1993 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

1993 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Pella, Iowa
Champions	Central Dutch (1st title)
Runner-up	Capital Crusaders (1st title game)
Third place	Scranton Royals (3rd Final Four)
Fourth place	Saint Benedict Blazers (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Gary Boeyink (1st title)
NCAA Division III women's tournaments «1992 1994»

The 1993 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 12th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.

Central College defeated Capital in the championship game, 71–63, to claim the Dutch's first Division III national title.

The championship rounds were hosted by Central College in Pella, Iowa.

Bracket

• 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

	Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites				Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 Wellesley, MA				Sectional finals March 13, 1993 Wellesley, MA
	Southern Maine*	67
	Salem State	63
					Southern Maine	75
	Northeast Regional
					Rowan	48
	Western Connecticut*	68
	Babson	86
									Southern Maine	56
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
									Capital	66
	Rowan*	65
	William Paterson	56
					Babson	56
	Atlantic Regional
					Capital	68
	Capital*	93
	Wittenberg	50

East sectional

	Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites				Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 Geneseo, NY				Sectional finals March 13, 1993 Geneseo, NY
	Geneseo State*	80
	Buffalo State	64
					Geneseo State	80
	East Regional
					Moravian	57
	NYU*	64*
	St. John Fisher	57
									Geneseo State	70
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
									Scranton	79
	Moravian*	56
	Susquehanna	55
					NYU	54
	Mid-Atlantic Regional
					Scranton	82
	Scranton*	103
	Waynesburg	76

West sectional

	Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites				Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 St. Joseph, MN				Sectional finals March 13, 1993 St. Joseph, MN
	Marysville (TN)*	85
	Roanoke	67
					Maryville (TN)	69
	South Regional
					Concordia Moorhead	87
	Marymount (VA)*	115
	Christopher Newport	96
									Concordia Moorhead	57
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
									St. Benedict	84
	Concordia Moorhead*	78
	Muskingum	64
					Marymount	75
	West Regional
					St. Benedict	108
	St. Benedict*	78
	St. Thomas (MN)	65

Central sectional

	Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites				Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 Pella, IA				Sectional finals March 13, 1993 Pella, IA
	Wisconsin–Eau Claire*	95
	Wisconsin–Stout	89
					Wisconsin–Eau Claire	63
	Great Lakes Regional
					Central (IA)	70
	Calvin*	68
	Wisconsin–Whitewater	76
									Central (IA)	62
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
									Wartburg	60
	Central (IA)*	81
	Augustana (IL)	68
					Wisconsin–Whitewater	77
	Central Regional
					Wartburg	83
	Washington St. Louis*	60
	Wartburg	75

Final Four

	Final Four March 19, 1993 Pella, IA				National championship March 20, 1993 Pella, IA
	Capital	65
	Scranton	61
					Capital	63
					Central (IA)	71
	St. Benedict	59
	Central (IA)	60			Third place
					Scranton	89
					Saint Benedict	69

All-tournament team

• Sandy Buddelmeyer, Capital
• Katie Geiger, Scranton
• Emilie Hanson, Central
• Tina Kampa, Saint Benedict
• Chris Rogers, Central (IA)

See also

• 1993 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1993 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1993 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1993 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1993 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament