Thirty-two teams head to Jackson, Tenn., for the 30th Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - (Bracket PDF) The NAIA has officially released the bracket for the 30th
Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship. The
32-team championship will be held March 17 - 23 at Oman Arena in
Jackson, Tenn. Tickets can be purchased by calling (731) 425-8587.
Defending national champion, Union (Tenn.) is making its 19th consecutive appearance (1992-2010) and 21st
overall, the most among all teams in the field. The Lady Bulldogs lead
all schools in the championship field with 54 total wins; Oklahoma City
is second with 44 wins.
Montana Tech, Southern Polytechnic
State (Ga.) and Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) are each making
its first appearance in the event. Montana Tech received an at-large
bid, while Southern Poly was the Southern States Athletic Conference
regular-season champion. Southwestern Assemblies of God qualified as
the Red River Athletic Conference tournament runner-up.
Four
previous national champions have made the 32-team field. Oklahoma City
leads the field with five titles (1988, 1999-2002), while defending
national champion Union is second with four (1998, 2005-06, 2009).
Lambuth (Tenn.) (2007) and Vanguard (Calif.) (2008) each have one
national championship.
William Woods (Mo.) and Trevecca Nazarene
(Tenn.) will get the championship under way on March 17 at 8:30 a.m.
CST. The first and second round (March 17 - 19) will feature eight
games in three days, followed by the quarterfinals on March 20. After
an off day, the semifinals take place on March 22 and the National
Championship is scheduled for March 23. The Championship final will be
televised live nationally on CBS College Sports Television with tipoff
at 9 p.m. CST.
Thirty-one games will be played in Jackson. The
first 30 games will be video-streamed by NeuLion, the parent company of
JumpTV. Three different subscription plans for basketball (Men's and
Women's Division I; Men's and Women's Division II) will be available
for tournament coverage. Users can purchase the All-Tournament pass,
which includes every event offered on College Sports Direct from all
four basketball championships for $39.95. Each of the four basketball
championships can be purchased separately for $24.95 and any single day
can be purchased for $9.95. In order to view the streaming, click here.
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