The 1991 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the tenth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
St. Thomas (MN) defeated Muskingum in the championship game, 73–55, to claim the Tommies' first Division III national title.
The championship rounds were hosted by the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Format There was a slight adjustment to the tournament's format in 1991, even though the field size remained fixed at 32 teams.
The bracket was reorganized from eight regional tournaments of four teams, with each regional winner advancing to the national quarterfinal round, to a new structure of four sectionals of eight teams. Under the new format, the four sectional champions advanced to the national semifinal, or Final Four, round.
Bracket An asterisk by a team indicates the host of first and second round games An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period
Atlantic sectional
South sectional
Northeast sectional
West sectional
Final Four
All-tournament team Tonja Englund, St. Thomas (MN) Laurie Trow, St. Thomas (MN) Michelle Snow, Muskingum Kate Titus, Muskingum Bernice Laferriere, Eastern Connecticut State
See also 1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1991 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1991 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1991 NAIA women's basketball tournament
References