2001 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

2001 (2001) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Oklahoma City Stars (4th title, 4th title game, 4th Fab Four)
Runner-up	Auburn Montgomery Warhawks (1st title game, 2nd Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Lewis–Clark State Warriors (1st Fab Four) Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm (10th Fab Four)
Coach of the year	Janell Jones (Oklahoma City)
Player of the year	Rachel Stark (Oklahoma Baptist)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	April Pearson (Union (TN))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Taiwo Rafiu (Oklahoma City)
Top scorer	Taiwo Rafiu (Oklahoma City) (88 points)
NAIA Division I women's tournaments «2000 2002»

The 2001 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 2000–01 basketball season.

Two-time defending champions Oklahoma City defeated Auburn Montgomery in the championship game, 69–52, to claim the Stars' fourth NAIA national title. This would go on to be the third of four consecutive titles for Oklahoma City.

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

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds.

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

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					Final Four					National championship
	1	Oklahoma City	81
		Westmont	38
						1	Oklahoma City	85
							Western Montana	51
		Western Montana	63
	16	North Georgia	56
											1	Oklahoma City	83
											8	Georgetown (KY)	69
	9	Freed–Hardeman	83
		Voorhees	58
						9	Freed–Hardeman	56
						8	Georgetown (KY)	61
		Wayland Baptist	67
	8	Georgetown (KY)	81
																1	Oklahoma City	72
																5	Lewis–Clark State	55
	5	Lewis–Clark State	84
		Trevecca Nazarene	72
						5	Lewis–Clark State	71
						4	Cumberlands (KY)	63
		Brewton–Parker	64
	12	Cumberlands (KY)	70
											5	Lewis–Clark State	84
												Houston Baptist	82
	13	Oklahoma Christian	68
		Houston Baptist	70*
							Houston Baptist	72
							Dillard	66
		Dillard	67
	4	The Master's	55
																					1	Oklahoma City	69
																					3	Auburn Montgomery	52
	3	Auburn Montgomery	59
		Indiana–South Bend	43
						3	Auburn Montgomery	72
							Central State (OH)	63
		Central State (OH)	66
	14	Azusa Pacific	61
											3	Auburn Montgomery	55
											6	Union (TN)	52
	11	Campbellsville	69
		Oklahoma Baptist	70
							Oklahoma Baptist	56
						6	Union (TN)	66
		Hannibal–LaGrange	62
	6	Union (TN)	74
																3	Auburn Montgomery	53
																7	Southern Nazarene	49
	7	Southern Nazarene	81
		Jarvis Christian	57
						7	Southern Nazarene	71
						10	Montana State Northern	52
		Brescia	73
	10	Montana State Northern	85
											7	Southern Nazarene	65
											2	Life	60
	15	Xavier Louisiana	63
		Lambuth	90
							Lambuth	62
						2	Life	72
		Georgia Southwestern	60
	2	Life	67

See also

• 2001 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2001 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

1. "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 15, 2022.