1992 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

1992 (1992) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (1st title, 1st title game, 2nd Fab Four)
Runner-up	Wayland Baptist Pioneers (2nd title game, 3rd Fab Four)
Semifinalists	St. Edward's Hilltoppers (1st Fab Four) SW Oklahoma State Bulldogs (7th Fab Four)
Coach of the year	Joe Foley (Arkansas Tech)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Carin Pinion (Arkansas Tech)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Dawn Grell (Arkansas Tech)
Top scorer	Dawn Grell (Arkansas Tech) (126 points)
NAIA Division I women's tournaments « 1991 1993 »

The 1992 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the 12th 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 and the first held exclusively for the programs in its newly established Division I.

A separate tournament was held concurrently by the NAIA for the teams sorted into Division II.

Arkansas Tech defeated Wayland Baptist in the championship game, 84–68, to claim the Golden Suns' first NAIA national title.

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

Qualification

See also: 1991–92 NAIA Division I women's basketball season

The tournament field 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	Simon Fraser	96
		Pembroke State	45
						1	Simon Fraser	77
							Kennesaw State	40
		Kennesaw State	94
	16	Rosary (IL)	90
											1	Simon Fraser	72
											8	St. Edward's	77
	9	Midland Lutheran	61
		Louisiana College	65
							Louisiana College	68
						8	St. Edward's	74
		Emporia State	53
	8	St. Edward's	73
																8	St. Edward's	61
																4	Wayland Baptist	84
	5	Southern Nazarene	61
		Carson-Newman	49
						5	Southern Nazarene	86
						12	Union (TN)	87
		Central State (OH)	70
	12	Union (TN)	77
											12	Union (TN)	73
											4	Wayland Baptist	87
	13	Montevallo	58
		NW Oklahoma State	78
							NW Oklahoma State	53
						4	Wayland Baptist	61
		Christ–Irvine	58
	4	Wayland Baptist	78
																					4	Wayland Baptist	68
																					2	Arkansas Tech	84
	3	SW Oklahoma State	72
		New Mexico Highlands	38
						3	SW Oklahoma State	83
						14	Doane	55
		Campbellsville	72
	14	Doane	79
											3	SW Oklahoma State	51
											6	Claflin	36
	11	Auburn Montgomery	62
		Fresno Pacific	65
							Fresno Pacific	67
						6	Claflin	77
		Wingate	64
	6	Claflin	69
																3	SW Oklahoma State	44
																2	Arkansas Tech	64
	7	St. Ambrose	68
		William Woods	52
						7	St. Ambrose	62
						10	Belmont	78
		Minnesota Duluth	65
	10	Belmont	67
											10	Belmont	65
											2	Arkansas Tech	88
	15	Berry	67
		Charleston (WV)	61
						15	Berry	57
						2	Arkansas Tech	80
		St. Vincent	48
	2	Arkansas Tech	86

See also

• 1992 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1992 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

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