The 1991 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the tenth annual
tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
hosted by the
NCAA
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to determine the national champion of
Division II women's
collegiate basketball in the
United States
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.
North Dakota State
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defeated
Southeast Missouri State in the championship game, 81–74, claiming the Bison's first NCAA Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested at the
Show Me Center
The Show Me Center is a multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Since its opening in 1987, this joint project between the City of Cape Girardeau and the university annually h ...
at
Southeast Missouri State University in
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau ( , french: Cap-Girardeau ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,540. The city is one of two principal citi ...
.
Regionals
East -
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,411 as of the 2020 census. Located east of Pittsburgh, Johnstown is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, whi ...
Location: Sports Center Host:
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
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South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia
Location:
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall is a 4,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Norfolk, Virginia, located to the northeast of Dick Price Stadium on the eastern edge of Norfolk State University. It was built in 1982 to replace Gill Gymnasium as home to the No ...
Host:
Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University (NSU) is a public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Virginia High-Tech Partnership.
History
The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 ...
West -
Turlock, California
Turlock is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. Its estimated 2019 population of 73,631 made it the second-largest city in Stanislaus County after Modesto.
History
Founded on December 22, 1871, by prominent grain farmer Jo ...
Location:
Warrior Gym
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Host:
California State University, Stanislaus
California State University, Stanislaus (Stanislaus State, Stan State) is a public university in Turlock, Stanislaus County, California. It is part of the California State University system. It was established in 1957 and is also the only cam ...
South Central -
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau ( , french: Cap-Girardeau ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,540. The city is one of two principal citi ...
Location:
Show Me Center
The Show Me Center is a multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Since its opening in 1987, this joint project between the City of Cape Girardeau and the university annually h ...
Host:
Southeast Missouri State University
North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota
Location:
Hyslop Sports Center
Hyslop Sports Center is an indoor arena on the campus of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
The arena holds 4,500 spectators and opened in 1951. Hyslop Sports Center is named in honor of William Kenneth Hyslop (1885â ...
Host:
University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota (also known as UND or North Dakota) is a public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of N ...
Great Lakes -
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Highland Heights is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 6,923 at the 2010 U.S. census.
Highland Heights is home to Northern Kentucky University and General Cable, a Fortune 500 company wh ...
Location: Regents Hall Host:
Northern Kentucky University
Northern Kentucky University is a public university in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It is primarily an undergraduate institution with over 14,000 students; over 12,000 are undergraduate students and nearly 2,000 are graduate students. Northern ...
South -
Jacksonville, Alabama
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Location:
Pete Mathews Coliseum
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Host:
Jacksonville State University
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New England -
Waltham, Massachusetts
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Location: Dana Center Host:
Bentley College
National Finals -
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau ( , french: Cap-Girardeau ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,540. The city is one of two principal citi ...
Final Four Location:
Show Me Center
The Show Me Center is a multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Since its opening in 1987, this joint project between the City of Cape Girardeau and the university annually h ...
Host:
Southeast Missouri State University
All-tournament team
* Nadine Schmidt, North Dakota State
* Jill DeVries, North Dakota State
* Jerri Wiley, Southeast Missouri State
* Sarita Wesley, Southeast Missouri State
* Kim Penwell, Bentley
See also
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NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship
The NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament (officially styled as "Championship" instead of "Tournament") is an annual tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II women's college basketball nati ...
*
1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
*
1991 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
The 1991 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the tenth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
St. Thomas (MN) defeated Muskin ...
*
1991 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
The 1991 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1990-91 NCAA D ...
References
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