With Howard University playing in the 2022 NCAA Div. I Women's Basketball Championship on Wednesday -- taking on Incarnate Word in a First Four match-up at 7 p.m. in Columbia, S.C. -- the Bison are making their sixth all-time tournament appearance.

In fact, Howard became the MEAC's first women's basketball program to appear in the NCAA Tournament, doing so in 1982. That team, led by MEAC Hall of Fame coach Sanya Tyler, earned a spot in the West Regional, taking on Long Beach State in the first round. Howard earned the bid after defeating South Carolina State 77-69 for the MEAC championship

In all, Howard has appeared in the NCAA Tournament on the women's side in 1982, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2022.