# 2020 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

The 2020 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of the women's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States. Featuring sixty-four teams, it began on March 6, 2020, following the 2019–20 season, and was to conclude with the championship on March 21 at the Capital University Center Performance Arena in Columbus, Ohio; however, on March 12 the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Of the 16 teams remaining, Hope College was the highest ranked team remaining from the D3Sports.com poll.

## Qualifying teams
### Automatic bids (43)

The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2020 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid.
Automatic bids :
| Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Conference | Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Conference |
| La Roche | 20–6 (18–2) | Allegheny Mountain | Wartburg | 24–3 (14–2) | American Rivers |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor | 24–4 (10–2) | American Southwest | Christopher Newport | 23–4 (10–0) | Capital Athletic |
| Haverford | 23–4 (18–2) | Centennial | Brooklyn | 21–6 (14–0) | CUNYAC |
| Illinois Wesleyan | 19–8 (11–5) | CCIW | Keystone | 21–6 (17–1) | Colonial States |
| Endicott | 18–10 (12–4) | Commonwealth Coast | St. John Fisher | 21–6 (12–2) | Empire 8 |
| Emmanuel (MA) | 21–7 (9–2) | Great Northeast | Transylvania | 25–2 (17–1) | Heartland Collegiate |
| Scranton | 24–3 (12–2) | Landmark | Ithaca | 22–5 (16–2) | Liberty |
| Eastern Connecticut St. | 23–4 (14–2) | Little East | Messiah | 23–4 (15–1) | MAC Commonwealth |
| DeSales | 23–4 (13–1) | MAC Freedom | Framingham State | 22–5 (12–0) | MASCAC |
| Hope | 27–0 (16–0) | Michigan Intercollegiate | Monmouth (IL) | 21–6 (14–4) | Midwest |
| Bethel (MN) | 26–1 (19–1) | Minnesota Intercollegiate | New England Col. | 21–6 (12–2) | NECC |
| Bowdoin | 25–2 (8–2) | NESCAC | Smith | 23–4 (7–3) | NEWMAC |
| Rowan | 23–4 (16–2) | New Jersey Athletic | Husson | 19–8 (14–0) | North Atlantic |
| DePauw | 27–1 (16–0) | North Coast | SUNY Poly | 20-7 (16-0) | North Eastern Athletic |
| Edgewood | 25–2 (18–2) | Northern Athletics | George Fox | 21–6 (11–5) | Northwest |
| Baldwin Wallace | 26–2 (17–1) | Ohio Athletic | Randolph–Macon | 18–9 (13–5) | Old Dominion |
| Grove City | 25–2 (14–2) | Presidents' | Webster | 20–7 (16–2) | SLIAC |
| Merchant Marine | 23–4 (14–2) | Skyline | Oglethorpe | 27–1 (14–0) | Southern Athletic |
| Redlands | 25–2 (15–1) | SCIAC | Austin | 23–4 (14–4) | Southern Collegiate |
| SUNY New Paltz | 24–3 (17–1) | SUNYAC | Chicago | 20–5 (11–3) | University Athletic |
| Bethany Lutheran | 21–6 (15–1) | Upper Midwest | Berea | 25–3 (15–1) | USA South |
| UW–Oshkosh | 18–10 (8–6) | Wisconsin Intercollegiate |

### At-large bids (21)

The following 21 teams were awarded qualification for the 2020 NCAA field by the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Committee. The committee evaluated teams on the basis of their win-loss percentage, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, results against common opponents, and results against teams included in the NCAA's final regional rankings.
At-large bids :
| Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Conference | Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Conference |
| Albright | 22–5 (12–4) | MAC Commonwealth | Benedictine (IL) | 24–3 (20–0) | Northern Athletics |
| Amherst | 22–4 (8–2) | NESCAC | Loras | 23–4 (13–3) | American Rivers |
| Gettysburg | 22–5 (17–3) | Centennial | Marymount (VA) | 23–4 (11–1) | Atlantic East |
| Montclair St. | 21–6 (15–3) | New Jersey Athletic | UW–La Crosse | 19–7 (10–4) | Wisconsin Intercollegiate |
| Widener | 21–5 (13–3) | MAC Commonwealth | Texas–Dallas | 22–5 (15–1) | American Southwest |
| Trinity (TX) | 23–4 (17–1) | Southern Collegiate | Trine | 21–6 (14–2) | Michigan Intercollegiate |
| SUNY Cortland | 21–6 (14–4) | SUNYAC | Tufts | 26–1 (10–0) | NESCAC |
| Western New England | 21–5 (14–2) | Commonwealth Coast | Williams | 18–8 (6–4) | NESCAC |
| NYU | 20–5 (10–4) | University Athletic | William Peace | 23–4 (15–1) | USA South |
| Wheaton (IL) | 20–7 (12–4) | CCIW | Whitman | 24–3 (15–1) | Northwest |
| UW–Whitewater | 23–3 (13–1) | Wisconsin Intercollegiate |

## Tournament bracket
### Top-left

| First round March 6 Campus Sites | First round March 6 Campus Sites | First round March 6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 13 TBD | Sectional Semifinals March 13 TBD | | Sectional Final March 14 TBD |
| Tufts | Tufts | 72 | | | | | | | |
| SUNY Poly | SUNY Poly | 34 | | | | | | | |
| SUNY Poly | SUNY Poly | 34 | Tufts | Tufts | 79 | | | | |
| Springfield, MA | Springfield, MA | Springfield, MA | Tufts | Tufts | 79 | | | | |
| Springfield, MA | Springfield, MA | Springfield, MA | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland | 53 | | | | |
| SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland | 72 | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland | 53 | | | | |
| Western New England | Western New England | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Western New England | Western New England | 66 | | | | Tufts | Tufts | | |
| | | | | | | Williams | Williams | | |
| Williams | Williams | 68 | | | | | | Williams | Williams |
| Albright | Albright | 46 | | | | | | | |
| Albright | Albright | 46 | Williams | Williams | 69 | | | | |
| Ithaca, NY | Ithaca, NY | Ithaca, NY | Williams | Williams | 69 | | | | |
| Ithaca, NY | Ithaca, NY | Ithaca, NY | Ithaca | Ithaca | 61 | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 72 | Ithaca | Ithaca | 61 | | | | |
| New England Col. | New England Col. | 54 | | | | | | | |
| SUNY New Paltz | SUNY New Paltz | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Husson | Husson | 50 | | | | | | | |
| Husson | Husson | 50 | SUNY New Paltz | SUNY New Paltz | 60 | | | | |
| New Paltz, NY | New Paltz, NY | New Paltz, NY | SUNY New Paltz | SUNY New Paltz | 60 | | | | |
| New Paltz, NY | New Paltz, NY | New Paltz, NY | Smith | Smith | 62 | | | | |
| DeSales | DeSales | 72 | Smith | Smith | 62 | | | | |
| Smith | Smith | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Smith | Smith | 81 | | | | Smith | Smith | | |
| | | | | | | Messiah | Messiah | | |
| Eastern Connecticut St. | Eastern Connecticut St. | 60 | | | | | | Messiah | Messiah |
| St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 43 | | | | | | | |
| St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 43 | Eastern Connecticut St. | Eastern Connecticut St. | 50 | | | | |
| Mechanicsburg, PA | Mechanicsburg, PA | Mechanicsburg, PA | Eastern Connecticut St. | Eastern Connecticut St. | 50 | | | | |
| Mechanicsburg, PA | Mechanicsburg, PA | Mechanicsburg, PA | Messiah | Messiah | 60 | | | | |
| Messiah | Messiah | 72 | Messiah | Messiah | 60 | | | | |
| Keystone | Keystone | 47 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom-left

| First round March 6 Campus Sites | First round March 6 Campus Sites | First round March 6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 13 TBD | Sectional Semifinals March 13 TBD | | Sectional Final March 14 TBD |
| Bowdoin | Bowdoin | 90 | | | | | | | |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 51 | | | | | | | |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 51 | Bowdoin | Bowdoin | 86 | | | | |
| Brunswick, ME | Brunswick, ME | Brunswick, ME | Bowdoin | Bowdoin | 86 | | | | |
| Brunswick, ME | Brunswick, ME | Brunswick, ME | NYU | NYU | 67 | | | | |
| NYU | NYU | 81 | NYU | NYU | 67 | | | | |
| Emmanuel (MA) | Emmanuel (MA) | 62 | | | | | | | |
| Emmanuel (MA) | Emmanuel (MA) | 62 | | | | Bowdoin | Bowdoin | | |
| | | | | | | Trine | Trine | | |
| Trine | Trine | 65 | | | | | | Trine | Trine |
| Benedictine (IL) | Benedictine (IL) | 37 | | | | | | | |
| Benedictine (IL) | Benedictine (IL) | 37 | Trine | Trine | 69 | | | | |
| Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | Trine | Trine | 69 | | | | |
| Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | Redlands | Redlands | 49 | | | | |
| UW–Whitewater | UW–Whitewater | 62 | Redlands | Redlands | 49 | | | | |
| Redlands | Redlands | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Transylvania | Transylvania | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 78 | Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 63 | | | | |
| Lexington, KY | Lexington, KY | Lexington, KY | Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 63 | | | | |
| Lexington, KY | Lexington, KY | Lexington, KY | Oglethorpe | Oglethorpe | 71 | | | | |
| Oglethorpe | Oglethorpe | 88 | Oglethorpe | Oglethorpe | 71 | | | | |
| William Peace | William Peace | 74 | | | | | | | |
| William Peace | William Peace | 74 | | | | Oglethorpe | Oglethorpe | | |
| | | | | | | Whitman | Whitman | | |
| Wheaton (IL) | Wheaton (IL) | 83 | | | | | | Whitman | Whitman |
| Whitman | Whitman | 86* | | | | | | | |
| Whitman | Whitman | 86* | Whitman | Whitman | 67 | | | | |
| Waverly, IA | Waverly, IA | Waverly, IA | Whitman | Whitman | 67 | | | | |
| Waverly, IA | Waverly, IA | Waverly, IA | Wartburg | Wartburg | 63 | | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 91 | Wartburg | Wartburg | 63 | | | | |
| Monmouth (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 55 | | | | | | | |

### Top-right

| First round March 6 Campus Sites | First round March 6 Campus Sites | First round March 6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 13 TBD | Sectional Semifinals March 13 TBD | | Sectional Final March 14 TBD |
| Amherst | Amherst | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Framingham State | Framingham State | 46 | | | | | | | |
| Framingham State | Framingham State | 46 | Amherst | Amherst | 60 | | | | |
| Amherst, MA | Amherst, MA | Amherst, MA | Amherst | Amherst | 60 | | | | |
| Amherst, MA | Amherst, MA | Amherst, MA | Rowan | Rowan | 40 | | | | |
| Rowan | Rowan | 72 | Rowan | Rowan | 40 | | | | |
| Merchant Marine | Merchant Marine | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Merchant Marine | Merchant Marine | 68 | | | | Amherst | Amherst | | |
| | | | | | | George Fox | George Fox | | |
| George Fox | George Fox | 74 | | | | | | George Fox | George Fox |
| Montclair St. | Montclair St. | 49 | | | | | | | |
| Montclair St. | Montclair St. | 49 | George Fox | George Fox | 57 | | | | |
| Arlington, VA | Arlington, VA | Arlington, VA | George Fox | George Fox | 57 | | | | |
| Arlington, VA | Arlington, VA | Arlington, VA | Marymount (VA) | Marymount (VA) | 48 | | | | |
| Marymount (VA) | Marymount (VA) | 68 | Marymount (VA) | Marymount (VA) | 48 | | | | |
| Gettysburg | Gettysburg | 48 | | | | | | | |
| Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Texas–Dallas | Texas–Dallas | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Texas–Dallas | Texas–Dallas | 74 | Texas–Dallas | Texas–Dallas | 48 | | | | |
| San Antonio, TX | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio, TX | Texas–Dallas | Texas–Dallas | 48 | | | | |
| San Antonio, TX | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio, TX | Mary Hardin–Baylor | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 64 | | | | |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 78 | Mary Hardin–Baylor | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 64 | | | | |
| Austin | Austin | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Austin | Austin | 63 | | | | Mary Hardin–Baylor | Mary Hardin–Baylor | | |
| | | | | | | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | | |
| Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 82 | | | | | | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport |
| Widener | Widener | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Widener | Widener | 66 | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 74 | | | | |
| Scranton, PA | Scranton, PA | Scranton, PA | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 74 | | | | |
| Scranton, PA | Scranton, PA | Scranton, PA | Endicott | Endicott | 71 | | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 56 | Endicott | Endicott | 71 | | | | |
| Endicott | Endicott | 65 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom-right

| First round March 6 Campus Sites | First round March 6 Campus Sites | First round March 6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 13 TBD | Sectional Semifinals March 13 TBD | | Sectional Final March 14 TBD |
| DePauw | DePauw | 71 | | | | | | | |
| Webster | Webster | 45 | | | | | | | |
| Webster | Webster | 45 | DePauw | DePauw | 60 | | | | |
| Greencastle, IN | Greencastle, IN | Greencastle, IN | DePauw | DePauw | 60 | | | | |
| Greencastle, IN | Greencastle, IN | Greencastle, IN | Loras | Loras | 71 | | | | |
| Loras | Loras | 68 | Loras | Loras | 71 | | | | |
| UW–La Crosse | UW–La Crosse | 52 | | | | | | | |
| UW–La Crosse | UW–La Crosse | 52 | | | | Loras | Loras | | |
| | | | | | | UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | | |
| UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 61 | | | | | | UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh |
| Edgewood | Edgewood | 40 | | | | | | | |
| Edgewood | Edgewood | 40 | UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 67 | | | | |
| Arden Hills, MN | Arden Hills, MN | Arden Hills, MN | UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 67 | | | | |
| Arden Hills, MN | Arden Hills, MN | Arden Hills, MN | Bethany Lutheran | Bethany Lutheran | 60 | | | | |
| Bethel (MN) | Bethel (MN) | 58 | Bethany Lutheran | Bethany Lutheran | 60 | | | | |
| Bethany Lutheran | Bethany Lutheran | 62 | | | | | | | |
| Baldwin Wallace | Baldwin Wallace | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Haverford | Haverford | 42 | | | | | | | |
| Haverford | Haverford | 42 | Baldwin Wallace | Baldwin Wallace | 60 | | | | |
| Berea, OH | Berea, OH | Berea, OH | Baldwin Wallace | Baldwin Wallace | 60 | | | | |
| Berea, OH | Berea, OH | Berea, OH | Chicago | Chicago | 58 | | | | |
| Chicago | Chicago | 80 | Chicago | Chicago | 58 | | | | |
| La Roche | La Roche | 57 | | | | | | | |
| La Roche | La Roche | 57 | | | | Baldwin Wallace | Baldwin Wallace | | |
| | | | | | | Hope | Hope | | |
| Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 67 | | | | | | Hope | Hope |
| Berea | Berea | 50 | | | | | | | |
| Berea | Berea | 50 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 69 | | | | |
| Holland, MI | Holland, MI | Holland, MI | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 69 | | | | |
| Holland, MI | Holland, MI | Holland, MI | Hope | Hope | 72 | | | | |
| Hope | Hope | 69 | Hope | Hope | 72 | | | | |
| Grove City | Grove City | 18 | | | | | | | |

## Final Four

Those rounds were cancelled.
| National semifinal March 20 Columbus, OH | National semifinal March 20 Columbus, OH | National semifinal March 20 Columbus, OH | National championship March 21 Columbus, OH | National championship March 21 Columbus, OH | National championship March 21 Columbus, OH |
| Columbus, OH | Columbus, OH | Columbus, OH | | | |