The 1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the

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held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's

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among its Division I members in the

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and

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for the 1993–94 basketball season. Top-seeded

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defeated David Lipscomb in the championship game, 97–74, to claim the Redskins' second NAIA national title. This would ultimately be the first of four consecutive championships for Southern Nazarene. The tournament was played at the

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Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds. The tournament continued to utilize a simple

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format.

Bracket

References

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Qualification

Bracket

See also

References