Central Missouri Women's Basketball
1984 NCAA National Champions
The '84 Jennies went 27-5, winning a share of the MIAA title with a 10-2 record, and capturing the MIAA Tournament title under the direction of 2011 MIAA Hall of Fame inductee Jorja Hoehn.
The team went 7-3 against programs that are now or were Division I, with three of its five total losses coming at Kansas State, Nebraska and Mississippi. After back-to-back MIAA losses in late January, the '84 Jens never tasted defeat again, rattling off 14 straight wins to close out the year in perfect style.
The Jennies hosted and won the South Central Regional, and won the NCAA quarterfinal game against Chapman College at the Multipurpose Building. The Jennies beat Valdosta State 74-70 in the Final Four and avenged a Final Four loss the previous season in besting Virginia Union 80-73 for the national title. MIAA Hall of Famer Carla Eades was the Final Four MVP and Division II player of the year.