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5 Things To Know About GLIAC Women's Basketball | 2026-27 D2 Hoops

5 Things To Know About GLIAC Women's Basketball | 2026-27 D2 Hoops

The D2 Women's Basketball season is just one month away. Here's what you should know about GLIAC Women's Basketball.

Oct 14, 2026 by Cristiana Rosa
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Replay: Ferris State vs GVSU - 2026 Ferris State vs Grand Valley | Mar 8 @ 2 PM2:01:00

We can officially say that basketball starts “next month,” and if that doesn’t excite you, I’m not sure what will.

One of the most competitive conferences in women’s basketball is the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). Eleven teams from the Midwest battle for the title every year, but one team has largely dominated in recent years.

Grand Valley State has won the last two NCAA D2 championship titles, hoisting the trophy in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 2025 and 2026. Their back-to-back titles were accompanied by the last six regular-season titles (excluding 2019-20 season due to COVID-19) and the last four tournament titles (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).

Although it's been all-GVSU the past two years, the GLIAC is a conference filled with talent. Three other teams also received bids to the NCAA Tournament: Wayne State, Ferris State and Northern Michigan.

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2026 Ferris State vs Grand Valley State - Women's

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Which Women’s Basketball Teams Are In The GLIAC?

  1. Davenport
  2. Ferris State
  3. Grand Valley State
  4. Lake Superior State
  5. Michigan Tech
  6. Northern Michigan
  7. UW-Parkside
  8. Purdue Northwest
  9. Roosevelt
  10. Saginaw Valley State
  11. Wayne State University

What Happened In The GLIAC Last Season?

2025-2026 GLIAC Women’s Basketball Standings

Team (GLIAC, Overall)

  1. Grand Valley State (19-1, 36-1)
  2. Ferris State (17-3, 26-6)
  3. Wayne State University (17-3, 24-8)
  4. Northern Michigan (15-5, 25-8)
  5. Michigan Tech (10-10, 16-13)
  6. Parkside (9-11, 14-15)
  7. Lake Superior State (5-15, 8-21)
  8. Davenport (5-15, 7-21)
  9. Saginaw Valley State (5-15, 7-21)
  10. Purdue Northwest (1-19, 3-25)
  • Regular-season champion: Grand Valley State
  • GLIAC Championship Tournament winner: Grand Valley State def. Ferris State, 83-66

2025-2026 GLIAC Women’s Basketball Award Winners

Player of the Year: Kadyn Blanchard, Ferris State

Defensive Player of the Year: Marie Outlay, Roosevelt

Sixth Woman of the Year: Sydney Whitehouse, Northern Michigan

Freshman of the Year: Kaitlyn Geurink, Saginaw Valley State

Coach of the Year: Carrie Lohr, Wayne State

When Is The 2027 GLIAC Basketball Tournament?

The 2027 GLIAC Women’s Basketball Tournament is on March 3 and March 6-7, 2027. The quarterfinals will be hosted by the higher seeded team, while the semifinals and championship game will be hosted by the No. 1 seed prior to the tournament.

The eight-team, single-elimination tournament begins on Wednesday, March 3 with four quarterfinal games.

Game 1: No. 1 Team vs. No. 8 Team

Game 2: No. 4 Team vs. No. 5 Team

Game 3: No. 3 Team vs. No. 6 Team

Game 4: No. 2 Team vs. No. 7 Team

Games five and six, the semifinals, will occur on Saturday, March 6. The No. 1 team faces the No. 4 team in the first slot; teams seeded third and second follow.

The Championship game will be played on Sunday, March 7, between the winners of games five and six.

Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan lead current conference members with eight GLIAC titles apiece. The Huskies have made 33 tournament appearances and the Wildcats have made 29.




How Can GLIAC Teams Make The NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament?

There again will be 64 teams participating in the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship.

That includes 23 automatic qualifiers (conference champions/representatives) and 41 at-large bids based on regional rankings, overall records, strength of schedule and head-to-head results.

From the quarterfinals to the championship, the 2027 Division II Women’s Basketball Championship all games will be played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Arena in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 

The quarterfinals will take place March 22, the semifinals will be March 24 and the champion will be determined March 26.

Who Won The 2026 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship?

Grand Valley State successfully defended its title at the NCAA Division II Women’s Championship with a 72-49 victory over Indiana (Pa.).

The Lakers, led by Mike Williams, won the 2025 championship by defeating Cal State Dominguez Hills, 70-58.

The other semifinalists in 2026 were the University of Alabama Huntsville (lost to GVSU, 61-39) and Colorado Mesa (lost to Indiana, 75-70).

Final 2025-2026 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Rankings 

Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Rankings (as of March 30, 2026)

  1. Grand Valley State (36-1) – 575 – Prev. 2
  2. Indiana, PA (31-4) – 542 – Prev. 4
  3. Colorado Mesa (37-2) – 503 – Prev. 3
  4. Alabama-Huntsville (32-6) – 480 – Prev. 25t
  5. Cal Poly Pomona (29-5) – 457 – Prev. 8
  6. Texas Woman’s (31-2) – 437 – Prev. 1
  7. Holy Family (30-5) – 356 – Prev. 21
  8. Gannon (29-5) – 331 – Prev. 7
  9. Winston-Salem State (28-4) – 301 – Prev. 13
  10. Daemen (26-4) – 296 – Prev. 9
  11. Minnesota State Mankato (29-3) – 292 – Prev. 5
  12. Minnesota Duluth (23-9) – 280 – Prev. NR
  13. West Texas A&M (28-5) – 278 – Prev. 6
  14. Nova Southeastern (28-5) – 275 – Prev. 10
  15. Carson-Newman (24-11) – 242 – Prev. NR
  16. Fort Hays State (25-6) – 203 – Prev. 14
  17. Bentley (23-5) – 201 – Prev. 11
  18. Lenoir-Rhyne (26-6) – 192 – Prev. 18
  19. Lincoln Memorial (26-5) – 160 – Prev. 15
  20. Coker (26-7) – 148 – Prev. 17
  21. Northwood (28-6) – 140 – Prev. 23
  22. Concordia-St. Paul (26-7) – 128 – Prev. 22
  23. Columbus State (25-5) – 117 – Prev. 12
  24. Ferris State (26-7) – 96 – Prev. 16
  25. Central Washington (25-7) – 82 – Prev. 25t

Dropped out: No. 19 Miles (25-6); No. 20 Harding (24-7); No. 24 Northern Michigan (25-8).

Others receiving votes: Miles (25-6) 68; Harding (24-7) 46; Eckerd (25-7) 43; Missouri-St. Louis (25-6) 41; Wayne State, MI (24-8) 24; Central Missouri (26-7) 18; Northern Michigan (25-8) 16; Southern Connecticut State (25-6) 15; Vanguard (25-6) 9; Northwestern Oklahoma State (22-10) 8; Edward Waters (23-6) 7; Western Washington (25-8) 5.

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