2008 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2008 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2007–08 basketball season.

2008 (2008) NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
Teams32
Finals SiteOman Arena
Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsVanguard Lions
(1st title, 1st title game,
4th Fab Four)
Runner-UpTrevecca Nazarene Trojans
(1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
SemifinalistsFreed–Hardeman Lions
(2nd Fab Four)
Union University Bulldogs
(9th Fab Four)
Coach of the YearRuss Davis
(Vanguard)
Chuck Taylor MVPJessica Richter
(Vanguard)
Player of the YearJosephine Owino
(Union (TN))
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Kiely Schork
(Loyola New Orleans)
Top scorerMelissa Cook (Vanguard)
(88 points)

Vanguard defeated Trevecca Nazarene in the championship game, 72–59, to claim the Lions' first NAIA national title.

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

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship
               
1 Oklahoma City 64
8 Harris–Stowe State 73
8 Harris–Stowe State 53
4 Carroll (MT) 62
5 Westmont 59
4 Carroll (MT) 61
4 Carroll (MT) 56
2 Vanguard 71
3 Lambuth 73
6 Xavier Louisiana 56
3 Lambuth 67
2 Vanguard 70
7 Cumberlands (KY) 62
2 Vanguard 75
2 Vanguard 74
1 Union (TN) 72
2 Oklahoma Baptist 74
7 Lindsey Wilson 78
7 Lindsey Wilson 61
3 Lewis–Clark State 73
6 McKendree 49
3 Lewis–Clark State 69
3 Lewis–Clark State 57
1 Union (TN) 82
5 Olivet Nazarene 95
4 The Master's 99
4 The Master's 78
1 Union (TN) 95
8 USAO 66
1 Union (TN) 95
2 Vanguard 72
6 Trevecca Nazarene 59
1 Lee (TN) 66
8 Brescia 60
1 Lee (TN) 60
5 Lubbock Christian 76
5 Lubbock Christian 81
4 Saint Xavier 78
5 Lubbock Christian 70
2 Freed–Hardeman 76
3 Azusa Pacific 63
6 Wiley 69
6 Wiley 68
2 Freed–Hardeman 75
7 Georgetown (KY) 61
2 Freed–Hardeman 68
2 Freed–Hardeman 59
6 Trevecca Nazarene 69
2 Langston 75
7 Berry 68
2 Langston 66
6 Trevecca Nazarene 78
6 Trevecca Nazarene 85
3 Southern Nazarene 56
6 Trevecca Nazarene 68
4 Loyola New Orleans 50
5 Westminster (UT) 62
4 Loyola New Orleans 73
4 Loyola New Orleans 71
1 Point Loma Nazarene 64
8 Robert Morris (IL) 41
1 Point Loma Nazarene 60

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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