# 1990 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

The 1990 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the ninth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
Hope defeated St. John Fisher in the championship game, 65–63, to claim the Flying Dutchmen's first Division III national title.
The championship rounds were hosted by Hope College in Holland, Michigan.

## Bracket

* An asterisk by a team indicates the host of first and second round games
* An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period

### Regional rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 77 | | | |
| St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 81* | | | |
| St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 81* | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 69* |
| | | | Hartwick | Hartwick | 64 |
| Hartwick | Hartwick | 71 | Hartwick | Hartwick | 64 |
| Nazareth | Nazareth | 61 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 68 |
| | | | Nazareth | Nazareth | 55 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Moravian | Moravian | 84 | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 87 | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 87 | Scranton | Scranton | 81 |
| | | | DeSales | DeSales | 70 |
| DeSales | DeSales | 77* | DeSales | DeSales | 70 |
| Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 70 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Moravian | Moravian | 85 |
| | | | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 71 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Salem State | Salem State | 51 | | | |
| Western Connecticut State | Western Connecticut State | 53 | | | |
| Western Connecticut State | Western Connecticut State | 53 | Western Connecticut State | Western Connecticut State | 65 |
| | | | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 72* |
| Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 50 | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 72* |
| Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 57 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Salem State | Salem State | 69 |
| | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 73 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 69 | | | |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 56 | | | |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 56 | Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 70 |
| | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 49 |
| Kean | Kean | 49 | Montclair State | Montclair State | 49 |
| Montclair State | Montclair State | 57 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 80 |
| | | | Kean | Kean | 73 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Colorado College | Colorado College | 63 | | | |
| Concordia Moorhead | Concordia Moorhead | 76 | | | |
| Concordia Moorhead | Concordia Moorhead | 76 | Concordia Moorhead | Concordia Moorhead | 81* |
| | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 77 |
| Cal State San Bernardino | Cal State San Bernardino | 49 | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 77 |
| St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 78 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Colorado College | Colorado College | 53 |
| | | | Cal State San Bernardino | Cal State San Bernardino | 64 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 95 | | | |
| Marymount (VA) | Marymount (VA) | 80 | | | |
| Marymount (VA) | Marymount (VA) | 80 | Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 73 |
| | | | Maryville (TN) | Maryville (TN) | 63 |
| Maryville (TN) | Maryville (TN) | 64 | Maryville (TN) | Maryville (TN) | 63 |
| Roanoke | Roanoke | 62 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Marymount (VA) | Marymount (VA) | 83 |
| | | | Roanoke | Roanoke | 90 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Buena Vista | Buena Vista | 78 | | | |
| Washington St. Louis | Washington St. Louis | 71 | | | |
| Washington St. Louis | Washington St. Louis | 71 | Buena Vista | Buena Vista | 78 |
| | | | Wartburg | Wartburg | 63 |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 57 | Wartburg | Wartburg | 63 |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 72 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Washington St. Louis | Washington St. Louis | 52 |
| | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 54 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Hope | Hope | 73 | | | |
| St. Benedict | St. Benedict | 60 | | | |
| St. Benedict | St. Benedict | 60 | Hope | Hope | 68 |
| | | | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 67 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 65 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 67 |
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 68 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | St. Benedict | St. Benedict | 59 |
| | | | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 67 |

### National finals

| National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 66 | | | | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 60 | | | | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 60 | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 77 | | | |
| | | | Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 54 | | | |
| Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 71 | Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 54 | | | |
| Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 62 | | | | | | |
| Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 62 | | | | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 63 |
| | | | | | | Hope | Hope | 65 |
| Centre College | Centre College | 70 | | | | | | | Hope | Hope | 65 |
| Concordia–Moorhead | Concordia–Moorhead | 65 | | | |
| Concordia–Moorhead | Concordia–Moorhead | 65 | Centre College | Centre College | 62 | National third-place game | National third-place game | National third-place game |
| | | | Hope | Hope | 75 |
| Hope | Hope | 85* | Hope | Hope | 75 | Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 71 |
| Buena Vista | Buena Vista | 79 | | | | Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 60 |

## All-tournament team

* Dina Disney, Hope
* Holly VandenBerg, Hope
* Susan Heidt, St. John Fisher
* Michelle Skovrinski, St. John Fisher
* Dortha Ford, Heidelberg