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1997 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 1997 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 1996–97 basketball season.


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Oman Arena, Jackson, Tennessee
Southern Nazarene Redskins (5th title, 5th title game,6th Fab Four)
Union (TN) Bulldogs (2nd title game,3rd Fab Four)
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Craig Wiginton (Southern Nazarene)
Tonna Woolery (Southern Nazarene)
Astou Ndiaye (Southern Nazarene)
Hazel Taylor (Wayland Baptist)(82 points)
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The 1997 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 1996–97 basketball season.

Three-time defending champions Southern Nazarene defeated Union (TN) in the championship game, 78–73, to claim the Redskins' fifth NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.

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.

  • 1997 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
  • 1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
  • 1997 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
  • 1997 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
  • 1997 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
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