Grand Valley State wins the 2025 DII women's basketball title

Grand Valley State captured its first DII women's basketball title since 2006, defeating Cal State Dom. Hills 70-58 on March 28. This is the Lakers' second title in program history. 

The tournament consisted of a 64-team field, including 23 automatic bids, with regionals determining the eight quarterfinalists that advanced to the Women’s Elite Eight at the UMPC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from March 24-28.

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2025 DII women's basketball championship bracket

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2025 DII women's basketball championship schedule

• Selection show | Sunday, March 9 
  • Watch the selection show here 
• First round | March 14
  • Atlantic
    • No. 3 Seton Hill 87, No. 6 Kutztown 75 
    • No. 2 Gannon 60, Fayetteville St. 50 
    • No. 1 Edinboro 80, No. 8 Virginia St. 68 
    • No. 4 Indiana (PA) 76, No. 5 Fairmont St. 59
  • Central
    • No. 3 Fort Hays St. 81, No. 6 Southern Nazarene 72 
    • No. 7 Southwest Minn. St. 77, No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul 64 
    • No. 1 Pittsburg St. 87, No. 8 Harding 75
    • No. 5 Minnesota St. 87, No. 4 Missouri Western 73
  • East
    • No. 3 Holy Family 67, No. 6 Assumption 53 
    • No. 2 Daemen 70, No. 7 Jefferson 48 
    • No. 1 Bentley 65, No. 8 New Haven 39
    • No. 4 St. Anselm 59, No. 5 Southern Conn. 41
  • Midwest
    • No. 3 Northern Mich. 61, No. 6 Hillsdale 56 
    • No. 2 Ashland 62, No. 7 Ferris St. 50 
    • No. 1 Grand Valley St. 108, No. 8 Quincy 72 
    • No. 4 Wayne St. (MI) 77, No. 5 Lewis 57
  • South
    • No. 3 Nova Southeastern 80, No. 6 Alabama Huntsville 73 
    • No. 2 Embry-Riddle (FL) 70, No. 7 West Florida 56 
    • No. 1 Union (TN) 107, No. 8 Miles 69 
    • No. 5 Lee 66, No. 4 Tampa 63
  • Southeast
    • No. 6 Carson-Newman 75, No. 3 Anderson (SC) 71
    • No. 2 Coker 58, No. 7 Belmont Abbey 50 
    • No. 1 North Georgia 78, No. 8 UNC Pembroke 64 
    • No. 5 Columbus St. 89, No. 4 Francis Marion 83
  • South Central
    • No. 6 West Tex. A&M 58, No. 3 UT Tyler 47 
    • No. 2 Lubbock Christian 68, No. 7 UC-Colo. Springs 65 
    • No. 1 Texas Woman's 75, No. 8 Adams St. 52
    • No. 5 Eastern N.M. 56, No. 4 Colorado Mesa 52
  • West
    • No. 6 Central Wash. 74, No. 3 Point Loma 53 
    • No. 7 Chico St. 57, No. 2 Cal Poly Pomona 52 
    • No. 1 Cal St. Dom. Hills 77, No. 8 Azusa Pacific 58
    • No. 4 Alas. Anchorage  69, No. 5 Mont. St. Billings 66
• Second round | March 15
  • Atlantic
    • No. 2 Gannon 80, vs. No. 3 Seton Hill 70
    • No. 4 Indiana (PA) 67, No. 1 Edinboro 52
  • Central
    • No. 7 Southwest Minn. St. 77, No. 3 Fort Hays St. 65
    • No. 1 Pittsburg St. 94, No. 5 Minnesota St. 91
  • East
    • No. 3 Holy Family 68, No. 2 Daemen 55
    • No. 1 Bentley 60, No. 4 St. Anselm 55
  • Midwest
    • No. 2 Ashland 68, No. 3 Northern Mich 45
    • No. 1 Grand Valley St. 87, No. 4 Wayne St. 54
  • South
    • No. 3 Nova Southeastern 66, No. 2 Embry-Riddle 63
    • No. 1 Union (TN) 75, No. 5 Lee 53
  • Southeast
    • No. 2 Coker 48, No. 6 Carson Newman 44 
    • No. 1 UNG 64, No. 5 Columbus St. 56
  • South Central
    • No. 2 Lubbock Christian 73, No. 6 West Tex. A&M 60
    • No. 1 Texas Woman's 71, No. 5 Eastern N.M. 48
  • West
    • No. 6 Central Washington 79, No. 6 Chico St. 73
    • No. 1 Cal St. Dom. Hills 63, No. 4 Alas. Anchorage 61
• Third round | March 17
  • Atlantic
    • No. 2 Gannon 72, No. 4 Indiana (PA) 59
  • Central
    • No. 1 Pittsburgh St. 85, No. 7 Southwest Minn. St 82 
  • East
    • No. 1 Bentley 72, No. 3 Holy Family 63
  • Midwest
    • No. 1 Grand Valley St. 62, No. 2 Ashland 50
  • South
    • No. 1 Union (TN) 65, No. 3 Nova Southeastern 60
  • Southeast
    • No. 2 Coker 64, No. 1 UNG 54
  • South Central
    •  No. 2 Lubbock Christian 62, No. 1 Texas Woman's 54
  • West
    • No. 1 Cal. St. Dominguez Hills 70, No. 6 Central Washington 47

• Quarterfinals | March 24
  • No. 3 Cal St. Dom. Hills 82, No. 6 Coker 66
  • No. 7 Union (TN) 80, No. 2 Bentley 66
  • No. 1 Grand Valley St. 60, No. 8 Gannon 32
  • No. 4 Pittsburg St. 66, No. 5 Lubbock Christian 55
• Semifinals | March 26 
  • No. 3 Cal State Dom. Hills 68, No. 7 Union (TN) 50 — WATCH HIGHLIGHTS
  • No. 1 Grand Valley State 68, No. 4 Pittsburg State 61 — WATCH HIGHLIGHTS

• National championship | March 28 
  • No. 1 Grand Valley State 70, No. 3 Cal State Dom. Hills 58 

2025 DII women's basketball championship history

Minnesota State is the reigning champion since beating Texas Woman's in the 2024 championship. Below is every DII men's basketball champion and runner-up from the last decade:

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