NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 9, 2026) – Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s basketball champion Felician University was selected as the No. 6 seed for the 2026 NCAA Division II East Region Championship tournament. CACC member Holy Family University qualified for the event as an at-large selection and received the No. 5 seed to the eight-team event, which will be hosted by Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Conn. The 64-team field for the NCAA D-II Women’s Basketball Championship was announced by the NCAA on Sunday night.
Felician (24-7) defeated Holy Family, 65-63 in overtime, in Sunday’s CACC Championship final. The Golden Falcons are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance. Felician will play East No. 3 seed Daemen University, the East Coast Conference champion, on Friday, March 13, at SCSU.
Holy Family (27-4) is appearing in the NCAA D-II Championship for the second consecutive season and the 14th time overall. The Tigers, ranked No. 19 in the most recent national Division II coaches poll, have drawn a first-round matchup against No. 4 seed Assumption University, an at-large selection from the Northeast 10 conference. That game will also take place on Friday at Southern Connecticut State. Game times will be announced during the week.
The single-elimination East Regional Championship will continue with the semifinals on March 14 and the final on March 16 at SCSU.
Founded in 1961, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has been affiliated with NCAA Division II for 20 years. Conference institutions compete for championships in 17 sports – seven for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 11 full members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.