The bracket for this year’s NCAA D2 Championship was reduced from 48 teams to 36 so getting one of the 16 automatic bids is a bigger deal than normal. Below are the 16 conference championships that are being contested through the end of April/beginning of May. There is 1 conference not playing this year due to COVID.
The other 20 at-large bids will be determined by regional rankings which were most recently published on April 25.
The breakdown of bids by the 8 regions are as follows:
4 bids (Atlantic, Central, East, South Central, West)
5 bids (Midwest, South)
6 bids for Southeast
Southeast Region
Peach Belt Conference (higher seeds hosts)
Semifinals (April 26)
#1 Columbus State def. #4 Flagler 4-0
#2 Lander def. #3 North Georgia 4-2
Final (Sat, May 1)
#1 Columbus State def. #2 Lander 4-0 – Live Scoring
South Atlantic – Sumter, SC – April 15-17
Quarterfinals (Thurs, April 15)
#1 Wingate def. #8 Limestone 4-0
#5 Anderson def. #4 Lenoir-Rhyne 4-2
#2 Queens def. #7 Carson-Newman 4-0
#3 Tusculum def. #6 Lincoln Memorial 4-0
Semifinals (Fri, April 16)
#5 Anderson def. #1 Wingate 4-3
#3 Tusculum def. #2 Queens 4-3
Final (Sat, April 17)
#3 Tusculum def. #5 Anderson 4-1
Conference Carolinas – Sumter, SC
First Round
#5 Barton def. #8 King 4-0
#6 Lees-McRae def. #7 North Greenville 4-3
Quarterfinals (Friday, April 23)
#5 Barton def. #4 Southern Wesleyan 4-3
#3 Emmanuel def. #6 Lees- McRae 4-0
Semifinals (Saturday, April 24)
#1 Mount Olive def #5 Barton 4-2
#2 Belmont Abbey def. #3 Emmanuel 4-0
Final (Sunday, April 25)
#1 Mount Olive def. #2 Belmont Abbey 4-1
Midwest Region
Great Lakes Valley Conference – Romeoville, IL
Quarterfinals (Friday, April 30)
#1E Indianapolis def. #4W Rockhurst 4-0
#3E Illinois Springfield def. #2W Drury 4-1
#1W Southwest Baptist def. 4E McKendree 4-0
#3W Missouri-St. Louis def. #2E Lewis 4-0
Saturday (Saturday, May 1)
#1E Indianapolis def. #3E Illinois Springfield 4-0 – Video
#1W Southwest Baptist def. #3W Missouri-St. Louis 4-0
Sunday (Sunday, May 2)
#1W Southwest Baptist def. #1E Indianapolis 4-2 – Video
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic – Midland, Michigan
Quarterfinals (Friday, April 23)
#4 Purdue Northwest def. #5 Ashland 4-1
#3 Wayne State def. #6 Davenport 4-0
Semifinals (Sat, April 24)
#1 Ferris State def. #4 Purdue Northwest 4-2
#2 Grand Valley State def. #3 Wayne State 4-0
Final (Sun, April 25)
#1 Ferris State def. #2 Grand Valley State 4-2
Great Midwest Athletic – Owensboro, KY
Semifinals (Fri, Apr 23)
#1 Hillsdale def. #4 Findlay 4-0
#3 Tiffin def. #2 Walsh 4-1
Final (Sat, Apr 24)
#1 Hillsdale def. #3 Tiffin 4-3
South Region
Sunshine State Conference
Semifinals
#1 Barry def. #4 Embry-Riddle 0
#2 St. Leo def. #3 Lynn 0
Final (April 25)
#1 Barry def. #2 St. Leo 4-1
Gulf South Conference – Montgomery, AL
Quarterfinals
#1 Valdosta State def. #8 Mississippi College 4-0
#4 Auburn Montgomery def. #5 West Alabama 4-3
#3 Delta State def. #6 Lee 4-1
#2 West Florida def. #7 Montevallo 4-0
Semifinals
#1 Valdosta State def. #4 Auburn Montgomery 4-1
#2 West Florida def. #3 Delta State 4-3
Final
#1 Valdosta State def. #2 West Florida 4-2
Atlantic Region
Mountain East Conference – Charleston, West Virginia
Semifinals (Sat, May 1)
#1 Charleston def. #4 West Liberty 4-0 – Charleston Twitter
#2 West Virginia Wesleyan def. #3 Fairmont State 4-1 – WVW Twitter
Final (Sun, May 2)
#1 Charleston def. #2 West Virginia Wesleyan 4-1 – MtnEast Twitter
Pennsylvania State Athletic
Semifinals (Wed, Apr 28)
#1 Mercyhurst def. #4 Millersville 4-2
#2 Edinboro def. #3 Bloomsburg 4-0
Final (Fri, Apr 30)
#2 Edinboro def. #1 Mercyhurst 4-2
Central Region
Mid-America Intercollegiate/Great America Conference – Edmond, OK
Semifinals (Sat, May 1)
#1M Washburn def. #2G Southern Arkansas 4-2 – Live Scoring
#2M Northwest Missouri State def. #1G Harding 4-0 – Live Scoring
Final (Sun, May 2)
#2M Northwest Missouri State def. #1M Washburn 4-0 – Live Scoring/Video
East Region
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Semifinal (Fri, April 30)
#2 Chestnut Hill def. #3 Jefferson 4-1
Final (Sun, May 2)
#1 Concordia def. #2 Chestnut Hill 4-0 – Video
East Coast Conference – Queens College
Semifinals (Friday, April 30)
#2 St. Thomas Aquinas def. #3 Daemen 4-3
Final (Saturday, May 1)
#1 Queens def. #2 St. Thomas Aquinas 4-1 – Video
Northeast-10 Conference
Quarterfinals (Sat, Apr 24)
#3 Franklin Pierce def. #6 Stonehill 4-0
#2 Southern New Hampshire def. #7 Saint Michael’s 4-0
#4 Adelphi def. #5 Bentley 4-2
Semifinals (Tues, Apr 27)
#3 Franklin Pierce def. #2 Southern New Hampshire 4-0
#1 Le Moyne def. 4 Adelphi 4-0
Final (Sat, May 1)
#1 Le Moyne def. #3 Franklin Pierce 4-1 – NE Twitter
South Central Region
Lone Star Conference – Waco, TX – Tournament Cancelled due to Rain
Quarterfinals (Thurs, Apr 29)
#3 St. Mary’s vs. #6 UAFS
#2 Midwestern State vs. #7 Western New Mexico
#4 UT Permian Basin vs. #5 DBU
Semifinals (Fri, Apr 30)
#1 Cameron vs. 4/5 winner
2/7 vs. 3/6 winner
Final (Sat, May 1)
Tournament Cancelled due to Rain – Cameron gets automatic bid as regular season champ (UT Tyler ineligible due to still in transition from D3 to D2)
West Region
Pacific West Conference – Surprise, AZ
Quarterfinals (Thursday, April 22)
#1 Azusa Pacific def. #8 Colorado Mesa 4-0
#4 Concordia def. #5 Point Loma 4-3
#3 Hawai’i Pacific def. #6 MSU Denver 4-0
#2 Hawai’i Hilo def. #7 Biola 4-0
Semifinals (Friday, April 23)
#1 Azusa Pacific def. #4 Concordia 4-1
#2 Hawai’i Hilo def. #3 Hawai’i Pacific 4-1
Final (Saturday, April 24)
#2 Hawai’i Hilo def. #1 Azusa Pacific 4-3
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – cancelled due to COVID
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