NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship
Founded | 1975 |
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Number of teams | 24 |
Current champions | Tyler Junior College (2022) |
Most successful club(s) | Trinity Valley CC (8) |
The NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship is an American intercollegiate basketball tournament conducted by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and determines the Division I women's national champion. The current champion is Tyler Junior College who defeated Georgia Highlands on 3.21.22 to capture the 2022 Championship. The tournament has been held since 1975.[1] The most successful program, Trinity Valley Community College, has won the tournament eight times, including three straight championships from 2012-2015. From 1998-2014, the tournament was hosted at Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kansas.[2] Since 2016, the tournament is held at Rip Griffin Center, on the campus of former NJCAA member Lubbock Christian University, in Lubbock, Texas.[2]
Format
The tournament consists of 24 teams with 8 teams receiving a bye in the first round.
Championships
See also
- NAIA Women's Basketball Championships
- NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
- NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
References
- ^ "NJCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). NJCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 10 Oct 2014.
- ^ a b "NJCAA moving women's finals to Lubbock". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2015.