This is the first time that the Women’s tournament will start with 2 days of play-ins.
| Time | Network | Seed | School | Record | Region | Score | Seed | School | Record | Region | Score |
| 7:00 | ESPNU | 11 | Mississippi St | 20 – 10 | Greenville 1 | 11 | Illinois | 22 – 9 | Greenville 1 | ||
| 9:00 | ESPNU | 16 | Sacred Heart | 18 – 13 | Seattle 4 | 16 | Southern University | 18 – 14 | Seattle 4 |
TMC for ek hornbeck