# 2017 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2017 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 2016–17 basketball season.
Oklahoma City defeated Lewis–Clark State in the championship game, 73–66, to claim the Stars' ninth NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana.

## Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.
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 | Lindsey Wilson | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Martin Methodist | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Martin Methodist | 52 | 1 | Lindsey Wilson | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Central Methodist | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Central Methodist | 52 | 5 | Central Methodist | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Biola | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Biola | 49 | | | | 1 | Lindsey Wilson | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Oklahoma City | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Columbia (MO) | 53 | | | | | | | 2 | Oklahoma City | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Montana Western | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Montana Western | 63 | 6 | Montana Western | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Oklahoma City | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 63 | 2 | Oklahoma City | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Oklahoma City | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Oklahoma City | 73 | | | | | | | | 2 | Oklahoma City | 87 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Campbellsville | 78 | | | | |
| 2 | Baker (KS) | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | Campbellsville | 78 | | | | |
| 7 | Mobile | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mobile | 56 | 2 | Baker (KS) | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Campbellsville | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Talladega | 75 | 3 | Campbellsville | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Campbellsville | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Campbellsville | 84 | | | | 3 | Campbellsville | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Our Lady of the Lake | 83 | | | | | | | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | The Master's | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | The Master's | 85 | 5 | The Master's | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rocky Mountain | 52 | 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Freed–Hardeman | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Oklahoma City | 73 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lewis–Clark State | 66 |
| 1 | Lewis–Clark State | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lewis–Clark State | 66 |
| 8 | William Penn | 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | William Penn | 45 | 1 | Lewis–Clark State | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Bethel (TN) | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bethel (TN) | 70 | 5 | Bethel (TN) | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wayland Baptist | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Wayland Baptist | 57 | | | | 1 | Lewis–Clark State | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Westmont | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lyon (AR) | 71 | | | | | | | 2 | Westmont | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Pikeville | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Pikeville | 59 | 3 | Lyon (AR) | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Westmont | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | LSU Shreveport | 52 | 2 | Westmont | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Westmont | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Westmont | 57 | | | | | | | | 1 | Lewis–Clark State | 65 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Vanguard | 41 | | | | |
| 2 | Vanguard | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Vanguard | 41 | | | | |
| 7 | Lindenwood Belleville | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lindenwood Belleville | 59 | 2 | Vanguard | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Montana State Northern | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Loyola New Orleans | 55 | 3 | Montana State Northern | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Montana State Northern | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Montana State Northern | 60 | | | | 2 | Vanguard | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | William Woods | 34 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Benedictine (KS) | 72 | | | | | | | 8 | William Woods | 34 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | John Brown | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | John Brown | 74 | 5 | John Brown | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | William Woods | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | William Woods | 88 | 8 | William Woods | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Shawnee State | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |