2024 Women's NCAA Tournament coverage

Final 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket From 64 teams down to national champions New York University, here's how the 2024 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament played out.

April 22, 2024 Podcast: Season Recap The 2023-24 Division III Basketball season was an exciting one from start to finish - even if some parts seems somewhat expected. On the first off-season podcast, the D3hoops crew takes time to look at the favorite and surprising moments of the season. Plus news, notes, and coaching changes on the Hoopsville Podcast.

March 16, 2024 Ultra violets finish perfect title run New York University started the Division III women’s basketball season with a star-studded roster that seemed destined for a national title, and the Violets finished the season that way, too. Led by its three All-Americans, NYU defeated Smith, 61-51, and competed a perfect run to the 2024 national championship.

March 18, 2024 Hoopsville: Champions Crowned The Hoopsville Season Finale will feature conversations with both national championship programs along with the Jostens Trophy winners. Plus we recap our favor moments of the NCAA Tournaments. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!

March 15, 2024 Smith's resilient run leads to title shot On Saturday night, New York University will play for the national title, and that's not a surprise. The top-ranked Violets will face a resilient, determined -- and maybe a little surprising -- Smith team that is ready for its title shot.

March 14, 2024 Violets' defense ends Transy title defense Transylvania’s title defense came to an end thanks to the stellar defense of New York University, as the Violets shut down the Pioneers, 57-42, in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday night.

March 13, 2024 Smith leans on its experience Although the Pioneers lost three seniors from last year's Final Four squad, they put the pieces together quickly to ensure a return to the national semifinals. Joe Sager has more in a Road to Columbus feature.

March 13, 2024 Wartburg is going through it The start of Wartburg’s run to the 2024 Final Four — the Knights’ third in program history — began two years ago when Millikin sent them home in the first round. That taste helped them get back to the national semifinals this week. Riley Zayas has more.

March 10, 2024 NYU, Bruns burn for two more wins No. 1 New York University is not just unbeaten, but often untouchable, as the Violets have stormed into the national semifinals. Front and center in this dominant run is All-American Natalie Bruns who burns for two more wins and a national title. Read more about the ultra Violets here.

March 9, 2024 Road Warriors join NYU in final four Transylvania and Smith advanced to their second straight national semifinals with road wins while Wartburg completed an impressive road trip through Rhode Island and New York University rolled at home in Saturday’s sectional finals.

March 11, 2024 Hoopsville: Fantastic Fours It's down to the final fours in men's and women's basketball. Hear from the coaches from the only programs remaining for championship glory. Watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!

March 8, 2024 Sweet 16: General-Lee dominant Mary Schleusner dominated once again in Washington and Lee's upset victory over previously unbeaten Rhode Island College at the Providence sectional. Elsewhere, Wartburg won on a near-buzzer beater and a pair of Pioneers pushed into the Elite 8 with late wins. Get the full recap of the Round of 16 here.

March 7, 2024 HSU making the pieces fit “I remember leaving that game thinking, ‘She would fit so well in what we do and how we want to play.’ ” And it turned out, Hardin-Simmons coach Kendra Whitehead was correct -- Anna Fanelli has been a great fit for the Cowgirls. Riley Zayas has more.

March 7, 2024 Actually, going on the road is fine People around the Transylvania women's basketball program had a lot to say about the placement of this weekend's games, but the truth is, the Pioneers are just fine playing anywhere. Ryan Scott has more in a Road to Columbus feature.

March 7, 2024 Shaking off a slump UW-Stout came into January on a high note. But after starting off 11-1, the Blue Devils lost five in a row. Brian Lester dives into how Stout got those losses out of their system and rolled into the Sweet 16. More in a Road to Columbus feature.

March 7, 2024 Hoopsville: Elite Effort By the end of Friday night, only the elite of Division III will remain all hoping to be one of the final four remaining in their brackets. Thursday on Hoopsville, we talk to a number of programs looking to keep their championship goals in place. Tune in LIVE starting at 12:00 PM ET - right here!

March 4, 2024 Hoopsville: Sweet Success The difference between still playing and the season being over is razor thin. On Monday's Hoopsville, we talk to the coaches and student-athletes enjoying the sweet success that is the second round of NCAA Tournaments. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast!

March 2, 2024 2nd round: There's something about Mary Washington and Lee super sophomore Mary Schleusner continued her surreal run, leading the Generals to their first ever Sweet 16, while No. 7 Wartburg and No. 17 Johns Hopkins won thrillers in Saturday night's NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament action.

March 3, 2023 Thunder struck: Trine tops No. 5 GAC In a game that was as close as the preseason poll suggested it would be, Trine played stellar defense and outlasted Gustavus Adolphus, 61-58, in double overtime, ousting the fifth-ranked Gusties from the Tournament.

March 3, 2023 First round: Late surges lift winners Baldwin Wallace, Messiah and Mass-Dartmouth used late bursts to advance through the first round, while three ranked teams were sent packing in the opening round of the 2024 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament.

March 1, 2022 Women's Tournament preview NYU enters the Tournament as the No. 1 team in the country, with a talent-laden roster and an unblemished record. Is a national championship inevitable for the Violets? Certainly, the other 63 teams in the field will have something to say about that. That and more in our women's Tournament preview.

March 1, 2024 At Bates, it's all in the family Two of the three Maine schools in the NESCAC are hosting games this weekend, and Bates and Bowdoin are big rivals, for sure. But this year's Bobcats are fueled in part by the daughter of Bowdoin's winningest coach, and a head coach who's an alumna of the rival 22 miles down the road. Riley Zayas has more.

February 29, 2024 Don't call it a turnaround The Occidental women's basketball team doubled its win total from last season to this season. But at 22-5, the Tigers would rather use different terminology. More in a Road to Columbus feature by Brian Lester.

February 29, 2024 Hoopsville: Leap to March We are on the eve of March by also taking an extra day to get ready for this weekend's NCAA Tournaments. Watch (or listen) Hoopsville as we preview the games by chatting with coaches and athletes around DIII - right here!

February 26, 2024 Hoopsville: Brackets Breakdown The brackets have been announced. It's now time to figure out who made it, who didn't, the matchups, and other nuances. Plus hear from both national committee chairs who answer questions on the decisions made in the last few days. Watch the Hoopsville "Brackets Breakdown" On Demand or listen to the podcast here!

February 26, 2024 Women's NCAA Tournament bracket released! As with our men's projections, our women's projections came down to one last pick, and last year we got an ARC team wrong. This year ... Here's the full bracket!

February 26, 2024 Women's regional rankings This is the regional rankings which were used to make the bracket.

February 26, 2023 Our projected women's bracket We have two more at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament than we did last year, but that didn't make the process of projecting this year's Field of 64 any easier. Here's our best guess at what the bracket will look like when it's announced on Monday afternoon.

February 18, 2024 Who's in the women's NCAA tournament? In Division III, "March Madness" begins in February. We played our way from 42 conference tournaments down to 42 automatic bids and 12 at-large recipients, giving us our Field of 64. Here's a recap of how it all came together.

February 20, 2024 Women's regional rankings This is the last set of regional rankings that we'll get to see before the NCAA Tournament bracket is released.

February 15, 2024 NCAA's Top 16 starts with NYU If the season ended today -- or really, if the season had ended this past Sunday, here's what the Top 16 seeds would have looked like entering the NCAA Tournament. Check out the full list, plus watch the reveal, interviews and analysis on Hoopsville, as Dave McHugh talks to the committee chairs and convenes a panel of analysts for the exclusive reveal.

February 13, 2024 Women's regional rankings Now we have an actual ranking. Here's how the NCAA Division III women's basketball committee ranks the teams in Region 1 through Region 10.

February 6, 2024 Women's unranked regional rankings The best teams in each region, from the NCAA Division III women's basketball championships committee, listed from A-Z rather than ranked numerically.