2018 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2018 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 2017–18 basketball season.

2018 (2018) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteRimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
Montana Billings, Montana
ChampionsFreed–Hardeman Lions (1st title, 2nd title game,
7th Fab Four)
Runner-upWestmont Warriors (2nd title game,
3rd Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearDale Neal (Freed–Hardeman)
Player of the yearDaJonee Hale (Central Methodist)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Joy Krupa (Westmont)
Chuck Taylor MVPKim Mallory (Freed–Hardeman)
Top scorerKayla Styles (Lindsey Wilson)
(63 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«20172019»

Freed–Hardeman defeated Westmont in the championship game, 76–64, to claim the Lions' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana.[1]

Qualification

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The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams. For the first time, no teams received a seed.

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

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational championship
          
Benedictine (KS)68
Columbia (MO)59
Benedictine (KS)78
Menlo88
LSU Shreveport79
Menlo91
Menlo61
Montana Western74
Campbellsville79
Faulkner63
Campbellsville57
Montana Western60
Dillard54
Montana Western66
Montana Western50
Freed–Hardeman61
Freed–Hardeman71
The Master's51
Freed–Hardeman78
USAO50
Rocky Mountain52
USAO60
Freed–Hardeman82
Central Methodist74
Arizona Christian86
Central Methodist98
Central Missouri88
Lindsey Wilson73
Lindsey Wilson75
Martin Methodist69
Freed–Hardeman76
Westmont64
Loyola New Orleans89
Our Lady of the Lake86
Loyola New Orleans65
Westmont77
Cumberland (TN)51
Westmont57
Westmont65
MidAmerica Nazarene54
Lindenwood Belleville72
MidAmerica Nazarene82
MidAmerica Nazarene83
Providence (MT)67
Oklahoma City76
Providence (MT)81
Westmont56
Wayland Baptist54
Lyon (AR)62
Wayland Baptist78
Wayland Baptist79
Shawnee State69
Grand View82
Shawnee State88
Wayland Baptist68
Vanguard44
Carroll (MT)55
William Penn49
Carroll (MT)55
Vanguard63
Bethel (TN)57
Vanguard76

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 31, 2022.