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1988 NAIA women's basketball tournament

1988 NAIA women's basketball tournament

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The 1988 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the eighth 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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Oklahoma City defeated Claflin in the championship game, 113–95, to claim the Chiefs' first NAIA national title.

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

Qualification

See also: 1987–88 NAIA women's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams.

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 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
            
1 Wingate 86
Charleston (WV) 71
1 Wingate 83
8 Union (TN) 81
Central Washington 68
8 Union (TN) 91
1 Wingate 74
4 Oklahoma City 76
5 St. Ambrose 85
Rocky Mountain 65
5 St. Ambrose 72
4 Oklahoma City 75
St. Joseph's (ME) 84
4 Oklahoma City 99
4 Oklahoma City 113
2 Claflin 95
3 Arkansas Tech 62
Southern Utah 50
3 Arkansas Tech 65
Minnesota Duluth 63
Minnesota Duluth 72*
6 Wayland Baptist 70
3 Arkansas Tech 74
2 Claflin 80
7 Saginaw Valley 70 National third place
Dillard 104
Dillard 88 1 Wingate 81
2 Claflin 107 3 Arkansas Tech 86*
Cumberland 84
2 Claflin 88*

See also

References

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