2025 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

2025 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Semifinalists	Pittsburg State (1st Final Four) Union (TN) (2nd Final Four)
NCAA Division II women's tournaments « 2024 2026 »

The 2025 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament is an upcoming single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States. The tournament will feature 64 teams.

The national quarterfinals (Elite Eight), semifinals, and finals will all be played from March 24–28, 2025, at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Tournament schedule and venues

Edinboro

Pittsburg

Waltham

Allendale

Jackson

Denton

Dahlonega

Carson

Pittsburgh

class=notpageimage|

2025 NCAA Division II Women's Tournament sites – regionals (blue), Elite Eight (red)

Regionals

First, second, and third-round games (the latter of which serves as a regional championship) will be held at campus sites from March 14–17, 2025. The top-seeded team in each regional will serve as host.

Elite Eight

The national quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals will be held at a predetermined site, the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Bracket

Atlantic regional

• Site: Edinboro, Pennsylvania ( Edinboro )

	First round March 14					Regional semifinals March 15					Regional Finals March 17
	1	Edinboro	80
	8	Virginia State	68
						1	Edinboro	52
						4	Indiana	67
	4	Indiana	76
	5	Fairmont State	59
											4	Indiana	59
											2	Gannon	72
	2	Gannon	60
	7	Fayetteville State	50
						2	Gannon	80
						3	Seton Hill	70
	3	Seton Hill	87
	6	Kutztown	75

Central regional

• Site: Pittsburg, Kansas ( Pittsburg State )

	First round March 14					Regional semifinals March 15					Regional Finals March 17
	1	Pittsburg State	87
	8	Harding	75
						1	Pittsburg State	94
						5	Minnesota State	91
	4	Missouri Western	73
	5	Minnesota State	87
											1	Pittsburg State	85
											7	Southwest Minnesota State	82
	2	Concordia St. Paul	64
	7	Southwest Minnesota State	77
						7	Southwest Minnesota State	77
						3	Fort Hays State	63
	3	Fort Hays State	81
	6	Southern Nazarene	72

East regional

• Site: Waltham, Massachusetts ( Bentley )

	First round March 14					Regional semifinals March 15					Regional Finals March 17
	1	Bentley	65
	8	New Haven	39
						1	Bentley	60
						4	St. Anselm	55
	4	St. Anselm	59
	5	Southern Connecticut	41
											1	Bentley	72
											3	Holy Family	63
	2	Daemen	70
	7	Jefferson	49
						2	Daemen	55
						3	Holy Family	68
	3	Holy Family	61
	6	Assumption	56

Midwest regional

• Site: Allendale, Michigan ( Grand Valley State )

	First round March 14					Regional semifinals March 15					Regional Finals March 17
	1	Grand Valley State	108
	8	Quincy	72
						1	Grand Valley State	87
						4	Wayne State	54
	4	Wayne State	77
	5	Lewis	57
											1	Grand Valley State	62
											2	Ashland	50
	2	Ashland	62
	7	Ferris State	50
						2	Ashland	68
						3	Northern Michigan	45
	3	Northern Michigan	61
	6	Hillsdale	56

South regional

• Site: Jackson, Tennessee ( Union )

	First round March 14					Regional semifinals March 15					Regional Finals March 17
	1	Union (TN)	107
	8	Miles	69
						1	Union (TN)	75
						5	Lee	53
	4	Tampa	63
	5	Lee	66
											1	Union (TN)	65
											3	Nova Southeastern	60
	2	Embry–Riddle	70
	7	West Florida	56
						2	Embry–Riddle	63
						3	Nova Southeastern	66
	3	Nova Southeastern	80
	6	Alabama–Huntsville	73

South Central regional

• Site: Denton, Texas ( Texas Woman's )

	First round March 14					Regional semifinals March 15					Regional Finals March 17
	1	Texas Woman's	75
	8	Adams State	52
						1	Texas Woman's	71
						5	Eastern New Mexico	48
	4	Colorado Mesa	52
	5	Eastern New Mexico	56
											1	Texas Woman's	54
											2	Lubbock Christian	62
	2	Lubbock Christian	68
	7	UC Colorado Springs	65
						2	Lubbock Christian	73
						6	West Texas A&M	60
	3	UT Tyler	47
	6	West Texas A&M	58

Southeast regional

• Site: Dahlonega, Georgia ( North Georgia )

	First round March 14					Regional semifinals March 15					Regional Finals March 17
	1	North Georgia	78
	8	UNC Pembroke	64
						1	North Georgia	64
						5	Columbus State	56
	4	Francis Marion	83
	5	Columbus State	89*
											1	North Georgia	54
											2	Coker	64
	2	Coker	58
	7	Belmont Abbey	50
						2	Coker	48
						6	Carson-Newman	44
	3	Anderson	71
	6	Carson–Newman	75

West regional

• Site: Carson, California ( Cal State Dominguez Hills )

	First round March 14					Regional semifinals March 15					Regional Finals March 17
	1	Cal State Dominguez Hills	77
	8	Azusa Pacific	58
						1	Cal State Dominguez Hills	63
						4	Alaska Anchorage	61
	4	Alaska Anchorage	69
	5	Montana State Billings	66
											1	Cal State Dominguez Hills	70
											6	Central Washington	47
	2	Cal Poly Pomona	52
	7	Chico State	57*
						7	Chico State	73
						6	Central Washington	79
	3	Point Loma	53
	6	Central Washington	74

Elite Eight

• Site: UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

	Elite Eight March 24 ESPN+					Final Four March 26 ESPN+					National Championship March 28 ESPN+
	1	Grand Valley State	60
	8	Gannon	32
						1	Grand Valley State	68
						4	Pittsburg State	61
	4	Pittsburg State	66
	5	Lubbock Christian	55
											1	Grand Valley State	7:00 p.m.
											3	Cal State Dominguez Hills
	2	Bentley	66
	7	Union (TN)	80
						7	Union (TN)	50
						3	Cal State Dominguez Hills	68
	3	Cal State Dominguez Hills	82
	6	Coker	66

* denotes overtime

See also

• 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2025 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2025 NAIA women's basketball tournament
• 2025 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

References

1. "2025 NCAA DII women's basketball championship bracket announced". ncaa.com. March 9, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.