Five South Atlantic Conference Teams Earn Bids to 2024 NCAA DII Southeast Regional

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Committee announced Sunday (March 10) the field of 64 teams that will compete in the 2024 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship. Five SAC teams will continue their season as Catawba, Carson-Newman, Wingate, Lenoir-Rhyne and Anderson all earned spots.

Catawba (23-5) earns the No. 1 seed in the Southeast Region and will host the opening three rounds. The SAC Regular Season Champions will face No. 8 UNC Pembroke (23-7) in the first round of play.

Carson-Newman (22-9) earns the No. 2 seed in the region after advancing to the SAC Women's Basketball Tournament final. The Eagles will face No. 7 Augusta (22-8).

Wingate (22-9) earns the No. 3 seed in the region after capturing the 2024 SAC Women's Basketball Tournament title and collecting an automatic bid. The Bulldogs will face fellow SAC member No. 6 Anderson (21-8).

Lenoir-Rhyne (22-8) earns the No. 4 seed in the region, and will face No. 5 Georgia Southwestern (25-3) in the first round.

Eight eight-team regionals will be played at on-campus sites on March 15-16 and 18. The eight regional champions advancing to the Women's Elite Eight will be seeded by the Women's Basketball Committee and will head to St. Joseph, Missouri to decide a national champion.

For more information, including the tournament schedule, bracket, and how to watch, please visit https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2024-03-03/2024-dii-womens-basketball-championship-bracket-schedule-updates

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