2025 NCAA DII women's basketball: Bracket, schedule, how to watch

The 2025 DII women's basketball championship tipped off with a selection show on Sunday, March 9 at 10:30 p.m. ET live streamed on krikya18.com. The NCAA released the field here. 

The tournament consists of a 64-team field, including 23 automatic bids, with regionals determining the eight quarterfinalists that advance to the Women’s Elite Eight at the UMPC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 24-28.

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2025 DII women's basketball championship bracket

Below is the 2025 DII women's basketball tournament bracket. 

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2025 DII women's basketball championship schedule

*All times listed in Eastern Standard Time

• First round | March 14
  • Atlantic
    • No. 3 Seton Hill 87, No. 6 Kutztown 75 
    • No. 2 Gannon 60, Fayetteville St. 50 
    • No. 1 Edinboro 80, No. 8 Virginia St. 68 
    • No. 4 Indiana (PA) 76, No. 5 Fairmont St. 59
  • Central
    • No. 3 Fort Hays St. 81, No. 6 Southern Nazarene 72 
    • No. 7 Southwest Minn. St. 77, No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul 64 
    • No. 1 Pittsburg St. 87, No. 8 Harding 75
    • No. 5 Minnesota St. 87, No. 4 Missouri Western 73
  • East
    • No. 3 Holy Family 67, No. 6 Assumption 53 
    • No. 2 Daemen 70, No. 7 Jefferson 48 
    • No. 1 Bentley 65, No. 8 New Haven 39
    • No. 4 St. Anselm 59, No. 5 Southern Conn. 41
  • Midwest
    • No. 3 Northern Mich. 61, No. 6 Hillsdale 56 
    • No. 2 Ashland 62, No. 7 Ferris St. 50 
    • No. 1 Grand Valley St. 108, No. 8 Quincy 72 
    • No. 4 Wayne St. (MI) 77, No. 5 Lewis 57
  • South
    • No. 3 Nova Southeastern 80, No. 6 Alabama Huntsville 73 
    • No. 2 Embry-Riddle (FL) 70, No. 7 West Florida 56 
    • No. 1 Union (TN) 107, No. 8 Miles 69 
    • No. 5 Lee 66, No. 4 Tampa 63
  • Southeast
    • No. 6 Carson-Newman 75, No. 3 Anderson (SC) 71
    • No. 2 Coker 58, No. 7 Belmont Abbey 50 
    • No. 1 North Georgia 78, No. 8 UNC Pembroke 64 
    • No. 5 Columbus St. 89, No. 4 Francis Marion 83
  • South Central
    • No. 6 West Tex. A&M 58, No. 3 UT Tyler 47 
    • No. 2 Lubbock Christian 68, No. 7 UC-Colo. Springs 65 
    • No. 1 Texas Woman's 75, No. 8 Adams St. 52
    • No. 5 Eastern N.M. 56, No. 4 Colorado Mesa 52
  • West
    • No. 6 Central Wash. 74, No. 3 Point Loma 53 
    • No. 7 Chico St. 57, No. 2 Cal Poly Pomona 52 
    • No. 1 Cal St. Dom. Hills 77, No. 8 Azusa Pacific 58
    • No. 4 Alas. Anchorage vs. No. 5 Mont. St. Billings, 10:30 p.m. |
• Second round | March 15
  • Atlantic
    • No. 2 Gannon vs. No. 3 Seton Hill, 5 p.m. |
    • No. 1 Edinboro vs. No. 4 Indiana (PA), 7:30 p.m. |
  • Central
    • No. 3 Fort Hays St. vs. No. 7 Southwest Minn. St., 6 p.m. |
    • No. 1 Pittsburg St. vs. No. 5 Minnesota St., 8:30 p.m. |
  • East
    • No. 2 Daemen vs. No. 3 Holy Family, 5 p.m. |
    • No. 1 Bentley vs. No. 4 St. Anselm, 7:30 p.m. |
  • Midwest
    • No. 2 Ashland vs. No. 3 Northern Mich., 5 p.m. |
    • No. 1 Grand Valley St. vs. No. 4 Wayne St. (MI), 7:30 p.m. |
  • South
    • No. 2 Embry-Riddle vs. No. 3 Nova Southeastern, 6 p.m. |
    • No. 1 Union (TN) vs. No. 5 Lee, 8:30 p.m. |
  • Southeast
    • No. 2 Coker vs. No. 6 Carson Newman, 5 p.m.
    • No. 1 UNG vs. No. 5 Columbus St., 7:30 p.m.
  • South Central
    • No. 2 Lubbock Christian vs. No. 6 West Tex. A&M, 6 p.m. |
    • No. 1 Texas Woman's vs. No. 5 Eastern N.M., 8:30 p.m. |
  • West
    • No. 6 Central Washington vs. No. 6 Chico St., 8 p.m. |
• Third round | March 17
  • Watch live on ESPN+
• Quarterfinals | March 24
  • Watch live on ESPN+
• Semifinals | March 26
  • Watch live on ESPN+
• National championship | March 28
  • Watch live on ESPN+

• Selection show | Sunday, March 9 at 10:30 p.m. ET 
  • Watch the selection show here 

2025 DII women's basketball championship history

Minnesota State is the reigning champion since beating Texas Woman's in the 2024 championship. Below is every DII men's basketball champion and runner-up from the last decade:

➡️ Click here for the full list of champions dating back to 1982