The 2018 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 37th annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the national champion of

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women's collegiate basketball in the

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. Defending champions Amherst defeated Bowdoin in the championship game, 65–45, to claim the Lord Jeffs' third Division III national title. The championship rounds were hosted at the Mayo Civic Center in

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Bracket

Top left sectional

Bottom left sectional

Top right sectional

Bottom right sectional

Final Four

All-tournament team

* Hannah Fox, Amherst * Emma McCarthy, Amherst * Kate Kerrigan, Bowdoin * Madison Temple, Thomas More * Katie Sommer, Wartburg

References

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