View source for 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams

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| label3 = At-large bids
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| label4 = Top seed
| data4 = [[2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team|South Carolina]]
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This is a list of '''qualifying teams in the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament'''.  A total of 68 teams entered the [[2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|tournament]]. 32 of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their [[List of NCAA conferences|conference]] tournaments, while remaining 36 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams are seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the [[NCAA basketball tournament selection process|selection committee]] seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.
==Automatic bids==
A total of 32 automatic bids to the tournament are granted to the below listed conferences, normally to the team that wins the conference's championship tournament. [[Seed (sports)|Seed]]s listed reflect seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in '''boldface''' later received at-large berths.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Automatic bids
! Qualifying school
! class=unsortable|Record (Conf.)
! Seed
! Last app.
! Tournament
! Runner-up
! class=unsortable|Record (Conf.)
! Seed
|-
|Belmont
|22–7 (16–2)
|align=center|1
|align=center|[[2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2021]]
|[[2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament|Ohio Valley]]
|Tennessee Tech
|align=center|20–10 (14–4)
|align=center|2
|-
|Kentucky
|19–11 (8–8)
|align=center|7
|align=center|2021
|[[2022 SEC women's basketball tournament|SEC]]
|'''South Carolina'''
|align=center|29–2 (15–1)
|align=center|1
|-
|Stanford
|28–3 (16–0)
|align=center|1
|align=center|2021
|[[2022 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament|Pac-12]]
|'''Utah'''
|align=center|20–11 (8–7)
|align=center|6
|-
|Iowa
|23–7 (14–4)
|align=center|2
|align=center|2021
|[[2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament|Big Ten]]
|'''Indiana'''
|align=center|22–8 (11–5)
|align=center|5
|-
|NC State
|29–3 (17–1)
|align=center|1
|align=center|2021
|[[2022 ACC women's basketball tournament|ACC]]
|'''Miami'''
|align=center|20–12 (10–8)
|align=center|7
|-
|Mercer
|23–6 (13–1)
|align=center|1
|align=center|2021
|[[2022 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament|Southern]]
|Furman
|align=center|19–12 (10–4)
|align=center|3
|-
|UMass
|26–6 (11–4)
|align=center|3
|align=center|[[1998 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|1998]]
|[[2022 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament|Atlantic 10]]
|'''Dayton'''
|align=center|25–5 (14–1)
|align=center|1
|-
|Longwood
|21–11 (15–3)
|align=center|2
|align=center|Never
|[[2022 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament|Big South]]
|Campbell
|align=center|23–7 (15–3)
|align=center|1
|-
|UT Arlington
|20–7 (11–4)
|align=center|2
|align=center|[[2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2007]]
|[[2022 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament|Sun Belt]]
|Troy
|align=center|24–8 (13–2)
|align=center|1
|-
|UConn
|25–5 (16–1)
|align=center|1
|align=center|2021
|[[2022 Big East women's basketball tournament|Big East]]
|'''Villanova'''
|align=center|23–8 (15–4)
|align=center|2
|-
|IUPUI
|24–4 (18–4)
|1
|Never
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Horizon League women's basketball tournament|Horizon]]
|style="text-align:center"|Cleveland State
|style="text-align:center"|19–8 (14–6)
|style="text-align:center"|4
|-
|South Dakota
|27–5 (17–1)
|1
|2021
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Summit League women's basketball tournament|Summit]]
|style="text-align:center"|South Dakota State
|style="text-align:center"|23–9 (17–1)
|style="text-align:center"|2
|-
|Gonzaga
|26–6 (15–2)
|2
|2021
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament|WCC]]
|style="text-align:center"|'''BYU'''
|style="text-align:center"|26–3 (15–1)
|style="text-align:center"|1
|-
|Montana State
|22–12 (14–6)
|2
|[[2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2017]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament|Big Sky]]
|style="text-align:center"|Northern Arizona
|style="text-align:center"|17–14 (12–8)
|style="text-align:center"|4
|-
|UCF
|25–3 (14–1)
|1
|2021
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament|AAC]]
|style="text-align:center"|'''South Florida'''
|style="text-align:center"|24–8 (12–3)
|style="text-align:center"|2
|-
|UNLV
|26–6 (15–3)
|1
|[[2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2002]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament|MWC]]
|style="text-align:center"|Colorado State
|style="text-align:center"|21–11 (9–9)
|style="text-align:center"|6
|-
|Albany
|23–9 (13–5)
|3
|2017
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 America East women's basketball tournament|America East]]
|style="text-align:center"|Maine
|style="text-align:center"|20–11 (15–3)
|style="text-align:center"|1
|-
|Howard
|20–9 (11–3)
|1
|[[2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2001]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 MEAC women's basketball tournament|MEAC]]
|style="text-align:center"|Norfolk State
|style="text-align:center"|17–11 (11–3)
|style="text-align:center"|2
|-
|Fairfield
|25–6 (19–1)
|1
|2001
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 MAAC women's basketball tournament|MAAC]]
|style="text-align:center"|Manhattan
|style="text-align:center"|21–11 (14–6)
|style="text-align:center"|3
|-
|Buffalo
|25–8 (16–4)
|2
|[[2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2019]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 MAC women's basketball tournament|MAC]]
|style="text-align:center"|Ball State
|style="text-align:center"|20–12 (11–8)
|style="text-align:center"|5
|-
|Florida Gulf Coast
|29–2 (15–1)
|1E
|2021
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 ASUN women's basketball tournament|ASUN]]
|style="text-align:center"|Jacksonville State
|style="text-align:center"|24–7 (13–3)
|style="text-align:center"|1W
|-
|Charlotte
|22–9 (15–3)
|1E
|[[2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2009]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Conference USA women's basketball tournament|CUSA]]
|style="text-align:center"|Louisiana Tech
|style="text-align:center"|21–12 (11–7)
|style="text-align:center"|1W
|-
|Jackson State
|23–6 (18–0)
|1
|2021
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 SWAC women's basketball tournament|SWAC]]
|style="text-align:center"|Alabama State
|style="text-align:center"|21–11 (12–6)
|style="text-align:center"|3
|-
|Princeton
|24–4 (14–0)
|1
|2019
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Ivy League women's basketball tournament|Ivy League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Columbia
|style="text-align:center"|22–6 (12–2)
|style="text-align:center"|2
|-
|Hawaii
|20–9 (13–3)
|1
|[[2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2016]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament|Big West]]
|style="text-align:center"|UC Irvine
|style="text-align:center"|21–11 (14–4)
|style="text-align:center"|2
|-
|Stephen F. Austin
|28–4 (17–1)
|1
|2021
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 WAC women's basketball tournament|WAC]]
|style="text-align:center"|Grand Canyon
|style="text-align:center"|22–9 (14–4)
|style="text-align:center"|2
|-
|Mount St. Mary's
|16–12 (11–7)
|3
|2021
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament|NEC]]
|style="text-align:center"|Bryant
|style="text-align:center"|10–22 (6–12)
|style="text-align:center"|7
|-
|American
|23–8 (13–5)
|2
|2021
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Patriot League women's basketball tournament|Patriot]]
|style="text-align:center"|Bucknell
|style="text-align:center"|23–9 (12–6)
|style="text-align:center"|4
|-
|Delaware
|24–7 (15–3)
|2
|[[2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2013]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 CAA women's basketball tournament|CAA]]
|style="text-align:center"|Drexel
|style="text-align:center"|26–5 (16–2)
|1
|-
|Illinois State
|19–13 (12–6)
|4
|[[2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2008]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament|Missouri Valley]]
|style="text-align:center"|Northern Iowa
|style="text-align:center"|22–10 (13–5)
|style="text-align:center"|3
|-
|Texas
|26–6 (13–5)
|3
|2021
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament|Big 12]]
|style="text-align:center"|'''Baylor'''
|style="text-align:center"|27–6 (15–3)
|style="text-align:center"|1
|-
|Incarnate Word
|13–16 (5–9)
|5
|Never
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament|Southland]]
|style="text-align:center"|Southeastern Louisiana
|style="text-align:center"| 16–11 (10–4)
|style="text-align:center"| 3
|-
|}
==At-large bids==
<section begin="RegionSeeds" />
36 at-large teams were determined through the [[NCAA basketball tournament selection process]].
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ At-large bids
|-
! Team
! Conference
! Last appearance
! # of appearances
|-
| [[2021–22 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team|South Florida]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|American]]
| 2021
| 8th
|-
| [[2021–22 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team|Dayton]]
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
| 2018
| 9th
|-
| [[2021–22 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team|Florida State]]
| rowspan="6" |  [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| 2021
| 20th
|-
| [[2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team|Miami (FL)]]
| 2021
| 11th
|-
| [[2021–22 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team|Louisville]]
| 2021
| 24th
|-
| [[2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team|Miami (FL)]]
| 2019
| 15th
|-
| [[2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team|North Carolina]]
| 2021
| 29th
|-
| [[2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team|Notre Dame]]
| 2019
| 27th
|-
| [[2021–22 Baylor Bears women's basketball team|Baylor]]
| rowspan="5" |  [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| 2021
| 14th
|-
| [[2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team|Iowa State]]
| 2021
| 20th
|-
| [[2021–22 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team|Kansas]]
| 2013
| 17th
|-
| [[2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team|Kansas State]]
| 2019
| 17th
|-
| [[2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team|Oklahoma]]
| 2018
| 22nd
|-
| [[2021–22 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team|Creighton]]
| rowspan="3" |  [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
| 2018
| 8th
|-
| [[2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team|DePaul]]
| 2019
| 21st
|-
| [[2021–22 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team|Villanova]]
| 2018
| 12th
|-
| [[2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team|Indiana]]
| rowspan="5" |  [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| 2021
| 8th
|-
| [[2021–22 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team|Maryland]]
| 2021
| 29th
|-
| [[2021–22 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team|Michigan]]
| 2021
| 10th
|-
| [[2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team|Nebraska]]
| 2021
| 15th
|-
| [[2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]]
| 2018
| 25th
|-
| [[Missouri State Lady Bears basketball|Missouri State]]
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
| 2021
| 17th
|-
| [[2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team|Arizona]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
| 2021
| 9th
|-
| [[2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team|Colorado]]
| 2013
| 14th
|-
| [[2021–22 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team|Oregon]]
| 2021
| 17th
|-
| [[2021–22 Utah Utes women's basketball team|Utah]]
| 2011
| 18th
|-
| [[2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team|Washington State]]
| 2021
| 3rd
|-
| [[2021–22 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team|Arkansas]]
| rowspan="7" |  [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| 2021
| 13th
|-
| [[2021–22 Florida Gators women's basketball team|Florida]]
| 2016
| 16th
|-
| [[2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team|Georgia]]
| 2021
| 35th
|-
| [[2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball team|LSU]]
| 2018
| 27th
|-
| [[2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team|Ole Miss]]
| 2007
| 18th
|-
| [[2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team|South Carolina]]
| 2021
| 18th
|-
| [[2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]]
| 2021
| 40th
|-
| [[2021–22 BYU Cougars women's basketball team|BYU]]
| [[West Coast Conference|West Coast]]
| 2021
| 15th
|-
|}
==Tournament seeds (list by region and grouping)==
<section begin="RegionSeeds" />
{|
| valign=top |
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Greensboro regional – [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex|Greensboro Coliseum]],<br>[[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
|-
!scope="col"|Seed
!scope="col" style="width: 130px;"|School
!scope="col"|Conference
!scope="col"|Record
!scope="col"|Overall seed
!scope="col"|Berth type
|-
|align=center|1
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team|South Carolina]]
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|align=center|29–2
|align=center|1
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|2
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team|Iowa]]
|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|align=center|23–7
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|3
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team|Iowa State]]
|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|align=center|26–6
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|4
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team|Arizona]]
|[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac–12]]
|align=center|20–7
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|5
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team|North Carolina]]
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|align=center|23–6
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|6
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team|Georgia]]
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|align=center|20–9
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|7
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team|Colorado]]
|[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac–12]]
|align=center|22–8
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|8
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team|Miami (FL)]]
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|align=center|20–12
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|9
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team|South Florida]]
|[[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]
|align=center|24–8
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|10
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team|Creighton]]
|[[Big East Conference|Big East]]
|align=center|20–9
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|11*
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team|Dayton]]
|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A10]]
|align=center|25–5
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team|DePaul]]
|[[Big East Conference|Big East]]
|align=center|22–10
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|12
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team|Stephen F. Austin]]
|[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
|align=center|28–4
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|13
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|{{cbb link|2021|sex=w|team=UNLV Rebels|school=University of Nevada, Las Vegas|title=UNLV}}
|[[Mountain West Conference|MWC]]
|align=center|26–6
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|14
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team|UT Arlington]]
|[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|align=center|20–7
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|15
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team|Illinois State]]
|[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
|align=center|19–13
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|16*
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Howard Bison women's basketball team|Howard]]
|[[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]
|align=center|20–9
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team|Incarnate Word]]
|[[Southland Conference|Southland]]
|align=center|13–16
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|}
| valign=top |
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Wichita regional – [[Intrust Bank Arena]],<br>[[Wichita, Kansas]]
|-
!scope="col"|Seed
!scope="col" style="width: 130px;"|School
!scope="col"|Conference
!scope="col"|Record
!scope="col"|Overall seed
!scope="col"|Berth type
|-
|align=center|1
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team|Louisville]]
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|align=center|25–4
|align=center|4
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|2
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Baylor Bears women's basketball team|Baylor]]
|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|align=center|27–6
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|3
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team|Michigan]]
|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|align=center|22–6
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|4
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]]
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|align=center|23–8
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|5
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team|Oregon]]
|[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac–12]]
|align=center|20–11
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|6
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 BYU Cougars women's basketball team|BYU]]
|[[West Coast Conference|West Coast]]
|align=center|26–3
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|7
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team|Ole Miss]]
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|align=center|23–8
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|8
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team|Nebraska]]
|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|align=center|24–8
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|9
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team|Gonzaga]]
|[[West Coast Conference|West Coast]]
|align=center|26–6
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|10
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team|South Dakota]]
|[[Summit League|Summit]]
|align=center|27–5
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|11
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team|Villanova]]
|[[Big East Conference|Big East]]
|align=center|23–8
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|12
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team|Belmont]]
|[[Ohio Valley Conference|Ohio Valley]]
|align=center|22–7
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|13
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team|Buffalo]]
|[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|align=center|25–8
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|14
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 American Eagles women's basketball team|American]]
|[[Patriot League|Patriot]]
|align=center|23–8
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|15
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|{{cbb link|2021|sex=w|team=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine|school=University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|title=Hawaiʻi}}
|[[Big West Conference|Big West]]
|align=center|20–9
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|16
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team|Albany]]
|[[America East Conference|America East]]
|align=center|23–9
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|}
|-
| valign=top |
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Spokane regional – [[Spokane Arena]],<br>[[Spokane, Washington]]
|-
!scope="col"|Seed
!scope="col" style="width: 130px;"|School
!scope="col"|Conference
!scope="col"|Record
!scope="col"|Overall seed
!scope="col"|Berth type
|-
|align=center|1
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team|Stanford]]
|[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac–12]]
|align=center|28–3
|align=center|2
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|2
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team|Texas]]
|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|align=center|26–6
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|3
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 LSU Tigers women's basketball team|LSU]]
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|align=center|25–5
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|4
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team|Maryland]]
|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|align=center|21–8
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|5
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team|Virginia Tech]]
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|align=center|23–9
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|6
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team|Ohio State]]
|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|align=center|23–6
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|7
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Utah Utes women's basketball team|Utah]]
|[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac–12]]
|align=center|20–11
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|8
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team|Kansas]]
|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|align=center|20–9
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|9
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team|Georgia Tech]]
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|align=center|21–10
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|10
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team|Arkansas]]
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|align=center|18–13
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|11*
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|{{cbb link|2021|sex=w|team=Missouri State Bears|school=Missouri State University|title=Missouri State}}
|[[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
|align=center|24–7
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team|Florida State]]
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|align=center|17–13
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|12
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team|Florida Gulf Coast]]
|[[Atlantic Sun Conference|ASUN]]
|align=center|29–2
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|13
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team|Delaware]]
|[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]
|align=center|24–7
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|14
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|{{cbb link|2021|sex=w|team=Jackson State Tigers|school=Jackson State University|title=Jackson State}}
|[[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]
|align=center|23–6
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|15
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team|Fairfield]]
|[[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|align=center|25–6
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|16
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team|Montana State]]
|[[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
|align=center|22–12
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|}
| valign=top |
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Bridgeport regional – [[Times Union Center]],<br>[[Albany, New York]]
|-
!scope="col"|Seed
!scope="col" style="width: 130px;"|School
!scope="col"|Conference
!scope="col"|Record
!scope="col"|Overall seed
!scope="col"|Berth type
|-
|align=center|1
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team|NC State]]
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|align=center|29–3
|align=center|3
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|2
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 UConn Huskies women's basketball team|UConn]]
|[[Big East Conference|Big East]]
|align=center|25–5
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|3
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team|Indiana]]
|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|align=center|22–8
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|4
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team|Oklahoma]]
|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|align=center|24–8
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|5
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team|Notre Dame]]
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|align=center|22–8
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|6
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team|Kentucky]]
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|align=center|19–11
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|7
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 UCF Knights women's basketball team|UCF]]
|[[American Athletic Conference|American]]
|align=center|25–3
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|8
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team|Washington State]]
|[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac–12]]
|align=center|19–10
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|9
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team|Kansas State]]
|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|align=center|19–12
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|10
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Florida Gators women's basketball team|Florida]]
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|align=center|21–10
|align=center|
|align=center|At-Large
|-
|align=center|11
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team|Princeton]]
|[[Ivy League|Ivy]]
|align=center|24–4
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|12
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|{{cbb link|2021|sex=w|team=UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen|school=University of Massachusetts Amherst|title=UMass}}
|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|align=center|26–6
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|13
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 IUPUI Jaguars women's basketball team|IUPUI]]
|[[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|align=center|24–4
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|14
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team|Charlotte]]
|[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
|align=center|22–9
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|15
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Mercer Bears women's basketball team|Mercer]]
|[[Southern Conference|Southern]]
|align=center|23–6
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|16*
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers women's basketball team|Mount St. Mary's]]
|[[Northeast Conference|Northeast]]
|align=center|16–12
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[2021–22 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team|Longwood]]
|[[Big South Conference|Big South]]
|align=center|21–11
|align=center|
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|}
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>See [[First Four]]
<section end="RegionSeeds" />
==Conferences with multiple bids==
{| class="wikitable"
! Bids !! Conference !! Schools
|-
| 8
| ACC
| Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech
|-
| 8
| SEC
| Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee
|-
| 6
| Big 12
| Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas
|-
| 6
| Big Ten
| Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State
|-
| 6
| Pac-12
| Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, Utah, Washington State
|-
| 4
| Big East
| Creighton, DePaul, UConn, Villanova
|-
| 2
| West Coast
| BYU, Gonzaga
|-
| 2
| Missouri Valley
| Illinois State, Missouri State
|-
| 2
| American
| UCF, USF
|-
| 2
| Atlantic 10
| Dayton, UMass
|-
|-
|}
== Bids by state ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Bids
!State(s)
!Schools
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Arizona
| Arizona
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Arkansas
| Arkansas
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| California
| Stanford
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Colorado
| Colorado
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Connecticut
| UConn, Fairfield
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Delaware
| Delaware
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 5
| Florida
| Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Miami, UCF, USF
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 3
| Georgia
| Georgia, Georgia Tech, Mercer
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Hawaii
| Hawaii
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Illinois
| DePaul, Illinois State
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 3
| Indiana
| Indiana, IUPUI, Notre Dame
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Iowa
| Iowa, Iowa State
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Kansas
| Kansas, Kansas State
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Kentucky
| Kentucky, Louisville
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Louisiana
| LSU
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Massachusetts
| UMass
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Maryland
| Maryland, Mount St. Mary's
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Michigan
| Michigan
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Mississippi
| Jackson State, Ole Miss
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Missouri
| Missouri State
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Montana
| Montana State
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Nebraska
| Creighton, Nebraska
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Nevada
| UNLV
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" |1
| New Jersey
| Princeton
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| New York
| Albany, Buffalo
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 3
| North Carolina
| Charlotte, North Carolina, NC State
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Ohio
| Dayton, Ohio State
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Oklahoma
| Oklahoma
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Oregon
| Oregon
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| Pennsylvania
| Villanova
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| South Carolina
| South Carolina
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| South Dakota
| South Dakota
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Tennessee
| Belmont, Tennessee
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 5
| Texas
| Baylor, Incarnate Wood, Stephen F. Austin, Texas, UT Arlington
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Utah
| BYU, Utah
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Virginia
| Longwood, Virginia Tech
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| Washington
| Gonzaga, Washington State
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center"|2
| Washington, D.C.
| American, Howard
|}
<noinclude>
== See also ==
*[[2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams navbox}}
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