The tournament started March 16 and ended on April 2 with the championship game televised by CBSSN.
[1] The tournament was won by the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
All Division I teams will be considered for at-large berths, including those who are independent and/or are in the transition process of reaching full NCAA Division I status.
The automatic berth will go to the team that is the highest-finishing team in its conference's regular-season standings not selected for an NCAA Tournament berth, though some of these teams may still receive an at-large berth into the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
Until Selection Sunday, the highest ranked team that failed to win its conference tournament was placed as the automatic qualifier.