# 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.
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.
The tournament returned to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic field of sixty-four teams.

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

### Central Regional

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

### East Regional

* Site: Manchester, New Hampshire (Southern New Hampshire)
| First round March 11 | First round March 11 | First round March 11 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional finals March 14 | Regional finals March 14 | Regional finals March 14 |
| 1 | SNHU | 59 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Daemen | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Daemen | 70 | 8 | Daemen | 70 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Jefferson | 52 | | | |
| 5 | Bentley | 47 | 4 | Jefferson | 52 | | | |
| 4 | Jefferson | 50 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jefferson | 50 | | | | 8 | Daemen | 65 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Pace | 67 |
| 3 | USciences | 64 | | | | | | | 7 | Pace | 67 |
| 6 | Le Moyne | 38 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Le Moyne | 38 | 3 | USciences | 60 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Pace | 65 | | | |
| 7 | Pace | 59 | 7 | Pace | 65 | | | |
| 2 | Chestnut Hill | 53 | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional

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

### South Regional

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

### South Central Regional

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

### Southeast Regional

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

### West Regional

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

## Elite Eight - Birmingham, Alabama

Location: Birmingham CrossPlex
| Elite Eight March 21, 2022 | Elite Eight March 21, 2022 | Elite Eight March 21, 2022 | Final Four March 23, 2022 | Final Four March 23, 2022 | Final Four March 23, 2022 | National championship March 25, 2022 | National championship March 25, 2022 | National championship March 25, 2022 |
| 1 | North Georgia | 68 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pace | 61 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pace | 61 | 1 | North Georgia | 68 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Western Washington | 74 | | | |
| 4 | Valdosta State | 55 | 5 | Western Washington | 74 | | | |
| 5 | Western Washington | 58 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Western Washington | 58 | | | | 5 | Western Washington | 72 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Glenville State | 85 |
| 2 | Grand Valley State | 67 | | | | | | | 3 | Glenville State | 85 |
| 7 | Missouri Western | 44 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Missouri Western | 44 | 2 | Grand Valley State | 53 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Glenville State | 77 | | | |
| 3 | Glenville State | 103 | 3 | Glenville State | 77 | | | |
| 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