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NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

Most recent season or competition:
2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

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Sport
Basketball
Founded
1982
No. of teams
64
Country
NCAA Division I (USA)
Most recent
champion(s)

Notre Dame (2nd)
Most titles
Connecticut (11)
TV partner(s)
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, WatchESPN
Official website
NCAA.com

The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each March, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season. The NCAA tournament was preceded by the AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, which was held annually from 1972 to 1982. Basketball was one of 12 women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same 12 (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA prevailed, while the AIAW disbanded.


Attendance and interest in the Women's Division I Championship have grown over the years, especially from 2003 to 2016, when the final championship game was moved to the Tuesday following the Monday men's championship game.[1] The women's championship game is the penultimate overall game of the college basketball season since 2017. From 1982 to 1990, 1996 to 2002, and since 2017 the Women's Final Four is usually played on the Friday before the Men's Final Four or the hours before the men played on the final Saturday of the tournament. The final was usually played the Sunday afternoon following the Men's Final Four; since 2017, Sunday evening.


The tournament bracket is made up of champions from each Division I conference, which receive automatic bids. The remaining slots are at-large bids, with teams chosen by an NCAA selection committee. The selection process and tournament seedings are based on several factors, including team rankings, win-loss records, and Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) data.


Unlike the men's tournament, there are only 32 at-large bids (since 2014), and no play-in game. The women's tournament, like the men's, is staged in a single elimination format and is part of the media and public frenzy known colloquially as March Madness or The Big Dance.


All 63 games have been broadcast on television since 2003 on ESPN and ESPN2.[2] Similar to the pre-2011 men's tournament coverage on CBS, local teams are shown on each channel when available, with "whip-around" coverage designed to showcase the most competitive contests in the rest of the country.




Contents






  • 1 Tournament format


  • 2 Number of teams, and seeding


  • 3 Selection process


  • 4 Women's NCAA Division I basketball champions


    • 4.1 Team titles


    • 4.2 NCAA Final Fours by school


    • 4.3 Multiple NCAA championship coaches


    • 4.4 NCAA Championship by Conference


    • 4.5 NCAA Final Four locations




  • 5 Tournament trends


    • 5.1 Top-ranked teams


    • 5.2 Champions excluded the next year


    • 5.3 #1 seeds


    • 5.4 High seeds


    • 5.5 Low seeds


    • 5.6 Best Performances by #14 & #15 Seeds


    • 5.7 First-round games


    • 5.8 Second-round games


    • 5.9 Teams entering the tournament unbeaten


    • 5.10 Home state


    • 5.11 Championship margins


    • 5.12 Same-conference championship games




  • 6 Result by school and by year


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References





Tournament format



A total of 64 teams qualify for the tournament played in March and April. Of these teams, 32 earn automatic bids by winning their respective conference tournaments. Since 2017 the Ivy League conducts their own post-season tournament. The remaining teams are granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Dr. Marilyn McNeil, vice president/director of athletics at Monmouth University is the current chairwoman. On March 1, 2011, Bowling Green State University's director of intercollegiate athletics, Greg Christopher, was appointed chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee during the 2011–12 academic year.[3]


The tournament is split into four regional tournaments, and each regional has teams seeded from 1 to 16, with the committee ostensibly making every region as comparable to the others as possible[citation needed]. The top-seeded team in each region plays the #16 team, the #2 team plays the #15, etc.



Number of teams, and seeding


The first NCAA women's basketball tournament was held in 1982. The AIAW also held a basketball tournament in 1982, but most of the top teams, including defending AIAW champion Louisiana Tech, decided to participate in the NCAA tournament.


The championship consisted of 32 teams from 1982–1985 (in 1983, 36), 40 teams from 1986–1988, and 48 teams from 1989–1993. Since 1994, 64 teams compete in each tournament.


Prior to 1996, seeding was conducted on a regional basis. The top teams (eight in the 32-, 40-, and 48-team formats, and 16 in the 64-team format) were ranked and seeded on a national basis. The remaining teams were then seeded based on their geographic region. Teams were moved outside of its geographic region only if it was necessary to balance the bracket, or if the proximity of an opponent outside of its region would be comparable and a more competitive game would result. In 1993, all teams except for the top four were explicitly unseeded. The regional seeding resumed in 1994. In 1996, seeds were assigned on a national basis using an "S-Curve" format[clarification needed] similar to the process used in selecting the field for the men's tournament.


The following table summarizes some of the key attributes of the seeding process:[4]






















































































































































 
Number of teams selected
 
 
Year
Automatic
At-Large
Total
Location of first round(s)
Seeding Basis
1982
12
20
32
Higher seed
Regional
1983
14
22
36
Higher seed†
1984
17
15
32
1985
18
14
Higher seed
1986
17
23
40
Higher seed†
1987
18
22
1988
1989
19
29
48
1990
21
27
1991
1992
22
26
1993
23
25
1994
32
32
64
1995
1996
31
33
Higher seed
National
1997
30
34
Higher seed†
1998
Higher seed
1999
2000
Higher seed†
2001
31
33
2002
Higher seed
2003
16 Sites‡
2004
2005
8 Sites‡
2006
2007
2008
2009
16 Sites‡
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
32
32
2015
Higher seed†
2016
2017
2018
2019

† Some exceptions. Due to venue availability, in some cases, the lower seed hosted, or the game was played at a neutral site.

‡ From 2003–2014, sixteen predetermined sites were selected for first and second-round games. Teams were allowed to play at home, if hosting.

Between 2005 and 2008, eight sites were used for first-round games.



Selection process



A special selection committee appointed by the NCAA determines which 64 teams will enter the tournament, and where they will be seeded and placed in the bracket. Because of the automatic bids, only 32 teams (the at-large bids) rely on the selection committee to secure them a spot in the tournament.



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Year
Winner
Score
Opponent
Venue
Other Semifinalists

1982

Louisiana Tech
76–62

Cheyney State

Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, Virginia)
Tennessee & Maryland

1983

USC
69–67

Louisiana Tech
Old Dominion & Georgia

1984

USC
72–61

Tennessee

Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, California)
Cheyney State & Louisiana Tech

1985

Old Dominion
70–65

Georgia

Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Western Kentucky & Northeast Louisiana

1986

Texas
97–81

USC

Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky)
Western Kentucky & Tennessee

1987

Tennessee
67–44

Louisiana Tech

Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
Texas & Long Beach State

1988

Louisiana Tech
56–54

Auburn

Tacoma Dome (Tacoma, Washington)

Long Beach State & Tennessee

1989

Tennessee
76–70

Auburn
Louisiana Tech & Maryland

1990

Stanford
88–81

Auburn

Thompson–Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Virginia & Louisiana Tech

1991

Tennessee
70–67 (OT)

Virginia

Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Connecticut & Stanford

1992

Stanford
78–62

Western Kentucky

Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, California)

Southwest Missouri State & Virginia

1993

Texas Tech
84–82

Ohio State

Omni Coliseum (Atlanta, Georgia)

Iowa & Vanderbilt

1994

North Carolina
60–59

Louisiana Tech

Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)
Purdue & Alabama

1995

Connecticut
70–64

Tennessee

Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Stanford & Georgia

1996

Tennessee
83–65

Georgia

Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Connecticut & Stanford

1997

Tennessee
68–59

Old Dominion

Riverfront Coliseum (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Notre Dame & Stanford

1998

Tennessee
93–75

Louisiana Tech

Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri)

Arkansas & North Carolina State

1999

Purdue
62–45

Duke

San Jose Arena (San Jose, California)
Louisiana Tech & Georgia

2000

Connecticut
71–52

Tennessee

First Union Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Rutgers & Penn State

2001

Notre Dame
68–66

Purdue

Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)
Connecticut & Southwest Missouri State

2002

Connecticut
82–70

Oklahoma

Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)
Tennessee & Duke

2003

Connecticut
73–68

Tennessee

Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)
Texas & Duke

2004

Connecticut
70–61

Tennessee

New Orleans Arena (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Minnesota & LSU

2005

Baylor
84–62

Michigan State

RCA Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana)

LSU & Tennessee

2006

Maryland
78–75 (OT)

Duke

TD Garden (Boston, Massachusetts)
North Carolina & LSU

2007

Tennessee
59–46

Rutgers

Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)

2008

Tennessee
64–48

Stanford

St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida)

LSU & Connecticut

2009

Connecticut
76–54

Louisville

Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri)
Stanford & Oklahoma

2010

Connecticut
53–47

Stanford

Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)
Baylor & Oklahoma

2011

Texas A&M
76–70

Notre Dame

Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Connecticut & Stanford

2012

Baylor
80–61

Notre Dame

Pepsi Center (Denver, Colorado)
Stanford & Connecticut

2013

Connecticut
93–60

Louisville

New Orleans Arena (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Notre Dame & California

2014

Connecticut
79–58

Notre Dame

Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee)
Stanford & Maryland

2015

Connecticut
63–53

Notre Dame

Amalie Arena (Tampa, Florida)

South Carolina & Maryland

2016

Connecticut
82–51

Syracuse

Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Oregon State & Washington

2017

South Carolina
67–55

Mississippi State

American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)
Connecticut & Stanford

2018

Notre Dame
61–58

Mississippi State

Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
Connecticut & Louisville

2019


Amalie Arena (Tampa, Florida)

2020


Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, Louisiana)

2021


Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)

2022


Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

2023


American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)

2024


Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)



Team titles




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Baylor

Baylor



Connecticut

Connecticut



Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech



Maryland

Maryland



North Carolina

North
Carolina



Notre Dame

Notre
Dame



Old Dominion

Old Dominion



Purdue

Purdue



South Carolina

South
Carolina



Stanford

Stanford



Tennessee

Tennessee



Texas

Texas



Texas A&M

Texas
A&M



Texas Tech

Texas
Tech



USC

USC




Schools who have won the NCAA Championship
Yellow pog.svg – 11 championships
Red pog.svg – 8 championships
Green pog.svg – 2 championships
Blue pog.svg – 1 championship



















































































Team
Titles
Year Won

Connecticut

11
1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Tennessee

8
1987, 1989, 1991,1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008

Baylor

2
2005, 2012

Louisiana Tech

2
1982, 1988

Notre Dame

2
2001, 2018

Stanford

2
1990, 1992

USC

2
1983, 1984

Maryland

1
2006

North Carolina

1
1994

Old Dominion

1
1985

Purdue

1
1999

South Carolina

1
2017

Texas

1
1986

Texas A&M

1
2011

Texas Tech

1
1993


NCAA Final Fours by school





































































































































































































































































School
Final Four Years
Number of Appearances
Championships
Connecticut
1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
19
11
Tennessee
1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
18
8
Stanford
1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017
13
2
Louisiana Tech
1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999
10
2
Notre Dame
1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
8
2
Georgia
1983, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1999
5
0
LSU
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
5
0
Maryland
1982, 1989, 2006, 2014, 2015
5
1
Duke
1999, 2002, 2003, 2006
4
0
Auburn
1988, 1989, 1990
3
0
Baylor
2005, 2010, 2012
3
2
Louisville
2009, 2013, 2018
3
0
North Carolina
1994, 2006, 2007
3
1
Oklahoma
2002, 2009, 2010
3
0
Old Dominion
1983, 1985, 1997
3
1
Purdue
1994, 1999, 2001
3
1
Texas
1986, 1987, 2003
3
1
USC
1983, 1984, 1986
3
2
Virginia
1990, 1991, 1992
3
0
Western Kentucky
1985, 1986, 1992
3
0
Cheyney St.
1982, 1984
2
0
Long Beach St.
1987, 1988
2
0
Mississippi St.
2017, 2018
2
0
Missouri St.
1992, 2001
2
0
Rutgers
2000, 2007
2
0
South Carolina
2015, 2017
2
1
Alabama
1994
1
0
Arkansas
1998
1
0
California
2013
1
0
Iowa
1993
1
0
Louisiana-Monroe
1985
1
0
Michigan St.
2005
1
0
Minnesota
2004
1
0
North Carolina St.
1998
1
0
Ohio St.
1993
1
0
Oregon St.
2016
1
0
Penn St.
2000
1
0
Syracuse
2016
1
0
Texas A&M
2011
1
1
Texas Tech
1993
1
1
Vanderbilt
1993
1
0
Washington
2016
1
0


Multiple NCAA championship coaches



































Coach
School
Championships

Geno Auriemma
Connecticut
11

Pat Summitt
Tennessee
8

Muffet McGraw
Notre Dame
2

Kim Mulkey
Baylor

Linda Sharp
USC

Tara VanDerveer
Stanford


NCAA Championship by Conference


Note: Conferences are listed by all champions' affiliations at that time; these do not necessarily match current affiliations.




























































Conference
Year
Championships
Big East[a 1]
1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013
9
Southeastern
1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2017
American Athletic
2014, 2015, 2016
3
Atlantic Coast
1994, 2006, 2018
Big 12
2005, 2011, 2012
Pac-12[a 2]
1983, 1984, 1990, 1992
4
Southwest
1986, 1993
Western Collegiate
1983, 1984
American South
1988
1
Big Ten
1999
Independent
1982
Sun Belt
1985




  1. ^ The Big East Conference operated in its original form from 1979 until 2013. During that time, Connecticut won eight championships, and Notre Dame won one. Following the three-way 2013 split of that conference and subsequent settlement between the non-FBS schools and the remaining schools, the conference legally changed its name to the American Athletic Conference. Three schools (among them Notre Dame) left for the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013, with a fourth doing the same in 2014; one school left for the Big Ten in 2014; and the non-FBS schools retained the Big East name. However, the current Big East now maintains the history of the original conference in all sports that it sponsors, including women's basketball. The American no longer claims any of the original Big East's competition history, even in the two sports that it sponsors and the current Big East does not (football and women's rowing).


  2. ^ Known as the Pacific-10 Conference, or Pac-10, when both of its titles were won.




NCAA Final Four locations





  • 1982 – Norfolk, Virginia


  • 1983 – Norfolk, Virginia


  • 1984 – Los Angeles, California


  • 1985 – Austin, Texas


  • 1986 – Lexington, Kentucky


  • 1987 – Austin, Texas


  • 1988 – Tacoma, Washington


  • 1989 – Tacoma, Washington


  • 1990 – Knoxville, Tennessee


  • 1991 – New Orleans, Louisiana


  • 1992 – Los Angeles, California


  • 1993 – Atlanta, Georgia


  • 1994 – Richmond, Virginia


  • 1995 – Minneapolis, Minnesota


  • 1996 – Charlotte, North Carolina


  • 1997 – Cincinnati, Ohio


  • 1998 – Kansas City, Missouri


  • 1999 – San Jose, California


  • 2000 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


  • 2001 – St. Louis, Missouri


  • 2002 – San Antonio, Texas


  • 2003 – Atlanta, Georgia


  • 2004 – New Orleans, Louisiana


  • 2005 – Indianapolis, Indiana


  • 2006 – Boston, Massachusetts


  • 2007 – Cleveland, Ohio


  • 2008 – Tampa Bay, Florida


  • 2009 – St. Louis, Missouri


  • 2010 – San Antonio, Texas


  • 2011 – Indianapolis, Indiana


  • 2012 – Denver, Colorado


  • 2013 – New Orleans, Louisiana


  • 2014 – Nashville, Tennessee


  • 2015 – Tampa Bay, Florida


  • 2016 – Indianapolis, Indiana


  • 2017 – Dallas, Texas


  • 2018 – Columbus, Ohio


  • 2019 – Tampa Bay, Florida


  • 2020 – New Orleans, Louisiana





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Tournament trends



Top-ranked teams


Since the women's tournament began in 1982, 16 teams have entered the tournament ranked #1 in at least 1 poll and gone on to win the tournament:



  • 1982: Louisiana Tech

  • 1983: USC

  • 1986: Texas

  • 1989: Tennessee

  • 1995: Connecticut

  • 1998: Tennessee

  • 1999: Purdue

  • 2000: Connecticut

  • 2002: Connecticut

  • 2003: Connecticut

  • 2009: Connecticut

  • 2010: Connecticut

  • 2012: Baylor

  • 2014: Connecticut

  • 2015: Connecticut

  • 2016: Connecticut



Champions excluded the next year


Only once has the reigning champion (the previous year's winner) not made it to the tournament the next year.



  • 1985 champion Old Dominion went 15–13 in 1986.


#1 seeds


Since 1982, at least one #1 seed has made the Final Four every year.


Under coach Geno Auriemma, Connecticut has been seeded #1 a record 22 times. Tennessee is second with 21 #1 seeds.


All four #1 seeds have made it to the Final Four 4 times (champion in bold):




  • 1989 Auburn, Louisiana Tech, Maryland, Tennessee


  • 2012 Baylor, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Stanford


  • 2015 Connecticut, Maryland, Notre Dame, South Carolina


  • 2018 Connecticut, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Louisville


The championship game has matched two #1 seeds 13 times:




  • 1983 USC beat Louisiana Tech


  • 1986 Texas beat USC


  • 1989 Tennessee beat Auburn


  • 1991 Tennessee beat Virginia


  • 1995 Connecticut beat Tennessee


  • 2000 Connecticut beat Tennessee


  • 2002 Connecticut beat Oklahoma


  • 2003 Connecticut beat Tennessee


  • 2010 Connecticut beat Stanford


  • 2012 Baylor beat Notre Dame


  • 2014 Connecticut beat Notre Dame


  • 2015 Connecticut beat Notre Dame


  • 2018 Notre Dame beat Mississippi State


Three teams have beaten three #1 seeds during the course of a tournament (the largest number of such teams that can be faced) (all three teams won the national championship as beating a 3rd #1 seed in a single tournament can only happen in the finals):




  • 1987 Tennessee (beat Auburn, Long Beach State, Louisiana Tech)


  • 1988 Louisiana Tech (beat Auburn, Tennessee, Texas)


  • 2005 Baylor (beat LSU, Michigan State, North Carolina)


Prior to the expansion of the tournament to 64 teams, all four #1 seeds advanced to the Sweet Sixteen with three exceptions. Notably, the first two times this occurred were at the hands of the same school:




  • 1986 East #1 seed Virginia lost to #8 seed James Madison


  • 1991 East #1 seed Penn State lost to #8 seed James Madison


  • 1992 Midwest #1 seed Iowa lost to #8 seed Southwest Missouri State



High seeds



  • 1999 was the first time in tournament history (since the expansion to 64 teams) that all top seeds (1, 2, 3, and 4 seeds) made it to the Sweet Sixteen.


Low seeds



Lowest seeds to reach each round since the expansion to 64 teams:



  • Second Round: #16 seed[5]
    • Harvard in 1998 (the only #16 seed to beat a #1 seed in either the women's or men's tournament until 2018, and still the only one to do so in the women's tournament)


  • Regional Semifinals (Sweet Sixteen): #13 seed[5]

    • Texas A&M in 1994

    • Liberty in 2005

    • Marist in 2007



  • Regional Finals (Elite Eight): #11 seed
    • Gonzaga in 2011


  • National Semifinals (Final Four): #9 seed[5]
    • Arkansas in 1998


  • National Finals (Championship Game): #5 seed
    • Louisville in 2013


  • National Champion: #3 seed[5]

    • North Carolina in 1994

    • Tennessee in 1997





Best Performances by #14 & #15 Seeds


Unlike in the men's tournament, no #14 seed has beaten a #3 and no #15 seed has beaten a #2 seed, but they have come close.



  • 2 points: #14 Seed

    • Austin Peay lost to UNC in 2003 (2 points, 72–70)

    • Eastern Michigan lost to Boston College in 2004 (2 points, 58–56)

    • Creighton lost to St. John's in 2012 (2 points, 69–67)



  • Overtime games: #15 Seed

    • UTSA lost to Baylor in 2009 (5 points, 87–82). UTSA is the only #15 seed to take a game into overtime.


  • 1 point: #15 Seed
    • Long Beach State lost to Oregon State in 2017 (1 point, 56–55)




First-round games


Since the expansion to 64 teams in 1994, each seed-pairing has played 100 first-round games with these results:



  1. The #1 seed is 99–1 against the #16 seed (.990).

  2. The #2 & #3 seeds are 100–0 against the #15 & #14 seeds, respectively (1.000).

  3. The #4 seed is 94–6 against the #13 seed (.940).

  4. The #5 seed is 78–22 against the #12 seed (.780).

  5. The #6 seed is 69–31 against the #11 seed (.690).

  6. The #7 seed is 65–35 against the #10 seed (.650).

  7. The #9 seed is 53–47 against the #8 seed (.530).



Second-round games


Since the expansion to 64 teams in 1994, the following results have occurred for each pairing:


  • In the 1/16/8/9 bracket:


















vs. #8
vs. #9
#1
45–1 (.978)
46–2 (.958)
#16

0–1 (.000)

note: The 3 losses by the #1 seed vs #8/9 were: Duke (vs Michigan St, 2009), Ohio St (vs Boston College, 2006), Texas Tech (vs Notre Dame, 1998).

note: The #9 vs. #16 game was Arkansas over Harvard in 1998.


  • In the 2/15/7/10 bracket:


















vs. #7
vs. #10
#2
49–13 (.790)
31–3 (.912)
#15



  • In the 3/14/6/11 bracket:


















vs. #6
vs. #11
#3
45–22 (.672)
17–12 (.586)
#14



  • In the 4/13/5/12 bracket:


















vs. #5
vs. #12
#4
42–27 (.609)
18–3 (.857)
#13
3–3 (.500)



Teams entering the tournament unbeaten


Of the 18 teams who have entered the tournament unbeaten, 9 went on to win the National Championship.[6]



  • In 1986, Texas entered the tournament 30–0, beat USC for the national title, and ended the season 34–0.

  • In 1990, Louisiana Tech entered the tournament 29–0, but lost in the Final Four to Auburn.

  • In 1992, Vermont entered the tournament 29–0, but lost in the first round to George Washington.

  • In 1993, Vermont entered the tournament 28–0, but lost in the first round to Rutgers.

  • In 1995, Connecticut entered the tournament 29–0, beat Tennessee for the national title, and ended the season 35–0.

  • In 1997, Connecticut entered the tournament 30–0, but lost in the Midwest Regional Final to Tennessee.

  • In 1998, Tennessee (33–0) and Liberty (28–0) both entered the tournament unbeaten; Liberty lost in the first round to Tennessee, which went on to beat Louisiana Tech for the national title and ended the season 39–0.

  • In 2002, 2009, and 2010, Connecticut entered the tournament 33–0, won the national title in each, and ended those seasons 39–0. They respectively beat Oklahoma, Louisville, and Stanford in those championship games.

  • In 2012, Baylor entered the tournament 34–0, beat Notre Dame for the national title, and ended the season 40–0. The Lady Bears became the first team in NCAA college basketball history, for either women or men, to win 40 games in a season. Notably, Louisiana Tech went 40–5 during the 1979–80 season. This was during the AIAW era for women's basketball.

  • In 2014, Connecticut (34–0) and Notre Dame (32–0) both entered the tournament unbeaten; Connecticut beat Notre Dame 79–58 for the national title, ended the season 40–0 and is the 8th team to end the season unbeaten.

  • In 2015, Princeton entered the tournament 30–0, but lost in the second round to Maryland.

  • In 2016, Connecticut entered the tournament 32–0, beat Syracuse for the national title, ending the season 38–0.

  • In 2017, Connecticut entered the tournament 32–0, but lost in the Final Four to Mississippi State, ending their 111-game winning streak to finish 36–1.

  • In 2018, Connecticut entered the tournament 32–0, but lost in the Final Four to Notre Dame, ending their 36-game winning streak to finish 36–1.



Home state


Only one team has ever played the Final Four on its home court. Two other teams have played the Final Four in their home cities, and seven others have played the Final Four in their home states.


The only team to play on its home court was Texas in 1987, which lost its semifinal game at the Frank Erwin Special Events Center.


Old Dominion enjoyed nearly as large an advantage in 1983 when the Final Four was played at the Norfolk Scope in its home city of Norfolk, Virginia, but also lost its semifinal. The Scope has never been the Lady Monarchs' regular home court. ODU has always used on-campus arenas, first the ODU Fieldhouse and since 2002 the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The following year, USC won the national title at Pauley Pavilion, the home court of its Los Angeles arch-rival UCLA.


Of the other teams to play in their home states, Stanford (1992) won the national title; Notre Dame (2011) lost in the championship game; and Western Kentucky (1986), Penn State (2000), Missouri State (2001), LSU (2004), and Baylor (2010) lost in the semifinals.



Championship margins



  • Overtime games in a championship game:[7]

    • Tennessee 70, Virginia 67/OT (1991)

    • Maryland 78, Duke 75/OT (2006)



  • Smallest margin of victory in a championship game: 1 point[8]
    • North Carolina 60, Louisiana Tech 59 (1994)


  • Biggest margin of victory in a championship game: 33 points[8]
    • Connecticut 93, Louisville 60 (2013)


  • Margin of 10 points: Louisiana Tech (1982), Tennessee (1987 & 1989), Purdue (1999), Connecticut (2000, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016), and Baylor (2012) are teams to win every game in the tournament by 10 points or more on their way to a championship. The 2016 UConn team won every game by more than 20 points.

  • Top 8 largest point differentials accumulated over the entire tournament by tournament champion. Notably, Louisiana Tech's differential is prior to the expansion of 64 teams and the addition of one more round of play.

    • 2016 Connecticut (+239)

    • 2010 Connecticut (+214)

    • 2013 Connecticut (+208)

    • 2015 Connecticut (+197)

    • 2000 Connecticut (+187)

    • 2002 Connecticut (+161)

    • 1982 Louisiana Tech (+158)

    • 2014 Connecticut (+156)





Same-conference championship games


6 championship games have featured two teams from the same conference (winner in bold):



  • 1989 SEC, Tennessee and Auburn

  • 1996 SEC, Tennessee and Georgia

  • 2006 ACC, Maryland and Duke

  • 2009 Big East, Connecticut and Louisville

  • 2013 Big East, Connecticut and Louisville

  • 2017 SEC, South Carolina and Mississippi State



Result by school and by year


267 teams have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in at least a year, since 1982 (the initial year that the post-season tournament was under the auspices of the NCAA). The results for all years are shown in this table below.[9]


The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:



  • <blank> Not in tournament

  • O Opening Round (only in 1983)

  • 1 First round

  • 2 Second Round

  • S Sweet 16

  • E Elite 8

  • F Final 4

  • R National Runner-up

  • C National Champion

















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Year ->
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Team





































Akron

































1




Alabama



S




1




2

2

F

S

S

S

S

2



















Alabama St.






















1












1

1


Albany (NY)































1

1

1

1

2

1

Alcorn St.



















1

1




1













American


































1



1
Appalachian St.









1

1





1



1



















Arizona
















2

S

2

2



1

1

2













Arizona St.

S

S









1









1

2



S

2

E

2

E


1



2

S

2

2

2
Arkansas





1



1

E

S




2



F



2

2

2









2



2



Army

























1








1


1


Auburn

1

S


S

S

E

R

R

R

E


S

2


E

2


2

2




2




1

2







2

1

Austin Peay















1





1

1

1

1





1

1








Ball St.




























2









Baylor




















1

2


S

C

S

2

2

S

F

E

C

S

E

E

E

E

S
Belmont


























1









1

1

1
Boise St.













1













1








1

1
1
Boston College


















2

2


1

S

S

2

S












Boston U.






















1















Bowling Green






1

1

2

1



1

1











1

1

S



1

1







Brown













1
























Bucknell





















1






1









1

Buffalo



































1


S
Butler















1






















BYU



1

1








1







1


S

1



2

1





1


S

2

1


Cal Poly
































1





Cal St. Fullerton








1


2



























Cal St. Northridge


















1















1

1



1
California









1


1

2













1

1

2

S



2

F

2

2


2

1
Campbell



















1


















Canisius
























1













Central Arkansas



































1

1

Central Mich.


1

1





























1





S
Charlotte






















1






1









Chattanooga








1



1









1

1

1

2


1

1

1


1



1

1

1

1

1

Cheyney

R

S

F


































Cincinnati








1










1



2

1















Clemson

1






2

S

S

E

2

2

2


2

1

2

S

2

2

1
















Cleveland St.



























1


1








Colgate























1














Colorado







2

2



1

E

S

E

2

S




2

E

S

1









1





Colorado St.















2


2

S


2

1














1


Connecticut








1

2

F

2

1

E

C

F

E

E

S

C

F

C

C

C

S

E

E

F

C

C

F

F

C

C

C

C

F

F
Coppin St.
























1

1


1










Cornell



























1










Creighton











2


2








1










1

2




2

2
Dartmouth


O












1




1

1





1

1



1







Dayton





























2

1

1

2

1

E


1

1
Delaware




















1






1





2

S





Delaware St.


























1











Denver




















1

















DePaul









2

1

2

1


1

2

1






1

2

2

S

1

1

1

1

S

2

1

S

2

S

2

2
Detroit
















1





















Drake

E


1


2









2


1

1


1

1

S





1










1

1
Drexel




























1









Duke






2








2

2

2

E

R

S

S

F

F

E

E

R

S

S

2

E

E

E

E

2

S


2

S
Duquesne



































2


East Carolina

1

























1











East Tenn. St.



























1

1

1








Eastern Ill.







1






























Eastern Ky.
















1








1













Eastern Mich.























1








1






Eastern Wash.






1































Elon




































1

1
Evansville


















1










1









Fairfield







1



1







1



1

















FGCU































1


1

2


1

2
FIU













1

2


1

2

1



2
















Fla. Atlantic

























1












Florida












2

1

2

1

E

S

1


2

1


2


1



2



2


2


1


Florida A&M














1




1



















Florida St.


1







1

2










2




2

2

S

2

2

E

2


2

2

E

S

E

2
Fordham













1




















1




Fresno St.



























1

1

1

1

1

1

1




Furman














1





1


















Ga. Southern












1

1
























Gardner-Webb






























1







George Washington










2

2


2

S

2

E

2


2

1


2

1

2

2

S

S







1

1


1
Georgetown












S

















2

S

2






Georgia

1

F

E

R

S

S

S

2

2

E


2


F

R

E

1

F

E

2

1

S

E

S

S

S

2

1

S

S

1

E

1


1


2
Georgia St.




















1

1

1















Georgia Tech












1










1




2

1

2

1

2

S


1




Gonzaga


























1


2

S

E

S

1

1

S


1

1
Grambling













1


1

1

1

1



















1
Green Bay













1




1

1

1


1

2

1

1


2


1

2

S

2

1


1

1

1

1
Hampton



















1



1

1






1

1

1

1

1



1

Hartford





















1



1

2


2


1

1







Harvard















1

1

2




1

1




1











Hawaii








1

2




1


1


1


















1


Holy Cross




1




1


2




1

1


1

1

1

1


1


1


1











Houston







2




1












2

1






1







Howard

1














1

1

1



1

















Idaho




1




























1

1


1


Idaho St.




















1






1





1






Illinois

1




2

2










S

S

2

2



1















Illinois St.


1


1




2
















1



1










Indiana


S











1

1







1














2


Iona



































1


Iowa





2

E

E

S

2

2

2

F

2


S

2

2



2

2


1


1


1

1

2

1

1

2

2

S



1
Iowa St.
















1

2

E

S

S

2



1


2

2

E

S

1

1

2

1

1


1

Jackson St.

1

O












1













1










Jacksonville



































1


James Madison





S

S

S

2


S





1











1



1

1



2

1

1


Kansas






2

2




1

1

2

1

S

2

S

2

1












S

S





Kansas St.

E

S

1



1










1





S

2

2

2



2

2


1

2




2

2

Kent St.

1














2


1


1


1
















Kentucky

E

1



1





1








2







2




E

2

E

E

S

2

S

2

La.-Monroe


1

S

F

































La Salle


O



1


1

2





























La.-Lafayette


























1











Lamar










E



















1








Lehigh
















1












1

1








Liberty
















1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

S

1


1

1

1


1

1


1



1
Lipscomb























1














Little Rock





























2

1

1



2



1
LIU Brooklyn




















1

















Long Beach St.

S

E

E

E

S

F

F

E

2

S

1

























1

Louisiana Tech

C

R

F

E

E

R

C

F

F

1

1

E

R

S

E

S

R

F

E

E

1

S

S

1

1




1

1





Louisville


1

1









2


2


1

2

1


1




1

1

2

S

R


S

2

R

E

S

2

S

F
Loyola Marymount























1














Loyola (MD)













1

1























LSU



S


E

2

1

S

1

2






S


S

E

2

2

E

F

F

F

F

F

2

2


2

S

S

1


1

1
Maine














1

1

1

1

2

1




1














1
Manhattan






1



1






1







1















Marist























1


1

S

2

1

1

2

2

1

1




Marquette













1

1


2

1

1

1




2



2




2






1

2
Marshall
















1





















Maryland

F

S

1


2


E

F

2

1

E

2




1




1



2

2

C

2

E

E


2

E

S

F

F

2

S

2
Massachusetts















1


1




















McNeese St.






























1

1






Memphis

S



1


2








2

1

1

1




















Mercer





































1
Miami (FL)








1



S

2





1





1

1







2

2

1


2

1

2

1
Miami (OH)



























1










Michigan









2








1


1

2











1

2





2
Michigan St.










2





2

2






1

2

R

S

2


S

2

2

1

2

2


2

1

Middle Tenn.


1

1

1

2


1








1


1






2

2

1

2


1

1

1

1

1

1


1


Milwaukee




















1





1












Minnesota













2








2

S

F

S

1


1

2






1



2
Ole Miss

1

S

S

E

E

S

S

E

S

1

E


2

1

1








1

1


E











Mississippi St.


















1

2


2

2






2

S





1

S

R

R
Missouri

S

1

1

1

2








1







S



1


1










2

2

1
Missouri State










2

F

S

2

2

1


1

2

1

F


1

1


1










1


Monmouth


1



































Montana


O

S


2


2

2

1

1

2


2

2

1

1

1


1




1

1



1

1


1


1


1



Montana State












1
























1

Mount St. Mary’s













1

1























Murray St.



























1










N.C. A&T













1















1







1


1
Navy






























1

1

1





Nebraska







2





2



1


2

1

1







1

2


S


1

S

2

1



1
New Mexico

















1




1

S

1

1

2

1

1










New Mexico St.






1

2



























1

1

1

New Orleans






2































Nicholls St.





































1
Norfolk St.





















1
















North Carolina


1

S

1

S

2





2

S

C

S


S

E

S

S


S

2

1

E

F

F

E

2

1

S


2

E

S



North Carolina St.

S

1

S

S

2

S


S

S

S




S

2

1

F

2

1

S



1

1

1

S



1




1



2

S
North Dakota

































1




North Texas





1
































Northeastern


















1



















Northern Ariz.

























1












Northern Colorado





































1
Northern Ill.









2


2

1

1

1























Northern Iowa




































1

Northwestern

1





2



2

2


2




1


















1



Northwestern St.






1


1















1










1

1



Notre Dame











1


1


2

F

S

2

S

C

2

S

S

2

1

2

S

1

S

R

R

F

R

R

S

E

C
Oakland





















1




1












Ohio





1









1




















1



Ohio St.

1


1

E

S

E

S

S

2



R



2



1




2

2

S

2

1

1

S

2

S

1



2

S

S

2
Oklahoma





S









2





S

S

R

1

2

1

S

S

2

F

F

S

2

S

1

2

2

2

1
Oklahoma St.








2

1

S


1

1

1

2











1

S


2



2

S


1


2
Old Dominion

S

F

E

C


S

2

2

2


1

2

2

1

S

R

S

S

S

1

E

1

1

1

1

1

S










Oral Roberts


















1


1




1


1

1





1





Oregon

1


1



2







2

1

1

2

1

2

1

1




2












E

E
Oregon St.


S

1










1

2

1


















2

2

F

S

E
Penn




















1



1










1


1

1

Penn St.

S

E

1

S

S

2

2


2

2

S

2

E

2

S



2

F

1

S

S

E

1






2

S

2

S




Pepperdine



















1


1

1



1












Pittsburgh


























2

S

S






2



Portland













1

1

1

1





















Portland St.





























1








Prairie View


























1


1


1

1


1




Princeton





























1

1

1

1


2

1


1
Providence





1



1

S

2

1


























Purdue








2

S

2

S


F

E

1

2

E

C

2

R

2

E

S

2

S

E

2

E


2

2

2

2


1

2

Quinnipiac
































1


1


S

2
Radford













1

1

1






















Rhode Island















1






















Rice



















2





1













Richmond









1

1














1













Robert Morris


























1

1






1


1

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See also




  • AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament

  • NAIA Women's Basketball Championships

  • NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament



References





  1. ^ "NCAA may move Women's Final Four dates". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-12-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Record p 75


  3. ^ "Greg Christopher named chair of DI Women's Basketball Committee". NCAA. Mar 1, 2011.


  4. ^ "2013 NCAA Women's Final Four Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 15 Apr 2013.


  5. ^ abcd Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Record p 58


  6. ^ Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Record p 67


  7. ^ Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Record p 6,7


  8. ^ ab Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Record p 9


  9. ^ Nixon, Rick. "Official 2017 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2017-04-02.













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