2005 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2005 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 2004–05 basketball season.

2005 (2005) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Oman Arena Jackson, Tennessee
Champions	Union University Bulldogs (2nd title, 4th title game, 6th Fab Four)
Runner-up	Oklahoma City Stars (8th title game, 8th Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Houston Baptist Huskies (2nd Fab Four) Point Loma Nazarene (1st Fab Four)
Coach of the year	Mark Campbell (Union (TN))
Player of the year	Stephanie Clark and Lisa Faulkner (Union (TN), Vanguard)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Monica Elliot (Union (TN))
Chuck Taylor MVP	Stephanie Clark (Union (TN))
Top scorer	Kelly Schmidt (Vanguard) (84 points)
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Union (TN), playing in its home town of Jackson, defeated Oklahoma City in the championship game, 67–63, to claim the Bulldogs' second NAIA national title and first since 1998.

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

Qualification

See also: 2004–05 NAIA Division I women's basketball season

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Elite Eight					Final Four					National championship
	1	Vanguard	79
	8	Edward Waters	44
						1	Vanguard	82
						4	Carroll (MT)	71
	5	Mobile	67
	4	Carroll (MT)	72
											1	Vanguard	72
											2	Union (TN)	87
	3	North Georgia	64
	6	Campbellsville	47
						3	North Georgia	75
						2	Union (TN)	83
	7	Lubbock Christian	55
	2	Union (TN)	77
																2	Union (TN)	84
																2	Point Loma Nazarene	58
	2	Point Loma Nazarene	73
	7	Saint Xavier	54
						2	Point Loma Nazarene	88
						3	Columbia (MO)	77
	6	Lee (TN)	55
	3	Columbia (MO)	66
											2	Point Loma Nazarene	59
											1	Freed–Hardeman	42
	4	Oklahoma Christian	75
	5	Montana Western	62
						4	Oklahoma Christian	69
						1	Freed–Hardeman	83
	8	Texas Wesleyan	64
	1	Freed–Hardeman	73
																					2	Union (TN)	67
																					1	Oklahoma City	63
	1	Oklahoma City	87
	8	Lewis–Clark State	80
						1	Oklahoma City	106
						4	Brewton–Parker	58
	5	Azusa Pacific	93
	4	Brewton–Parker	74
											1	Oklahoma City	71
											3	Trevecca Nazarene	62
	3	Trevecca Nazarene	71
	6	Cumberlands (KY)	68
						3	Trevecca Nazarene	80
						2	Southern Nazarene	64
	7	Loyola New Orleans	55
	2	Southern Nazarene	86
																1	Oklahoma City	81
																1	Houston Baptist	74
	2	The Master's	71
	7	Oklahoma Baptist	65
						2	The Master's	67
						3	Georgetown (KY)	69
	6	McKendree	54
	3	Georgetown (KY)	77
											3	Georgetown (KY)	66
											1	Houston Baptist	68
	4	Xavier Louisiana	50
	5	Cumberland (TN)	63
						5	Cumberland (TN)	59
						1	Houston Baptist	86
	8	Indiana–South Bend	49
	1	Houston Baptist	64

See also

• 2005 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2005 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2005 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2005 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament