1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox college basketball tournament
| Type=NAIA
| Year=1994
| Gender = Women's
| Image = National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
| ImageSize = 200
| Caption =
| Teams = 32
| FabFourArena = Oman Arena
| FabFourCity = {{flagicon|Tennessee}} Jackson, Tennessee
| Champions = Southern Nazarene Redskins
| TitleCount = 2nd
| ChampGameCount = 2nd
| ChampFFCount = 3rd
| RunnerUp = David Lipscomb Bisons
| GameCount = 1st
| RunnerFFCount = 1st
| Semifinal1 = Auburn Montgomery Warhawks
| FabFourCount1 = 1st
| Semifinal2 = Montevallo Falcons
| FabFourCount2 = 1st
| COTY = Jerry Finkbeiner
| COTYSchool = Southern Nazarene
| MVP = JoAnna Bailey
| MVPTeam = Southern Nazarene
| POTY =
| POTYSchool =
| Hustle = Cherilyn Morris
| HustleSchool = Southern Nazarene
| TopScorer = Beth Stewart
| TopScorerTeam = David Lipscomb
| Points = 121
}}
The 1994 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 1993–94 basketball season.
Top-seeded Southern Nazarene 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 Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.{{cite web|title=NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History|url=https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/Records/DIWBB_Championship.pdf|work=NAIA|accessdate=18 February 2022}}
Qualification
{{see also|1993–94 NAIA Division I women's basketball season}}
The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, with the top sixteen teams receiving seeds.
The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.
Bracket
{{32TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round
| RD2 = Second round
| RD3 = Elite Eight
| RD4 = Final Four
| RD5 = National championship
| team-width = 170
| score-width = 30
| seeds = yes
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=Southern Nazarene
| RD1-score01=94
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=Western New Mexico
| RD1-score02=56
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Northern Montana
| RD1-score03=53
| RD1-seed04=16
| RD1-team04=SE Oklahoma State
| RD1-score04=58
| RD1-seed05=9
| RD1-team05=Simon Fraser
| RD1-score05=75
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=Fresno Pacific
| RD1-score06=64
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=Rockhurst
| RD1-score07=49
| RD1-seed08=8
| RD1-team08=Union (TN)
| RD1-score08=59
| RD1-seed09=5
| RD1-team09=SW Oklahoma State
| RD1-score09=59
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=Lees-McRae
| RD1-score10=57
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Berry (GA)
| RD1-score11=67
| RD1-seed12=12
| RD1-team12=Midwestern State
| RD1-score12=91
| RD1-seed13=13
| RD1-team13=Central State (OH)
| RD1-score13=69
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Oklahoma City
| RD1-score14=64
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=Rosary (IL)
| RD1-score15=59
| RD1-seed16=4
| RD1-team16=Auburn Montgomery
| RD1-score16=103
| RD1-seed17=3
| RD1-team17=Belmont
| RD1-score17=92
| RD1-seed18=
| RD1-team18=Mary Hardin-Baylor
| RD1-score18=72
| RD1-seed19=
| RD1-team19=East Texas Baptist
| RD1-score19=64
| RD1-seed20=14
| RD1-team20=Phillips (OK)
| RD1-score20=80
| RD1-seed21=11
| RD1-team21=Claflin
| RD1-score21=78
| RD1-seed22=
| RD1-team22=St. Ambrose
| RD1-score22=85
| RD1-seed23=
| RD1-team23=Wheeling Jesuit
| RD1-score23=67
| RD1-seed24=6
| RD1-team24=Montevallo
| RD1-score24=88
| RD1-seed25=7
| RD1-team25=David Lipscomb
| RD1-score25=89
| RD1-seed26=
| RD1-team26=Lindenwood
| RD1-score26=59
| RD1-seed27=
| RD1-team27=Rio Grande
| RD1-score27=79
| RD1-seed28=10
| RD1-team28=Campbellsville
| RD1-score28=82
| RD1-seed29=15
| RD1-team29=Xavier Louisiana
| RD1-score29=50
| RD1-seed30=
| RD1-team30=Minnesota Duluth
| RD1-score30=64
| RD1-seed31=
| RD1-team31=Saint Vincent
| RD1-score31=54
| RD1-seed32=2
| RD1-team32=Arkansas Tech
| RD1-score32=92
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Southern Nazarene
| RD2-score01=83
| RD2-seed02=16
| RD2-team02=SE Oklahoma State
| RD2-score02=67
| RD2-seed03=9
| RD2-team03=Simon Fraser
| RD2-score03=59
| RD2-seed04=8
| RD2-team04=Union (TN)
| RD2-score04=64
| RD2-seed05=5
| RD2-team05=SW Oklahoma State
| RD2-score05=68
| RD2-seed06=12
| RD2-team06=Midwestern State
| RD2-score06=54
| RD2-seed07=13
| RD2-team07=Central State (OH)
| RD2-score07=76
| RD2-seed08=4
| RD2-team08=Auburn Montgomery
| RD2-score08=85
| RD2-seed09=3
| RD2-team09=Belmont
| RD2-score09=80
| RD2-seed10=14
| RD2-team10=Phillips (OK)
| RD2-score10=66
| RD2-seed11=
| RD2-team11=St. Ambrose
| RD2-score11=75
| RD2-seed12=6
| RD2-team12=Montevallo
| RD2-score12=85*
| RD2-seed13=7
| RD2-team13=David Lipscomb
| RD2-score13=80
| RD2-seed14=10
| RD2-team14=Campbellsville
| RD2-score14=65
| RD2-seed15=
| RD2-team15=Minnesota Duluth
| RD2-score15=63
| RD2-seed16=2
| RD2-team16=Arkansas Tech
| RD2-score16=67
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Southern Nazarene
| RD3-score01=75
| RD3-seed02=8
| RD3-team02=Union (TN)
| RD3-score02=71
| RD3-seed03=5
| RD3-team03=SW Oklahoma State
| RD3-score03=60
| RD3-seed04=4
| RD3-team04=Auburn Montgomery
| RD3-score04=69
| RD3-seed05=3
| RD3-team05=Belmont
| RD3-score05=71
| RD3-seed06=6
| RD3-team06=Montevallo
| RD3-score06=83
| RD3-seed07=7
| RD3-team07=David Lipscomb
| RD3-score07=85
| RD3-seed08=2
| RD3-team08=Arkansas Tech
| RD3-score08=67
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Southern Nazarene
| RD4-score01=83
| RD4-seed02=4
| RD4-team02=Auburn Montgomery
| RD4-score02=81
| RD4-seed03=6
| RD4-team03=Montevallo
| RD4-score03=72
| RD4-seed04=7
| RD4-team04=David Lipscomb
| RD4-score04=79
| RD5-seed01=1
| RD5-team01=Southern Nazarene
| RD5-score01=97
| RD5-seed02=7
| RD5-team02=David Lipscomb
| RD5-score02=74
}}
See also
References
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{{NAIA Women's Basketball Tournaments}}
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Category:NAIA women's basketball championships