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1999 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

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1999 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament
Teams48
Finals siteO'Neill Center
Connecticut Danbury, Connecticut
ChampionsWashington University Bears (2nd title)
Runner-upSt. Benedict Blazers (1st title game)
Third placeSalem State Vikings (4th Final Four)
Fourth placeScranton Royals (5th Final Four)
Winning coachNancy Fahey (2nd title)
Attendance27,128
NCAA Division III women's tournaments
«1998 2000»

The 1999 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 18th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Defending champions Washington St. Louis defeated St. Benedict in the championship game, 74–65, to claim the Bears' second Division III national title, their second of four consecutive.

The championship rounds were hosted at the O'Neill Center at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut from March 18–19, 1999.

Bracket

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  • An asterisk by a team indicates the host of first and second round games
  • An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period

Northeast sectional

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First round
March 3, 1999
Campus sites
Second round
March 6, 1999
Campus sites
Sectional semifinals
March 12, 1999
Williamstown, MA
Sectional finals
March 13, 1999
Williamstown, MA
        
TCNJ* 71
Atlantic Region
Gallaudet 81
St. Mary's (MD)* 73
Gallaudet 80
Gallaudet 65
Salem State 75
Southern Maine* 56
Babson 43
Southern Maine 46
Northeast Region
Salem State* 53
Salem State 76
Williams 60
Rowan* 72
Atlantic Region
Colby–Sawyer 50
Colby–Sawyer* 74
Hunter College 60
Rowan 56
Williams 62
Bowdoin* 49
Bates 44
Bowdoin 48
Northeast Region
Williams* 72

West sectional

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First round
March 3, 1999
Campus sites
Second round
March 6, 1999
Campus sites
Sectional semifinals
March 12, 1999
St. Joseph, MN
Sectional finals
March 13, 1999
St. Joseph, MN
        
DePauw* 67
South Region
Austin 62
Randolph-Macon* 49
Austin 77
DePauw 67
St. Benedict 78
Wartburg* 41
St. Thomas (MN) 67
St. Thomas (MN) 68
West Region
St. Benedict* 76
St. Benedict 61
Pacific Lutheran 55
Hardin-Simmons* 84
South Region
N.C. Wesleyan 62
Bridgewater (VA)* 60
N.C. Wesleyan 69
Hardin-Simmons 34
Pacific Lutheran 54
Cal Lutheran 54
Pacific Lutheran* 56
Pacific Lutheran 60
West Region
Simpson* 57

Mid-Atlantic sectional

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First round
March 3, 1999
Campus sites
Second round
March 6, 1999
Campus sites
Sectional semifinals
March 12, 1999
Scranton, PA
Sectional finals
March 13, 1999
Scranton, PA
        
NYU* 59
East Region
St. Lawrence 48
St. Lawrence 61
Elmira* 52
NYU 87
Elizabethtown 70
Johns Hopkins* 61
Cabrini 53
Johns Hopkins 53
Mid-Atlantic Region
Elizabethtown* 77
NYU 60
Scranton 81
Cortland State* 56
East Region
William Smith 64
William Smith* 62
Hartwick 47
William Smith 47
Scranton 64
Susquehanna* 63
Gwynedd Mercy 66
Gwynedd Mercy 64
Mid-Atlantic Region
Scranton* 75

Great Lakes sectional

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First round
March 3, 1999
Campus sites
Second round
March 6, 1999
Campus sites
Sectional semifinals
March 12, 1999
Grand Rapids, MI
Sectional finals
March 13, 1999
Grand Rapids, MI
        
Washington St. Louis* 75
Central Region
Wheaton (IL) 38
Lakeland* 50
Wheaton (IL) 58
Washington St. Louis 77*
Capital 70
Capital* 86
Hope 75
Capital 82
Great Lakes Region
Defiance* 72
Washington St. Louis 56
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 55
Wisconsin–Oshkosh* 70
Central Region
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 60
Wisconsin–Eau Claire* 82
Lawrence 57
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 61
Calvin 59
Calvin* 60
Ohio Wesleyan 50
Calvin 75
Great Lakes Region
Baldwin Wallace* 67

Final Four

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Final Four
O'Neill Center
Danbury, CT
March 19, 1999
National championship
O'Neill Center
Danbury, CT
March 19, 1999
    
Salem State 54
St. Benedict 74
St. Benedict 65
Washington St. Louis 74
Scranton 65
Washington St. Louis 74 Third place
Salem State 75
Scranton 65

All-tournament team

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  • Tasha Rodgers, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Alia Fischer, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Molly Mark, St. Benedict
  • Robyn Ruschmeier, St. Benedict
  • Dee Jackson, Salem State

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 17, 2022.