Official NCAA Announcement With Bracket


INDIANAPOLIS - Four Great Midwest teams officially advanced into the extended postseason of March Madness, as Cedarville, Kentucky Wesleyan, Tiffin and Walsh, earned bids to the Atlantic Regional following Sunday night's NCAA Selection Show. 

The 2021 Division II women's basketball championship will have a reduced bracket size of 48 teams with each regional bracket consisting of six teams. The top two teams will receive a bye into the regional semifinals. 

Tiffin earned the conference's AQ after winning the Great Midwest women's basketball championship tournament on Saturday afternoon. They will enter the regional tournament as the No. 6 seed, facing Kentucky Wesleyan who earned the No. 3 seed in a repeat of the conference championship game. The winner of that game will face No. 2 Glenville State, who received a first-round bye. 

Cedarville received the No. 4 seed and Walsh the No. 5 seed, as they will face off in the regional quarterfinals. The winner of that matchup will take on No. 1 Charleston, who also received a first-round bye. 

The Dragons are led by the guard duo of Aarion "Oni" Nichols and Savanah Richards who average 15.7 and 14.3 points per game, respectively. Nichols was all-conference first team and Richards was second team. 

KWC possesses a dangerous offense as seven different players average between seven and 12 points per game, led by Tahlia Walton (11.5 ppg) and Kaylee Clifford (10.8 ppg), both named to the Great Midwest Second Team. 

The Yellow Jackets are led by the first team all-conference trio of Ashlyn Huffman (15.2 ppg), Emily Chapman (13.8 ppg) and Isabelle Bolender (13.8 ppg).

The Cavaliers are led by the front court duo of Mayci Sales (18. 7 ppg) and Sha Carter (16.4 ppg), both earned conference first-team honors. 

Incoming future conference member Ashland received the No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region. 

The regional quarterfinals will take place on Friday, March 12, with the semifinals following on Saturday, March 13 and the finals set for Monday, March 15. All Atlantic Region games will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by Ohio Dominican. 

The NCAA Division II Women's Elite eight will also be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on March 23, 24 and 26.