The NCAA Division II women’s basketball national championship trophy on display at a rally last year at Minnesota State Mankato. The Mavericks will have a chance to defend their championship beginning Friday when they play Missouri Western in Pittsburg,

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Fayetteville State women's basketball won the CIAA championship and the men finished No. 4 in the Atlantic to set up NCAA tournament berths.

That resiliency was rewarded Sunday, March 9, with the Dragons earning the No. 2 seed in the Central Region for the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament. Washburn (Kansas) University is the No. 1 seed in the Central Region and will host the eight-team regional.

This marks Fort Hays State's 15th NCAA Central Regional appearance overall and back-to-back years the Tigers are in the big dance. Under 24th-year head coach Mark Johnson, FHSU has reached the NCAA Tournament nine times.

Washburn men's basketball have learned who they will face in the first round of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship.

Washburn men’s basketball will have home court advantage for the first weekend of the Division II NCAA Tournament. The Ichabods were named the No. 1 seed in the Central Region, as announced by the NCAA on Sunday night.