The 2014 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 33rd annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the

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. Bentley defeated

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in the championship game, 73–65, to claim the Falcons' first NCAA Division II national title. The championship rounds were contested at the

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Regionals

South Central - Canyon, Texas

Location:

First United Bank Center The West Texas A&M Buffaloes, also known as the WTAMU Buffaloes or WT Buffaloes, and formerly West Texas State Buffaloes and WTSU Buffaloes, are the athletic teams that represent West Texas A&M University, located in Canyon, Texas, in NCAA Divi ...

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Southeast -
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Location: Shuford Memorial Gymnasium Host: Lenoir-Rhyne College

South -
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Location: University Center Host:

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Central - Emporia, Kansas

Location: White Auditorium Host:

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West -
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Location: Kellogg Gymnasium Host:

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Atlantic -
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Location: Jesse R. Lilly, Jr. Gymnasium Host:

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East -
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Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College

Midwest -
Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimat ...

Location: Weiser Gymnasium Host:

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Elite Eight -
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All-tournament team

* Jacqui Brugliera, Bentley * Lauren Battista, Bentley * Courtney Finn, Bentley * Chontiquah White, West Texas A&M * Jade Blackwell, Cal Poly Pomona

References

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Regionals

South Central - Canyon, Texas

Southeast - Hickory, North Carolina Hickory is a city located primarily in Catawba County, with formal boundaries extending into Burke and Caldwell counties. The city lies in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the time of the 2020 census, Hickory's population was 43,490. Hickor ...

South - Davie, Florida Davie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately north of Miami. The town's population was 110,320 at the 2020 census. Davie is a principal town of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,198,782. ...

Central - Emporia, Kansas

West - Pomona, California Pomona is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley, between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 151,713. The main campus of California State Pol ...

Atlantic - Glenville, West Virginia Glenville is a town in and the county seat of Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States, along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 1,128 at the 2020 census. It is the home of Glenville State University. History In the late 1700s ...

East - Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, and was an early center for the labor movement as well as a major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, ...

Midwest - Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimat ...

Elite Eight - Erie, Pennsylvania Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 ...