2020 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

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]

2020 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament

Women's Division III
Teams	64
Finals site	Capital City Performance Arena Columbus, Ohio
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NCAA Division III women's tournaments «2019 2021»

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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

^[4]

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

See also

• 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2020 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2020 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2020 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2020 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2020 National Invitation Tournament
• 2020 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2020 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2020 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2020 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

References

1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
2. "See who the women's D3 tournament". NCAA. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
3. "2018-19 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "2020 Division III Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved March 3, 2020.