2017 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

2017 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Van Noord Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan
Champions	Amherst Lord Jeffs (2nd title)
Runner-up	Tufts Jumbos (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Christopher Newport Captains (2nd Final Four) St. Thomas (MN) Tommies (6th Final Four)
Winning coach	G.P. Gromacki (1st title)
MOP	Ali Doswell (Amherst)
Attendance	33,182
NCAA Division III women's tournaments «2016 2018»

The 2017 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 36th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Amherst defeated Tufts in the championship game, 52–29, to claim the Lord Jeffs' second Division III national title and first since 2011.

The championship rounds were hosted by Calvin University at the Van Noord Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Bracket

Final Four

	Final Four					National championship
	Amherst		66
	Christopher Newport		61
						Amherst		52
						Tufts		29
	St. Thomas (MN)		57
	Tufts		60

All-tournament team

• Ali Doswell, Amherst
• Meredith Doswell, Amherst
• Devon Byrd, Christopher Newport
• Kaitlin Langer, St. Thomas (MN)
• Michela North, Tufts

See also

• 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2017 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2017 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2017 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2017 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

References

1. "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2022.