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1990 NAIA women's basketball tournament

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1990 (1990) NAIA women's basketball tournament
Teams16
Finals siteOman Arena
Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsSW Oklahoma State Bulldogs (5th title, 5th title game,
5th Fab Four)
Runner-upArkansas–Monticello Cotton Blossoms (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearJohn Loftin (SW Oklahoma State)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Rose Avery (Arkansas–Monticello)
Chuck Taylor MVPTina Webb (Arkansas–Monticello)
Top scorerTina Webb (Arkansas–Monticello)
(129 points)
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The 1990 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the tenth annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.

Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Arkansas–Monticello in the championship game, 82–75, to claim the Bulldogs' fifth NAIA national title and first since 1987.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.[1]

Qualification

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The tournament field remained fixed at sixteen teams, with seeds assigned to the top eight teams.

The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
            
1 St. Ambrose 97
Campbellsville 83
1 St. Ambrose 81
Central State (OH) 73
Central State (OH) 97
8 Wingate 77
1 St. Ambrose 76
4 SW Oklahoma State 83
5 Northern Montana 65
Western New Mexico 72
Western New Mexico 42
4 SW Oklahoma State 76
Georgian Court 54
4 SW Oklahoma State 77
4 SW Oklahoma State 82
2 Arkansas–Monticello 75
3 Claflin 92
Charleston (WV) 68
3 Claflin 104*
6 Simon Fraser 98
Minnesota Duluth 56
6 Simon Fraser 79
3 Claflin 86
2 Arkansas–Monticello 93
7 David Lipscomb 74
Wayland Baptist 86
Wayland Baptist 67
2 Arkansas–Monticello 105
Aquinas (MI) 55
2 Arkansas–Monticello 80

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved February 14, 2022.