Women's Bracket
Released
03/04/10
KANSAS
CITY, Mo. - (Bracket
PDF)
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA) has officially released the 32-team bracket
for the 19th Annual State Farm-NAIA Division II
Women's Basketball National Championship, held March
10 - 16 at the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena in
Sioux City, Iowa. Tickets can be purchased by calling
(712) 279-4850. Shawnee State (Ohio) and Haskell
Indian Nations (Kan.) will tip off the event on March
10 at 8:30 a.m. CST. The first and second round will
feature eight games in three days, followed by the
quarterfinals on March 13. Semifinal action takes to
the court on March 15, with the National Championship
taking place on March 16. The championship field
features six teams that have previously won the
title, led by Hastings (Neb.) and defending national
champion Morningside (Iowa) with three titles each.
Northwestern (Iowa) has held the banner twice.
Indiana Wesleyan, Shawnee State (Ohio) and Walsh
(Ohio) have each claimed one national title. Five
teams will represent the Great Plains Athletic
Conference and four Mid-Central College Conference
squads qualify to Sioux City. The American Mideast
Conference and Dakota Athletic Conference each send a
trio of teams. Thirty-one games will be played out in
Sioux City. The first 30 games will be video-streamed
by NeuLion, the parent company of JumpTV. Three
different subscription plans for basketball (Men's
and Women's Division I; Men's and Women's Division
II) will be available for tournament coverage. Users
can purchase the All-Tournament pass, which includes
every event offered on College Sports Direct from all
four basketball tournaments for $39.95. Each of the
four basketball tournaments can be purchased
separately for $24.95 and any single day can be
purchased for $9.95. In order to view the streaming,
click
here.
The Championship final on March 16 will be televised
live nationally on CBS College Sports Television with
tipoff at 9 p.m. CST.
