2026 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Champions | Grand Valley State (3rd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Indiana (PA) (1st title game) | ||||
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The 2026 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the annual single-elimination tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division II member programs in the United States, culminating the 2025–26 NCAA Division II women's basketball season. The tournament featured 64 teams.
The national quarterfinals (Elite Eight), semifinals, and finals were be played from March 24–28, 2026 at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh.[1]
Grand Valley State defeated Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the championship game, 72–49, the Lakers' third Division II national title and second in a row.
Regionals
First, second, and third-round games (the latter of which served as a regional championship) were held at campus sites from March 13–16, 2026. The top-seeded team in each regional served as host.
Elite Eight
The national quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals were be held at a predetermined site, the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh.[2] Teams remaining were reseeded for the Elite Eight.
Automatic bids
| Automatic bids | |||||
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| Region (Bids) | Conference | School | Record | ||
| Atlantic (3) | CIAA | Winston-Salem State | 26-3 | ||
| Mountain East | University of Charleston | 21–10 | |||
| PSAC | Indiana (PA) | 26–3 | |||
| Central (3) | Great American | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 22–9 | ||
| MIAA | Washburn | 24–7 | |||
| Northern Sun | Concordia-St. Paul | 24-6 | |||
| East (3) | CACC | Felician | 24–7 | ||
| East Coast | Daemen | 24–3 | |||
| Northeast–10 | Southern Connecticut State | 24–5 | |||
| Midwest (3) | GLIAC | Grand Valley State | 31-1 | ||
| GLVC | Maryville | 25–6 | |||
| Great Midwest | Northwood | 26-5 | |||
| South (3) | Gulf South | Union (TN) | 24–9 | ||
| SIAC | Miles | 25-5 | |||
| Sunshine State | Nova Southeastern | 27–4 | |||
| South Central (2) | Lone Star | Texas Woman's | 29–1 | ||
| RMAC | Colorado Mesa | 33-1 | |||
| Southeast (3) | Carolinas | Lees-McRae | 23–7 | ||
| Peach Belt | Augusta | 21–9 | |||
| South Atlantic | Coker | 25-6 | |||
| West (3) | CCAA | Cal State LA | 24-6 | ||
| Great Northwest | Montana State Billings | 20-14 | |||
| PacWest | Vanguard | 24-5 | |||