NAIA national women's basketball championship

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1981. It was established one year before the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament

NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season...

. It was created to crown a women's national title for smaller colleges and universities. Since 1992, the NAIA has sponsored a women's division II championship tournament. Also the entire tournament is played in one city (Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...

DI, and Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....

DII). Contracts for Frankfort will expire after 2014, and for Sioux City after 2012, pending renewal or selection of a new host city.

Division I

The NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament is held at the Frankfort Convention Center

Frankfort Convention Center

The Frankfort Convention Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA. It hosts locals sporting events and concerts. It was opened as part of the Capital Plaza urban renewal project in the 1970s. The arena's original name was the Farnham Dungeon Civic Center....

in Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort, Kentucky

and is being played there beginning in 2012. The NAIA is the only international intercollegiate athletic association in North America, the NAIA DI Women's Basketball Championship, was the first NAIA Championship to feature a college from outside the United States in the championship game. Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...

was the national DI runner-up in 1996 and 1997. Southern Nazarene University

Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm

Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm features 17 men's and women's varsity sports teams at Southern Nazarene University. In 1999, the Crimson Storm athletic nickname replaced the "Redskins", and the "Thundercat" was debuted as the mascot in 2003. The Crimson Storm participates in the NAIA's Division I,...

has the most tournament championships with 7 and most tournament appearances with 9.

{| class="wikitable"
!|Year||Champion||Score||Defeated||Arena||Location
|-
| 1981 || Kentucky State

Kentucky State University

Kentucky State University is a four-year institution of higher learning, located in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States, the Commonwealth's capital. The school is an historically black university, which desegregated in 1954...

|| 73-67 || Texas Southern

Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University is a historically black university located in Houston, Texas, United States....

|| || Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

|-
| 1982 || Southwestern Oklahoma

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a public university in Weatherford and Sayre, Oklahoma. It is one of seven state regional universities in the state of Oklahoma.The current president of SWOSU is Randy Beutler.-History:...

|| 80-45 || Missouri Southern State

Missouri Southern State University

Missouri Southern State University is a public, state university located in Joplin, Missouri. Missouri Southern State University was formerly Missouri Southern State College and is also known as Missouri Southern, MSSU, or MoSo for short. Established in 1937 as Joplin Junior College, Missouri...

|| || Kansas City, Missouri
|-
| 1983 || Southwestern Oklahoma || 80-68 || Alabama-Huntsville

University of Alabama in Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is a state-supported, public, coeducational research university, located in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees, and is organized in five...

|| || Kansas City, Missouri
|-
| 1984 || North Carolina-Asheville

University of North Carolina at Asheville

The University of North Carolina at Asheville is a co-educational, four year, public liberal arts university. The university is also known as UNC Asheville. Located in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, UNCA is the only designated liberal arts institution in the University of North...

|| 72-70#|| Portland (Ore.)

Portland Pilots (NCAA)

The Portland Pilots is the nickname for athletics at the University of Portland. The Pilots compete in the West Coast Conference at the NCAA's Division I level.-History:...

|| || Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...

|-
| 1985 || Southwestern Oklahoma || 55-54 || Saginaw Valley (Mich.)

Saginaw Valley State University

Saginaw Valley State University, commonly known as SVSU, is a state university in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the middle of Michigan's lower peninsula in the Saginaw Valley region. The university is located in Kochville Township, Saginaw County...

|| || Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|-
| 1986 || Francis Marion (S.C.)

Francis Marion University

Francis Marion University is a state-supported liberal arts university located six miles east of Florence, South Carolina, USA...

|| 75-65 || Wayland Baptist (Texas)

Wayland Baptist University

Wayland Baptist University is private, coeducational Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas, U.S.A. Wayland Baptist has a total of fourteen campuses in four additional Texas cities, five other states, and the country of Kenya. On August 31, 1908, the university was chartered by the state of...

|| || Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

|-
| 1987 || Southwestern Oklahoma || 60-58 || North Georgia || || Kansas City, Missouri
|-
| 1988 || Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City University, often referred to as OCU, is a coeducational, urban, private university historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church...

|| 113-95 || Claflin (S.C.)

Claflin University

Claflin University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. Claflin University was founded in 1869 and is the oldest historically black college or university in the state of South Carolina.-History:...

|| || Kansas City, Missouri
|-
| 1989 || Southern Nazarene (Okla.)

Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm

|| 98-96 || Claflin (S.C.) || || Kansas City, Missouri
|-
| 1990 || Southwestern Oklahoma || 82-75 || Arkansas-Monticello

University of Arkansas at Monticello

The University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public university and college for vocational and technical education located in Monticello, Arkansas, United States....

|| Oman Arena

Oman Arena

The Oman Arena is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena, in Jackson, Tennessee, USA. It was opened in 1967.The arena is located between the campuses of Madison Academic Magnet High School and Jackson Central-Merry High School, in central Jackson.In the 1980's, it was renamed in honor of the late Tury...

|| Jackson, Tennessee

Jackson, Tennessee

Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...

|-
| 1991 || Fort Hays State (Kan.)

Fort Hays State University

Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States. It is the fourth-largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, with an enrollment of approximately 11,200 students .- History :FHSU was founded in 1902 as the...

|| 57-53 || Southwestern Oklahoma || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 1992 || Arkansas Tech

Arkansas Tech University

Arkansas Tech University is a comprehensive regional institution located in Russellville, Arkansas, United States. The university offers programs at both baccalaureate and graduate levels in a range of fields. As of 2004, the University also operates a small satellite campus in the town of Ozark...

|| 84-68 || Wayland Baptist (Texas) || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 1993 || Arkansas Tech || 76-75 || Union (Tenn.)

Union University

Union University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown, Tennessee, and Hendersonville, Tennessee...

|| Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 1994 || Southern Nazarene (Okla.) || 97-74 || David Lipscomb (Tenn.)

Lipscomb University

Lipscomb University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike on the east...

|| Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 1995 || Southern Nazarene (Okla.) || 78-77 || Southeastern Oklahoma || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 1996 || Southern Nazarene (Okla.) || 80-79 || Southeastern Oklahoma || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 1997 || Southern Nazarene (Okla.) || 78-73 || Union (Tenn.) || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 1998 || Union (Tenn.) || 73-70 || Southern Nazarene (Okla.) || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 1999 || Oklahoma City || 72-55 || Simon Fraser (B.C.)

Simon Fraser University

|| Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2000 || Oklahoma City || 64-55 || Simon Fraser (B.C.) || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2001 || Oklahoma City || 69-52 || Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2002 || Oklahoma City || 82-73 || Southern Nazarene (Okla.) || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2003 || Southern Nazarene (Okla.) || 71-70 || Oklahoma City || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2004 || Southern Nazarene (Okla.) || 77-61 || Oklahoma City || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2005 || Union (Tenn.) || 67-63 || Oklahoma City || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2006 || Union (Tenn.) || 79-62 || Lubbock Christian (Texas)

Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock Christian University is a private Christian university associated with the Churches of Christ located in Lubbock, Texas, in the United States. It was established in 1957. A fall 2011 count showed 2,038 students enrolled at Lubbock Christian University, of which 422 are graduate students...

|| Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2007 || Lambuth (Tenn.)

Lambuth University

Lambuth University was a liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee. It was supported by the Memphis Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Lambuth's athletic teams participated in the NAIA's TranSouth and Mid-South Conferences...

||63-50 || Cumberland (Tenn.)

Cumberland University

Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842, though the current campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.-History:...

|| Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2008 || Vanguard (Calif.)

Vanguard University of Southern California

Vanguard University is located in Costa Mesa, California, USA. During the summer of 1920, Harold K. Needham, D. W. Kerr, and W. C. Pierce opened a school to prepare Christian workers for the various ministries of the church. The new institute, Southern California Bible School, moved from Los...

|| 72-59 || Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)

Trevecca Nazarene University

Trevecca Nazarene University is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Nashville, Tennessee.-History:TNU was founded in 1901 by Cumberland Presbyterian minister J. O. McClurkan as the "Pentecostal Literary and Bible Training School"...

|| Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2009 || Union (Tenn.)|| 73-63 || Lambuth (Tenn.) || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2010 || Union (Tenn.) || 73-65 || Azusa Pacific (Calif.)

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California. It was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900 in Whittier, California. It began offering degrees in 1939...

|| Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-
| 2011 || Azusa Pacific (Calif.)|| 65-59 || Union (Tenn.) || Oman Arena || Jackson, Tennessee
|-}
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Division II

The NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament is held annually, currently at the Tyson Events Center and Gateway Arena

Gateway Arena

The Gateway Arena is a multi-purpose arena inside the Tyson Event Center, located in Sioux City, Iowa is sponsored by Tyson Foods and Gateway, Inc.....

in Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City, Iowa

. The NAIA and Sioux City have extended the contract until 2012. Hastings College

Hastings College

Hastings College is a private, undergraduate, four-year, residential liberal arts college in Hastings, Nebraska, USA.- History :The college was founded in 1882 by a group of men and women seeking to establish a Presbyterian college dedicated to high academic and cultural standards...

and Morningside College

Morningside College

Morningside College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church located in Sioux City, Iowa. Founded in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, Morningside College is a private, four-year, co-educational liberal arts institution. Morningside has 21 buildings on a ...

have the most national titles with three each, and Northwestern College

Northwestern College (Iowa)

Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Orange City, Iowa. It is also known as Northwestern IA. It is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America . Northwestern began as an academy in 1882. It was then upgraded to junior college status in 1928...

, Hastings, College of the Ozarks

College of the Ozarks

College of the Ozarks is a private, Christian liberal-arts college, with its campus at Point Lookout near Branson and Hollister, Missouri, United States. It is south of Springfield on a campus, overlooking Lake Taneycomo...

, Western Oregon University

Western Oregon University

Western Oregon University is a public liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Oregon, United States. It was originally established in 1856 by Oregon pioneers as Monmouth University. Subsequent names include Oregon Normal School, Oregon College of Education, and Western Oregon State College...

all have the most tournament championship game appearances with three.

{| class="wikitable"
!|Year||Champion||Score||Defeated||Arena||Location
|-
| 1992 || Northern State (S.D.)

Northern State University

Northern State University is a four-year public university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States. NSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and offers 38 majors and 42 minors, as well as six associate, eight pre-professional and nine graduate degrees.-History:Founded on the...

|| 73-56 || Tarleton State (Texas)

Tarleton State University

Tarleton State University is a public, coeducational, state university located in Stephenville, Texas. It is the largest non-land-grant university primarily devoted to agriculture in the United States....

|| New PE Building || Monmouth, Oregon

Monmouth, Oregon

- History :Monmouth was settled in 1853 by a group of pioneers who made a point of allocating to build both a city and a "college under the auspices of the Christian Church" and proceeds from the sale of these lands were used to found Monmouth University. By the early 1880s the college fell on...

|-
| 1993 || Northern Montana

Montana State University - Northern

Montana State University – Northern is a public state university, part of the Montana State University System, located in Havre, Montana. Montana State University – Northern was known as Northern Montana College prior to the restructuring of Montana's public university system...

|| 71-68 || Northern State (S.D.) || New PE Building || Monmouth, Oregon
|-
| 1994 || Northern State (S.D.) || 48-45 || Western Oregon

Western Oregon University

||New PE Building || Monmouth, Oregon
|-
| 1995 || Western Oregon || 75-67 || Northwest Nazarene (Idaho)

Northwest Nazarene University

Northwest Nazarene University is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Nampa, Idaho.-History:Eugene Emerson organized a combination grade school and Bible school in 1913 as Idaho Holiness School...

|| New PE Building|| Monmouth, Oregon
|-
| 1996 || Western Oregon || 80-77 || Huron University

Huron University

Huron University, also known as Si Tanka University at Huron, was a private university formerly located in Huron, South Dakota. It closed on April 1, 2005.-Beginnings:...

|| Hershey Hall|| Angola, Indiana

Angola, Indiana

Angola is a city in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Steuben County . Angola was founded by Thomas Gale and Cornelius Gilmore. Angola is home to Trine University...

|-
| 1997 || Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) || 64-46 || Black Hills State (S.D.)

Black Hills State University

Black Hills State University, South Dakota's third largest comprehensive public university, offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus is located in Spearfish, South Dakota. Close to 5,000 students attend classes at the Spearfish campus, at sites in Rapid City, Pierre, Yankton,...

|| Hershey Hall || Angola, Indiana
|-
| 1998 || Walsh (Ohio)

Walsh University

Walsh University is a private non-profit, 4-year, Roman Catholic university in North Canton, Ohio, USA. It was founded in 1960 by the Brothers of Christian Instruction, initially as a liberal arts college. Walsh College became Walsh University in 1993. The University offers more than 50 majors,...

|| 73-66 || Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas)

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

The University of Mary Hardin–Baylor, generally referred to as UMHB, is a Christian co-educational liberal arts institution of higher learning located in Belton, Texas, United States. Founded by the Republic of Texas in 1845 as "Baylor Female College," it has grown to approximately 2,700 students...

|| Sioux City Auditorium || Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City, Iowa

|-
| 1999 || Shawnee State (Ohio)

Shawnee State University

Shawnee State University is a public university in southern Ohio. It is Ohio's newest state-supported university and lies on the north bank of the Ohio River in the city of Portsmouth in Scioto County.Shawnee State University was established in 1986...

|| 80-65 || St. Francis (Ind.)

University of Saint Francis (Indiana)

The University of Saint Francis is a liberal arts university located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, the university promotes Catholic and Franciscan values...

|| Sioux City Auditorium || Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2000 || Mary (N.D.)

University of Mary

The University of Mary is a four year Catholic university near Bismarck, North Dakota.The university is the largest degree granting institution in Bismarck...

|| 59-49 || Northwestern (Iowa)

Northwestern College (Iowa)

|| Sioux City Auditorium || Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2001 || Northwestern (Iowa) || 77-50 || Albertson (Idaho) || Sioux City Auditorium || Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2002 || Hastings (Neb.)

Hastings College

|| 73-69 || Cornerstone (Mich.)

Cornerstone University

Cornerstone University is an independent, non-denominational Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The university emphasises the trinitarian belief in the triune God and the literal interpretation of the Bible...

|| Sioux City Auditorium || Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2003 || Hastings (Neb.) || 59-53 || Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)

Dakota Wesleyan University

Dakota Wesleyan University is a four-year university located in Mitchell, South Dakota, founded in 1885, that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The student body averages slightly less than 800 students...

|| Sioux City Auditorium || Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2004 || Morningside (Iowa)

Morningside College

|| 87-74 || Cedarville (Ohio)

Cedarville University

Cedarville University is a private, co-educational liberal arts university located in Cedarville, Ohio.At its founding, the school was affiliated with the conservative General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America. Today, Cedarville is a Southern Baptist school known for its...

|| Tyson Events Center & Gateway Arena

Gateway Arena

The Gateway Arena is a multi-purpose arena inside the Tyson Event Center, located in Sioux City, Iowa is sponsored by Tyson Foods and Gateway, Inc.....

|| Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2005 || Morningside (Iowa) || 75-65 || Cedarville (Ohio) || Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena || Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2006 || Hastings (Neb.)|| 58-39 || Ozarks (Mo.)

College of the Ozarks

|| Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena || Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2007 || Indiana Wesleyan

Indiana Wesleyan University

Indiana Wesleyan University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Marion, Indiana that is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church denomination...

* || 48-34 || Ozarks (Mo) || Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena || Sioux City, Iowa
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| 2008 || Northwestern College (Iowa) || 82-75 || Ozarks( Mo.) || Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena || Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2009 || Morningside (Iowa) || 68-62 || Hastings (Neb.) || Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena || Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2010 || Northwestern College (Iowa)

Northwestern College (Iowa)

|| 85-66 || Shawnee State University|| Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena || Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2011 || Northwestern College (Iowa)

Northwestern College (Iowa)

|| 88-83 || Davenport (MI) || Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena || Sioux City, Iowa
|-
| 2012 || TBD || TBD || TBD || Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena || Sioux City, Iowa
|}

* Season record of 38-0; first basketball team in NAIA women's history to end season undefeated.

Division I

Division II

See also