2021 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

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2021 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament
NCAA logo.svg
Teams48
Finals site Alumni Hall
Flag of Ohio.svg Columbus, Ohio
Champions Lubbock Christian (3rd title)
Runner-up Drury (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Steve Gomez (3rd title)
NCAA Division II women's tournaments
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The 2021 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 39th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.

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The Elite Eight was held at Alumni Hall at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio from March 23–26, 2021. [1]

Defending champions Lubbock Christian defeated Drury in the championship game, 69–59, to claim the Lady Chaps' third overall and second consecutive national title. Lubbock Christian additionally finished the season undefeated (23-0).

Qualification

A total of 48 bids were available for the tournament: 16 automatic (awarded to the champions of the sixteen Division II conferences that crowned a basketball champion after the end of the regular season) and 32 at-large.

The field size was temporarily reduced for just the 2021 championship to account for teams and conferences that chose to not compete during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teams from six conferences (CCAA, CIAA, Northeast-10, PSAC, SIAC and Sunshine State) did not participate in the regular season and were ineligible for tournament bids.

The remaining bids are allocated evenly among the eight NCAA-designated regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West). Some teams, however, were placed outside their conferences' traditional regions to ensure an even distribution of teams across all eight regionals. As a result, each regions consists of two to three automatic qualifiers (the teams who won their respective conference tournaments) and two to four at-large bids.

Bracket

Atlantic Regional

First round
March 12, 2021
Regional semifinals
March 13, 2021
Regional finals
March 15, 2021
1 Charleston (WV)79
4 Cedarville 71 5 Walsh 73
5 Walsh881 Charleston (WV)82
6 Tiffin 52
2 Glenville State 83
3 Kentucky Wesleyan 56 6 Tiffin85
6 Tiffin70

Central Regional

First round
March 12, 2021
Regional semifinals
March 13, 2021
Regional finals
March 15, 2021
1 Fort Hays State 68
4 Central Missouri664 Central Missouri72
5 St. Cloud State 52 4 Central Missouri67
2 Nebraska–Kearney 57
2 Nebraska–Kearney65
3 Minnesota–Duluth763 Minnesota–Duluth 57
6 Emporia State 70

East Regional

First round
March 12, 2021
Regional semifinals
March 13, 2021
Regional finals
March 15, 2021
1 Dominican (NY) 73
4 American International 61 5 Roberts Wesleyan77
5 Roberts Wesleyan755 Roberts Wesleyan 40
2 Daemen58
2 Daemen73
3 Georgian Court613 Georgian Court 54
6 Concordia (NY) 54

Midwest Regional

First round
March 12, 2021
Regional semifinals
March 13, 2021
Regional finals
March 15, 2021
1 Michigan Tech 65
4 Grand Valley State 60 5 Ashland74
5 Ashland685 Ashland 69
2 Drury88
2 Drury66
3 Truman553 Truman 51
6 Northwood 42

South Regional

First round
March 12, 2021
Regional semifinals
March 13, 2021
Regional finals
March 15, 2021
1 North Georgia66
4 Union (TN)704 Union (TN) 58
5 Montevallo 65 1 North Georgia 48
2 Lander67
2 Lander63
3 Valdosta State743 Valdosta State 60
6 Lee 64

Southeast Regional

First round
March 12, 2021
Regional semifinals
March 13, 2021
Regional finals
March 15, 2021
1 Belmont Abbey74
4 Tusculum774 Tusculum 59
5 Tuskegee 64 1 Belmont Abbey62
2 Barton 52
2 Barton80
3 Carson-Newman 48 6 Catawba 64
6 Catawba67

South Central Regional

First round
March 12, 2021
Regional semifinals
March 13, 2021
Regional finals
March 15, 2021
1 Lubbock Christian96
4 Arkansas Tech 5 Cameron 66
5 Cameronw/o1 Lubbock Christian78
2 SW Oklahoma 65
2 SW Oklahoma97
3 Texas A&M–Commerce703 Texas A&M–Commerce 79
6 Southern Nazarene 64

West Regional

First round
March 12, 2021
Regional semifinals
March 13, 2021
Regional finals
March 15, 2021
1 Colorado Mines
4 Azusa Pacific724 Azusa Pacificw/o
5 Hawaii Pacific 59 4 Azusa Pacific53
3 Westminster (UT) 48
2 Western Colorado 52
3 Westminster (UT)743 Westminster (UT)68
6 Black Hills State 65

Elite Eight

Elite Eight
March 23, 2021
Final Four
March 24, 2021
National championship
March 26, 2021
         
1 Lubbock Christian66
8 Daemen 49
1 Lubbock Christian63
5 Central Missouri 61
5 Central Missouri65
4 Belmont Abbey 42
1 Lubbock Christian 69
3 Drury 59
3 Drury74
6 Charleston (WV) 66
3 Drury74
2 Lander 65
7 Azusa Pacific 76
2 Lander88

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References

  1. "2021 DII women's basketball championship field announced". NCAA. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.