1997 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

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1997 NCAA Division II
Women's Basketball Tournament
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Teams48
Finals siteNorth Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota
ChampionsNorth Dakota Fighting Sioux (1st title)
Runner-upSouthern Indiana Screaming Eagles (1st title game)
Third placeUC Davis Aggies (1st Final Four)
Fourth placeBentley Falcons (6th Final Four)
Winning coachGene Roebuck (1st title)
MOP (North Dakota)
NCAA Division II Women's Tournaments
«1996 1998»

The 1997 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament was the 16th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

North Dakota defeated Southern Indiana in the championship game, 94–78, to claim the Fighting Sioux's first NCAA Division II national title. This would go on to be the first of three consecutive titles for North Dakota.

The championship rounds were contested in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Bracket[]

Elite Eight[]

Elite Eight Final Four National Championship
         
Southern Indiana 70
Delta State 55
Southern Indiana 70
UC Davis 62
UC Davis 73
West Texas A&M 70
Southern Indiana 78
North Dakota 94
Bentley 55
Kennesaw State 48
Bentley 48 Third Place Game
North Dakota 70
North Dakota 81 UC Davis 76
Edinboro 46 Bentley 61

All-tournament team[]

  • Jaime Pudenz, North Dakota
  • Jenny Crouse, North Dakota
  • Kelli Britz, North Dakota
  • LeeAnn Freeland, Southern Indiana
  • Eileen Weber, Southern Indiana
  • Jennifer Gross, UC Davis

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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