2022 NCAA Div. I Women's Championship Bracket


Howard University, after winning its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) women's basketball tournament championship since 2001, will take on Southland Conference champion Incarnate Word in the First Four of the 2022 NCAA Div. I Women's Basketball Championship.

The game will be played in Columbia, S.C. on Wednesday, live on ESPNU at 7 p.m. The winner will then face No. 1 overall seed South Carolina in the first round on Friday.

The Bison (20-9) defeated Norfolk State 61-44 in Saturday's championship game to capture their 11th overall title -- the most in MEAC history. They are led by First Team All-MEAC selection Anzhane' Hutton and MEAC Basketball Tournament Outstanding Performer Destiny Howell.

Incarnate Word (13-16) needed overtime to defeat Southeastern Louisiana on Sunday, winning four games in four days to take the Southland tournament title. The Cardinals are led by the Southland Conference's leading scorer, First Team honoree Jaaucklyn Moore.