2008 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2008 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 2007–08 basketball season.

2008 (2008) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Vanguard Lions (1st title, 1st title game, 4th Fab Four)
Runner-up	Trevecca Nazarene Trojans (1st title game, 1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Freed–Hardeman Lions (2nd Fab Four) Union University Bulldogs (9th Fab Four)
Coach of the year	Russ Davis (Vanguard)
Player of the year	Josephine Owino (Union (TN))
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Kiely Schork (Loyola New Orleans)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Jessica Richter (Vanguard)
Top scorer	Melissa Cook (Vanguard) (88 points)
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Vanguard defeated Trevecca Nazarene in the championship game, 72–59, to claim the Lions' first NAIA national title.

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

Qualification

See also: 2007–08 NAIA Division I women's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant.

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

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					National championship
	1	Oklahoma City	64
	8	Harris–Stowe State	73
						8	Harris–Stowe State	53
						4	Carroll (MT)	62
	5	Westmont	59
	4	Carroll (MT)	61
											4	Carroll (MT)	56
											2	Vanguard	71
	3	Lambuth	73
	6	Xavier Louisiana	56
						3	Lambuth	67
						2	Vanguard	70
	7	Cumberlands (KY)	62
	2	Vanguard	75
																2	Vanguard	74
																1	Union (TN)	72
	2	Oklahoma Baptist	74
	7	Lindsey Wilson	78
						7	Lindsey Wilson	61
						3	Lewis–Clark State	73
	6	McKendree	49
	3	Lewis–Clark State	69
											3	Lewis–Clark State	57
											1	Union (TN)	82
	5	Olivet Nazarene	95
	4	The Master's	99
						4	The Master's	78
						1	Union (TN)	95
	8	USAO	66
	1	Union (TN)	95
																					2	Vanguard	72
																					6	Trevecca Nazarene	59
	1	Lee (TN)	66
	8	Brescia	60
						1	Lee (TN)	60
						5	Lubbock Christian	76
	5	Lubbock Christian	81
	4	Saint Xavier	78
											5	Lubbock Christian	70
											2	Freed–Hardeman	76
	3	Azusa Pacific	63
	6	Wiley	69
						6	Wiley	68
						2	Freed–Hardeman	75
	7	Georgetown (KY)	61
	2	Freed–Hardeman	68
																2	Freed–Hardeman	59
																6	Trevecca Nazarene	69
	2	Langston	75
	7	Berry	68
						2	Langston	66
						6	Trevecca Nazarene	78
	6	Trevecca Nazarene	85
	3	Southern Nazarene	56
											6	Trevecca Nazarene	68
											4	Loyola New Orleans	50
	5	Westminster (UT)	62
	4	Loyola New Orleans	73
						4	Loyola New Orleans	71
						1	Point Loma Nazarene	64
	8	Robert Morris (IL)	41
	1	Point Loma Nazarene	60

See also

• 2008 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2008 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2008 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2008 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

1. "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 22, 2022.