# 2009 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2009 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2008–09 basketball season.
Union (TN) defeated Lambuth in the championship game, 73–63, to claim the Bulldogs' fourth NAIA national title and first since 2006.
The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.

## Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant.
The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 1 | Oklahoma Baptist | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | LSU Shreveport | 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | LSU Shreveport | 39 | 1 | Oklahoma Baptist | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Columbia (MO) | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Columbia (MO) | 64 | 5 | Columbia (MO) | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Campbellsville | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Campbellsville | 60 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma Baptist | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Lee (TN) | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Trevecca Nazarene | 57 | | | | | | | | Lee (TN) | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Biola | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Biola | 65 | 6 | Biola | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Lee (TN) | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Evangel | 62 | 2 | Lee (TN) | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Lee (TN) | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Lee (TN) | 63 | | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma Baptist | 48 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 73 | | | | |
| 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 73 | | | | |
| 7 | Auburn Montgomery | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Auburn Montgomery | 38 | 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Lubbock Christian | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | William Woods | 51 | 3 | Lubbock Christian | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lubbock Christian | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lubbock Christian | 57 | | | | 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lindsey Wilson | 63 | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Westmont | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Westmont | 51 | 5 | Lindsey Wilson | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jarvis Christian | 58 | 1 | Union (TN) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Union (TN) | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Union (TN) | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 73 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lambuth | 63 |
| 1 | Vanguard | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lambuth | 63 |
| 8 | Berry | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Berry | 51 | 1 | Vanguard | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Westminster (UT) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Loyola New Orleans | 47 | 4 | Westminster (UT) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Westminster (UT) | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Westminster (UT) | 62 | | | | 1 | Vanguard | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Oklahoma City | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Oklahoma City | 74 | | | | | | | | Oklahoma City | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bethel (TN) | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bethel (TN) | 72 | 3 | Oklahoma City | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Saint Xavier | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Langston | 60 | 2 | Saint Xavier | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Saint Xavier | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Saint Xavier | 71 | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma City | 63 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lambuth | 65 | | | | |
| 2 | Freed–Hardeman | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lambuth | 65 | | | | |
| 7 | Wayland Baptist | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wayland Baptist | 57 | 2 | Freed–Hardeman | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Cumberlands (KY) | 105** | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lewis–Clark State | 54 | 3 | Cumberlands (KY) | 105** | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cumberlands (KY) | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cumberlands (KY) | 76 | | | | 3 | Cumberlands (KY) | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Lambuth | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Southern Nazarene | 55 | | | | | | | 1 | Lambuth | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Azusa Pacific | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Azusa Pacific | 65 | 5 | Azusa Pacific | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Lambuth | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | William Jewell | 59 | 1 | Lambuth | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Lambuth | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |