INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Committee announced on Monday the field of 48 teams for the 2016 NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship. Each of the eight regions received six championship berths.
Division II Women's Soccer Championship: Interactive Bracket | Printable Bracket
Twenty-two conferences received automatic qualification into the 2016 championship. Each conference and its automatic qualifier are listed below:
| Conference | School |
| California Collegiate Athletic Association | UC San Diego |
| Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | Caldwell |
| Conference Carolinas | Limestone |
| East Coast Conference | Bridgeport |
| Great American Conference | Harding |
| Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Grand Valley State |
| Great Lakes Valley Conference | McKendree |
| Great Midwest Athletic Conference | Davis and Elkins |
| Great Northwest Athletic Conference | Western Washington |
| Gulf South Conference | West Florida |
| Heartland Conference | Dallas Baptist |
| Lone Star Conference | Midwestern State |
| Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | Central Missouri |
| Mountain East Conference | Notre Dame (Ohio) |
| Northeast-10 Conference | Stonehill |
| Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | Minnesota State, Mankato |
| Pacific West Conference | Azusa Pacific |
| Peach Belt Conference | Columbus State |
| Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | East Stroudsburg |
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado Mines |
| South Atlantic Conference | Carson-Newman |
| Sunshine State Conference | Saint Leo |
Grand Valley State has its eyes on a fourth consecutive title.
In the 2015 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer national championship game, Grand Valley State defeated Columbus State 2-0 to capture its third consecutive title.
Selection criteria data through the end of the regular season is available here: