1995 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 1995 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 1994–95 basketball season.

1995 (1995) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Southern Nazarene Redskins (3rd title, 3rd title game, 4th Fab Four)
Runner-up	SE Oklahoma State Savages (1st title game, 1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists	David Lipscomb Bisons (2nd Fab Four) SW Oklahoma State Bulldogs (9th Fab Four)
Coach of the year	Jerry Finkbeiner (Southern Nazarene)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Cherilyn Morris (Southern Nazarene)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Crystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State)
Top scorer	Crystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State) (177 points)
NAIA Division I women's tournaments «1994 1996»

Top-seeded defending champions Southern Nazarene defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State in the championship game, 78–77, to claim the Redskins' third NAIA national title. This would ultimately be the second of four consecutive championships for Southern Nazarene.

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

Qualification

See also: 1994–95 NAIA Division I women's basketball season

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	Southern Nazarene	90
		Rosary (IL)	53
						1	Southern Nazarene	82
						16	Montevallo	73
		St. Mary's (TX)	51
	16	Montevallo	67*
											1	Southern Nazarene	76
											9	Campbellsville	48
	9	Campbellsville	69
		Rockhurst	54
						9	Campbellsville	60
						8	Arkansas Tech	56
		High Point	57
	8	Arkansas Tech	82
																1	Southern Nazarene	54
																5	SW Oklahoma State	48
	5	SW Oklahoma State	78
		Saint Vincent	52
						5	SW Oklahoma State	70
						12	Xavier Louisiana	64
		Salem-Teikyo	76
	12	Xavier Louisiana	87
											5	SW Oklahoma State	67
											13	Simon Fraser	61
	13	Simon Fraser	79
		East Texas Baptist	57
						13	Simon Fraser	74
						4	Union (TN)	71
		Lindenwood	53
	4	Union (TN)	79
																					1	Southern Nazarene	78
																					7	SE Oklahoma State	77
	3	David Lipscomb	94
		Clayton State	52
						3	David Lipscomb	80
						14	Oklahoma Christian	67
		Mary Hardin-Baylor	72
	14	Oklahoma Christian	88
											3	David Lipscomb	91
											6	Arkansas–Monticello	69
	11	Montana State Northern	71
		Midwestern State	81
							Midwestern State	58
						6	Arkansas–Monticello	79
		Fresno Pacific	57
	6	Arkansas–Monticello	62
																3	David Lipscomb	74
																7	SE Oklahoma State	75
	7	SE Oklahoma State	74
		Belmont Abbey	49
						7	SE Oklahoma State	82
						10	Wayland Baptist	67
		Central State (OH)	71
	10	Wayland Baptist	76
											7	SE Oklahoma State	81
											2	Auburn Montgomery	76
	15	Saint Martin's (WA)	70
		Western New Mexico	59
						15	Saint Martin's	79
						2	Auburn Montgomery	95
		Voorhees	50
	2	Auburn Montgomery	103

See also

• 1995 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1995 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1995 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1995 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1995 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

1. "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 6, 2022.