# 1989 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

The 1989 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the eighth annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
Elizabethtown defeated Stanislaus State in the championship game, 66–56, to claim the Blue Jays' second Division III national title.
The championship rounds were hosted by Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.

## Bracket

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

### Regionals

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon | 61 | | | |
| Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | 78 | | | |
| Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | 78 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | 91 |
| | | | DeSales | DeSales | 58 |
| DeSales | DeSales | 74 | DeSales | DeSales | 58 |
| Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 58 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon | 73* |
| | | | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 67 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Montclair State | Montclair State | 69 | | | |
| Muskingum | Muskingum | 88 | | | |
| Muskingum | Muskingum | 88 | Muskingum | Muskingum | 93 |
| | | | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 78 |
| Kean | Kean | 72 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 78 |
| Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 85 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 59 |
| | | | Kean | Kean | 54 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 74 | | | |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 93 | | | |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 93 | Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 73 |
| | | | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 83 |
| Alma | Alma | 63 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 83 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 68 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 69 |
| | | | Alma | Alma | 79 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Maryville (TN) | Maryville (TN) | 63 | | | |
| Nazareth | Nazareth | 71 | | | |
| Nazareth | Nazareth | 71 | Nazareth | Nazareth | 62 |
| | | | Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 81 |
| Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 70 | Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 81 |
| Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 61 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Maryville (TN) | Maryville (TN) | 86 |
| | | | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 79 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 70 | | | |
| Salem State | Salem State | 40 | | | |
| Salem State | Salem State | 40 | Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 51 |
| | | | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 47 |
| Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 71 | Southern Maine | Southern Maine | 47 |
| Western Connecticut State | Western Connecticut State | 46 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Salem State | Salem State | 57 |
| | | | Western Connecticut State | Western Connecticut State | 58 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Clarkson | Clarkson | 81 | | | |
| St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 64 | | | |
| St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 64 | Clarkson | Clarkson | 77 |
| | | | NYU | NYU | 66 |
| NYU | NYU | 72 | NYU | NYU | 66 |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 60 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 76 |
| | | | Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 83 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 93 | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 74 | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 74 | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 59 |
| | | | Luther | Luther | 82 |
| Luther | Luther | 77 | Luther | Luther | 82 |
| Millikin | Millikin | 63 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Wartburg | Wartburg | 97 |
| | | | Millikin | Millikin | 75 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Saint Thomas (MN) | Saint Thomas (MN) | 68 | | | |
| Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 82 | | | |
| Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 82 | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 80 |
| | | | Concordia Moorhead | Concordia Moorhead | 74 |
| Concordia Moorhead | Concordia Moorhead | 80 | Concordia Moorhead | Concordia Moorhead | 74 |
| St. Benedict | St. Benedict | 58 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 64 |
| | | | St. Benedict | St. Benedict | 56 |

### National finals

| Elite Eight | Elite Eight | Elite Eight | Final Four | Final Four | Final Four | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | 72 | | | | | | |
| Muskingum | Muskingum | 67 | | | | | | |
| Muskingum | Muskingum | 67 | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | 73* | | | |
| | | | Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 64 | | | |
| Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 82 | Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 64 | | | |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 62 | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 62 | | | | Elizabethtown | Elizabethtown | 66 |
| | | | | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 65 |
| Clarkson | Clarkson | 72 | | | | | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 65 |
| Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 58 | | | |
| Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 58 | Clarkson | Clarkson | 74 | National third place | National third place | National third place |
| | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 89 |
| Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 70 | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 89 | Centre (KY) | Centre (KY) | 106 |
| Luther | Luther | 62 | | | | Clarkson | Clarkson | 78 |

## All-tournament team

* Nancy Keene, Elizabethtown
* Kirsten Dumford, Stanislaus State
* Lisa Minturn, Stanislaus State
* Amy Huestis, Clarkson
* Susan Yates, Centre