2009 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2009 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 2008–09 basketball season.

2009 (2009) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteOman Arena
Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsUnion University Bulldogs (4th title, 6th title game,
10th Fab Four)
Runner-upLambuth Eagles (2nd title game,
2nd Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearMark Campbell (Union (TN))
Player of the yearJosephine Owino (Union (TN))
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Chytearra Kintchen (Lambuth)
Chuck Taylor MVPJosephine Owino (Union (TN))
Top scorerJana Cross (Freed–Hardeman)
(57 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«20082010»

Union (TN) defeated Lambuth in the championship game, 73–63, to claim the Bulldogs' fourth NAIA national title and first since 2006.

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 Baptist57
8LSU Shreveport39
1Oklahoma Baptist81
5Columbia (MO)52
5Columbia (MO)64
4Campbellsville60
1Oklahoma Baptist70
Lee (TN)54
3Trevecca Nazarene57
6Biola65
6Biola75
2Lee (TN)96
7Evangel62
2Lee (TN)63
1Oklahoma Baptist48
1Union (TN)73
2Point Loma Nazarene51
7Auburn Montgomery38
2Point Loma Nazarene82
3Lubbock Christian74
6William Woods51
3Lubbock Christian57
2Point Loma Nazarene59
1Union (TN)69
5Lindsey Wilson63
4Westmont51
5Lindsey Wilson59
1Union (TN)80
8Jarvis Christian58
1Union (TN)86
1Union (TN)73
1Lambuth63
1Vanguard72
8Berry51
1Vanguard80
4Westminster (UT)71
5Loyola New Orleans47
4Westminster (UT)62
1Vanguard68
Oklahoma City83
3Oklahoma City74
6Bethel (TN)72
3Oklahoma City72
2Saint Xavier68
7Langston60
2Saint Xavier71
Oklahoma City63
1Lambuth65
2Freed–Hardeman73
7Wayland Baptist57
2Freed–Hardeman99
3Cumberlands (KY)105**
6Lewis–Clark State54
3Cumberlands (KY)76
3Cumberlands (KY)54
1Lambuth66
4Southern Nazarene55
5Azusa Pacific65
5Azusa Pacific70
1Lambuth73
8William Jewell59
1Lambuth82

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 24, 2022.