2008 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2008 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2007–08 basketball season.

2008 (2008) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteOman Arena
Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsVanguard Lions (1st title, 1st title game,
4th Fab Four)
Runner-upTrevecca Nazarene Trojans (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearRuss Davis (Vanguard)
Player of the yearJosephine Owino (Union (TN))
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Kiely Schork (Loyola New Orleans)
Chuck Taylor MVPJessica Richter (Vanguard)
Top scorerMelissa Cook (Vanguard)
(88 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«20072009»

Vanguard defeated Trevecca Nazarene in the championship game, 72–59, to claim the Lions' first NAIA national title.

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

Qualification

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The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant.

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

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational championship
               
1Oklahoma City64
8Harris–Stowe State73
8Harris–Stowe State53
4Carroll (MT)62
5Westmont59
4Carroll (MT)61
4Carroll (MT)56
2Vanguard71
3Lambuth73
6Xavier Louisiana56
3Lambuth67
2Vanguard70
7Cumberlands (KY)62
2Vanguard75
2Vanguard74
1Union (TN)72
2Oklahoma Baptist74
7Lindsey Wilson78
7Lindsey Wilson61
3Lewis–Clark State73
6McKendree49
3Lewis–Clark State69
3Lewis–Clark State57
1Union (TN)82
5Olivet Nazarene95
4The Master's99
4The Master's78
1Union (TN)95
8USAO66
1Union (TN)95
2Vanguard72
6Trevecca Nazarene59
1Lee (TN)66
8Brescia60
1Lee (TN)60
5Lubbock Christian76
5Lubbock Christian81
4Saint Xavier78
5Lubbock Christian70
2Freed–Hardeman76
3Azusa Pacific63
6Wiley69
6Wiley68
2Freed–Hardeman75
7Georgetown (KY)61
2Freed–Hardeman68
2Freed–Hardeman59
6Trevecca Nazarene69
2Langston75
7Berry68
2Langston66
6Trevecca Nazarene78
6Trevecca Nazarene85
3Southern Nazarene56
6Trevecca Nazarene68
4Loyola New Orleans50
5Westminster (UT)62
4Loyola New Orleans73
4Loyola New Orleans71
1Point Loma Nazarene64
8Robert Morris (IL)41
1Point Loma Nazarene60

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 22, 2022.