1995 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

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1995 NCAA Division II
Women's Basketball Tournament
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Teams48
Finals siteNorth Dakota Fargo, North Dakota
ChampionsNorth Dakota State Bison (4th title)
Runner-upPortland State Vikings (1st title game)
Third placeMissouri Western State Griffons (1st Final Four)
Fourth placeStonehill Chieftans (1st Final Four)
Winning coachAmy Ruley (4th title)
MOP (North Dakota State)
NCAA Division II Women's Tournaments
«1994 1996»

The 1995 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament was the 14th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Two-time defending champions North Dakota State defeated Portland State in the championship game, 98–85, to claim the Bison's fourth NCAA Division II national title. This was North Dakota State's fourth title in five years and would go on to be the third of four consecutive titles for the Bison.

The championship rounds were contested in Fargo, North Dakota.

Bracket[]

East Regional[]

First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
      
Mercyhurst 73
Shippensburg 68
District of Columbia 81
Shippensburg 87*
Mercyhurst 55
Saint Rose 53
Clarion 66
East Stroudsburg 80
East Stroudsburg 75
Saint Rose 85

Great Lakes Regional[]

First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
      
Southern Indiana 69
Oakland 88
Oakland 86
St. Joseph's (IN) 78
Oakland 60
Michigan Tech 56
Indianapolis 71
Northern Michigan 91
Northern Michigan 55
Michigan Tech 68

North Central Regional[]

First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
      
North Dakota 75
South Dakota State 78
Denver 59
South Dakota State 95
South Dakota State 68
North Dakota State 82
Minnesota Duluth 77
Northern Colorado 72
Minnesota Duluth 61
North Dakota State 98

Northeast Regional[]

First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
      
Stonehill 80
American International 60
American International 78
Stonehill 66
Stonehill 83
St. Anselm 69
Bridgeport 62
Bentley 72
Bentley 74
Saint Anselm 79*

South Regional[]

First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
      
Valdosta State 80
Delta State 75
Delta State 89
Savannah State 67
Valdosta State 73
Florida Southern 77
Fort Valley State 75
Rollins 55
Fort Valley State 75
Florida Southern 82*

South Atlantic Regional[]

First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
      
Norfolk State 68
Wingate 70
Carson-Newman 64
Wingate 77
Wingate 82
USC Spartanburg 63
Longwood 78
Presbyterian 72
Longwood 53
USC Spartanburg 73

South Central Regional[]

First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
      
Washburn 69
West Texas State 60
Chadron State 75
West Texas State 86
Washburn 57
Missouri Western State 73
Abilene Christian 99
Pittsburg State 93
Abilene Christian 71
Missouri Western State 79

West Regional[]

First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
      
UC Davis 42
Cal State San Bernardino 52
Cal State Dominguez Hills 57
UC Riverside 53
UC Davis 71
Portland State 82
Humboldt State 88
Seattle Pacific 99
Seattle Pacific 75
Portland State 86

Elite Eight[]

Elite Eight Final Four National Championship
         
W Portland State 82
SA Wingate 69
Portland State 75
Stonehill 59
NE Stonehill 80
E Merychurst 78
Portland State 85
North Dakota State 98
NC North Dakota State 87
GL Oakland 61
North Dakota State 74 Third Place Game
Missouri Western State 67
SC Missouri Western State 79 Stonehill 66
S Florida Southern 77 Missouri Western State 76

All-tournament team[]

  • Kasey Morlock, North Dakota State
  • Amy Towne, Missouri Western State
  • Michelle Doonan, Stonehill
  • Kim Manifesto, Portland State
  • Lori Roufs, North Dakota State
  • Kristi Smith, Portland State

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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