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NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
Annual tournament
Annual tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| current_season | 2025 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament |
| logo | NCAA logo.svg |
| pixels | 140px |
| sport | College basketball |
| association | NCAA |
| division | Division II |
| founded | |
| teams | 64 |
| country | |
| champion | Grand Valley State (2nd) |
| most_champs | Cal Poly Pomona (5) |
| North Dakota State (5) | |
| TV | CBS Sports Network |
| website | NCAA.com |
North Dakota State (5)
The NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament (officially styled as "Championship" instead of "Tournament") is an annual tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II women's college basketball national champion.
Basketball was one of 12 women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA and Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) sought for sole governance of women's collegiate athletics. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championships; however, after a year of dual women's championships at the national level, the AIAW disbanded.
The 2020 Elite Eight was due to be held at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, AL before the NCAA called off the tournament due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The field was reduced to 48 in 2021 and returned to the normal 64 in 2022.
Grand Valley State are the defending national champions, winning their second national title in 2025.
Qualification
A total of 64 bids are normally available for each tournament: 23 automatic bids (awarded to the champion of each Division II all-sports conference) and 41 at-large bids. Due to COVID-19 issues, the 2020 tournament was canceled, and the 2021 tournament was reduced to 48 teams when nine all-sports conferences chose not to compete in women's basketball in 2020–21.
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 23 Division II conferences that sponsor women's basketball. Each region normally consists of two or three automatic qualifiers (the teams who won their respective conference tournaments) and five or six at-large bids (awarded regardless of conference affiliation).
Conference tournaments
| National Collegiate Athletic Association | color=white}} | Region | National Collegiate Athletic Association | color=white}} | Conference | National Collegiate Athletic Association | color=white}} | Tournament | National Collegiate Athletic Association | color=white}} | Debut | National Collegiate Athletic Association | color=white}} | Most titles | National Collegiate Athletic Association | color=white}} | Current champion (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | CIAA | Tournament | 1975 | Shaw (11) | Fayetteville State (6th) | ||||||||||||
| Mountain East | Tournament | 2014 | Glenville State (5) | Fairmont State (2nd) | |||||||||||||
| PSAC | Tournament | 1980 | California (PA) (7) | Kutztown (1st) | |||||||||||||
| Central | Great American | Tournament | 2012 | Southwestern Oklahoma State (4) | Harding (3rd) | ||||||||||||
| MIAA | Tournament | 1983 | Emporia State and Washburn (9) | Pittsburg State (2nd) | |||||||||||||
| NSIC | Tournament | 2000 | Minnesota–Duluth (8) | Concordia St. Paul (5th) | |||||||||||||
| East | CACC | Tournament | 2002 | Holy Family (8) | Holy Family (8th) | ||||||||||||
| East Coast | Tournament | 1991 | Saint Rose (7) | Daemen (5th) | |||||||||||||
| Northeast-10 | Tournament | 1982 | Bentley (24) | Bentley (24th) | |||||||||||||
| Midwest | GLIAC | Tournament | 1991 | Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech (8) | Grand Valley State (5th) | ||||||||||||
| GLVC | Tournament | 1998 | Drury (10) | Quincy (3rd) | |||||||||||||
| G-MAC | Tournament | 2013 | Ashland (4) | Ashland | |||||||||||||
| South | Gulf South | Tournament | 1983 | Delta State (16) | Union (TN) (7th) | ||||||||||||
| SIAC | Tournament | 1979 | Fort Valley State (11) | Miles (2nd) | |||||||||||||
| Sunshine State | Tournament | 1982 | Florida Southern (12) | Embry–Riddle (1st) | |||||||||||||
| South Central | Lone Star | Tournament | 1983 | West Texas A&M (16) | Texas Woman's (3rd) | ||||||||||||
| RMAC | Tournament | 1985 | CSU Pueblo (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney (6) | Colorado–Colorado Springs (2nd) | ||||||||||||||||
| Southeast | Carolinas | Tournament | 1996 | Belmont Abbey (7) | Belmont Abbey (7th) | ||||||||||||
| Peach Belt | Tournament | 1992 | Columbus State (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Lander (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Georgia College (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| North Georgia (5) | North Georgia (5th) | ||||||||||||||||
| SAC | Tournament | 1991 | Wingate Bulldogs (10) | Anderson (SC) (3rd) | |||||||||||||
| West | CCAA | Tournament | 1986 | Cal Poly Pomona (11) | Cal State Dominguez Hills (5th) | ||||||||||||
| GNAC | Tournament | 2011 | Alaska Anchorage (7) | Alaska Anchorage (7th) | |||||||||||||
| Pacific West | Tournament | 2013 | Azusa Pacific and Hawaii Pacific (4) | Point Loma (1st) |
Results
| National Collegiate Athletic Association | color=white}} colspan=11 | NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship | Year | Site | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Host Team) | Championship | Third Place Match / Semifinalists | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1982 | ||||||||||
| Details | Springfield, MA (Springfield Civic Center) | Cal Poly Pomona | 93–74 | Tuskegee | Mount St. Mary's | 73–62 | Oakland | |||
| 1983 | ||||||||||
| Details | Virginia Union | 73–60 | Cal Poly Pomona | Southern Connecticut State | ||||||
| Central Missouri State | ||||||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||||
| Details | Central Missouri State | 80–73 | Virginia Union | Dayton | ||||||
| Valdosta State | ||||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||||
| Details | Cal Poly Pomona (2) | 80–69 | Central Missouri State | Hampton | ||||||
| Mercer | ||||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||||
| Details | Cal Poly Pomona (3) | 70–63 | North Dakota State | Delta State | ||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | ||||||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||||
| Details | New Haven | 77–75 | Cal Poly Pomona | Northern Kentucky | ||||||
| Pitt Johnstown | ||||||||||
| 1988 | ||||||||||
| Details | Fargo, ND | |||||||||
| (Bison Sports Arena) | Hampton | 65–48 | West Texas State | Delta State | ||||||
| North Dakota State | ||||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||||
| Details | Cleveland, MS | |||||||||
| (Walter Sillers Coliseum) | Delta State | 88–58 | Cal Poly Pomona | Bentley | 83–81 | Central Missouri State | ||||
| 1990 | ||||||||||
| Details | Pomona, CA | |||||||||
| (Kellogg Gymnasium) | Delta State (2) | 77–43 | Bentley | Cal Poly Pomona | 87–68 | Oakland | ||||
| 1991 | ||||||||||
| Details | Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||||
| (Show Me Center) | North Dakota State | 81–74 | Southeast Missouri State | Bentley | 60–58 | Norfolk State | ||||
| 1992 | ||||||||||
| Details | Fargo, ND | |||||||||
| (Bison Sports Arena) | Delta State (3) | 65–63 | North Dakota State | Portland State | 72–69 | Bentley | ||||
| 1993 | ||||||||||
| Details | Waltham, MA | |||||||||
| (Dana Athletic Center) | North Dakota State (2) | 95–63 | Delta State | Michigan Tech | 74–60 | Bentley | ||||
| 1994 | ||||||||||
| Details | Fargo, ND | |||||||||
| (Bison Sports Arena) | North Dakota State (3) | 89–56 | Cal State San Bernardino | North Alabama | 79–75 | Bellarmine | ||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||
| Details | North Dakota State (4) | 98–85 | Portland State | Missouri Western State | 76–66 | Stonehill | ||||
| 1996 | ||||||||||
| Details | North Dakota State (5) | 104–78 | Shippensburg | Abilene Christian | 83–65 | Delta State | ||||
| 1997 | ||||||||||
| Details | Grand Forks, ND | |||||||||
| (Hyslop Sports Center) | North Dakota | 94–78 | Southern Indiana | UC Davis | 76–61 | Bentley | ||||
| 1998 | ||||||||||
| Details | Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| (H.O. Clemmons Arena) | North Dakota (2) | 92–76 | Emporia State | Francis Marion | ||||||
| Northern Michigan | ||||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||||
| Details | North Dakota (3) | 80–63 | Arkansas Tech | Emporia State | ||||||
| Northern Kentucky | ||||||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||||
| Details | Northern Kentucky | 71–62 (OT) | North Dakota State | Columbus State | ||||||
| Western Washington | ||||||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||||
| Details | Rochester, MN | |||||||||
| (Mayo Civic Center) | Cal Poly Pomona (4) | 87–80 (OT) | North Dakota | Shippensburg | ||||||
| Columbus State | ||||||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||||
| Details | Cal Poly Pomona (5) | 74–62 | Southeastern Oklahoma | Glenville State | ||||||
| South Dakota State | ||||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||||
| Details | St. Joseph, MO | |||||||||
| (St. Joseph Civic Arena) | South Dakota State | 65–50 | Northern Kentucky | Bentley | ||||||
| California (PA) | ||||||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||||
| Details | California (PA) | 75–72 | Drury | Henderson State | ||||||
| Merrimack | ||||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||||
| Details | Hot Springs, AR | |||||||||
| (Summit Arena) | Washburn | 70–53 | Seattle Pacific | Central Arkansas | ||||||
| Merrimack | ||||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||||
| Details | Grand Valley State | 58–52 | American International | Chico State | ||||||
| St. Cloud State | ||||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||||
| Details | Kearney, NE | |||||||||
| (Health and Sports Center) | Southern Connecticut State | 61–45 | Florida Gulf Coast | Clayton State | ||||||
| UC San Diego | ||||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||||
| Details | Northern Kentucky (2) | 63–58 | South Dakota | Alaska Anchorage | ||||||
| Delta State | ||||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||||
| Details | San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| (Bill Greehey Arena) | Minnesota State | 103–94 | Franklin Pierce | Alaska Anchorage | ||||||
| Delta State | ||||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||
| Details | St. Joseph, MO | |||||||||
| (St. Joseph Civic Arena) | Emporia State | 65–53 | Fort Lewis | Franklin Pierce | ||||||
| Gannon | ||||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||||
| Details | Clayton State | 69–50 | Michigan Tech | Shaw | ||||||
| Northwest Missouri State | ||||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||
| Details | San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| (Bill Greehey Arena) | Shaw | 88–82 (OT) | Ashland | Bentley | ||||||
| Rollins | ||||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||
| Details | Ashland | 71–56 | Dowling | Augustana (SD) | ||||||
| Western Washington | ||||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||
| Details | Erie, PA | |||||||||
| (Erie Insurance Arena) | Bentley | 73–65 | West Texas A&M | Cal Poly Pomona | ||||||
| Nova Southeastern | ||||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||||
| Details | Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||||
| (Sanford Pentagon) | California (PA) (2) | 86–69 | California Baptist | Emporia State | ||||||
| Limestone | ||||||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||||
| Details | Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
| (Bankers Life Fieldhouse) | Lubbock Christian | 78–73 | Alaska Anchorage | Bentley | ||||||
| Grand Valley State | ||||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||||
| Details | Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| (Alumni Hall) | Ashland (2) | 93–77 | Virginia Union | California Baptist | ||||||
| Harding | ||||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||||
| Details | Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||||
| (Sanford Pentagon) | Central Missouri (2) | 66–52 | Ashland | Indiana (PA) | ||||||
| Union (TN) | ||||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||||
| Details | Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| (Alumni Hall) | Lubbock Christian (2) | 95–85 (2OT) | Southwestern Oklahoma | Drury | ||||||
| Indiana (PA) | ||||||||||
| 2020 | ||||||||||
| Details | Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
| (Birmingham CrossPlex) | Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||||
| Details | Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| (Alumni Hall) | Lubbock Christian (3) | 69–59 | Drury | Central Missouri | ||||||
| Lander | ||||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||||
| Details | Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
| (Birmingham CrossPlex) | Glenville State | 85–72 | Western Washington | Grand Valley State | ||||||
| North Georgia | ||||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||||
| Details | Dallas, TX | |||||||||
| (American Airlines Center) | Ashland (3) | 78–67 | Minnesota–Duluth | Catawba | ||||||
| Glenville State | ||||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||||
| Details | St. Joseph, MO | |||||||||
| (St. Joseph Civic Arena) | Minnesota State (2) | 89–73 | Texas Woman's | Cal State San Marcos | ||||||
| Ferris State | ||||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||||
| Details | Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
| (UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse) | Grand Valley State (2) | 70–58 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Pittsburg State | ||||||
| Union (TN) | ||||||||||
| 2026 |
Champions
Active programs
| Team | Titles | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly Pomona Broncos}} | **** | 5 | 1982, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2002 |
| Ashland Eagles}} | **** | 3 | 2013, 2017, 2023 |
| Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps}} | [](lubbock-christian-lady-chaps-basketball) | 3 | 2016, 2019, 2021 |
| Delta State Lady Statesmen}} | [](delta-state-lady-statesmen-basketball) | 3 | 1989, 1990, 1992 |
| Grand Valley State Lakers}} | [](grand-valley-state-lakers-women-s-basketball) | 2 | 2006, 2025 |
| Minnesota State Mavericks}} | **** | 2 | 2009, 2024 |
| Central Missouri Jennies}} | [](central-missouri-jennies-basketball) | 2 | 1984, 2018 |
| California Vulcans}} | [](california-vulcans-women-s-basketball) | 2 | 2004, 2015 |
| Glenvile State Pioneers}} | [](glenville-state-pioneers-women-s-basketball) | 1 | 2022 |
| Bentley Falcons}} | [](bentley-falcons-women-s-basketball) | 1 | 2014 |
| Shaw Bears}} | **** | 1 | 2012 |
| Clayton State Lakers}} | [](clayton-state-lakers-women-s-basketball) | 1 | 2011 |
| Emporia State Lady Hornets}} | **** | 1 | 2010 |
| Southern Connecticut Fighting Owls}} | **** | 1 | 2007 |
| Washburn Ichabods}} | [](washburn-ichabods-women-s-basketball) | 1 | 2005 |
| Virginia Union Panthers}} | [](virginia-union-panthers-women-s-basketball) | 1 | 1983 |
Former programs
| Team | Titles | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State Bison}} | ** | 5 | 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| North Dakota Fighting Sioux}} | [](north-dakota-fighting-hawks-women-s-basketball) | 3 | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Northern Kentucky Norse}} | ** | 2 | 2000, 2008 |
| South Dakota State Jackrabbits}} | ** | 1 | 2003 |
| Hampton Pirates}} | [](hampton-lady-pirates-basketball) | 1 | 1988 |
| New Haven Chargers}} | **** | 1 | 1987 |
Notes
References
References
- "DIVISION II WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK". NCAA.
- (2019-03-04). "Championship Central". National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- "Central Missouri stuns Ashland to win NCAA Div. II Championship". Argus Leader.
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