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2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

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.

2022 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament
Teams64
Finals siteBirmingham CrossPlex
Alabama Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsGlenville State (1st title)
Runner-upWestern Washington (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachKim Stephens (1st title)
MOPRe'Shawna Stone (Glenville State)
NCAA Division II women's tournaments
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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

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Birmingham
 
Glenville
 
Hays
 
Manchester
 
Ashland
 
Jackson
 
Canyon
 
Dahlonega
 
Hayward
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2022 NCAA Division II Women's Tournament sites

Regionals

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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:

Elite Eight

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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

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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

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Atlantic Regional

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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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