The Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team, also called the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks,Although the school has completed the rebranding of its athletic program as "Omaha", and both The Summit League and National Collegiate Hockey Conference now follow this usage, national media such as ESPN usually use the hyphenated "Nebraska-Omaha". represents the University of Nebraska Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The Mavericks compete in The Summit League and play in the new on-campus Baxter Arena, built prior to the 2015–16 season. The Mavericks are now eligible for the NCAA tournament, NIT, or Summit League Tournament, having completed the school's four-year transition from Division II to Division I, which began in the 2011–12 season.
During the 2021 Summit League women's basketball tournament the Mavericks, seeded eighth, beat number one seed and nationally ranked 22nd, South Dakota State Jackrabbits 52–40. In the Semifinals they beat Western Illinois 69–55 to reach the Summit League Championship for the first time in school history. The Mavericks would end up losing to the South Dakota Coyotes and the Coyotes would earn the spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Postseason NCAA Division II The Mavericks made three appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 0–3.
1982 First Round Fort Valley State L, 74–75 1987 First Round St. Cloud State L, 60–68 1992 First Round Augustana (SD) L, 70–83
AIAW College Division/Division II The Mavericks made one appearance in the AIAW women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.
1980 First Round Cal Poly Pomona L, 64–79
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