2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

Winning coachKim Stephens (1st title)MOPRe'Shawna Stone (Glenville State)

NCAA Division II women's tournaments
«2021	2023»

The 2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.

The championship rounds were held March 21–25, 2022, at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama. Glenville State won its first title by defeating Western Washington, 85–72.^[1]

The tournament returned to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic field of sixty-four teams.^[2]

Tournament schedule and venues

Regionals

First, second, and third-round games, which comprise each regional championship, will take place on campus sites on March 11, 12, and 14. The top-seeded team in each regional serves as host.

These eight locations were chosen to host regional games for the 2022 tournament:

• Atlantic: Waco Center, Glenville State University, Glenville, West Virginia
• Central: Gross Memorial Coliseum, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
• East: Stan Spirou Field House, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire
• Midwest: Kates Gymnasium, Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio
• South: Fred DeLay Gymnasium, Union University, Jackson, Tennessee
• South Central: First United Bank Center, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas
• Southeast: UNG Convocation Center, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, Georgia
• West: Pioneer Gym, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California

Elite Eight

The national quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals will be held on March 21, 23, and 25 at a pre-determined site, the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama.

Qualification

A total of sixty-four bids are available for the tournament: 23 automatic bids (awarded to the champions of the twenty-one Division II conferences) and 41 at-large bids.

The bids are allocated evenly among the eight NCAA-designated regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West), each of which contains either two or three of the twenty-three Division II conferences that sponsor men's basketball (after the Heartland Conference disbanded in 2019, the South Region now features only two conferences). Each region consists of two or three automatic qualifiers (the teams who won their respective conference tournaments) and either five or six at-large bids, awarded regardless of conference affiliation.

Regionals

Atlantic Regional

• Site: Glenville, West Virginia (Glenville State)

	First round March 11					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 14
	1	Glenville State	88
	8	Lincoln (PA)	60
						1	Glenville State	82
						5	Shepherd	70
	5	Shepherd	93**
	4	Gannon	89
											1	Glenville State	89
											6	Charleston (WV)	58
	3	Kutztown	68
	6	Charleston (WV)	78
						6	Charleston (WV)	52
						2	California (PA)	34
	7	Indiana (PA)	51
	2	California (PA)	52

* – Denotes overtime period

Central Regional

• Site: Hays, Kansas (Fort Hays State)

	First round March 11					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 14
	1	Fort Hays State	66
	8	Minnesota State	61
						1	Fort Hays State	59
						5	St. Cloud State	55
	5	St. Cloud State	69*
	4	Missouri Southern	67
											1	Fort Hays State	69
											7	Missouri Western	70
	3	Minnesota–Duluth	70
	6	Nebraska–Kearney	77
						6	Nebraska-Kearney	59
						7	Missouri Western	72
	7	Missouri Western	111
	2	SW Oklahoma State	77

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional

• Site: Manchester, New Hampshire (Southern New Hampshire)

	First round March 11					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 14
	1	SNHU	59
	8	Daemen	70
						8	Daemen	70
						4	Jefferson	52
	5	Bentley	47
	4	Jefferson	50
											8	Daemen	65
											7	Pace	67
	3	USciences	64
	6	Le Moyne	38
						3	USciences	60
						7	Pace	65
	7	Pace	59
	2	Chestnut Hill	53

Midwest Regional

• Site: Ashland, Ohio (Ashland)

	First round March 11					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 14
	1	Ashland	76
	8	Ferris State	73
						1	Ashland	62
						4	Walsh	72
	5	Southern Indiana	63
	4	Walsh	75
											4	Walsh	61
											2	Grand Valley State	64
	3	Drury	65
	6	UMSL	49
						3	Drury	69
						2	Grand Valley State	74
	7	Wayne State (MI)	46
	2	Grand Valley State	72

South Regional

• Site: Jackson, Tennessee (Union (TN))

	First round March 11					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 14
	1	Union (TN)	87
	8	Savannah State	56
						1	Union	73
						5	Eckerd	48
	5	Eckerd	69
	4	Florida Southern	64
											1	Union (TN)	58
											7	Valdosta State	66
	3	Lee	87
	6	Benedict	77
						3	Lee	44
						7	Valdosta State	70
	7	Valdosta State	59
	2	Tampa	50

South Central Regional

• Site: Canyon, Texas (West Texas A&M)

	First round March 11					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 14
	1	West Texas A&M	70
	8	Colorado Mesa	64
						1	West Texas A&M	78
						4	Texas Woman's	73
	5	Metro State	83
	4	Texas Woman's	90*
											1	West Texas A&M	59
											3	Lubbock Christian	54
	3	Lubbock Christian	65
	6	CSU Pueblo	57
						3	Lubbock Christian	69
						2	Texas A&M-Commerce	67
	7	Colorado Mines	74
	2	Texas A&M–Commerce	80

* – Denotes overtime period

Southeast Regional

• Site: Dahlonega, Georgia (North Georgia)

	First round March 11					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 14
	1	North Georgia	63
	8	Columbus State	42
						1	North Georgia	78
						5	Carson-Newman	64
	5	Carson-Newman	81
	4	Wingate	65
											1	North Georgia	59
											2	Lander	57
	3	Georgia Southwestern	59
	6	Barton	55
						3	Georgia Southwestern	62
						2	Lander	65
	7	Catawba	68
	2	Lander	80

West Regional

• Site: Hayward, California (Cal State East Bay)

	First round March 11					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 14
	1	Cal State East Bay	67
	8	Academy of Art	49
						1	Cal State East Bay	82
						5	Azusa Pacific	74
	5	Azusa Pacific	89*
	4	Cal State San Marcos	86
											1	Cal State East Bay	59
											3	Western Washington	73
	3	Western Washington	76
	6	Alaska Anchorage	64
						3	Western Washington	64
						2	Central Washington	58
	7	Northwest Nazarene	74
	2	Central Washington	79*

* – Denotes overtime period

Elite Eight - Birmingham, Alabama

Location: Birmingham CrossPlex

	Elite Eight March 21, 2022					Final Four March 23, 2022					National championship March 25, 2022
	1	North Georgia	68
	8	Pace	61
						1	North Georgia	68
						5	Western Washington	74
	4	Valdosta State	55
	5	Western Washington	58
											5	Western Washington	72
											3	Glenville State	85
	2	Grand Valley State	67
	7	Missouri Western	44
						2	Grand Valley State	53
						3	Glenville State	77
	3	Glenville State	103
	6	West Texas A&M	56

All-tournament team

• Re'Shawna Stone, Glenville State
• Zakiyah Winfield, Glenville State
• Dazha Congleton, Glenville State
• Emma Duff, Western Washington
• Brooke Walling, Western Washington

See also

• 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2022 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2022 NAIA women's basketball tournament
• 2022 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

References