1990 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

The 1990 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the ninth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.^[1]

1990 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Hope, Michigan
Champions	Hope Flying Dutchmen (1st title)
Runner-up	St. John Fisher Cardinals (2nd title game)
Third place	Heidelberg Student Princes (1st Final Four)
Fourth place	Centre Colonels (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Sue Wise (1st title)
NCAA Division III women's tournaments «1989 1991»

Hope defeated St. John Fisher in the championship game, 65–63, to claim the Flying Dutchmen's first Division III national title.

The championship rounds were hosted by Hope College in Holland, Michigan.

Bracket

• An asterisk by a team indicates the host of first and second round games
• An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period

Regional rounds

First Round Regional Championship             Buffalo State 77 St. John Fisher 81* St. John Fisher 69* Hartwick 64 Hartwick 71 Nazareth 61 Regional Third-place Buffalo State 68 Nazareth 55

First Round Regional Championship             Moravian 84 Scranton 87 Scranton 81 DeSales 70 DeSales 77* Franklin & Marshall 70 Regional Third-place Moravian 85 Franklin & Marshall 71

First Round Regional Championship             Salem State 51 Western Connecticut State 53 Western Connecticut State 65 Southern Maine 72* Eastern Connecticut State 50 Southern Maine 57 Regional Third-place Salem State 69 Eastern Connecticut State 73

First Round Regional Championship             Heidelberg 69 Wittenberg 56 Heidelberg 70 Montclair State 49 Kean 49 Montclair State 57 Regional Third-place Wittenberg 80 Kean 73

First Round Regional Championship             Colorado College 63 Concordia Moorhead 76 Concordia Moorhead 81* St. Thomas (MN) 77 Cal State San Bernardino 49 St. Thomas (MN) 78 Regional Third-place Colorado College 53 Cal State San Bernardino 64

First Round Regional Championship             Centre (KY) 95 Marymount (VA) 80 Centre (KY) 73 Maryville (TN) 63 Maryville (TN) 64 Roanoke 62 Regional Third-place Marymount (VA) 83 Roanoke 90

First Round Regional Championship             Buena Vista 78 Washington St. Louis 71 Buena Vista 78 Wartburg 63 Augustana (IL) 57 Wartburg 72 Regional Third-place Washington St. Louis 52 Augustana (IL) 54

First Round Regional Championship             Hope 73 St. Benedict 60 Hope 68 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 67 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 65 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 68 Regional Third-place St. Benedict 59 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 67

National finals

	National quarterfinals					National semifinals					National championship
	St. John Fisher		66
	Scranton		60
						St. John Fisher		77
						Heidelberg		54
	Heidelberg		71
	Southern Maine		62
											St. John Fisher		63
											Hope		65
	Centre College		70
	Concordia–Moorhead		65
						Centre College		62			National third-place game
						Hope		75
	Hope		85*								Heidelberg		71
	Buena Vista		79								Centre (KY)		60

All-tournament team

• Dina Disney, Hope
• Holly VandenBerg, Hope
• Susan Heidt, St. John Fisher
• Michelle Skovrinski, St. John Fisher
• Dortha Ford, Heidelberg

See also

• 1990 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1990 NAIA women's basketball tournament

References

1. "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 7, 2021.