2008 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

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2008 NCAA Division II
Women's Basketball Tournament
NCAA logo.svg
Teams64
Finals siteHealth and Sports Center
Nebraska Kearney, Nebraska
ChampionsNorthern Kentucky Norse (2nd title)
Runner-upSouth Dakota Coyotes (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachNancy Winstel (2nd title)
MOP (Northern Kentucky)
NCAA Division II Women's Tournaments
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The 2008 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament was the 27th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Northern Kentucky defeated South Dakota in the championship game, 63–58, to claim the Norse's second NCAA Division II national title and first since 2000.

As in 2008, the championship rounds were contested at the Health and Sports Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Kearney in Kearney, Nebraska.

Bracket[]

Elite Eight[]

Elite Eight Final Four National Championship
         
Delta State 75
California 64
Delta State 58
South Dakota 68
South Dakota 85**
Washburn 80
South Dakota 58
Northern Kentucky 63
Alaska Anchorage 71
Franklin Pierce 65
Alaska Anchorage 54
Northern Kentucky 57
Northern Kentucky 78
Wingate 65

All-tournament team[]

  • Angela Healy, Northern Kentucky
  • Cassie Brannen, Northern Kentucky
  • Jeana Hoffman, South Dakota
  • Bridget Yoerger, South Dakota
  • Johannah Leedham, Franklin Pierce

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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