2020 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

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2020 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament
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Finals site Birmingham CrossPlex
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Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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The 2020 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was due to be the 39th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States. The tournament, however, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and no champion was crowned for the 2019–20 season. [1]

Contents

The championship rounds were scheduled for the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama.

Bracket

Atlantic Regional

First roundRegional semifinalsRegional finals
         
Indiana (PA)
Fayetteville State
 
 
Bowie State
Virginia Union
 
 
Glenville State
Notre Dame (OH)
 
 
Gannon
California (PA)

South Regional

First roundRegional semifinalsRegional finals
         
Lee
Alabama-Huntsville
 
 
Delta State
Eckerd
 
 
Tampa
Benedict
 
 
Union (TN)
Florida Southern

Central Regional

First roundRegional semifinalsRegional finals
         
Central Missouri
Southwestern Oklahoma State
 
 
Emporia State
Southeastern Oklahoma State
 
 
Sioux Falls
St. Cloud State
 
 
Minnesota-Duluth
Fort Hays State

Midwest Regional

First roundRegional semifinalsRegional finals
         
Drury
Lindenwood
 
 
Grand Valley State
Ferris State
 
 
Walsh
Lewis
 
 
Ashland
Southern Indiana

East Regional

First roundRegional semifinalsRegional finals
         
Adelphi
Jefferson
 
 
USciences
Molloy
 
 
St. Anselm
Le Moyne
 
 
Stonehill
Daemen

Southeast Regional

First roundRegional semifinalsRegional finals
         
Lander
Limestone
 
 
Tusculum
Belmont Abbey
 
 
Anderson (SC)
Carson-Newman
 
 
North Georgia
Clayton State

South Central Regional

First roundRegional semifinalsRegional finals
         
Lubbock Christian
Angelo State
 
 
Colorado Mesa
Westminster (UT)
 
 
West Texas A&M
Western Colorado
 
 
Texas A&M-Commerce
Eastern New Mexico

West Regional

First roundRegional semifinalsRegional finals
         
Hawaii Pacific
Cal Poly Pomona
 
 
Cal State San Marcos
Azusa Pacific
 
 
UC-San Diego
Northwest Nazarene
 
 
Alaska Anchorage
Western Washington

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References

  1. "The 2020 DII women's basketball championship canceled due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2021.