NCCAA DII Women's National Tournament Preview!

The NCCAA DII Women's Basketball National Tournament is taking place in Minneapolis, MN, at Crown College, from March 11-14.

The Teams competing in the Tournament are:

• #1 Champion Christian College - Hot Springs, AR - At-Large Selection
  
  • 20-2 record, 80.8 PPG, 56.8 Opp. PPG, 41.2 FG%, 29.6 3PT%, 68.7 FT%, 38.3 RPG
  • 7th Straight Tournament Appearance
  • Led NCCAA in PPG, Opp. pPG, TO Margin
• #2 Pensacola Christian College - Pensacola, FL - South Region Champion
  
  • 24-4 record, 79.3 PPG, 63.4 Opp. PPG, 41.7 FG%, 31.5 3PT%, 71.7 FT%, 44.1 RPG
  • 13th Straight Tournament Appearance
  • Led NCCAA in APG, 2nd in FG% and PPG
• #3 Calvary University - Kansas City, MO - At-Large Selection
  
  • 16-6 record, 67.5 PPG, 58.1 Opp. PPG, 42.6 FG%, 33.6 3PT%, 68.2 FT%, 32.5 RPG
  • 3rd Straight Tornament Appearance
  • Led NCCAA in FG%, 3PT%, A/TO Ratio
• #4 Welch College - Gallatin, TN - Mideast Region Champion
  
  • 13-10 record, 73.1 PPG, 61.5 Opp. PPG, 39.9 FG%, 29.0 3PT%, 77.9 FT%, 38.2 RPG
  • 1st ever Tournament Appearance
  • 3rd in NCCAA in PPG, 4th in FG%, 6th in 3PT%
• #5 Randall University - Moore, OK - Southwest Region Champion
  
  • 17-10 record, 69.1 PPG, 66.6 Opp. PPG, 37.0 FG%, 30.5 3PT%, 70.6 FT%, 44.0 RPG
  • First appearance since 2019
  • Charissa Gomez - 3rd in NCCAA in AST, 4th in APG
• #6 North Central University - Minneapolis, MN - North Region Champion
  
  • 16-13 record, 65.9 PPG, 65.7 Opp. PPG, 38.0 FG%, 31.6 3PT%, 66.3 FT%, 35.9 RPG
  • 4th straight Tournament Appearance
  • 10th in NCCAA in FG%
• #7 Manhattan Christian College - Manhattan, KS - Central Region Champion
  
  • 17-13 record, 59.5 PPG, 59.2 Opp. PPG, 34.4 FG%, 26.3 3PT%, 61.2 FT%, 39.1 RPG
  • First appearance since 2018
  • Nekayla Williams - 4th in NCCAA in RBS, 10th in RPG
• #8 Providence University College - Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada - At-Large Selection
  
  • 19-4 record, 69.7 PPG, 64.0 Opp. PPG, 32.5 FG%, 23.4 3PT%, 58.6 FT%, 46.9 RPG
  • First ever tournament appearance
  • Led NCCAA in RPG, 5th in RBS
• #9 Emmaus University - Dubuque, IA - Midwest Region Champion!
  
  • 16-9 record, 69.3 PPG, 61.5 Opp. PPG, 37.4 FG%, 24.2 3PT%, 70.9 FT%, 38.2 RPG
  • First Appearance since 2020
  • Rachel Barrett - Leads NCCAA in RPG, Blocks, and BPG
• #10 Crown College - Saint Bonifacius, MN - Host Bid
  • 8-20 record, 54.3 PPG, 62.9 Opp. PPG, 32.7 FG%, 23.7 3PT%, 63.3 FT%, 34.4 RPG
  • 10th Tournament Appearance
  • Brayli Reimer - T9th in NCCAA in APG

The schedule: (Games in Bold and Underlined are possible games for Emmaus)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
4:00pm / Game 1 #8 Providence University College vs. #9 Emmaus University
6:00pm / Game 2 #7 Manhattan Christian College vs. #10 Crown College

Thursday, March 12, 2026
12:00pm / Game 3 Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 (9th Place Game)
2:00pm / Game 4 #4 Welch College vs. #5 Randall University
4:00pm / Game 5 #3 Calvary University vs. #6 North Central University
6:00pm / Game 6 #1 Champion Christian College vs. Winner of Game 1 (Quarterfinal)
8:00pm / Game 7 #2 Pensacola Christian College vs. Winner of Game 2

Friday, March 13, 2026
2:00pm / Game 8 Loser of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 6
4:00pm / Game 9 Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 7
6:00pm / Semi 1 Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 6
8:00pm / Semi 2 Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 7

Saturday, March 14, 2026
6:00pm / Championship Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2

Emmaus will play at a minimum of two games, but hopefully they win four games!

Links to follow the Tournament:

Live Stats: Here

Live Video (PPV): NCCAA Network

Twitter: @TheNCCAA  |  @NCCAAChamps

Instagram: @TheNCCAA

Bracket: https://s3.amazonaws.com/nccaa.sidearmsports.com/documents/2026/3/4/DII_WBB_Bracket_2026.pdf

Come out and support your Eagles as they try to win the National Championship!