The 2009 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 United States and Canada for the 2008–09 basketball season. Union (TN) defeated Lambuth in the championship game, 73–63, to claim the Bulldogs' fourth NAIA national title and first since

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. The tournament was played at the

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Qualification

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

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format.

Bracket

References

{{NAIA Women's Basketball Tournaments NAIA NAIA women's basketball championships 2009 in sports in Tennessee Women's sports in Tennessee

Qualification

Bracket

See also

References