# 2018 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

The 2018 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the NCAA Division II women's college basketball national champion. It began on March 9, 2018, and concluded with the championship game on March 23, 2018.
The first three rounds were hosted by top-seeded teams in regional play. The eight regional winners met for the quarterfinal and semifinals, better known as the "Elite Eight" and "Final Four" respectively, and National Championship game at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The Central Missouri Jennies defeated the Ashland Eagles, 66–52, to win the championship and end Ashland's 73-game winning streak.

## Bracket
### Atlantic Regional

* Site: Richmond, Virginia (Virginia Union)
| Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 |
| 1 | Virginia Union | 56 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bowie State | 63 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bowie State | 63 | 8 | Bowie State | 79 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Edinboro | 75 | | | |
| 4 | Edinboro | 80 | 4 | Edinboro | 75 | | | |
| 5 | Virginia State | 55 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Virginia State | 55 | | | | 8 | Bowie State | 60 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Indiana (PA) | 75 |
| 2 | Glenville State | 118 | | | | | | | 3 | Indiana (PA) | 75 |
| 7 | West Chester | 87 | | | | | | |
| 7 | West Chester | 87 | 2 | Glenville State | 68 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Indiana (PA) | 88 | | | |
| 3 | Indiana (PA) | 90 | 3 | Indiana (PA) | 88 | | | |
| 6 | California (PA) | 65 | | | | | | |

### Central Regional

* Site: Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Augustana (SD))
| Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 |
| 1 | Augustana (SD) | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lindenwood | 41 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lindenwood | 41 | 1 | Augustana (SD) | 90 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Northern State | 86 | | | |
| 4 | Arkansas Tech | 65 | 5 | Northern State | 86 | | | |
| 5 | Northern State | 76 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Northern State | 76 | | | | 1 | Augustana (SD) | 42 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Central Missouri | 81 |
| 2 | Central Missouri | 66 | | | | | | | 2 | Central Missouri | 81 |
| 7 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 49 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 49 | 2 | Central Missouri | 66 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Fort Hays State | 59 | | | |
| 3 | Southwestern Oklahoma | 75 | 6 | Fort Hays State | 59 | | | |
| 6 | Fort Hays State | 78 | | | | | | |

### East Regional

* Site: Easton, Massachusetts (Stonehill)
| Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 |
| 1 | Stonehill | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Southern Connecticut | 45 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Southern Connecticut | 45 | 1 | Stonehill | 63 | | | |
| | | | 4 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 52 | | | |
| 4 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 61 | 4 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 52 | | | |
| 5 | Caldwell | 45 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Caldwell | 45 | | | | 1 | Stonehill | 71 |
| | | | | | | 3 | University of the Sciences | 61 |
| 2 | Bentley | 71 | | | | | | | 3 | University of the Sciences | 61 |
| 7 | Jefferson | 66 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jefferson | 66 | 2 | Bentley | 54 | | | |
| | | | 3 | University of the Sciences | 61 | | | |
| 3 | University of the Sciences | 61 | 3 | University of the Sciences | 61 | | | |
| 6 | LIU Post | 50 | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional

* Site: Ashland, Ohio (Ashland)
| Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 |
| 1 | Ashland | 104 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hillsdale | 82 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hillsdale | 82 | 1 | Ashland | 80 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Grand Valley State | 68 | | | |
| 4 | Michigan Tech | 54 | 5 | Grand Valley State | 68 | | | |
| 5 | Grand Valley State | 75 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Grand Valley State | 75 | | | | 1 | Ashland | 79 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Drury | 73 |
| 2 | Drury | 76 | | | | | | | 2 | Drury | 73 |
| 7 | Findlay | 72 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Findlay | 72 | 2 | Drury | 63 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Lewis | 49 | | | |
| 3 | Southern Indiana | 64 | 6 | Lewis | 49 | | | |
| 6 | Lewis | 72 | | | | | | |

### South Regional

* Site: Jackson, Tennessee (Union (TN))
| Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 |
| 1 | Union (TN) | 94 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Clark Atlanta | 50 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Clark Atlanta | 50 | 1 | Union (TN) | 74 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Embry-Riddle | 59 | | | |
| 4 | Embry-Riddle | 57 | 4 | Embry-Riddle | 59 | | | |
| 5 | Eckerd | 54 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Eckerd | 54 | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 74 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Valdosta State | 73 |
| 2 | Florida Southern | 60 | | | | | | | 7 | Valdosta State | 73 |
| 7 | Valdosta State | 63 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Valdosta State | 63 | 7 | Valdosta State | 63* | | | |
| | | | 6 | Lee | 57 | | | |
| 3 | North Alabama | 64 | 6 | Lee | 57 | | | |
| 6 | Lee | 66 | | | | | | |

### Southeast Regional

* Site: Jefferson City, Tennessee (Carson-Newman)
| Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 |
| 1 | Carson-Newman | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Anderson (SC) | 62 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Anderson (SC) | 62 | 1 | Carson-Newman | 96 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Lander | 85 | | | |
| 4 | Lander | 84 | 4 | Lander | 85 | | | |
| 5 | Limestone | 53 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Limestone | 53 | | | | 1 | Carson-Newman | 75 |
| | | | | | | 3 | North Georgia | 71 |
| 2 | Wingate | 90 | | | | | | | 3 | North Georgia | 71 |
| 7 | Columbus State | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Columbus State | 79 | 2 | Wingate | 75 | | | |
| | | | 3 | North Georgia | 78 | | | |
| 3 | North Georgia | 81 | 3 | North Georgia | 78 | | | |
| 6 | Barton | 76 | | | | | | |

### South Central Regional

* Site: Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock Christian)
| Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 |
| 1 | Lubbock Christian | 78 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tarleton State | 46 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tarleton State | 46 | 1 | Lubbock Christian | 61 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Angelo State | 59 | | | |
| 4 | Angelo State | 87 | 4 | Angelo State | 59 | | | |
| 5 | Black Hills State | 75 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Black Hills State | 75 | | | | 1 | Lubbock Christian | 56 |
| | | | | | | 2 | West Texas A&M | 53 |
| 2 | West Texas A&M | 81 | | | | | | | 2 | West Texas A&M | 53 |
| 7 | Arkansas-Fort Smith | 66 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arkansas-Fort Smith | 66 | 2 | West Texas A&M | 70 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Metro State | 60 | | | |
| 3 | Colorado State Pueblo | 70 | 6 | Metro State | 60 | | | |
| 6 | Metro State | 78 | | | | | | |

### West Regional

* Site: Azusa, California (Azusa Pacific)
| Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 9 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 | Regional finals Sweet Sixteen March 12 |
| 1 | Azusa Pacific | 60 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Humboldt State | 66 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Humboldt State | 66 | 8 | Humboldt State | 73 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Alaska-Anchorage | 81 | | | |
| 4 | Northwest Nazarene | 63 | 5 | Alaska-Anchorage | 81 | | | |
| 5 | Alaska-Anchorage | 65 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Alaska-Anchorage | 65 | | | | 5 | Alaska-Anchorage | 70 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Montana State-Billings | 71 |
| 2 | Hawaii Pacific | 65 | | | | | | | 7 | Montana State-Billings | 71 |
| 7 | Montana State-Billings | 76 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Montana State-Billings | 76 | 7 | Montana State-Billings | 75 | | | |
| | | | 3 | UC San Diego | 73 | | | |
| 3 | UC San Diego | 64 | 3 | UC San Diego | 73 | | | |
| 6 | Seattle Pacific | 51 | | | | | | |

### Finals

Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals were hosted at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
| Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 19 | Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 19 | Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 19 | Semifinals Final Four March 21 | Semifinals Final Four March 21 | Semifinals Final Four March 21 | Finals Championship Game March 23 | Finals Championship Game March 23 | Finals Championship Game March 23 |
| MW1 | Ashland | 91 | | | | | | |
| W7 | Montana State-Billings | 73 | | | | | | |
| W7 | Montana State-Billings | 73 | MW1 | Ashland | 92 | | | |
| | | | A1 | Indiana (PA) | 68 | | | |
| E1 | Stonehill | 71 | A1 | Indiana (PA) | 68 | | | |
| A1 | Indiana (PA) | 75 | | | | | | |
| A1 | Indiana (PA) | 75 | | | | MW1 | Ashland | 52 |
| | | | | | | C2 | Central Missouri | 66 |
| SE1 | Lubbock Christian | 62 | | | | | | | C2 | Central Missouri | 66 |
| C2 | Central Missouri | 72 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Central Missouri | 72 | C2 | Central Missouri | 70 | | | |
| | | | S1 | Union (TN) | 57 | | | |
| SE1 | Carson-Newman | 70 | S1 | Union (TN) | 57 | | | |
| S1 | Union (TN) | 73 | | | | | | |