2025 NAIA Women’s Basketball First & Second Round Hosts Sites
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced on Thursday 12 of the 16 host sites for the 2025 NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship First & Second Rounds, presented by Ballogy. The remaining four host sites for the NAIA Women's Basketball First and Second Rounds will be announced on Thursday, March 6 with the 64-team field. The final 64-team field and bracket will be announced on Thursday, March 6 at 6:00 p.m. CT on the NAIA Network.
Each First and Second Round site will feature four teams, and they will play single elimination on Friday and Saturday, March 14-15. The winner of the final game will advance to the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Final Site in Sioux City, Iowa, which will start on March 20 and conclude on March 25.
Below are the 12 sites currently selected to host the First and Second Round in the 2025 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship.
| LOCATION | HOST INSTITUTION |
| Sioux City, Iowa | Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
| Campbellsville, Ky. | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| Williamsburg, Ky. | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| Madison, S.D. | Dakota State (S.D.) |
| Sioux Center, Iowa | Dordt (Iowa) |
| Henderson, Tenn. | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
| Marion, Ind. | Indiana Wesleyan |
| Langston, Okla. | Langston (Okla.) |
| Olathe, Kan. | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
| Ashland, Ore. | Southern Oregon |
| Fort Wayne, Ind. | St. Francis (Ind.) |
| New Orleans, La. | Xavier (La.) |
