2026 NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEST REGIONAL TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
March 13, 14, & 16 | Ellensburg, Wash. | Nicholson Arena
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
BRACKET
View the full NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Bracket here:
BRACKET (PDF) |
BRACKET (NCAA)
GAME SCHEDULE
Friday, March 13
Quarterfinal #1 - No.6 Azusa Pacific (54) vs No.3 Cal Poly Pomona (56)
- Noon Box Score
Quarterfinal #2 - No.7 Point Loma (60) vs No.2 Western Washington (74) -
2:30 PM Box Score
Quarterfinal #3 - No.8 Montana State Billings (36) vs No.1 Central Washington (63) -
5:00 PM Box Score
Quarterfinal #4 - No.5 Cal State LA (75) vs No.4 Vanguard (74)
- 7:30 PM Box Score
Saturday, March 14
Semifinal #1 - No.3 Cal Poly Pomona (57) vs. No.2 Western Washington (54)
- 5:00 PM Box Score
Semifinal #2 - No.4 Vanguard (73) vs. No.1 Central Washington (81)
- 7:30 PM Box Score
Monday, March 16
Regional Final - No.3 Cal Poly Pomona vs. No.1 Central Washington
- 7:00 PM Watch
LIVE STATS
Live stats for all games can be found using the link here:
LIVE STATS
TICKETS
Use this
link to purchase tickets to the games.
Adults - $10
Seniors (65+) - $8
Students (W/ID) - $5
All tickets are general admission.
NICHOLSON ARENA & PARKING INFORMATION
Nicholson Arena address:
715 Dean Nicholson Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
PARKING:
$6 for parking which you can purchase here:
ONLINE PASS
Friday's games will occur during Campus Parking Enforcement hours of operation. Due to that, patrons will need a guest parking pass if you don't already have a CWU pass in order to park in the paved parking lots closest to Nicholson Arena (Lots Q-14 and S-10). Lot Q-14 (in front of Nicholson Arena) has a kiosk on the west side of the parking lot (red star on the parking map) where you can purchase a parking pass on site.
ELLENSBURG & SNOQUALMIE PASS WEATHER UPDATE
Fans traveling to Ellensburg this week should be aware of the weather, in particular on Snoqualmie Pass (the pass that connects Ellensburg and Seattle that I-90 goes through) and may want to consider alternatives if possible. If flying, fans may want to consider flying into the Spokane or the Portland, Ore. areas where the weather will be much more manageable enroute to Ellensburg in contrast to flying into Seattle and having to cross Snoqualmie Pass. There is also a smaller airport in nearby Yakima (only about a 30-40 minute drive to Ellensburg) that could be an option for fans flying in.
We suggest following the Washington State Department of Transportation websites below that have up-to-date information including restrictions and closures:
Snoqualmie Pass Summit Weather:
HERE
Snoqualmie Pass Travel Conditions:
HERE
The pass often closes when it snows heavily and the pass is projected to get many inches of snow this week leading up to the start of the tournament (see below).
Ellensburg weather outlook:
Snoqualmie Pass weather outlook:
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NCAA DIGITAL PROGRAM
CONTACT
Please reach out to Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Blake Patterson (pattersonbl@cwu.edu) for any media requests.
