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
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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

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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
						4	Indiana
	4	Indiana	76
	5	Fairmont State	59
	2	Gannon	60
	7	Fayetteville State	50
						2	Gannon
						3	Seton Hill
	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
						5	Minnesota State
	4	Missouri Western	73
	5	Minnesota State	87
	2	Concordia St. Paul	64
	7	Southwest Minnesota State	77
						7	Southwest Minnesota State
						3	Fort Hays State
	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
						4	St. Anselm
	4	St. Anselm	59
	5	Southern Connecticut	41
	2	Daemen	70
	7	Jefferson	49
						2	Daemen
						3	Holy Family
	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
						4	Wayne State
	4	Wayne State	77
	5	Lewis	57
	2	Ashland	62
	7	Ferris State	50
						2	Ashland
						3	Northern Michigan
	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)
						5	Lee
	4	Tampa	63
	5	Lee	66
	2	Embry–Riddle	70
	7	West Florida	56
						2	Embry–Riddle
						3	Nova Southeastern
	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
						5	Eastern New Mexico
	4	Colorado Mesa	52
	5	Eastern New Mexico	56
	2	Lubbock Christian	68
	7	UC Colorado	65
						2	Lubbock Christian
						6	West Texas A&M
	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
						5	Columbus State
	4	Francis Marion	83
	5	Columbus State	89*
	2	Coker	58
	7	Belmont Abbey	50
						2	Coker
						6	Carson-Newman
	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 18
	1	Cal State Dominguez Hills	77
	8	Azusa Pacific	58
						1	Cal State Dominguez Hills
						4	Alaska Anchorage
	4	Alaska Anchorage	69
	5	Montana State Billings	66
	2	Cal Poly Pomona	52
	7	Chico State	57*
						7	Chico State
						6	Central Washington
	3	Point Loma	53
	6	Central Washington	74

* – Denotes overtime period

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.