Teams | 48 | ||||
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Finals site | Mayo Civic Center Rochester, Minnesota | ||||
Champions | Cal Poly Pomona (4th title) | ||||
Runner-up | North Dakota (4th title game) | ||||
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Winning coach | Paul Thomas (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Aprile Powell (Cal Poly Pomona) | ||||
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The 2001 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 20th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]
Cal Poly Pomona defeated North Dakota in the championship game, 87–80 after overtime, to claim the Broncos' fourth NCAA Division II national title and first since 1986.
The championship rounds were contested at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota.