2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

2022 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	Birmingham CrossPlex; Birmingham, Alabama
Champions	Glenville State (1st title)
Runner-up	Western Washington (1st title game)
Semifinalists	North Georgia (1st Final Four); Grand Valley State (3rd Final Four);
Winning coach	Kim Stephens (1st title)
MOP	Re'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

Birmingham

Glenville

Hays

Manchester

Ashland

Jackson

Canyon

Dahlonega

Hayward

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2022 NCAA Division II Women's Tournament sites

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.

Automatic bids (23)

Automatic bids
Region (Bids)	Conference	School	Record (Conf.)	Appearance	Last bid
Atlantic (3)	CIAA	Lincoln (PA)	22–7	1st	Never
	Mountain East	Charleston	21–8	10th	2014
	PSAC	Gannon	24–6	13th	2020
Central (3)	Great American	SW Oklahoma State	29–4	7th	2021
	MIAA	Fort Hays State	28–3	8th	2021
	Northern Sun	Minnesota–Duluth	24–4	14th	2021
East (3)	CACC	U Sciences	23–4	7th	2020
	East Coast	Daemen	20–4	3rd	2021
	Northeast-10	Bentley	19–8	36th	2019
Midwest (3)	GLIAC	Ferris State	22–9	6th	2020
	GLVC	Drury	31–4	19th	2021
	G-MAC	Ashland	28–2	12th	2021
South (3)	Gulf South	Union (TN)	26–2	7th	2021
	SIAC	Benedict	23–7	9th	2020
	Sunshine State	Tampa	29–5	14th	2020
South Central (2)	Lone Star	West Texas A&M	23–10	27th	2020
South Central (2)	RMAC	Metro State	22–8	9th	2018
Southeast (3)	Carolinas	Barton	28–1	10th	2021
	Peach Belt	North Georgia	25–3	6th	2021
	South Atlantic	Carson–Newman	26–5	12th	2021
West (3)	CCAA	Cal State East Bay	22–2	4th	2017
	GNAC	Central Washington	23–7	4th	2003
	PacWest	Azusa Pacific	24–3	6th	2021

At-large bids (41)

At-large bids
Region (Bids)	School	Conference	Record (Conf.)	Appearance	Last bid
Atlantic (5)	California (PA)	PSAC	24–5	18th	2020
	Glenville State	Mountain East	29–1	15th	2021
	Indiana (PA)	PSAC	21–8	15th	2020
	Kutztown	PSAC	26–6	2nd	1996
	Shepherd	PSAC	24–7	3rd	2015
Central (5)	Minnesota State	NSIC	21–6	7th	2015
	Missouri Southern	MIAA	24–6	4th	1996
	Missouri Western	MIAA	21–9	13th	2016
	Nebraska–Kearney	MIAA	23–7	14th	2021
	St. Cloud State	NSIC	23–4	14th	2021
East (5)	Chestnut Hill	CACC	24–6	1st	Never
	Jefferson	CACC	23–8	13th	2020
	Le Moyne	NE-10	17–7	4th	2020
	Pace	NE-10	21–7	17th	2012
	Southern New Hampshire	NE-10	21–6	3rd	1990
Midwest (5)	Grand Valley State	GLIAC	27–2	17th	2021
	UMSL	GLVC	23–5	3rd	2014
	Southern Indiana	GLVC	23–5	12th	2020
	Walsh	G-MAC	26–4	4th	2021
	Wayne State	GLIAC	18–9	5th	2015
South (5)	Eckerd	Sunshine State	20–4	6th	2020
	Florida Southern	Sunshine State	20–9	16th	2020
	Lee (TN)	Gulf South	24–7	5th	2021
	Savannah State	SIAC	27–2	2nd	1995
	Valdosta State	Gulf South	23–5	14th	2021
South Central (6)	Colorado Mesa	RMAC	23–6	7th	2020
	Colorado Mines	RMAC	25–5	4th	2021
	CSU Pueblo	RMAC	23–8	11th	2018
	Lubbock Christian	Lone Star	26–6	6th	2021
	Texas A&M–Commerce	Lone Star	26–4	5th	2021
	Texas Woman's	Lone Star	19–8	3rd	2016
Southeast (5)	Catawba	SAC	23–6	7th	2021
	Columbus State	Peach Belt	17–11	12th	2018
	Georgia Southwestern	Peach Belt	22–6	1st	Never
	Lander	Peach Belt	22–4	16th	2021
	Wingate	SAC	24–5	19th	2019
West (5)	Academy of Art	PacWest	18–10	4th	2016
	Alaska Anchorage	GNAC	20–6	19th	2020
	Cal State San Marcos	CCAA	22–3	2nd	2020
	Northwest Nazarene	GNAC	18–9	9th	2020
	Western Washington	GNAC	20–5	18th	2020

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

References

^ "Glenville State wins first national championship, 85-72". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee Announces 2022 Championship Field. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[1] "Glenville State wins first national championship, 85-72". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[2] NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee Announces 2022 Championship Field. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

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Tournament schedule and venues

Regionals

Elite Eight

Qualification

Automatic bids (23)

At-large bids (41)

Regionals

Atlantic Regional

Central Regional

East Regional

Midwest Regional

South Regional

South Central Regional

Southeast Regional

West Regional

Elite Eight - Birmingham, Alabama

All-tournament team

See also

References