- NAIA Women's Basketball Championships
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NAIA Women's Basketball Championships Sport Basketball Founded 1981 No. of teams 32 Country(ies) 
United StatesMost recent champion(s) DII Northwestern College (Iowa) TV partner(s) CBS College Sports Network Official website http://www.naia.org/ The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1981. It was established one year before the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament. It was created to crown a women's national title for smaller colleges and universities. Since 1992, the NAIA has sponsored a women's division II championship tournament. Also the entire tournament is played in one city (Frankfort, Kentucky DI, and Sioux City, Iowa DII). Contracts for Frankfort will expire after 2014, and for Sioux City after 2012, pending renewal or selection of a new host city.
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Division I
The NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament is held at the Frankfort Convention Center in Frankfort, Kentucky and is being played there beginning in 2012.[1] The NAIA is the only international intercollegiate athletic association in North America, the NAIA DI Women's Basketball Championship, was the first NAIA Championship to feature a college from outside the United States in the championship game. Simon Fraser University was the national DI runner-up in 1996 and 1997. Southern Nazarene University has the most tournament championships with 7 and most tournament appearances with 9.
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Division II
The NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament is held annually, currently at the Tyson Events Center and Gateway Arena in Sioux City, Iowa.[2] The NAIA and Sioux City have extended the contract until 2012.[3] Hastings College and Morningside College have the most national titles with three each, and Northwestern College, Hastings, College of the Ozarks, Western Oregon University all have the most tournament championship game appearances with three.
Year Champion Score Defeated Arena Location 1981 Kentucky State 73-67 Texas Southern Kansas City, Missouri 1982 Southwestern Oklahoma 80-45 Missouri Southern State Kansas City, Missouri 1983 Southwestern Oklahoma 80-68 Alabama-Huntsville Kansas City, Missouri 1984 North Carolina-Asheville 72-70# Portland (Ore.) Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1985 Southwestern Oklahoma 55-54 Saginaw Valley (Mich.) Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1986 Francis Marion (S.C.) 75-65 Wayland Baptist (Texas) Kansas City, Missouri 1987 Southwestern Oklahoma 60-58 North Georgia Kansas City, Missouri 1988 Oklahoma City 113-95 Claflin (S.C.) Kansas City, Missouri 1989 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 98-96 Claflin (S.C.) Kansas City, Missouri 1990 Southwestern Oklahoma 82-75 Arkansas-Monticello Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 1991 Fort Hays State (Kan.) 57-53 Southwestern Oklahoma Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 1992 Arkansas Tech 84-68 Wayland Baptist (Texas) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 1993 Arkansas Tech 76-75 Union (Tenn.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 1994 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 97-74 David Lipscomb (Tenn.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 1995 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 78-77 Southeastern Oklahoma Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 1996 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 80-79 Southeastern Oklahoma Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 1997 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 78-73 Union (Tenn.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 1998 Union (Tenn.) 73-70 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 1999 Oklahoma City 72-55 Simon Fraser (B.C.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2000 Oklahoma City 64-55 Simon Fraser (B.C.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2001 Oklahoma City 69-52 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2002 Oklahoma City 82-73 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2003 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 71-70 Oklahoma City Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2004 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 77-61 Oklahoma City Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2005 Union (Tenn.) 67-63 Oklahoma City Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2006 Union (Tenn.) 79-62 Lubbock Christian (Texas) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2007 Lambuth (Tenn.) 63-50 Cumberland (Tenn.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2008 Vanguard (Calif.) 72-59 Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2009 Union (Tenn.) 73-63 Lambuth (Tenn.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2010 Union (Tenn.) 73-65 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee 2011 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 65-59 Union (Tenn.) Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee Year Champion Score Defeated Arena Location 1992 Northern State (S.D.) 73-56 Tarleton State (Texas) New PE Building Monmouth, Oregon 1993 Northern Montana 71-68 Northern State (S.D.) New PE Building Monmouth, Oregon 1994 Northern State (S.D.) 48-45 Western Oregon New PE Building Monmouth, Oregon 1995 Western Oregon 75-67 Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) New PE Building Monmouth, Oregon 1996 Western Oregon 80-77 Huron University Hershey Hall Angola, Indiana 1997 Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) 64-46 Black Hills State (S.D.) Hershey Hall Angola, Indiana 1998 Walsh (Ohio) 73-66 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) Sioux City Auditorium Sioux City, Iowa 1999 Shawnee State (Ohio) 80-65 St. Francis (Ind.) Sioux City Auditorium Sioux City, Iowa 2000 Mary (N.D.) 59-49 Northwestern (Iowa) Sioux City Auditorium Sioux City, Iowa 2001 Northwestern (Iowa) 77-50 Albertson (Idaho) Sioux City Auditorium Sioux City, Iowa 2002 Hastings (Neb.) 73-69 Cornerstone (Mich.) Sioux City Auditorium Sioux City, Iowa 2003 Hastings (Neb.) 59-53 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) Sioux City Auditorium Sioux City, Iowa 2004 Morningside (Iowa) 87-74 Cedarville (Ohio) Tyson Events Center & Gateway Arena Sioux City, Iowa 2005 Morningside (Iowa) 75-65 Cedarville (Ohio) Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena Sioux City, Iowa 2006 Hastings (Neb.) 58-39 Ozarks (Mo.) Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena Sioux City, Iowa 2007 Indiana Wesleyan* 48-34 Ozarks (Mo) Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena Sioux City, Iowa 2008 Northwestern College (Iowa) 82-75 Ozarks( Mo.) Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena Sioux City, Iowa 2009 Morningside (Iowa) 68-62 Hastings (Neb.) Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena Sioux City, Iowa 2010 Northwestern College (Iowa) 85-66 Shawnee State University Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena Sioux City, Iowa 2011 Northwestern College (Iowa) 88-83 Davenport (MI) Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena Sioux City, Iowa 2012 TBD TBD TBD Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena Sioux City, Iowa * Season record of 38-0; first basketball team in NAIA women's history to end season undefeated.
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See also
Categories:- NAIA championships
- College women's basketball tournaments in the United States
- Postseason college basketball tournaments in the United States
- NAIA basketball
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