2017 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college basketball tournament
| Type=NAIA
| Year=2017
| Gender = Women's
| Image = National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
| ImageSize = 200
| Caption =
| Teams = 32
| FabFourArena = Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
| FabFourCity = {{flagicon|Montana}} Billings, Montana
| Champions = Oklahoma City Stars
| TitleCount = 9th
| ChampGameCount = 12th
| ChampFFCount = 14th
| RunnerUp = Lewis–Clark State Warriors
| GameCount = 1st
| RunnerFFCount = 2nd
| Semifinal1 = Campbellsville Tigers
| FabFourCount1 = 2nd
| Semifinal2 = Vanguard Lions
| FabFourCount2 = 5th
| MVP = Daniela Wallen
| MVPTeam = Oklahoma City
| Hustle = Kelsey Scherder
| HustleSchool = William Woods
| COTY = Bo Overton
| COTYSchool = Oklahoma City
| POTY = Daniela Wallen
| POTYSchool = Oklahoma City
| TopScorer = Daniela Wallen
| TopScorerTeam = Oklahoma City
| Points = 122
}}
The 2017 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 2016–17 basketball season.
Oklahoma City defeated Lewis–Clark State in the championship game, 73–66, to claim the Stars' ninth NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana.{{cite web|title=NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History|url=https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/Records/DIWBB_Championship.pdf|work=NAIA|accessdate=30 March 2022}}
Qualification
{{see also|2016–17 NAIA Division I women's basketball season}}
The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.
The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.
Bracket
{{32TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round
| RD2 = Second round
| RD3 = Quarterfinals
| RD4 = Semifinals
| RD5 = National championship
| team-width = 170
| score-width = 30
| seeds = yes
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=Lindsey Wilson
| RD1-score01=63
| RD1-seed02=8
| RD1-team02=Martin Methodist
| RD1-score02=52
| RD1-seed03=5
| RD1-team03=Central Methodist
| RD1-score03=52
| RD1-seed04=4
| RD1-team04=Biola
| RD1-score04=49
| RD1-seed05=3
| RD1-team05=Columbia (MO)
| RD1-score05=53
| RD1-seed06=6
| RD1-team06=Montana Western
| RD1-score06=63
| RD1-seed07=7
| RD1-team07=MidAmerica Nazarene
| RD1-score07=63
| RD1-seed08=2
| RD1-team08=Oklahoma City
| RD1-score08=73
| RD1-seed09=2
| RD1-team09=Baker (KS)
| RD1-score09=72
| RD1-seed10=7
| RD1-team10=Mobile
| RD1-score10=56
| RD1-seed11=6
| RD1-team11=Talladega
| RD1-score11=75
| RD1-seed12=3
| RD1-team12=Campbellsville
| RD1-score12=84
| RD1-seed13=4
| RD1-team13=Our Lady of the Lake
| RD1-score13=83
| RD1-seed14=5
| RD1-team14=The Master's
| RD1-score14=85
| RD1-seed15=8
| RD1-team15=Rocky Mountain
| RD1-score15=52
| RD1-seed16=1
| RD1-team16=Freed–Hardeman
| RD1-score16=62
| RD1-seed17=1
| RD1-team17=Lewis–Clark State
| RD1-score17=59
| RD1-seed18=8
| RD1-team18=William Penn
| RD1-score18=45
| RD1-seed19=5
| RD1-team19=Bethel (TN)
| RD1-score19=70
| RD1-seed20=4
| RD1-team20=Wayland Baptist
| RD1-score20=57
| RD1-seed21=3
| RD1-team21=Lyon (AR)
| RD1-score21=71
| RD1-seed22=6
| RD1-team22=Pikeville
| RD1-score22=59
| RD1-seed23=7
| RD1-team23=LSU Shreveport
| RD1-score23=52
| RD1-seed24=2
| RD1-team24=Westmont
| RD1-score24=57
| RD1-seed25=2
| RD1-team25=Vanguard
| RD1-score25=66
| RD1-seed26=7
| RD1-team26=Lindenwood Belleville
| RD1-score26=59
| RD1-seed27=6
| RD1-team27=Loyola New Orleans
| RD1-score27=55
| RD1-seed28=3
| RD1-team28=Montana State Northern
| RD1-score28=60
| RD1-seed29=4
| RD1-team29=Benedictine (KS)
| RD1-score29=72
| RD1-seed30=5
| RD1-team30=John Brown
| RD1-score30=74
| RD1-seed31=8
| RD1-team31=William Woods
| RD1-score31=88
| RD1-seed32=1
| RD1-team32=Shawnee State
| RD1-score32=85
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Lindsey Wilson
| RD2-score01=89
| RD2-seed02=5
| RD2-team02=Central Methodist
| RD2-score02=72
| RD2-seed03=6
| RD2-team03=Montana Western
| RD2-score03=79
| RD2-seed04=2
| RD2-team04=Oklahoma City
| RD2-score04=81
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=Baker (KS)
| RD2-score05=56
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06=Campbellsville
| RD2-score06=73
| RD2-seed07=5
| RD2-team07=The Master's
| RD2-score07=58
| RD2-seed08=1
| RD2-team08=Freed–Hardeman
| RD2-score08=79
| RD2-seed09=1
| RD2-team09=Lewis–Clark State
| RD2-score09=69
| RD2-seed10=5
| RD2-team10=Bethel (TN)
| RD2-score10=58
| RD2-seed11=3
| RD2-team11=Lyon (AR)
| RD2-score11=53
| RD2-seed12=2
| RD2-team12=Westmont
| RD2-score12=65
| RD2-seed13=2
| RD2-team13=Vanguard
| RD2-score13=71
| RD2-seed14=3
| RD2-team14=Montana State Northern
| RD2-score14=65
| RD2-seed15=5
| RD2-team15=John Brown
| RD2-score15=61
| RD2-seed16=8
| RD2-team16=William Woods
| RD2-score16=64
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Lindsey Wilson
| RD3-score01=64
| RD3-seed02=2
| RD3-team02=Oklahoma City
| RD3-score02=80
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03=Campbellsville
| RD3-score03=73
| RD3-seed04=1
| RD3-team04=Freed–Hardeman
| RD3-score04=70
| RD3-seed05=1
| RD3-team05=Lewis–Clark State
| RD3-score05=72
| RD3-seed06=2
| RD3-team06=Westmont
| RD3-score06=67
| RD3-seed07=2
| RD3-team07=Vanguard
| RD3-score07=71
| RD3-seed08=8
| RD3-team08=William Woods
| RD3-score08=34
| RD4-seed01=2
| RD4-team01=Oklahoma City
| RD4-score01=87
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Campbellsville
| RD4-score02=78
| RD4-seed03=1
| RD4-team03=Lewis–Clark State
| RD4-score03=65
| RD4-seed04=2
| RD4-team04=Vanguard
| RD4-score04=41
| RD5-seed01=2
| RD5-team01=Oklahoma City
| RD5-score01=73
| RD5-seed02=1
| RD5-team02=Lewis–Clark State
| RD5-score02=66
}}
See also
References
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{{NAIA Women's Basketball Tournaments}}
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Category:NAIA women's basketball championships