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The 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was a
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of 68 teams to determine the
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(NCAA) Division I
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national champion for the
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. The 40th edition of the
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began on March 16, 2022, and concluded with the
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on April 3 at
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in
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, where the
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defeated the
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64–49 to win their second NCAA title, and handing UConn its first loss in the championship game. This tournament marked the introduction of the "
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" round and an expansion of the field of participants from 64 teams to 68, mirroring the men's tournament since
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champion Longwood,
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champion IUPUI and Southland champion Incarnate Word made their tournament debuts.
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continued its record streak of making every edition of the tournament, while
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extended its record streak of 14 consecutive Final Four appearances.


Tournament procedure

For the first time, the women's tournament was expanded from 64 to 68 teams, adopting the format that has been used by the men's tournament since
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; these teams consisted of the 32
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champions, and 36 "at-large" bids that were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The last four at-large teams and the teams seeded 65 through 68 overall competed in
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games, whose winners advanced to the 64-team first round. The top four teams outside of the ranking (commonly known as the "first four out") were designated as standbys in the event a school was forced to withdraw before the start of the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols. Once the tournament began, teams that withdrew would not be replaced, and the affected team's opponent would automatically advance to the next round by
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.


2022 NCAA tournament schedule and venues

After the 2020 tournament was cancelled and the 2021 tournament was held in a single location due to the
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, it was reverted to the standard format for the first time since
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. The first two rounds, also referred to as the subregionals, were played at the sites of the top 16 seeds, as was done from 2016 to 2019. First Four *March 16 and 17 **Four of the campuses seeded in the Top 16. Subregionals (first and second rounds) *March 18 and 20 (Fri/Sun) **
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) ** James Hilton Coliseum,
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) *March 19 and 21 (Sat/Mon) **
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) ** Thompson-Boling Arena,
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Pete Maravich Assembly Center The Pete Maravich Assembly Center is a 13,215-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The arena opened in 1972. It was originally known as the LSU Assembly Center, but was renamed in honor of Pete Maravich, a Tiger basketball legend, ...
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) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) * March 25–28 **Bridgeport regional,
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) **Greensboro regional,
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Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro (; ) is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 307,381 in 2024. It is the List of municipalitie ...
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) ** Wichita regional,
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) ** Spokane regional,
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) National semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship) * April 1 and April 3 **
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, Minneapolis, Minnesota (host:
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) In the wake of criticism raised in 2021 over inequities between the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments, the NCAA announced that the 2022 women's tournament will be promoted with the "March Madness" branding for the first time.


Qualification and selection teams


Automatic qualifiers

The following teams automatically qualified for the 2022 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament.


Bids by state


Tournament seeds (list by region)

*See
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Tournament records

* Rebounds—South Carolina recorded 294 rebounds, the most ever recorded by a single team in an NCAA Tournament.


Tournament bracket

All times are listed as
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* – Denotes overtime period


First Four


Greensboro regional – Greensboro, North Carolina


Greensboro regional final


Greensboro regional All Tournament team

*
Aliyah Boston Aliyah Boston (born December 11, 2001) is an American professional basketball Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (basketball), center for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was named 20 ...
, South Carolina (MOP) * Destanni Henderson, South Carolina * Lauren Jensen, Creighton * Emily Ryan, Iowa State * Deja Kelly, North Carolina


Wichita regional – Wichita, Kansas


Wichita regional final


Wichita regional All Tournament team

*
Hailey Van Lith Hailey Ann Van Lith (born September 9, 2001), also known by her initials HVL, is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Louisvil ...
, Louisville (MOP) * Emily Engstler, Louisville *
Naz Hillmon Nazahrah Ansaria Hillmon (born April 5, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Michigan Wolverines women's basketball, Mic ...
, Michigan *
Hannah Sjerven Hannah Olive Sjerven (born June 11, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played for the Minnesota Lynx in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNB ...
, South Dakota * Rae Burrell, Tennessee


Spokane regional – Spokane, Washington


Spokane regional final


Spokane regional All Tournament team

*
Haley Jones Haley Jones (born May 23, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA. She played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference, helping the team win the national championship in ...
, Stanford (MOP) *
Lexie Hull Lexie Lauren Hull (born September 13, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, with whom she was a ...
, Stanford *
Rori Harmon Rori Harmon (born January 29, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Texas Longhorns of the Southeastern Conference. Early life and high school career Rori Harmon was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Harmon attended Cypress Cre ...
, Texas *
Cameron Brink Cameron Lee Brink (born December 31, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Stanford Cardinal women's basketball, Sta ...
, Stanford * Joanne Allen-Taylor, Texas


Bridgeport regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut


Bridgeport regional final


Bridgeport regional All Tournament team

*
Paige Bueckers Paige Madison Bueckers ( ; born October 20, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the UConn Huskies women's basketball, ...
, Connecticut (MOP) *
Christyn Williams Christyn Williams (born May 20, 2000) is an American women's basketball player who is a free agent. She was drafted by the Washington Mystics. She played college basketball at the University of Connecticut (UConn). She played in high school for ...
, Connecticut *
Azzi Fudd Azzi Jazlyn Fudd ( ; born November11, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. She attended St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C., where she was ranked as the number one recr ...
, Connecticut *
Elissa Cunane Elissa Cunane (; born September 25, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for BK Žabiny Brno of the Czech Women's Basketball League. She played college basketball at NC State. She was drafted by the Seattle Storm in the 2022 WNBA d ...
, NC State * Olivia Miles, Notre Dame


Final Four – Minneapolis, Minnesota


National semifinals


National championship


Final Four all-tournament team

*
Haley Jones Haley Jones (born May 23, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA. She played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference, helping the team win the national championship in ...
, Stanford *
Paige Bueckers Paige Madison Bueckers ( ; born October 20, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the UConn Huskies women's basketball, ...
, Connecticut *
Zia Cooke Zia Cooke (born January 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball, South Caroli ...
, South Carolina * Destanni Henderson, South Carolina *
Aliyah Boston Aliyah Boston (born December 11, 2001) is an American professional basketball Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (basketball), center for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was named 20 ...
, South Carolina ( MOP)


Record by conference

*The FF, R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the first four, round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.


Game summaries and tournament notes


Upsets


Greensboro

* No. 10 Creighton defeated No. 2
Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
64–62. * No. 10 Creighton defeated No. 3
Iowa State Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State be ...
76–68.


Wichita

* No. 11 Villanova defeated No. 6 BYU 61–57. * No. 12 Belmont defeated No. 5
Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
73–70 in double overtime. * No. 10
South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...
defeated No. 2 Baylor 61–47.


Spokane

* No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast defeated No. 5
Virginia Tech The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...
84–81.


Bridgeport

* No. 11
Princeton Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the Unit ...
defeated No. 6
Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...
69–62.


Media coverage


Television

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served as the exclusive broadcaster of the tournament, with all games airing on either
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. ESPN offered ''
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'' coverage for the Women's Final Four and championship game, including ''The Bird & Taurasi Show'' on ESPN2 (hosted by
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Diana Taurasi Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for 20 seasons, spending her entire career with the Phoenix Mercury. Taurasi is widely ...
, with similarities to ESPN's '' Monday Night Football with Payton and Eli''), along with a feed featuring enhanced statistics and
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Studio host and analysts

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Elle Duncan Lauren "Elle" Duncan (born April 12, 1983) is an American sports anchor for ESPN. Career Atlanta Duncan began her career in Atlanta as an intern with the 2 Live Stews, an American syndicated sports talk radio show on 790/The Zone. After ...
(Host) (First Four, First, Second rounds, Regionals, Final Four, and National championship game) *
Kelsey Riggs Kelsey Riggs Cuff is an anchor/reporter for ESPN/ACC Network. She has multiple duties from being a sideline reporter for ACC Football Games to anchoring several ACC Network programs, including All ACC, and anchoring SportsCenter. Early life Born ...
(Host) (First Four, First, and Second rounds) *
Rebecca Lobo Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin (born October 6, 1973) is an American television basketball analyst and former professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003. Lobo, at 6'4", played the cent ...
(Analyst) (First Four, First, Second rounds, Final Four, and National championship game) *
Andraya Carter Andraya Nichole Carter (born November 12, 1993) is an analyst and reporter for ESPN/SEC Network coverage of college basketball, college football, and the WNBA. She was a co-host for ''Out of Pocket'' with Alyssa Lang until 2023. She started worki ...
(Analyst) (First Four, First, and Second rounds) *
Nikki Fargas Yolanda Nicole Fargas (; born May 21, 1972) is an American basketball coach and executive. She is the president of the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA. Fargas was formerly the head coach for the women's basketball programs at UCLA and LSU. Early li ...
(Analyst) (First Four, First, Second rounds, Regionals, Final Four, and National championship game) *
Monica McNutt Monica McNutt (born October 24, 1989) is an American basketball analyst for ESPN and the MSG Network. She played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas. Early life and playing career McNutt was born on October 24, 1989, in Suitland, Mary ...
(Analyst) (First Four, First, Second rounds, and Regionals) *
Carolyn Peck Carolyn Arlene Peck (born January 22, 1966) is an American television sportscaster and former college basketball coach. She was the head coach for the women's basketball teams of Purdue University and the University of Florida, and also the firs ...
(Analyst) (Final Four and National championship game)


Broadcast assignments

''First Four'' * Courtney Lyle and
Carolyn Peck Carolyn Arlene Peck (born January 22, 1966) is an American television sportscaster and former college basketball coach. She was the head coach for the women's basketball teams of Purdue University and the University of Florida, and also the firs ...
– Columbia, South Carolina * Jenn Hildreth and
Mike Thibault Michael Francis Thibault (born September 28, 1950) is an American basketball head coach and basketball general manager. He is the head coach of the Belgium, Belgian women's national basketball team Belgian Cats since 2025. Before he coached the C ...
– Ames, Iowa * Sam Ravech and Kelly Gramlich – Raleigh, North Carolina * Brenda VanLengen and
Holly Warlick Frances Hollingsworth "Holly" Warlick (born June 11, 1958) is an American college basketball coach who was head coach for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball, Tennessee Lady Volunteers. She replaced head coach Pat Summitt prior to the 2012†...
– Baton Rouge, Louisiana ''First & second rounds Friday/Sunday (Subregionals)'' * Courtney Lyle and Carolyn Peck – Columbia, South Carolina * Elise Woodward and Andrea Lloyd – Waco, Texas *
Beth Mowins Elizabeth Mowins (born May 26, 1967) is an American play-by-play announcer and sports journalist for ESPN, CBS, and Marquee Sports Network. She typically calls women's college sports, and became the second woman to call nationally televised c ...
and Christy Thomaskutty – Iowa City, Iowa * Dave O'Brien and
Christy Winters-Scott Christy Winters Scott is a basketball color analyst for college basketball games for ESPN, FSN, The Big Ten Network (BTN), Monumental Sports Network, and Raycom Sports. She has been the lead analyst for BTN Women's Basketball since 2016. She pre ...
– College Park, Maryland * John Brickley and Meghan McKeown – Louisville, Kentucky * Angel Gray and
Chelsea Gray Chelsea Nichelle Gray (born October 8, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Nicknamed "Point Gawd", she was the eleventh pick in the 2014 WNBA draft by ...
– Austin, Texas * Jenn Hildreth and Mike Thibault – Ames, Iowa *
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and Steffi Sorensen – Stanford, California ''First & second rounds Saturday/Monday (Subregionals)'' * Sam Ravech and Kelly Gramlich – Raleigh, North Carolina *
Pam Ward Pam Ward is an American television sportscaster. She serves as a play-by-play announcer for the WNBA, and coverage of the 2012 and 2013 Women's College World Series of Softball on ESPN. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College P ...
and
Stephanie White Stephanie Joanne White (formerly Stephanie White-McCarty; born June 20, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She w ...
– Storrs, Connecticut * Sam Gore and Aja Ellison – Ann Arbor, Michigan * Brenda VanLengen and Holly Warlick – Baton Rouge, Louisiana *
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and Helen Williams – Bloomington, Indiana *
Eric Frede Eric Frede is an American sportscaster who has worked for NESN since 2002. He was previously the play-by-play announcer for NESN College Football Saturday broadcasts until he left NESN and joined NBC Sports Boston and is currently an anchor for ...
and
Tamika Catchings Tamika Devonne Catchings (born July 21, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Widely considered as one of the ...
– Knoxville, Tennessee * Roy Philpott and
Brooke Weisbrod Candace Brooke Weisbrod is an American sportscaster and college basketball analyst and reporter for ESPN. Early life Weisbrod was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she attended Purcell Marian High School and St. Ursula Academy, and was a three-sport ...
– Norman, Oklahoma * Ann Schatz and Dan Hughes – Tucson, Arizona ''Regionals (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight)'' *
Ryan Ruocco Ryan Ruocco (; born November 18, 1986) is an American television and radio sportscaster. He serves as a play-by-play announcer for the NBA, WNBA, and women's college basketball on ESPN, and the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets on YES Netwo ...
,
Rebecca Lobo Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin (born October 6, 1973) is an American television basketball analyst and former professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003. Lobo, at 6'4", played the cent ...
,
Holly Rowe Holly Rowe (born June 16, 1966) is an American sports telecaster for the ESPN sports television network, as a sideline reporter for college football and basketball games. Rowe made Utah Jazz history on October 22, 2021 as the team's first female ...
, and
Andraya Carter Andraya Nichole Carter (born November 12, 1993) is an analyst and reporter for ESPN/SEC Network coverage of college basketball, college football, and the WNBA. She was a co-host for ''Out of Pocket'' with Alyssa Lang until 2023. She started worki ...
– Bridgeport, Connecticut * Beth Mowins,
Debbie Antonelli Debbie Antonelli is a college basketball analyst and former player who works for ESPN, Big Ten Network, CBS, FOX, and Westwood One. She also does WNBA games for ESPN and NBATV, and has been the main play-by-play voice of the Indiana Fever since it ...
, and Angel Gray – Spokane, Washington * Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, and Steffi Sorensen – Greensboro, North Carolina * Pam Ward, Stephanie White, and Christy Winters-Scott – Wichita, Kansas ''Final Four and National Championship'' * Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, and Andraya Carter – Minneapolis, Minnesota


Radio

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had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament. ''Regionals'' *
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and
Krista Blunk Krista Lee Blunk acts as a play-by-play broadcaster or an analyst for Pac-12 Network, Westwood One, and ESPN covering women's soccer, volleyball, softball, and basketball, and, as of November 2024, men's college basketball. In addition to the net ...
– Spokane, Washington * Sam Neidermann and
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– Greensboro, North Carolina * Lance Medow and
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– Bridgeport, Connecticut * Phil Constantino and
Kristen Kozlowski Kristen may refer to: *Kristen (given name), includes a list of people with the name *ITC Kristen, a typeface created by George Ryan for the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) *"Kristen", the alias used by Ashley Alexandra Dupré Ashley ...
– Wichita, Kansas ''Final Four and Championship'' * Ryan Radtke,
Debbie Antonelli Debbie Antonelli is a college basketball analyst and former player who works for ESPN, Big Ten Network, CBS, FOX, and Westwood One. She also does WNBA games for ESPN and NBATV, and has been the main play-by-play voice of the Indiana Fever since it ...
, and Krista Blunk – Minneapolis, Minnesota


See also

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2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament The 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I Women's college basketball teams that were not selected for the field of the 2022 Women's NCAA tournament. The tournament committee announ ...
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2022 Women's Basketball Invitational The 2022 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) was a single-elimination tournament consisting of eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball t ...
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2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament The 2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States. The championship rounds were held March 21–2 ...
* 2022 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament *
2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the ...


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External links


NCAA Women's Basketball Division I
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NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...