2024 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

2024 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	St. Joseph Civic Arena St. Joseph, Missouri
Champions	Minnesota State Mavericks (2nd title)
Runner-up	Texas Woman's Pioneers (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Cal State San Marcos Cougars (1st Final Four) Ferris State Bulldogs (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Emily Thiesse (1st title)
MOP	Natalie Bremer (Minnesota State)
NCAA Division II women's tournaments «2023 2025»

The 2024 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States, culminating the 2023–24 NCAA Division II women's basketball season. The tournament featured 64 teams.

The national quarterfinals (Elite Eight), semifinals, and finals were played from March 25–29, 2024, at the St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Minnesota State defeated Texas Woman's in the final, 89–73, to claim the Mavericks' second national title and first since 2009.

Tournament schedule and venues

Erie

Fairmont

Bethany

Waltham

Allendale

Valdosta

Denton

Salisbury

Azusa

St. Joseph

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2024 NCAA Division II Women's Tournament sites

Regionals

First, second, and third-round games (the latter of which serves as a regional championship) will be held at campus sites from March 15–18, 2024. 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 St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Qualification

A total of 64 bids were available for the tournament: Twenty-three automatic bids (awarded to the champions of each Division II conference) and 41 at-large bids.

The bids are allocated evenly among the eight NCAA-designated regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West), each of which contains either two or three of the twenty-three Division II conferences that sponsor men's basketball. Each region consists of two or three automatic qualifiers (the teams who won their respective conference tournaments) and either five or six at-large bids, awarded regardless of conference affiliation.

Bracket

Atlantic regional

• Site: Erie, Pennsylvania (Gannon) and Fairmont, West Virginia (Fairmont State)

	First round March 15					Regional semifinals March 16					Regional Finals March 19
	1	Gannon	73
	8	West Virginia State	53
						1	Gannon	91
						4	Lock Haven	72
	5	California (PA)	60
	4	Lock Haven	74
											1	Gannon	72
											3	Fayetteville State	47
	3	Fayetteville State	72
	6	Indiana (PA)	63
						3	Fayetteville State	70
						2	Fairmont State	62
	7	West Chester	68
	2	Fairmont State	72

Central regional

• Site: Bethany, Oklahoma (Southern Nazarene)

	First round March 15					Regional semifinals March 16					Regional Finals March 18
	1	Southern Nazarene	70
	8	Henderson State	61
						1	Southern Nazarene	72
						5	Harding	62
	5	Harding	82*
	4	Pittsburg State	74
											1	Southern Nazarene	48
											7	Minnesota State	80
	3	Fort Hays State	62
	6	NW Missouri State	47
						3	Fort Hays State	66
						7	Minnesota State	78
	7	Minnesota State	78
	2	Missouri Western	58

* – Denotes overtime period

East regional

• Site: Waltham, Massachusetts (Bentley)

	First round March 15					Regional semifinals March 16					Regional Finals March 18
	1	Bentley	63
	8	Mercy	50
						1	Bentley	50
						4	Jefferson	68
	5	SNHU	89
	4	Jefferson	91*
											4	Jefferson	62
											6	Daemen	69
	3	Saint Rose	47
	6	Daemen	52
						6	Daemen	68
						2	Assumption	58
	7	Franklin Pierce	43
	2	Assumption	58

* – Denotes overtime period

Midwest regional

• Site: Allendale, Michigan (Grand Valley State)

	First round March 15					Regional semifinals March 16					Regional Finals March 18
	1	Grand Valley State	63
	8	Trevecca Nazarene	35
						1	Grand Valley State	72
						4	Northern Michigan	44
	5	Kentucky Wesleyan	56
	4	Northern Michigan	69
											1	Grand Valley State	46
											3	Ferris State	49
	3	Ferris State	75
	6	Lewis	53
						3	Ferris State	64
						2	Ashland	59
	7	Drury	65
	2	Ashland	102

South regional

• Site: Valdosta, Georgia (Valdosta State)

	First round March 15					Regional semifinals March 16					Regional Finals March 18
	1	Valdosta State	66
	8	Miles	55
						1	Valdosta State	58
						4	Nova Southeastern	69
	5	Lee	61
	4	Nova Southeastern	71
											4	Nova Southeastern	56
											3	Tampa	63
	3	Tampa	76
	6	Embry–Riddle (FL)	70
						3	Tampa	69*
						7	Eckerd	68
	7	Eckerd	84
	2	Union (TN)	70

* – Denotes overtime period

South Central regional

• Site: Denton, Texas (Texas Woman's)

	First round March 15					Regional semifinals March 16					Regional Finals March 18
	1	Texas Woman's	81
	8	Colorado Mines	72
						1	Texas Woman's	74
						5	Adams State	63
	5	Adams State	96
	4	UT Permian Basin	83
											1	Texas Woman's	65
											6	Texas–Tyler	51
	3	Regis (CO)	54
	6	Texas–Tyler	74
						6	Texas–Tyler	68
						2	Colorado Mesa	56
	7	Lubbock Christian	61
	2	Colorado Mesa	68

Southeast regional

• Site: Salisbury, North Carolina (Catawba)

	First round March 15					Regional semifinals March 16					Regional Finals March 18
	1	Catawba	58
	8	UNC Pembroke	48
						1	Catawba	63
						5	Georgia Southwestern	88
	5	Georgia Southwestern	62
	4	Lenoir–Rhyne	59
											5	Georgia Southwestern	79
											2	Carson–Newman	62
	3	Wingate	55
	6	Anderson (SC)	74
						6	Anderson (SC)	54
						2	Carson–Newman	74
	7	Augusta	55
	2	Carson–Newman	61

West regional

• Site: Azusa, California (Azusa Pacific)

	First round March 15					Regional semifinals March 16					Regional Finals March 18
	1	Azusa Pacific	66
	8	Cal State Los Angeles	60
						1	Azusa Pacific	56
						4	Montana State Billings	66
	5	Chico State	55
	4	Montana State Billings	86
											4	Montana State Billings	71
											2	Cal State San Marcos	73
	3	Western Washington	66
	6	Cal Poly Pomona	61
						3	Western Washington	56
						2	Cal State San Marcos	62
	7	Point Loma	61
	2	Cal State San Marcos	82

Elite Eight

• Site: St. Joseph Civic Arena, St. Joseph, Missouri

	Elite Eight March 25					Final Four March 27					National Championship March 29
	1	Gannon	80
	8	Cal State San Marcos	85*
						8	Cal State San Marcos	68
						5	Minnesota State	70
	5	Minnesota State	93
	4	Georgia Southwestern	88
											5	Minnesota State	89
											2	Texas Woman's	73
	6	Tampa	60
	3	Ferris State	63
						3	Ferris State	52
						2	Texas Woman's	68
	7	Daemen	44
	2	Texas Woman's	76

See also

• 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2024 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2024 NAIA women's basketball tournament
• 2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament