1998 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 1998 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 1997–98 basketball season.

1998 (1998) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Union (TN) Bulldogs (1st title, 3rd title game, 4th Fab Four)
Runner-up	Southern Nazarene Redskins (6th title game, 7th Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Findlay Oilers (1st Fab Four) Simon Fraser Clan (1st Fab Four)
Coach of the year	David Blackstock (Union (TN))
Player of the year	Marieme Lo (Central State (OH))
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	April Pearson (Union (TN))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Rose Agnoung (Union (TN))
Top scorer	Hazel Taylor (Wayland Baptist) (81 points)
NAIA Division I women's tournaments «1997 1999»

In a rematch of the 1997 final, Union (TN) defeated four-time defending champions Southern Nazarene in the championship game, 73–70, to claim the Bulldogs' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.

Qualification

See also: 1997–98 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

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					Final Four					National championship
	1	Union (TN)	78
		Pikeville	51
						1	Union (TN)	76
						16	Montana State Northern	63
		SW Oklahoma State	62
	16	Montana State Northern	65
											1	Union (TN)	99*
											8	Oklahoma Baptist	92
	9	Rockhurst	75
		Vanguard	61
						9	Rockhurst	51
						8	Oklahoma Baptist	73
		Claflin	53
	8	Oklahoma Baptist	86
																1	Union (TN)	80
																	Findlay	64
	5	Phillips	65
		Incarnate Word	55
						5	Phillips	61
						12	Lewis–Clark State	88
		Indiana–South Bend	63
	12	Lewis–Clark State	96
											12	Lewis–Clark State	70
												Findlay	84
	13	Western Washington	69
		Findlay	76
							Findlay	82
						4	Xavier Louisiana	63
		Georgia Southwestern	66
	4	Xavier Louisiana	70
																					1	Union (TN)	73
																					3	Southern Nazarene	70
	3	Southern Nazarene	100
		St. Vincent	71
						3	Southern Nazarene	75
						14	SE Oklahoma State	65
		NW Oklahoma State	63
	14	SE Oklahoma State	68
											3	Southern Nazarene	72
											6	Campbellsville	67
	11	Central State (OH)	64
		Oklahoma City	75
							Oklahoma City	51
						6	Campbellsville	69
		LeTourneau	56
	6	Campbellsville	95
																3	Southern Nazarene	66
																2	Simon Fraser	63
	7	Wayland Baptist	89
		Louisiana College	72
						7	Wayland Baptist	69*
						10	Auburn Montgomery	62
		Freed–Hardeman	31
	10	Auburn Montgomery	63
											7	Wayland Baptist	64
											2	Simon Fraser	80
	15	Lipscomb	72
		East Central (OK)	78
							East Central (OK)	58
						2	Simon Fraser	67
		McKendree	39
	2	Simon Fraser	78

See also

• 1998 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1998 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1998 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1998 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1998 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament