The 2018 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the NCAA Division II women's college basketball national champion. It began on March 9, 2018, and concluded with the championship game on March 23, 2018.
The first three rounds were hosted by top-seeded teams in regional play. The eight regional winners met for the quarterfinal and semifinals, better known as the "Elite Eight" and "Final Four" respectively, and National Championship game at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The Central Missouri Jennies defeated the Ashland Eagles, 66–52, to win the championship and end Ashland's 73-game winning streak.[1]
Bracket
Atlantic Regional
| Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 9
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 12
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Virginia Union
| 56
| | | |
|
| 8
| Bowie State
| 63
| |
| | 8
| Bowie State
| 79
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Edinboro
| 75
| |
| 4
| Edinboro
| 80
| |
| |
| 5
| Virginia State
| 55
| |
| | 8
| Bowie State
| 60
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| Indiana (PA)
| 75
| |
| 2
| Glenville State
| 118
| | |
| |
| 7
| West Chester
| 87
| |
| | 2
| Glenville State
| 68
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| Indiana (PA)
| 88
| |
| 3
| Indiana (PA)
| 90
| |
| |
| 6
| California (PA)
| 65
| |
Central Regional
| Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 9
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 12
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Augustana (SD)
| 75
| | | |
|
| 8
| Lindenwood
| 41
| |
| | 1
| Augustana (SD)
| 90
| |
|
| |
| | | 5
| Northern State
| 86
| |
| 4
| Arkansas Tech
| 65
| |
| |
| 5
| Northern State
| 76
| |
| | 1
| Augustana (SD)
| 42
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Central Missouri
| 81
| |
| 2
| Central Missouri
| 66
| | |
| |
| 7
| Minnesota State–Moorhead
| 49
| |
| | 2
| Central Missouri
| 66
| |
|
| |
| | | 6
| Fort Hays State
| 59
| |
| 3
| Southwestern Oklahoma
| 75
| |
| |
| 6
| Fort Hays State
| 78
| |
East Regional
| Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 9
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 12
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Stonehill
| 70
| | | |
|
| 8
| Southern Connecticut
| 45
| |
| | 1
| Stonehill
| 63
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| St. Thomas Aquinas
| 52
| |
| 4
| St. Thomas Aquinas
| 61
| |
| |
| 5
| Caldwell
| 45
| |
| | 1
| Stonehill
| 71
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| University of the Sciences
| 61
| |
| 2
| Bentley
| 71
| | |
| |
| 7
| Jefferson
| 66
| |
| | 2
| Bentley
| 54
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| University of the Sciences
| 61
| |
| 3
| University of the Sciences
| 61
| |
| |
| 6
| LIU Post
| 50
| |
Midwest Regional
| Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 9
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 12
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Ashland
| 104
| | | |
|
| 8
| Hillsdale
| 82
| |
| | 1
| Ashland
| 80
| |
|
| |
| | | 5
| Grand Valley State
| 68
| |
| 4
| Michigan Tech
| 54
| |
| |
| 5
| Grand Valley State
| 75
| |
| | 1
| Ashland
| 79
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Drury
| 73
| |
| 2
| Drury
| 76
| | |
| |
| 7
| Findlay
| 72
| |
| | 2
| Drury
| 63
| |
|
| |
| | | 6
| Lewis
| 49
| |
| 3
| Southern Indiana
| 64
| |
| |
| 6
| Lewis
| 72
| |
South Regional
| Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 9
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 12
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Union (TN)
| 94
| | | |
|
| 8
| Clark Atlanta
| 50
| |
| | 1
| Union (TN)
| 74
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Embry-Riddle
| 59
| |
| 4
| Embry-Riddle
| 57
| |
| |
| 5
| Eckerd
| 54
| |
| | 1
| Union (TN)
| 74
| |
|
| |
| | | 7
| Valdosta State
| 73
| |
| 2
| Florida Southern
| 60
| | |
| |
| 7
| Valdosta State
| 63
| |
| | 7
| Valdosta State
| 63*
| |
|
| |
| | | 6
| Lee
| 57
| |
| 3
| North Alabama
| 64
| |
| |
| 6
| Lee
| 66
| |
Southeast Regional
| Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 9
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 12
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Carson-Newman
| 70
| | | |
|
| 8
| Anderson (SC)
| 62
| |
| | 1
| Carson-Newman
| 96
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Lander
| 85
| |
| 4
| Lander
| 84
| |
| |
| 5
| Limestone
| 53
| |
| | 1
| Carson-Newman
| 75
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| North Georgia
| 71
| |
| 2
| Wingate
| 90
| | |
| |
| 7
| Columbus State
| 79
| |
| | 2
| Wingate
| 75
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| North Georgia
| 78
| |
| 3
| North Georgia
| 81
| |
| |
| 6
| Barton
| 76
| |
South Central Regional
| Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 9
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 12
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Lubbock Christian
| 78
| | | |
|
| 8
| Tarleton State
| 46
| |
| | 1
| Lubbock Christian
| 61
| |
|
| |
| | | 4
| Angelo State
| 59
| |
| 4
| Angelo State
| 87
| |
| |
| 5
| Black Hills State
| 75
| |
| | 1
| Lubbock Christian
| 56
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| West Texas A&M
| 53
| |
| 2
| West Texas A&M
| 81
| | |
| |
| 7
| Arkansas-Fort Smith
| 66
| |
| | 2
| West Texas A&M
| 70
| |
|
| |
| | | 6
| Metro State
| 60
| |
| 3
| Colorado State Pueblo
| 70
| |
| |
| 6
| Metro State
| 78
| |
West Regional
| Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 9
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
| | | Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 12
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| Azusa Pacific
| 60
| | | |
|
| 8
| Humboldt State
| 66
| |
| | 8
| Humboldt State
| 73
| |
|
| |
| | | 5
| Alaska-Anchorage
| 81
| |
| 4
| Northwest Nazarene
| 63
| |
| |
| 5
| Alaska-Anchorage
| 65
| |
| | 5
| Alaska-Anchorage
| 70
| |
|
| |
| | | 7
| Montana State-Billings
| 71
| |
| 2
| Hawaii Pacific
| 65
| | |
| |
| 7
| Montana State-Billings
| 76
| |
| | 7
| Montana State-Billings
| 75
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| UC San Diego
| 73
| |
| 3
| UC San Diego
| 64
| |
| |
| 6
| Seattle Pacific
| 51
| |
Finals
Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals were hosted at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
| Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 19
| | | Semifinals
Final Four
March 21
| | | Finals
Championship Game
March 23
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MW1
| Ashland
| 91
| | | |
|
| W7
| Montana State-Billings
| 73
| |
| | MW1
| Ashland
| 92
| |
|
| |
| | | A1
| Indiana (PA)
| 68
| |
| E1
| Stonehill
| 71
| |
| |
| A1
| Indiana (PA)
| 75
| |
| | MW1
| Ashland
| 52
| |
|
| |
| | | C2
| Central Missouri
| 66
| |
| SE1
| Lubbock Christian
| 62
| | |
| |
| C2
| Central Missouri
| 72
| |
| | C2
| Central Missouri
| 70
| |
|
| |
| | | S1
| Union (TN)
| 57
| |
| SE1
| Carson-Newman
| 70
| |
| |
| S1
| Union (TN)
| 73
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See also
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