2008 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament was the 27th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]
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| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site | Health and Sports Center Kearney, Nebraska | ||||
| Champions | Northern Kentucky (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | South Dakota (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Nancy Winstel (2nd title) | ||||
| MOP | Angela Healy (Northern Kentucky) | ||||
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Northern Kentucky defeated South Dakota in the championship game, 63–58, to claim the Norse's second NCAA Division II national title and first since 2000.
As in 2008, the championship rounds were contested at the Health and Sports Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Kearney in Kearney, Nebraska.
Bracket
Elite Eight
| Elite Eight | Final Four | National Championship | ||||||||||||
| Delta State | 75 | |||||||||||||
| California | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Delta State | 58 | |||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 68 | |||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 85** | |||||||||||||
| Washburn | 80 | |||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Alaska Anchorage | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Franklin Pierce | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Alaska Anchorage | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Wingate | 65 | |||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Angela Healy, Northern Kentucky
- Cassie Brannen, Northern Kentucky
- Jeana Hoffman, South Dakota
- Bridget Yoerger, South Dakota
- Johannah Leedham, Franklin Pierce
See also
References
- "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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