2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams entered the tournament. 32 of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments, while remaining 36 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams are seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the selection committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.

2022 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids32
At-large bids36
Top seedSouth Carolina
National championSouth Carolina

Automatic bids

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A total of 32 automatic bids to the tournament are granted to the below listed conferences, normally to the team that wins the conference's championship tournament. Seeds listed reflect seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in boldface later received at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Tournament Runner-up Record (Conf.) Seed
Belmont 22–7 (16–2) 1 2021 Ohio Valley Tennessee Tech 20–10 (14–4) 2
Kentucky 19–11 (8–8) 7 2021 SEC South Carolina 29–2 (15–1) 1
Stanford 28–3 (16–0) 1 2021 Pac-12 Utah 20–11 (8–7) 6
Iowa 23–7 (14–4) 2 2021 Big Ten Indiana 22–8 (11–5) 5
NC State 29–3 (17–1) 1 2021 ACC Miami 20–12 (10–8) 7
Mercer 23–6 (13–1) 1 2021 Southern Furman 19–12 (10–4) 3
UMass 26–6 (11–4) 3 1998 Atlantic 10 Dayton 25–5 (14–1) 1
Longwood 21–11 (15–3) 2 Never Big South Campbell 23–7 (15–3) 1
UT Arlington 20–7 (11–4) 2 2007 Sun Belt Troy 24–8 (13–2) 1
UConn 25–5 (16–1) 1 2021 Big East Villanova 23–8 (15–4) 2
IUPUI 24–4 (18–4) 1 Never Horizon Cleveland State 19–8 (14–6) 4
South Dakota 27–5 (17–1) 1 2021 Summit South Dakota State 23–9 (17–1) 2
Gonzaga 26–6 (15–2) 2 2021 WCC BYU 26–3 (15–1) 1
Montana State 22–12 (14–6) 2 2017 Big Sky Northern Arizona 17–14 (12–8) 4
UCF 25–3 (14–1) 1 2021 AAC South Florida 24–8 (12–3) 2
UNLV 26–6 (15–3) 1 2002 MWC Colorado State 21–11 (9–9) 6
Albany 23–9 (13–5) 3 2017 America East Maine 20–11 (15–3) 1
Howard 20–9 (11–3) 1 2001 MEAC Norfolk State 17–11 (11–3) 2
Fairfield 25–6 (19–1) 1 2001 MAAC Manhattan 21–11 (14–6) 3
Buffalo 25–8 (16–4) 2 2019 MAC Ball State 20–12 (11–8) 5
Florida Gulf Coast 29–2 (15–1) 1E 2021 ASUN Jacksonville State 24–7 (13–3) 1W
Charlotte 22–9 (15–3) 1E 2009 CUSA Louisiana Tech 21–12 (11–7) 1W
Jackson State 23–6 (18–0) 1 2021 SWAC Alabama State 21–11 (12–6) 3
Princeton 24–4 (14–0) 1 2019 Ivy League Columbia 22–6 (12–2) 2
Hawaii 20–9 (13–3) 1 2016 Big West UC Irvine 21–11 (14–4) 2
Stephen F. Austin 28–4 (17–1) 1 2021 WAC Grand Canyon 22–9 (14–4) 2
Mount St. Mary's 16–12 (11–7) 3 2021 NEC Bryant 10–22 (6–12) 7
American 23–8 (13–5) 2 2021 Patriot Bucknell 23–9 (12–6) 4
Delaware 24–7 (15–3) 2 2013 CAA Drexel 26–5 (16–2) 1
Illinois State 19–13 (12–6) 4 2008 Missouri Valley Northern Iowa 22–10 (13–5) 3
Texas 26–6 (13–5) 3 2021 Big 12 Baylor 27–6 (15–3) 1
Incarnate Word 13–16 (5–9) 5 Never Southland Southeastern Louisiana 16–11 (10–4) 3

At-large bids

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36 at-large teams were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.

At-large bids
Team Conference Last appearance # of appearances
South Florida American 2021 8th
Dayton Atlantic 10 2018 9th
Florida State ACC 2021 20th
Miami (FL) 2021 11th
Louisville 2021 24th
Miami (FL) 2019 15th
North Carolina 2021 29th
Notre Dame 2019 27th
Baylor Big 12 2021 14th
Iowa State 2021 20th
Kansas 2013 17th
Kansas State 2019 17th
Oklahoma 2018 22nd
Creighton Big East 2018 8th
DePaul 2019 21st
Villanova 2018 12th
Indiana Big Ten 2021 8th
Maryland 2021 29th
Michigan 2021 10th
Nebraska 2021 15th
Ohio State 2018 25th
Missouri State Missouri Valley 2021 17th
Arizona Pac-12 2021 9th
Colorado 2013 14th
Oregon 2021 17th
Utah 2011 18th
Washington State 2021 3rd
Arkansas SEC 2021 13th
Florida 2016 16th
Georgia 2021 35th
LSU 2018 27th
Ole Miss 2007 18th
South Carolina 2021 18th
Tennessee 2021 40th
BYU West Coast 2021 15th

Tournament seeds (list by region and grouping)

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Greensboro regional – Greensboro Coliseum,
Greensboro, North Carolina
Seed School Conference Record Overall seed Berth type
1 South Carolina SEC 29–2 1 At-Large
2 Iowa Big Ten 23–7 Automatic
3 Iowa State Big 12 26–6 At-Large
4 Arizona Pac–12 20–7 At-Large
5 North Carolina ACC 23–6 At-Large
6 Georgia SEC 20–9 At-Large
7 Colorado Pac–12 22–8 At-Large
8 Miami (FL) ACC 20–12 At-Large
9 South Florida AAC 24–8 At-Large
10 Creighton Big East 20–9 At-Large
11* Dayton A10 25–5 At-Large
DePaul Big East 22–10 At-Large
12 Stephen F. Austin WAC 28–4 Automatic
13 UNLV MWC 26–6 Automatic
14 UT Arlington Sun Belt 20–7 Automatic
15 Illinois State MVC 19–13 Automatic
16* Howard MEAC 20–9 Automatic
Incarnate Word Southland 13–16 Automatic
Wichita regional – Intrust Bank Arena,
Wichita, Kansas
Seed School Conference Record Overall seed Berth type
1 Louisville ACC 25–4 4 At-Large
2 Baylor Big 12 27–6 At-Large
3 Michigan Big Ten 22–6 At-Large
4 Tennessee SEC 23–8 At-Large
5 Oregon Pac–12 20–11 At-Large
6 BYU West Coast 26–3 At-Large
7 Ole Miss SEC 23–8 At-Large
8 Nebraska Big Ten 24–8 At-Large
9 Gonzaga West Coast 26–6 Automatic
10 South Dakota Summit 27–5 Automatic
11 Villanova Big East 23–8 At-Large
12 Belmont Ohio Valley 22–7 Automatic
13 Buffalo MAC 25–8 Automatic
14 American Patriot 23–8 Automatic
15 Hawaiʻi Big West 20–9 Automatic
16 Albany America East 23–9 Automatic
Spokane regional – Spokane Arena,
Spokane, Washington
Seed School Conference Record Overall seed Berth type
1 Stanford Pac–12 28–3 2 Automatic
2 Texas Big 12 26–6 Automatic
3 LSU SEC 25–5 At-Large
4 Maryland Big Ten 21–8 At-Large
5 Virginia Tech ACC 23–9 At-Large
6 Ohio State Big Ten 23–6 At-Large
7 Utah Pac–12 20–11 At-Large
8 Kansas Big 12 20–9 At-Large
9 Georgia Tech ACC 21–10 At-Large
10 Arkansas SEC 18–13 At-Large
11* Missouri State MVC 24–7 At-Large
Florida State ACC 17–13 At-Large
12 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 29–2 Automatic
13 Delaware CAA 24–7 Automatic
14 Jackson State SWAC 23–6 Automatic
15 Fairfield MAAC 25–6 Automatic
16 Montana State Big Sky 22–12 Automatic
Bridgeport regional – Times Union Center,
Albany, New York
Seed School Conference Record Overall seed Berth type
1 NC State ACC 29–3 3 Automatic
2 UConn Big East 25–5 Automatic
3 Indiana Big Ten 22–8 At-Large
4 Oklahoma Big 12 24–8 At-Large
5 Notre Dame ACC 22–8 At-Large
6 Kentucky SEC 19–11 Automatic
7 UCF American 25–3 Automatic
8 Washington State Pac–12 19–10 At-Large
9 Kansas State Big 12 19–12 At-Large
10 Florida SEC 21–10 At-Large
11 Princeton Ivy 24–4 Automatic
12 UMass Atlantic 10 26–6 Automatic
13 IUPUI Horizon 24–4 Automatic
14 Charlotte C-USA 22–9 Automatic
15 Mercer Southern 23–6 Automatic
16* Mount St. Mary's Northeast 16–12 Automatic
Longwood Big South 21–11 Automatic

*See First Four


Conferences with multiple bids

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Bids Conference Schools
8 ACC Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech
8 SEC Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee
6 Big 12 Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas
6 Big Ten Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State
6 Pac-12 Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, Utah, Washington State
4 Big East Creighton, DePaul, UConn, Villanova
2 West Coast BYU, Gonzaga
2 Missouri Valley Illinois State, Missouri State
2 American UCF, USF
2 Atlantic 10 Dayton, UMass

Bids by state

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Bids State(s) Schools
1 Arizona Arizona
1 Arkansas Arkansas
1 California Stanford
1 Colorado Colorado
2 Connecticut UConn, Fairfield
1 Delaware Delaware
5 Florida Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Miami, UCF, USF
3 Georgia Georgia, Georgia Tech, Mercer
1 Hawaii Hawaii
2 Illinois DePaul, Illinois State
3 Indiana Indiana, IUPUI, Notre Dame
2 Iowa Iowa, Iowa State
2 Kansas Kansas, Kansas State
2 Kentucky Kentucky, Louisville
1 Louisiana LSU
1 Massachusetts UMass
1 Maryland Maryland, Mount St. Mary's
1 Michigan Michigan
2 Mississippi Jackson State, Ole Miss
1 Missouri Missouri State
1 Montana Montana State
2 Nebraska Creighton, Nebraska
1 Nevada UNLV
1 New Jersey Princeton
2 New York Albany, Buffalo
3 North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina, NC State
2 Ohio Dayton, Ohio State
1 Oklahoma Oklahoma
1 Oregon Oregon
1 Pennsylvania Villanova
1 South Carolina South Carolina
1 South Dakota South Dakota
2 Tennessee Belmont, Tennessee
5 Texas Baylor, Incarnate Wood, Stephen F. Austin, Texas, UT Arlington
2 Utah BYU, Utah
2 Virginia Longwood, Virginia Tech
2 Washington Gonzaga, Washington State
2 Washington, D.C. American, Howard


See also

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References

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