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.
Regionals
Location: Memorial Field House Host: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Location: Weiser Gymnasium Host: Drury University
Location: DakotaDome Host: University of South Dakota
Location: Campus Center Gymnasium Host: Holy Family University
Location: Walter Sillers Coliseum Host: Delta State University
Location: Smith University Center Host: Francis Marion University
Location: First United Bank Center Host: West Texas A&M University
Location: Royal Brougham Pavilion Host: Seattle Pacific University
Location: Cushing Coliseum Host: University of Nebraska at Kearney
| National quarterfinals Elite Eight March 26
| | | National semifinals Final Four March 27
| | | National championship March 29
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| S
| Delta State
| 75
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| E
| California (PA)
| 64
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| | S
| Delta State
| 58
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|
| |
| | | NC
| South Dakota
| 68
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| NC
| South Dakota
| 85**
| |
| |
| SC
| Washburn
| 80
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| | NC
| South Dakota
| 58
| |
|
| |
| | | GL
| Northern Kentucky
| 63
| |
| W
| Alaska Anchorage
| 71
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| |
| NE
| Franklin Pierce
| 65
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| | W
| Alaska Anchorage
| 54
| |
|
| |
| | | GL
| Northern Kentucky
| 57
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| GL
| Northern Kentucky
| 78
| |
| |
| SA
| 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