2020 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

2020 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament
	Women's Division III
Teams	64
Finals site	Capital City Performance Arena; Columbus, Ohio
Champions	Remaining when tournament abandoned: ; Hope (highest D3Sports.com poll team remaining), Amherst, George Fox, Mary Hardin–Baylor, Christopher Newport, Loras, UW–Oshkosh, Baldwin Wallace, Bowdoin, Trine, Oglethorpe, Whitman, Tufts, Williams, Smith, Messiah
NCAA Division III women's tournaments
«2019	2021»

The 2020 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of the women's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States. Featuring sixty-four teams, it began on March 6, 2020, following the 2019–20 season, and was to conclude with the championship on March 21 at the Capital University Center Performance Arena in Columbus, Ohio; however, on March 12 the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[1]

Of the 16 teams remaining, Hope College was the highest ranked team remaining from the D3Sports.com poll^[2].

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids (43)

The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2020 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid.^[3]

Automatic bids
Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference	Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference
La Roche	20–6 (18–2)	Allegheny Mountain	Wartburg	24–3 (14–2)	American Rivers
Mary Hardin-Baylor	24–4 (10–2)	American Southwest	Christopher Newport	23–4 (10–0)	Capital Athletic
Haverford	23–4 (18–2)	Centennial	Brooklyn	21–6 (14–0)	CUNYAC
Illinois Wesleyan	19–8 (11–5)	CCIW	Keystone	21–6 (17–1)	Colonial States
Endicott	18–10 (12–4)	Commonwealth Coast	St. John Fisher	21–6 (12–2)	Empire 8
Emmanuel (MA)	21–7 (9–2)	Great Northeast	Transylvania	25–2 (17–1)	Heartland Collegiate
Scranton	24–3 (12–2)	Landmark	Ithaca	22–5 (16–2)	Liberty
Eastern Connecticut St.	23–4 (14–2)	Little East	Messiah	23–4 (15–1)	MAC Commonwealth
DeSales	23–4 (13–1)	MAC Freedom	Framingham State	22–5 (12–0)	MASCAC
Hope	27–0 (16–0)	Michigan Intercollegiate	Monmouth (IL)	21–6 (14–4)	Midwest
Bethel (MN)	26–1 (19–1)	Minnesota Intercollegiate	New England Col.	21–6 (12–2)	NECC
Bowdoin	25–2 (8–2)	NESCAC	Smith	23–4 (7–3)	NEWMAC
Rowan	23–4 (16–2)	New Jersey Athletic	Husson	19–8 (14–0)	North Atlantic
DePauw	27–1 (16–0)	North Coast	SUNY Poly	20-7 (16-0)	North Eastern Athletic
Edgewood	25–2 (18–2)	Northern Athletics	George Fox	21–6 (11–5)	Northwest
Baldwin Wallace	26–2 (17–1)	Ohio Athletic	Randolph–Macon	18–9 (13–5)	Old Dominion
Grove City	25–2 (14–2)	Presidents'	Webster	20–7 (16–2)	SLIAC
Merchant Marine	23–4 (14–2)	Skyline	Oglethorpe	27–1 (14–0)	Southern Athletic
Redlands	25–2 (15–1)	SCIAC	Austin	23–4 (14–4)	Southern Collegiate
SUNY New Paltz	24–3 (17–1)	SUNYAC	Chicago	20–5 (11–3)	University Athletic
Bethany Lutheran	21–6 (15–1)	Upper Midwest	Berea	25–3 (15–1)	USA South
UW–Oshkosh	18–10 (8–6)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate

At-large bids (21)

The following 21 teams were awarded qualification for the 2020 NCAA field by the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Committee. The committee evaluated teams on the basis of their win-loss percentage, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, results against common opponents, and results against teams included in the NCAA's final regional rankings.^[4]

At-large bids
Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference	Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference
Albright	22–5 (12–4)	MAC Commonwealth	Benedictine (IL)	24–3 (20–0)	Northern Athletics
Amherst	22–4 (8–2)	NESCAC	Loras	23–4 (13–3)	American Rivers
Gettysburg	22–5 (17–3)	Centennial	Marymount (VA)	23–4 (11–1)	Atlantic East
Montclair St.	21–6 (15–3)	New Jersey Athletic	UW–La Crosse	19–7 (10–4)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Widener	21–5 (13–3)	MAC Commonwealth	Texas–Dallas	22–5 (15–1)	American Southwest
Trinity (TX)	23–4 (17–1)	Southern Collegiate	Trine	21–6 (14–2)	Michigan Intercollegiate
SUNY Cortland	21–6 (14–4)	SUNYAC	Tufts	26–1 (10–0)	NESCAC
Western New England	21–5 (14–2)	Commonwealth Coast	Williams	18–8 (6–4)	NESCAC
NYU	20–5 (10–4)	University Athletic	William Peace	23–4 (15–1)	USA South
Wheaton (IL)	20–7 (12–4)	CCIW	Whitman	24–3 (15–1)	Northwest
UW–Whitewater	23–3 (13–1)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate

Tournament bracket

^[5]

Top-left

First round March 6 Campus Sites		Second round March 7 Campus Sites		Sectional Semifinals March 13 TBD	Sectional Final March 14 TBD

Tufts	72

SUNY Poly	34
		Tufts	79
Springfield, MA
		SUNY Cortland	53
SUNY Cortland	72

Western New England	66
				Tufts

				Williams
Williams	68

Albright	46
		Williams	69
Ithaca, NY
		Ithaca	61
Ithaca	72

New England Col.	54



SUNY New Paltz	69

Husson	50
		SUNY New Paltz	60
New Paltz, NY
		Smith	62
DeSales	72

Smith	81
				Smith

				Messiah
Eastern Connecticut St.	60

St. John Fisher	43
		Eastern Connecticut St.	50
Mechanicsburg, PA
		Messiah	60
Messiah	72

Keystone	47

Bottom-left

First round
March 6
Campus Sites

Second round
March 7
Campus Sites

Sectional Semifinals
March 13
TBD

Sectional Final
March 14
TBD

Bowdoin

90

Brooklyn

51

Bowdoin

86

Brunswick, ME

NYU

67

NYU

81

Emmanuel (MA)

62

Bowdoin

Trine

Trine

65

Benedictine (IL)

37

Trine

69

Whitewater, WI

Redlands

49

UW–Whitewater

62

Redlands

70

Transylvania

68

Randolph–Macon

78

Randolph–Macon

63

Lexington, KY

Oglethorpe

71

Oglethorpe

88

William Peace

74

Oglethorpe

Whitman

Wheaton (IL)

83

Whitman

86*

Whitman

67

Waverly, IA

Wartburg

63

Wartburg

91

Monmouth (IL)

55

Top-right

First round March 6 Campus Sites		Second round March 7 Campus Sites		Sectional Semifinals March 13 TBD	Sectional Final March 14 TBD

Amherst	70

Framingham State	46
		Amherst	60
Amherst, MA
		Rowan	40
Rowan	72

Merchant Marine	68
				Amherst

				George Fox
George Fox	74

Montclair St.	49
		George Fox	57
Arlington, VA
		Marymount (VA)	48
Marymount (VA)	68

Gettysburg	48



Trinity (TX)	69

Texas–Dallas	74
		Texas–Dallas	48
San Antonio, TX
		Mary Hardin–Baylor	64
Mary Hardin–Baylor	78

Austin	63
				Mary Hardin–Baylor

				Christopher Newport
Christopher Newport	82

Widener	66
		Christopher Newport	74
Scranton, PA
		Endicott	71
Scranton	56

Endicott	65

Bottom-right

First round March 6 Campus Sites		Second round March 7 Campus Sites		Sectional Semifinals March 13 TBD	Sectional Final March 14 TBD

DePauw	71

Webster	45
		DePauw	60
Greencastle, IN
		Loras	71
Loras	68

UW–La Crosse	52
				Loras

				UW–Oshkosh
UW–Oshkosh	61

Edgewood	40
		UW–Oshkosh	67
Arden Hills, MN
		Bethany Lutheran	60
Bethel (MN)	58

Bethany Lutheran	62



Baldwin Wallace	67

Haverford	42
		Baldwin Wallace	60
Berea, OH
		Chicago	58
Chicago	80

La Roche	57
				Baldwin Wallace

				Hope
Illinois Wesleyan	67

Berea	50
		Illinois Wesleyan	69
Holland, MI
		Hope	72
Hope	69

Grove City	18

Final Four

Those rounds were cancelled.

	National semifinal March 20 Columbus, OH					National championship March 21 Columbus, OH





	Columbus, OH

References

^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "D3hoops.com women's Top 25, Final". D3Sports.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
^ "See who the women's D3 tournament". NCAA. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ "2018-19 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2020 Division III Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[1] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] "D3hoops.com women's Top 25, Final". D3Sports.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.

[ncaa-3] "See who the women's D3 tournament". NCAA. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[manual-4] "2018-19 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[scores-5] "2020 Division III Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

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