2005 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

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2005 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament
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Teams64
Finals site Flag of Virginia.svg Norfolk, Virginia
Champions Millikin Big Blue (1st title)
Runner-up Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets (1st title game)
Third place Southern Maine Huskies (4th Final Four)
Fourth place Scranton Royals (7th Final Four)
Winning coach Lori Kerans (1st title)
MOP Joanna Conner (Millikin)
Attendance31,839
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The 2005 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 24th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States. [1]

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Millikin defeated Randolph-Macon in the championship game, 70–50, to claim the Big Blue's first Division III national title.

The championship rounds were hosted by Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virginia.

Bracket

Final Four

Final FourNational championship
      
Southern Maine 60
Millikin 66
Millikin70
Randolph-Macon 50
Scranton 65
Randolph-Macon 70Third place
Southern Maine55
Scranton 53

All-tournament team

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References

  1. "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 7, 2022.