2001 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament
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Teams | 64 | ||||
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Finals site | ![]() | ||||
Champions | Washington University Bears (4th title) | ||||
Runner-up | Messiah Falcons (1st title game) | ||||
Third place | Emmanuel Saints (1st Final Four) | ||||
Fourth place | Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops (1st Final Four) | ||||
Winning coach | Nancy Fahey (4th title) | ||||
MOP | (Washington-St. Louis) | ||||
Attendance | 30,212 | ||||
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The 2001 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament was the 20th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]
Three-time defending champions Washington-St. Louis defeated Messiah in the championship game, 67–45, to claim the Bears' fourth Division III national title, their fourth of four consecutive.
The championship rounds were hosted by Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut.
Bracket[]
Final Four[]
Final Four | National Championship | |||||||
Emmanuel (MA) | 62 | |||||||
Washington-St. Louis | 78 | |||||||
Washington-St. Louis | 67 | |||||||
Messiah | 45 | |||||||
Messiah | 70 | |||||||
Ohio Wesleyan | 57 | Third Place | ||||||
Emmanuel | 54 | |||||||
Ohio Wesleyan | 70 |
All-tournament team[]
- Tasha Rodgers, Washington-St. Louis
- Jennifer Rudis, Washington-St. Louis
- Katy Sturtz, Ohio Wesleyan
- Amy Hitz, Messiah
- Brianne Bognanno, Emmanuel (MA)
See also[]
- 2001 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2001 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2001 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2001 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
References[]
- ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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