2012 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2012 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 2011–12 basketball season.

2012 (2012) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteFrankfort Convention Center
Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky
ChampionsOklahoma City Stars (6th title, 9th title game,
11th Fab Four)
Runner-upUnion University Bulldogs (9th title game,
13th Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearRob Edmisson (Oklahoma City)
Player of the yearLavanda Ross (Union (TN))
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Abby Ballman (Shawnee State)
Chuck Taylor MVPTaylor Booze (Oklahoma City)
Top scorerRobyn Foster (Shorter)
(41 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
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Oklahoma City defeated Union (TN) in the championship game, 69–48, to claim the Stars' sixth NAIA national title and first since 2002.

The tournament was played at the Frankfort Convention Center in Frankfort, Kentucky, the first venue change for the event since 1990.[1]

Qualification

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The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.

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

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational championship
               
1Oklahoma City91
8Our Lady of the Lake73
1Oklahoma City76
4Westminster (UT)47
5Belhaven49
4Westminster (UT)75
1Oklahoma City78
3Azusa Pacific61
3Azusa Pacific77*
6MidAmerica Nazarene72
3Azusa Pacific67
2Shawnee State61
7William Woods47
2Shawnee State68
1Oklahoma City85
2Lubbock Christian55
2Lubbock Christian79
7LSU Shreveport55
2Lubbock Christian70
3Lewis–Clark State61
6Loyola New Orleans63
3Lewis–Clark State74
2Lubbock Christian66
1Westmont61
4Saint Xavier75
5Campbellsville57
4Saint Xavier56
1Westmont70
8Lyon (AR)57
1Westmont59
1Oklahoma City69
1Union (TN)48
1Freed–Hardeman82
8Avila84**
8Avila71
5Georgetown (KY)80
5Georgetown (KY)70
4Vanguard68
5Georgetown (KY)70
7Rogers State63
3Olivet Nazarene83
6Shorter84
6Shorter59
7Rogers State64
7Rogers State80*
2Cumberlands (KY)73
5Georgetown (KY)50
1Union (TN)62
2Lee (TN)66
7Biola69
7Biola73
3Langston58
6Columbia (MO)64
3Langston76
7Biola52
1Union (TN)74
4Xavier Louisiana74
5Southern Nazarene67
4Xavier Louisiana43
1Union (TN)58
8Lindsey Wilson50
1Union (TN)63

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 26, 2022.