The bracket for this year’s NCAA D2 Championship was reduced from 48 teams to 36 so getting one of the 18 automatic bids is a bigger deal than normal. Below are the 18 conference championships that are being contested through the end of April/beginning of May. There were two conferences not playing this year due to COVID.
The other 18 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 (East, Midwest, South Central, West)
5 bids (Atlantic, Central, South, Southeast)
Southeast Region
Peach Belt Conference (higher seeds host)
Semifinals (Wed, April 28)
#1 Columbus State def. #4 Georgia College 4-0
#2 Flagler def. #3 North Georgia 4-1
Final (Sat, May 1)
#2 Flagler def. #1 Columbus State 4-3 – Live Scoring
South Atlantic – Sumter, SC – April 15-17
Quarterfinals (Thurs, April 15)
#1 Wingate def. #8 Lincoln Memorial 4-0
#4 Carson-Newman def. #5 Limestone 4-0
#2 Queens def. #7 Newberry 4-1
#6 Tusculum def. #3 Lenoir-Rhyne 4-3
Semifinals (Fri, April 16)
#1 Wingate def. #4 Carson-Newman 4-1
#2 Queens def. #6 Tusculum 5-1
Final (Sat, April 17)
#1 Wingate def. #2 Queens 4-3 – BOX SCORE
Conference Carolinas – Sumter, SC
First Round
#5 Converse def. #8 Barton 4-3
#6 Lees-McRae def. #7 Southern Wesleyan 4-2
Quarterfinals (Friday, April 23)
#4 Belmont Abbey def #5 Converse 4-1
#3 Emmanuel def. #6 Lees- McRae 4-1
Semifinals (Saturday, April 24)
#1 Erskine def. #4 Belmont Abbey 5-1
#2 Mount Olive def #3 Emmanuel 4-1
Final (Sunday, April 25)
#1 Erskine def. #2 Mount Olive 4-3
South Region
Sunshine State Conference (higher seeds host)
Semifinals
#1 Barry def. #4 Lynn 0
#2 Nova Southeastern def. #3 St. Leo 4-0
Final (April 24)
#1 Barry def. #2 Nova Southeastern 4-0 – RECAP
Gulf South Conference – Montgomery, AL
Quarterfinals (April 22)
#1 West Alabama def. #8 Montevallo 4-0
#4 Auburn Montgomery def. #5 Valdosta State 4-2
#3 Mississippi College def. #6 Lee 4-1
#2 West Florida def. #7 Christian Brothers 4-0
Semifinals (April 23)
#1 West Alabama def. #4 Auburn Montgomery 4-0
#2 West Florida def. #3 Mississippi College 4-0
Final (April 24)
#1 West Alabama def. #2 West Florida 4-3 – BOX SCORE
Atlantic Region
Mountain East Conference – Charleston, West Virginia
Semifinals (Sat, May 1)
#1 West Virginia State def. #4 Fairmont State 4-0
#2 Charleston def. #3 West Liberty 4-0
Final (Sun, May 2)
#2 Charleston def. #1 West Virginia State 4-1 – WVS Twitter/Charleston Twitter
Pennsylvania State Athletic (higher seed host)
Quarterfinals (Sun, Apr 24)
2E Millersville def. 3E Bloomsburg 4-3
2W Slippery Rock def. 3W Mercyhurst (match cancelled due to multiple injuries for Mercyhurst)
Semifinals (Wed, Apr 28)
2E Millersville def. 1E West Chester 4-3
1W Indiana (Pa) def. 2W Slippery Rock 4-0
Final (Fri, Apr 30)
1W Indiana (Pa) vs. 2E Millersville – IUP declared winner since Millersville had to withdraw due to COVID protocols
Central Region
Mid-America Intercollegiate – Edmond, OK
Quarterfinals (Fri, Apr 30)
#4 Missouri Western def. #5 Northeastern State 4-1
#3 Northwest Missouri State def. #6 Nebraska Kearney 4-1
Semifinals (Fri, April 30)
#1 Central Oklahoma def. #4 Missouri Western 4-0 – Live Scoring
#2 Washburn def. #3 Northwest Missouri State 4-3 – Live Scoring
Final (Sat, May 1)
#1 Central Oklahoma def. #2 Washburn 4-0 – Live Scoring/Video
Great American Conference – Bentonville, AR
Quarterfinals (Fri, Apr 23)
#5 Henderson State def. #4 Southern Arkansas 4-0
#3 Arkansas Tech def. #6 Ouachita 4-1
Semifinals (Sat, Apr 24)
#1 Harding def. #5 Henderson State 4-0
#2 Southeastern Oklahoma State def. #3 Arkansas Tech 4-0
Final (Sun, Apr 25)
#1 Harding def. #2 Southeastern Oklahoma State 4-3 – RECAP
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Sioux Falls, SD
Quarterfinals (Fri, Apr 23)
#1 Augustana def. #8 Bemidji State 4-0
#5 Southwest Minnesota State def. #4 UMary 4-1
#3 MSU Moorhead def. #6 Sioux Falls 5-0
#2 Winona State def. #7 Minnesota Duluth 4-1
Semifinals (Sat, Apr 24)
#1 Augustana def. #5 Southwest Minnesota State 4-0
#2 Winona State def. #3 MSU Moorhead 4-3
Final (Sun, Apr 25)
#1 Augustana def. #2 Winona State 4-0
East Region
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (higher seeds host)
Semifinal (Fri, April 23)
#1 Concordia def. #4 Jefferson 4-0
#2 Chestnut Hill def. #3 USciences 4-3
Final (Sun, Apr 25)
#1 Concordia def. #2 Chestnut Hill 4-0
Northeast-10 Conference (higher seeds host)
First Round (Sun, April 25)
#8 Bentley def. #9 Saint Anselm 4-0
#7 Assumption def. #10 American International 6-1
Quarterfinals (Wed, Apr 28)
#1 Franklin Pierce def. #8 Bentley 4-0
#4 Le Moyne def. #5 Southern New Hampshire 4-0
#3 Stonehill def. #6 New Haven 4-1
#2 Adelphi def. #7 Assumption 4-1
Semifinals (Fri, Apr 30)
#1 Franklin Pierce def. #4 Le Moyne 4-0
#3 Stonehill def. #2 Adelphi 4-0
Final (Sun, May 2)
#1 Franklin Pierce def. #3 Stonehill 4-2 – NE10 Twitter
East Coast Conference – Queens College
Semifinals (Friday, April 30)
#3 Queens def. #2 Daemen 4-0 – Video
Final (Saturday, May 1)
#3 Queens def. #1 St. Thomas Aquinas 4-0 – Video
Midwest Region
Great Lakes Valley Conference – Romeoville, IL
Quarterfinals (Friday, April 30)
#1E Indianapolis def. #4W Quincy 4-0
#2W Missouri-St. Louis def. #3E Illinois Springfield 4-0
#1W Southwest Baptist def. 4E Lewis 5-0
#3W Drury def. #2E Maryville 4-1
Saturday (Saturday, May 1)
#1E Indianapolis def. #2W Missouri-St. Louis 4-0
#1W Southwest Baptist def. #3W Drury 4-0
Sunday (Sunday, May 2)
#1E Indianapolis def. #1W Southwest Baptist 4-0 – Video
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic – Midland, Michigan
Quarterfinals (Friday, April 23)
#1 Ferris State def. #8 Saginaw Valley State 4-0
#4 Northwood def. #5 Michigan Tech 4-1
#3 Grand Valley State def. #6 Purdue Northwest 4-0
#2 Wayne State def. #7 Ashland 4-1
Semifinals (Sat, April 24)
#1 Ferris State def. #4 Northwood 4-0
#3 Grand Valley State def. #2 Wayne State 4-1
Final (Sun, April 25)
#1 Ferris State def. #3 Grand Valley State 4-3 – BOX SCORE
Great Midwest Athletic – Owensboro, KY
Semifinals (Fri, Apr 23)
#4 Hillsdale def. #1 Tiffin 4-2
#3 Findlay def. #2 Walsh 4-3
Final (Sat, Apr 24)
#4 Hillsdale def. #3 Findlay 4-2
South Central Region
Lone Star Conference – Waco, TX – Tournament Cancelled due to Rain
Quarterfinals (Fri, Apr 30)
#3 St. Mary’s vs. #6 Cameron (9:00 am)
#2 Midwestern State vs. #7 UAFS (9:00 am)
#1 Angelo State def. #8 Western New Mexico (9:00 am)
#4 Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. #5 DBU (11:00 am)
Final (Sun, May 1)
Tournament Cancelled due to Rain – Angelo State gets automatic bid as regular season champ
West Region
Pacific West Conference – Surprise, AZ
First Round (Wednesday, April 21)
#9 MSU Denver def. #8 Hawai’i Hilo 4-0
#5 Point Loma def. #12 Chaminade 4-0
#6 Fresno Pacific def. #11 Dominican 4-0
#7 Academy of Art def. #10 Colorado Mesa 4-1
Quarterfinals (Thurs, April 22)
#1 Azusa Pacific def. #8 MSU Denver 4-1
#4 Biola def. #5 Point Loma 4-1
#3 Hawai’i Pacific def. #6 Fresno Pacific 4-1
#2 Concordia def. #7 Academy of Art 4-0
Semifinals (Friday, April 23)
#1 Azusa Pacific def. #4 Biola 4-0
#3 Hawai’i Pacific def. #2 Concordia 4-0
Final (Saturday, April 24)
#1 Azusa Pacific def. #3 Hawai’i Pacific 4-3 – BOX SCORE
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – cancelled due to COVID
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – cancelled due to COVID
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