1999 Division III women's basketball tournament

The 1999 Division III women's championships were held at Danbury, Conn., the first year the NCAA awarded the Final Four to a predetermined neutral site. Washington University capped off an unbeaten season in Danbury en route to its second consecutive NCAA Division III title.

National Championship

1999 Tournament Coverage

   National semifinal game story

   National semifinal team capsules

   Salem State bringing MASCAC respect

   A view from the top

Western Connecticut's O'Neill Center, host site for the 1999 championship weekend

Washington U. 74, St. Benedict 65
Danbury, Conn. (att: 1,990)

All-Tournament team
Tasha Rodgers, Washington U.
Alia Fischer, Washington U.
Molly Mark, St. Benedict
Robyn Ruschmeier, St. Benedict
Dee Jackson, Salem State

Third Place
Salem State 75, Scranton 65

National Semifinals
St. Benedict 74, Salem State 54
Washington U. 74, Scranton 65

Sectional Finals
Salem State 76, Williams 60
St. Benedict 61, Pacific Lutheran 55
Scranton 81, New York University 60
Washington U. 56, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 55

Sectional Semifinals
Salem State 75, Gallaudet 65
Williams 62, Rowan 56
St. Benedict 78, DePauw 67
Pacific Lutheran 54, Hardin-Simmons 34
New York University 87, Elizabethtown 70
Scranton 64, William Smith 47
Washington U. 77, Capital 70 (OT)
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 61, Calvin 59

Second Round
Gallaudet 81, New Jersey 71
Salem State 53, Southern Maine 46
Rowan 72, Colby-Sawyer 50
Williams 72, Bowdoin 58
DePauw 67, Austin 62
St. Benedict 76, St. Thomas 68
Hardin-Simmons 84, N.C. Wesleyan 62
Pacific Lutheran 60, Simpson 57
New York University 59, St. Lawrence 48
Elizabethtown 77, Johns Hopkins 53
William Smith 64, Cortland State 56
Scranton 75, Gwynedd-Mercy 64
Washington U. 75, Wheaton (Ill.) 38
Capital 82, Defiance 72
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 70, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 60
Calvin 75, Baldwin-Wallace 67

First Round
Gallaudet 80, St. Mary's (Md.) 73
Southern Maine 56, Babson 43
Colby-Sawyer 74, Hunter 60
Bowdoin 49, Bates 44
Austin 77, Randolph-Macon 49
St. Thomas 67, Wartburg 41
N.C. Wesleyan 69, Bridgewater (Va.) 60
Pacific Lutheran 56, Cal Lutheran 54
St. Lawrence 61, Elmira 52
Johns Hopkins 61, Cabrini 53
William Smith 62, Hartwick 47
Gwynedd-Mercy 66, Susquehanna 63 (OT)
Wheaton (Ill.) 58, Lakeland 50
Capital 86, Hope 75
Wisconsin-Eau Claire 82, Lawrence 57
Calvin 60, Ohio Wesleyan 50