	84
						1	Claflin	93
						16	Central Arkansas	77
		Berry	80
	16	Central Arkansas	86
											1	Claflin	67
											9	St. Edward's	66
	9	St. Edward's	60
		Mobile	46
						9	St. Edward's	92
						8	Rosary (IL)	51
		Georgian Court	73
	8	Rosary (IL)	78
																1	Claflin	63
																4	Fort Hays State	75
	5	Wayland Baptist	74
		Point Loma Nazarene	69
						5	Wayland Baptist	58
						12	Minnesota Duluth	51
		St. Joseph's (ME)	68
	12	Minnesota Duluth	82
											5	Wayland Baptist	65
											4	Fort Hays State	78
	13	Northern Montana	61
		Campbellsville	60
						13	Northern Montana	53
						4	Fort Hays State	70
		Wisconsin–Stout	58
	4	Fort Hays State	92
																					4	Fort Hays State	57
																					2	SW Oklahoma State	53
	3	Simon Fraser	77
		IUPUI	79
							IUPUI	99
						14	Midland Lutheran	79
		Western New Mexico	67
	14	Midland Lutheran	97
												IUPUI	99
											6	Wingate	96
	11	Central State (OH)	67
		Rockhurst	61
						11	Central State (OH)	78
						6	Wingate	81
		Charleston (WV)	49
	6	Wingate	94
																	IUPUI	49
																2	SW Oklahoma State	69
	7	Mount Mercy	67
		Auburn Montgomery	54
						7	Mount Mercy	83
						10	Belmont	99
	10	Belmont	85
		Holy Family	50
											10	Belmont	65
											2	SW Oklahoma State	70*
	15	Belmont Abbey	73
		Western Oregon	81
							Western Oregon	55
						2	SW Oklahoma State	67
		Northwood	58
	2	SW Oklahoma State	77

See also

• 1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1991 NAIA men's basketball tournament

References

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