1984 NAIA women's basketball tournament

Coach of the yearHelen Carroll (UNC Asheville)Valencia Allen (Dillard)Chuck Taylor MVPSheila Ford (UNC Asheville)Top scorerSheila Ford (UNC Asheville)
(111 points)

NAIA women's tournaments
«1983	1985»

The 1984 NAIA women's basketball tournament was the fourth annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its members in the United States and Canada.

UNC Asheville defeated Portland in the championship game, 72–70 after one overtime period, to claim the Bulldogs' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.^[1]

Qualification

The tournament field expanded for the first time since its establishment, increasing from eight to sixteen teams. The top eight teams were seeded.

The tournament utilized a simple single-elimination format, with an additional third-place game for the two teams that lost in the semifinals.

Bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National championship
	1	SW Oklahoma State	81
		Georgian Court	52
						1	SW Oklahoma State	54
							UNC Asheville	57
		UNC Asheville	62
	8	Central Arkansas	60
												UNC Asheville	81
											4	Dillard	64
	5	Carson-Newman	85
		Charleston (WV)	93
							Charleston (WV)	84
						4	Dillard	102
		Jamestown (ND)	73
	4	Dillard	81
																	UNC Asheville	72*
																3	Portland	70
	3	Portland	74
		Wisconsin–Milwaukee	63
						3	Portland	91
						6	Francis Marion	79
		St. Ambrose	68
	6	Francis Marion	81
											3	Portland	72
											7	Berry	58
	7	Berry	74													National third place
		Tarleton State	65
						7	Berry	70								4	Dillard	70
						2	Saginaw Valley	53								7	Berry	66
		Biola	56
	2	Saginaw Valley	76

See also

• 1984 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1984 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1984 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1984 NAIA men's basketball tournament

References