Conference championships are complete, the bracket is filled, and that means it is tourney time. The DII women’s basketball championship tips off March 14. As 64 teams all enter with the same dream, only eight will head to UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the finals.
Let’s take a region-by-region look at which eight teams those may be.
Keep in mind that this isn’t necessarily a prediction. It is a look at the team that has either been the toughest all season or has a long history of success in March, a team that could cause some trouble, and a look at the first-round matchup in each region that may turn out to be the most fun to watch.
DII WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HUB
The DII women’s basketball championship, previewed
Atlantic Region
Team to Beat: Edinboro. The Atlantic is typically a balanced region, one in which anyone can win, but for the past four tournaments, it has been the No. 1 seed that has advanced to the DII Women’s Elite Eight. It has been quite some time since the Fighting Scots have been in the tournament- more than a decade, to be precise- but you can say that for much of this portion of the bracket. I like that all five starters can score, which should cause havoc for opposing defenses.
Team to Watch: Fayetteville State. Don’t…
