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| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site | DeVos Fieldhouse Holland, Michigan | ||||
| Champions | Illinois Wesleyan Titans (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | George Fox Bruins (2nd title game) | ||||
| Third place | St. Thomas (MN) Tommies (5th Final Four) | ||||
| Fourth place | Amherst Lord Jeffs (4th Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Mia Smith (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Olivia Lett (Illinois Wesleyan) | ||||
| Attendance | 23,593 | ||||
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The 2012 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 31st annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
Illinois Wesleyan defeated George Fox in the championship game, 57–48, to claim the Titans' first Division III national title.
The championship rounds were hosted by Hope College at the DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland, Michigan.
Bracket
Final Four
| Final Four | National championship | ||||||||
| Amherst | 69 | ||||||||
| George Fox | 76 | ||||||||
| George Fox | 48 | ||||||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 57 | ||||||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 67 | ||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 53 | Third place | |||||||
| Amherst | 60 | ||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 87 | ||||||||
All-tournament team
- Olivia Lett, Illinois Wesleyan
- Hannah Munger, George Fox
- Keisha Gordon, George Fox
- Caroline Stedman, Amherst
- Maggie Weiers, St. Thomas (MN)
See also
- 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2012 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2012 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2012 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2012 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
References
- "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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