# 1993 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

The 1993 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 12th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.
Central College defeated Capital in the championship game, 71–63, to claim the Dutch's first Division III national title.
The championship rounds were hosted by Central College in Pella, Iowa.

## Bracket

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

### Northeast sectional

| Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites | Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites | | | Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 Wellesley, MA | Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 Wellesley, MA | Sectional finals March 13, 1993 Wellesley, MA | Sectional finals March 13, 1993 Wellesley, MA |
| Southern Maine* | 67 | | | | | | |
| Salem State | 63 | | | | | | |
| Salem State | 63 | | | Southern Maine | 75 | | |
| Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | | | Southern Maine | 75 | | |
| Northeast Regional | Northeast Regional | | | Rowan | 48 | | |
| Western Connecticut* | 68 | | | Rowan | 48 | | |
| Babson | 86 | | | | | | |
| Babson | 86 | | | | | Southern Maine | 56 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | Southern Maine | 56 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | Capital | 66 |
| Rowan* | 65 | | | | | | | Capital | 66 |
| William Paterson | 56 | | | | | | |
| William Paterson | 56 | | | Babson | 56 | | |
| Atlantic Regional | Atlantic Regional | | | Babson | 56 | | |
| Atlantic Regional | Atlantic Regional | | | Capital | 68 | | |
| Capital* | 93 | | | Capital | 68 | | |
| Wittenberg | 50 | | | | | | |

### East sectional

| Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites | Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites | | | Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 Geneseo, NY | Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 Geneseo, NY | Sectional finals March 13, 1993 Geneseo, NY | Sectional finals March 13, 1993 Geneseo, NY |
| Geneseo State* | 80 | | | | | | |
| Buffalo State | 64 | | | | | | |
| Buffalo State | 64 | | | Geneseo State | 80 | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | | | Geneseo State | 80 | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | | | Moravian | 57 | | |
| NYU* | 64* | | | Moravian | 57 | | |
| St. John Fisher | 57 | | | | | | |
| St. John Fisher | 57 | | | | | Geneseo State | 70 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | Geneseo State | 70 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | Scranton | 79 |
| Moravian* | 56 | | | | | | | Scranton | 79 |
| Susquehanna | 55 | | | | | | |
| Susquehanna | 55 | | | NYU | 54 | | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional | Mid-Atlantic Regional | | | NYU | 54 | | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional | Mid-Atlantic Regional | | | Scranton | 82 | | |
| Scranton* | 103 | | | Scranton | 82 | | |
| Waynesburg | 76 | | | | | | |

### West sectional

| Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites | Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites | | | Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 St. Joseph, MN | Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 St. Joseph, MN | Sectional finals March 13, 1993 St. Joseph, MN | Sectional finals March 13, 1993 St. Joseph, MN |
| Marysville (TN)* | 85 | | | | | | |
| Roanoke | 67 | | | | | | |
| Roanoke | 67 | | | Maryville (TN) | 69 | | |
| South Regional | South Regional | | | Maryville (TN) | 69 | | |
| South Regional | South Regional | | | Concordia Moorhead | 87 | | |
| Marymount (VA)* | 115 | | | Concordia Moorhead | 87 | | |
| Christopher Newport | 96 | | | | | | |
| Christopher Newport | 96 | | | | | Concordia Moorhead | 57 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | Concordia Moorhead | 57 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | St. Benedict | 84 |
| Concordia Moorhead* | 78 | | | | | | | St. Benedict | 84 |
| Muskingum | 64 | | | | | | |
| Muskingum | 64 | | | Marymount | 75 | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | | | Marymount | 75 | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | | | St. Benedict | 108 | | |
| St. Benedict* | 78 | | | St. Benedict | 108 | | |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 65 | | | | | | |

### Central sectional

| Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites | Regionals March 5–6, 1993 Campus sites | | | Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 Pella, IA | Sectional semifinals March 12, 1993 Pella, IA | Sectional finals March 13, 1993 Pella, IA | Sectional finals March 13, 1993 Pella, IA |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire* | 95 | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Stout | 89 | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Stout | 89 | | | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 63 | | |
| Great Lakes Regional | Great Lakes Regional | | | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 63 | | |
| Great Lakes Regional | Great Lakes Regional | | | Central (IA) | 70 | | |
| Calvin* | 68 | | | Central (IA) | 70 | | |
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | 76 | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | 76 | | | | | Central (IA) | 62 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | Central (IA) | 62 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | Wartburg | 60 |
| Central (IA)* | 81 | | | | | | | Wartburg | 60 |
| Augustana (IL) | 68 | | | | | | |
| Augustana (IL) | 68 | | | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 77 | | |
| Central Regional | Central Regional | | | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 77 | | |
| Central Regional | Central Regional | | | Wartburg | 83 | | |
| Washington St. Louis* | 60 | | | Wartburg | 83 | | |
| Wartburg | 75 | | | | | | |

### Final Four

| Final Four March 19, 1993 Pella, IA | Final Four March 19, 1993 Pella, IA | National championship March 20, 1993 Pella, IA | National championship March 20, 1993 Pella, IA |
| Capital | 65 | | |
| Scranton | 61 | | |
| Scranton | 61 | Capital | 63 |
| | | Central (IA) | 71 |
| St. Benedict | 59 | Central (IA) | 71 |
| Central (IA) | 60 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Scranton | 89 |
| | | Saint Benedict | 69 |

## All-tournament team

* Sandy Buddelmeyer, Capital
* Katie Geiger, Scranton
* Emilie Hanson, Central
* Tina Kampa, Saint Benedict
* Chris Rogers, Central (IA)