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.
It was the first NCAA women's tournament with 68 teams.
Automatic bids
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.
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
36 at-large teams were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.
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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Conferences with multiple bids
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
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
- 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams