The 2020 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of the women's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States. Featuring sixty-four teams, it began on March 6, 2020, following the 2019âÂÂ20 season, and was to conclude with the championship on March 21 at the Capital University Center Performance Arena in Columbus, Ohio; however, on March 12 the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Of the 16 teams remaining, Hope College was the highest ranked team remaining from the D3Sports.com poll.
The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2020 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid.
The following 21 teams were awarded qualification for the 2020 NCAA field by the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Committee. The committee evaluated teams on the basis of their win-loss percentage, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, results against common opponents, and results against teams included in the NCAA's final regional rankings.
Those rounds were cancelled.