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2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

{{short description|American college basketball tournament}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA basketball tournament

| Gender=Women's

| Year=2008

| Image=2008 NCAA Women's Final Four Tampa Bay.svg

| ImageSize=200px

| Caption=2008 Women's Final Four logo

| Teams=64

| FinalFourArena=St. Pete Times Forum

| FinalFourCity=Tampa, Florida

| Champions=Tennessee Volunteers

| TitleCount=8th

| ChampGameCount=13th

| ChampFFCount=18th

| RunnerUp=Stanford Cardinal

| GameCount=3rd

| RunnerFFCount=7th

| Semifinal1=Connecticut Huskies

| FinalFourCount=9th

| Semifinal2=LSU Tigers

| FinalFourCount2=5th

| Coach=Pat Summitt

| CoachCount=8th

| MOP=Candace Parker

| MOPTeam=

| Attendance=

| TopScorer=Candice Wiggins

| TopScorerTeam=Stanford

| Points=151

}}

The 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the 2007–08 national champion of women's NCAA Division I college basketball. It commenced on March 22, 2008, and concluded when the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers defeated the Stanford University Cardinal 64–48 on April 8, 2008, at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.{{cite web | url=http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/womens/schedules | title=NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Information | access-date=2006-07-28| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060816061527/http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/womens/schedules| archive-date= 16 August 2006 | url-status= live}}

Notable events

The preliminary rounds largely followed the seeding, with every number one and number two seed advancing to the regional finals. In the Greensboro and Oklahoma City Regionals, the top seeds Connecticut and Tennessee won respectively to head to the Final Four. Connecticut had to beat Big East rival Rutgers to make the advance. Tennessee' Candace Parker was injured in the game against Texas A&M and had to leave twice, and be fitted with a sleeve to stabilize her shoulder. She still scored 26 points in a game which was won by only eight.

In the other two regionals, the two seeds prevailed. In the New Orleans Regional, LSU beat North Carolina to reach the Final Four for the fifth consecutive time, tying a record set by Connecticut between 2000 and 2004. In the Spokane Regional, Stanford beat the top seed Maryland to go to their first Final Four since 1997, but one that would be the first of a five-year string of consecutive Final Four appearances.

Connecticut and Stanford met in one semifinal. They had played each other earlier in the season at the Paradise Jam held in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands in November. The Huskies had won that game 66–54, but the team had been at full strength. Subsequent to that game Mel Thomas and Kalana Greene both starters, had season ending injuries. Connecticut cut a Stanford lead to a single point, 47–46 when Candice Wiggins hit two three-pointers to start a 10–0 run. Wiggins would go on to score 25 points in the game and would be named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association national player of the year. The Cardinal went on to win the game, and advance to the national championship.

The game between SEC foes Tennessee and LSU didn't win style points, and was described by the New York Times as "one of the ugliest games played this or any season". Tennessee led early opening up a ten-point lead at 37–27, but LSU responded with a 10–0 run to tie the game. With seconds left in the game LSU hit two free throws to take a one-point lead. Tennessee inbounded the ball to Candace Parker who passed it inside to Nicky Anosike, but her shot was deflected to Alexis Hornbuckle, who had missed seven of her field goal attempts. With under one second remaining, Hornhuckle caught the deflection and hit the winning basket. The Lady Vols won 47–46, as the two teams combined scores set an NCAA record for the fewest points scored in a semifinal game.

LSU fell to 0–5 in the Women's Final Four. Combined with the 0–6 mark of the men's team, LSU's 0–11 all-time combined Final Four mark was the worst for schools which have made multiple appearances in both the men's and women's Final Fours. LSU's women ended this drought by defeating Virginia Tech in the 2023 national semifinals.

After the drama of a one-point game in the semifinal, the final game was anticlimactic. The Lady Vols pulled out to a 30–19 lead, and the Stanford Cardinal were unable to close the gap. The win gave Tennessee their second consecutive national championship and a career total of 982 wins, the most of any coach in basketball, men's or women's, along with eight national championships for coach Pat Summitt.

Subregionals

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Once again, the system was the same as the Division I men's basketball tournament, with the exception that only 64 teams received bids, and there was no play-in game. Automatic bids were secured by 31 conference champions and 33 at-large bids.

The subregionals, which once again used the "pod system", keeping most teams at or close to the home cities, were held from March 22 to March 25 at these locations:

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  • March 22 and 24:

:The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Host: University of New Mexico)

:Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana State University)

:Wells Fargo Arena at the Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa (Host: Iowa State University)

:Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford University)

  • March 23 and 25:

:Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut (Host: Fairfield University)

:Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland, College Park)

:Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Virginia (Host: Old Dominion University)

:Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue University)

This was the fourth and final year that eight sites hosted subregional games. The committee, in September 2007, voted to return to the 16-site format for the early rounds starting with the 2009 tournament.

Regionals

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The regions (once again named after the host cities, a practice begun in 2005) were held from March 29 to April 1 in the following regions:

  • March 29 and 31:

:New Orleans Regional, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans (Host: University of New Orleans)

:Spokane Regional, Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington (Host: Washington State University)

  • March 30 and April 1:

:Greensboro Regional, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference)

:Oklahoma City Regional, Ford Center, Oklahoma City (Host: University of Oklahoma)

The regional winners advanced to the Final Four, held April 6 and 8, 2008, at the St. Pete Times Forum, in Tampa, Florida, hosted by the University of South Florida. USF and the St. Pete Times Forum also hosted a first and second round Men's Tournament subregional on March 21 and 23. Also, akin to the men's tournament, at the regional sites, the NCAA installed floors that were custom made for the first time.

Tournament records

  • Rebounds—Sylvia Fowles, LSU, recorded 20 rebounds in the semifinal game against Tennessee, most ever recorded in an NCAA semifinal game.
  • Points—Tennessee and LSU combined for 93 points (47–46) setting the record for fewest points scored by both teams combined in a semifinal game.
  • Free throws—Tennessee hit two of seven free throw attempts in the national semifinal game against LSU, the lowest free throw percentage (28.6%) recorded in an NCAA Tournament game.
  • Final Four appearances—LSU appeared in their fifth consecutive Final Four, tied for the longest such streak, with Connecticut (2000–04)
  • Free throws—Kansas State made 21 of 21 free throw attempts, tied with several others for 100% free throw shooting percentage in an NCAA Tournament game, while the 21 completions is the largest number of completions.

Qualifying teams – automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament. Of these thirty-one automatic bids, a total of 30 teams receive automatic bids for winning their conference tournament championship. The Ivy League does not hold a tournament, so its regular season champion receives the automatic bid. Because Cornell, Dartmouth, and Harvard finished in a tie for first place, Ivy League rules called for a two-game stepladder playoff. Dartmouth defeated Harvard in the first game and went on to face Cornell for the automatic bid, which Cornell won 64–47.

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! Conference

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Season

! Conference

! Seed

height="13" valign="bottom" | Bucknell University

| valign="bottom" | Patriot League{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280720107 |title=Bucknell earns second NCAA automatic bid |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-12 |access-date=2008-03-12| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080315063354/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280720107| archive-date= 15 March 2008 | url-status= dead}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.516|16–15}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.571|8–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

| valign="bottom" | Southern Conference{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700236 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022085626/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700236 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |title=Lady Mocs win third straight league championship |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-10 |access-date=2008-03-10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.906|29–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.018|18–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

height="13" valign="bottom" | Cleveland State University

| valign="bottom" | Horizon League

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.594|19–13}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.556|10–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Connecticut

| valign="bottom" | Big East{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710041 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022090642/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710041 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |title=Huskies win 14th Big East tournament title |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-11 |access-date=2008-03-11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.97|32–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.938|15–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | Coppin State University

| valign="bottom" | MEAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.667|22–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|13–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | Cornell University

| valign="bottom" | Ivy League

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|20–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | East Tennessee State University

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Sun Conference{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280682193 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022074945/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280682193 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |title=ETSU dumps Jacksonville for Atlantic Sun tournament crown |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-08 |access-date=2008-03-08}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.656|21–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | California State University, Fresno

| valign="bottom" | WAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|22–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Hartford

| valign="bottom" | America East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.844|27–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | Illinois State University

| valign="bottom" | Missouri Valley Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|26–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.722|13–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | Jackson State University

| valign="bottom" | SWAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.581|18–13}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.722|13–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | Liberty University

| valign="bottom" | Big South Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.903|28–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.917|11–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

height="13" valign="bottom" | Marist College

| valign="bottom" | MAAC{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692368 |title=Fitz carries Marist to MAAC title, NCAA tourney bid |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-09 |access-date=2008-03-09| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080313030501/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692368| archive-date= 13 March 2008 | url-status= dead}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.939|31–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.018|18–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | Miami University

| valign="bottom" | MAC

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.697|23–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Montana

| valign="bottom" | Big Sky Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.806|25–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|13–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | Murray State University

| valign="bottom" | Ohio Valley Conference{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280680093 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022074938/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280680093 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |title=MVP Guffey leads Murray State to OVC tournament title |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-08 |access-date=2008-03-08}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.774|24–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|15–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of New Mexico

| valign="bottom" | Mountain West

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.625|20–12}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.563|9–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of North Carolina

| valign="bottom" | ACC{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280690153 |title=Tar Heels drop Blue Devils for another ACC tournament title |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-09 |access-date=2008-03-09| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080311073535/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280690153| archive-date= 11 March 2008 | url-status= dead}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.938|30–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.014|14–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | Old Dominion University

| valign="bottom" | Colonial

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.879|29–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.944|17–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

height="13" valign="bottom" | Oral Roberts University

| valign="bottom" | Summit League{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710085 |title=Oral Roberts beats IUPUI to reach second straight NCAA tourney |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-11 |access-date=2008-03-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080319115808/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710085| archive-date= 19 March 2008 | url-status= dead}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.594|19–13}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.556|10–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 16

height="13" valign="bottom" | Purdue University

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692509 |title=Freeman's buzzer-beater lifts Purdue over Illinois |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-09 |access-date=2008-03-09| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080315192444/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692509| archive-date= 15 March 2008 | url-status= dead}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.563|18–14}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.611|11–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

height="13" valign="bottom" | Robert Morris University

| valign="bottom" | Northeast Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.719|23–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.889|16–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of San Diego

| valign="bottom" | West Coast Conference{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692250 |title=Henderson's 20 lead San Diego's upset of top-seeded Gonzaga |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-09 |access-date=2008-03-09| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080314231907/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692250| archive-date= 14 March 2008 | url-status= dead}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.613|19–12}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|7–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 14

height="13" valign="bottom" | Southern Methodist University

| valign="bottom" | Conference USA{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692638 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022075118/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692638 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |title=Gilliam, Shepherd spark SMU to Conference USA tournament title |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-09 |access-date=2008-03-09}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|24–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 12

height="13" valign="bottom" | Stanford University

| valign="bottom" | Pac-10{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700024 |title=Wiggins' 30 power Stanford past Cal for Pac-10 tourney crown |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-10 |access-date=2008-03-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080315000226/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700024| archive-date= 15 March 2008 | url-status= dead}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.909|30–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.889|16–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Tennessee

| valign="bottom" | SEC{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280690099 |title=Lady Vols avenge Valentine's Day loss, take home another championship |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-09 |access-date=2008-03-10| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080311055816/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280690099| archive-date= 11 March 2008 | url-status= dead}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.938|30–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.929|13–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | Texas A&M University

| valign="bottom" | Big XII Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.788|26–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of California, Santa Barbara

| valign="bottom" | Big West Conference

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.767|23–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.938|15–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 13

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Texas at San Antonio

| valign="bottom" | Southland

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.719|23–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 15

height="13" valign="bottom" | Western Kentucky University

| valign="bottom" | Sun Belt Conference{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710098 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007115100/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710098 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |title=Western Kentucky earns first NCAA tournament bid since '03 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-11 |access-date=2008-03-11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.788|26–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.889|16–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | Xavier University

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic 10{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700218 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022085558/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700218 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |title=Taylor helps Xavier win league title, earn NCAA berth |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=2008-03-10 |access-date=2008-03-10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|24–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

Qualifying teams – at-large

Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.

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height="13" valign="bottom" | Arizona State University

| valign="bottom" | Pacific-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.677|21–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.778|14–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | Auburn University

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.645|20–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|7–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

height="13" valign="bottom" | Baylor University

| valign="bottom" | Big 12

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|24–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of California, Berkeley

| valign="bottom" | Pacific-10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|26–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|15–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | DePaul University

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.645|20–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|8–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | Duke University

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.719|23–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|10–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | Florida State University

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.581|18–13}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|7–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

height="13" valign="bottom" | The George Washington University

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic 10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.806|25–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|12–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Georgia

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.71|22–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.571|8–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

height="13" valign="bottom" | Georgia Institute of Technology

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.71|22–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|7–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 10

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Iowa

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.677|21–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.722|13–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

height="13" valign="bottom" | Iowa State University

| valign="bottom" | Big 12

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.625|20–12}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.438|7–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | Kansas State University

| valign="bottom" | Big 12

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.7|21–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|13–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Louisville

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.727|24–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.625|10–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | Louisiana State University

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.844|27–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.014|14–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Maryland, College Park

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.909|30–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.929|13–1}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 1

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Minnesota

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.645|20–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.611|11–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 9

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Nebraska–Lincoln

| valign="bottom" | Big 12

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.645|20–11}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.563|9–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Notre Dame

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.742|23–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

height="13" valign="bottom" | Ohio State University

| valign="bottom" | Big Ten

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.733|22–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.722|13–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Oklahoma

| valign="bottom" | Big 12

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.724|21–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater

| valign="bottom" | Big 12

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.781|25–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 3

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Pittsburgh

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|22–10}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.625|10–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 6

height="13" valign="bottom" | Rutgers University

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|24–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 2

height="13" valign="bottom" | Syracuse University

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.733|22–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.625|10–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | Temple University

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic 10

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.636|21–12}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.857|12–2}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Texas at Austin

| valign="bottom" | Big 12

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.636|21–12}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.438|7–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Utah

| valign="bottom" | Mountain West

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.871|27–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.016|16–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 8

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Texas at El Paso

| valign="bottom" | Conference USA

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.9|27–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.016|16–0}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 7

height="13" valign="bottom" | Vanderbilt University

| valign="bottom" | Southeastern

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.742|23–8}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Virginia

| valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.719|23–9}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|10–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 4

height="13" valign="bottom" | West Virginia University

| valign="bottom" | Big East

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.774|24–7}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 5

height="13" valign="bottom" | University of Wyoming

| valign="bottom" | Mountain West

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|24–6}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}

| align="center" valign="bottom" | 11

Tournament seeds

valign=top |

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|+Greensboro Regional

|+Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Record

!Berth type

align=center|1

|Connecticut

|Big East

|align=center|32–1

|Automatic

align=center|2

|Rutgers

|Big East

|align=center|24–6

|At-large

align=center|3

|California

|Pac-10

|align=center|26–6

|At-large

align=center|4

|Virginia

|ACC

|align=center|23–9

|At-large

align=center|5

|Old Dominion

|CAA

|align=center|29–4

|Automatic

align=center|6

|George Washington

|Atlantic 10

|align=center|25–6

|At-large

align=center|7

|Iowa State

|Big 12

|align=center|20–12

|At-large

align=center|8

|Texas

|Big 12

|align=center|21–12

|At-large

align=center|9

|Minnesota

|Big 10

|align=center|20–11

|At-large

align=center|10

|Georgia Tech

|ACC

|align=center|22–9

|At-large

align=center|11

|Auburn

|SEC

|align=center|20–11

|At-large

align=center|12

|Liberty

|Big South

|align=center|28–3

|Automatic

align=center|13

|UC Santa Barbara

|Big West

|align=center|23–7

|Automatic

align=center|14

|San Diego

|West Coast

|align=center|19–12

|Automatic

align=center|15

|Robert Morris

|Northeast

|align=center|23–9

|Automatic

align=center|16

|Cornell

|Ivy League

|align=center|20–8

|Automatic

| valign=top |

class="wikitable sortable"

|+New Orleans Regional

|+New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Record

!Berth type

align=center|1

|Maryland

|ACC

|align=center|30–3

|At-large

align=center|2

|Stanford

|Pac-10

|align=center|30–3

|Automatic

align=center|3

|Baylor

|Big 12

|align=center|24–6

|At-large

align=center|4

|Vanderbilt

|SEC

|align=center|23–8

|At-large

align=center|5

|West Virginia

|Big East

|align=center|24–7

|At-large

align=center|6

|Pittsburgh

|Big East

|align=center|22–10

|At-large

align=center|7

|UTEP

|Conference USA

|align=center|27–3

|At-large

align=center|8

|Nebraska

|Big 12

|align=center|20–11

|At-large

align=center|9

|Xavier

|Atlantic 10

|align=center|24–8

|Automatic

align=center|10

|Western Kentucky

|Sun Belt

|align=center|26–7

|Automatic

align=center|11

|Wyoming

|Mountain West

|align=center|24–6

|At-large

align=center|12

|New Mexico

|Mountain West

|align=center|20–12

|Automatic

align=center|13

|Montana

|Big Sky

|align=center|25–6

|Automatic

align=center|14

|Fresno State

|WAC

|align=center|22–10

|Automatic

align=center|15

|Cleveland State

|Horizon

|align=center|19–13

|Automatic

align=center|16

|Coppin State

|MEAC

|align=center|22–11

|Automatic

|-

| valign=top |

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Oklahoma City Regional

|+Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Record

!Berth type

align=center|1

|North Carolina

|ACC

|align=center|30–2

|Automatic

align=center|2

|LSU

|SEC

|align=center|27–5

|At-large

align=center|3

|Oklahoma State

|Big 12

|align=center|25–7

|At-large

align=center|4

|Louisville

|Big East

|align=center|24–9

|At-large

align=center|5

|Kansas State

|Big 12

|align=center|21–9

|At-large

align=center|6

|Ohio State

|Big Ten

|align=center|22–8

|At-large

align=center|7

|Marist

|MAAC

|align=center|31–2

|Automatic

align=center|8

|Georgia

|SEC

|align=center|22–9

|At-large

align=center|9

|Iowa

|Big Ten

|align=center|21–10

|At-large

align=center|10

|DePaul

|Big East

|align=center|20–11

|At-large

align=center|11

|Florida State

|ACC

|align=center|18–13

|At-large

align=center|12

|Chattanooga

|Southern

|align=center|29–3

|Automatic

align=center|13

|Miami (OH)

|MAC

|align=center|23–10

|Automatic

align=center|14

|East Tennessee State

|Atlantic Sun

|align=center|21–11

|Automatic

align=center|15

|Jackson State

|SWAC

|align=center|18–13

|Automatic

align=center|16

|Bucknell

|Patriot

|align=center|16–15

|Automatic

| valign=top |

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Spokane Regional

|+Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

Seed

!School

!Conference

!Record

!Berth type

align=center|1

|Tennessee

|SEC

|align=center|30–2

|Automatic

align=center|2

|Texas A&M

|Big 12

|align=center|26–7

|Automatic

align=center|3

|Duke

|ACC

|align=center|23–9

|At-large

align=center|4

|Oklahoma

|Big 12

|align=center|21–8

|At-large

align=center|5

|Notre Dame

|Big East

|align=center|23–8

|At-large

align=center|6

|Arizona State

|Pac-10

|align=center|21–10

|At-large

align=center|7

|Syracuse

|Big East

|align=center|22–8

|At-large

align=center|8

|Utah

|Mountain West

|align=center|27–4

|At-large

align=center|9

|Purdue

|Big Ten

|align=center|18–14

|Automatic

align=center|10

|Hartford

|America East

|align=center|27–5

|Automatic

align=center|11

|Temple

|Atlantic 10

|align=center|21–12

|At-large

align=center|12

|SMU

|Conference USA

|align=center|24–8

|Automatic

align=center|13

|Illinois State

|Missouri Valley

|align=center|26–6

|Automatic

align=center|14

|Murray State

|Ohio Valley

|align=center|24–7

|Automatic

align=center|15

|UTSA

|Southland

|align=center|23–9

|Automatic

align=center|16

|Oral Roberts

|Summit

|align=center|19–13

|Automatic

|}

Bids by conference

Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-two cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from nine of the conferences.

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style="background-color:#FFDEAD;font-weight:bold" align="center" valign="bottom"

| width="28" height="14" | Bids

| width="130" | Conference

| width="300" | Teams

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 8

| Big 12

| Texas A&M, Baylor, Iowa St., Kansas St., Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Texas

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 8

| Big East

| Connecticut, DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, West Virginia

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 6

| Atlantic Coast

| North Carolina, Duke, Florida St., Georgia Tech, Maryland., Virginia

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 5

| Southeastern

| Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Vanderbilt

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 4

| Big Ten

| Purdue, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Atlantic 10

| Xavier, George Washington, Temple

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Mountain West

| New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Pacific-10

| Stanford, Arizona St., California

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Conference USA

| SMU, UTEP

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| America East

| Hartford

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Atlantic Sun

| East Tenn. St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Big Sky

| Montana

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Big South

| Liberty

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Big West

| UC Santa Barb.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Colonial

| Old Dominion

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Horizon

| Cleveland St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Ivy

| Cornell

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Metro Atlantic

| Marist

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Mid-American

| Miami Ohio

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Mid-Eastern

| Coppin St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Missouri Valley

| Illinois St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Northeast

| Robert Morris

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Ohio Valley

| Murray St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Patriot

| Bucknell

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Southern

| Chattanooga

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Southland

| UTSA

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Southwestern

| Jackson St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Summit

| Oral Roberts

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Sun Belt

| Western Kỳ.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| West Coast

| San Diego

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Western Athletic

| Fresno St.

Bids by state

The sixty-four teams came from thirty states, plus Washington, D.C. Texas had the most teams with six bids. Twenty states did not have any teams receiving bids.

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style="background-color:#FFDEAD;" | Bids

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"| State

! style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"| Teams

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 6

| Texas

| SMU, Texas A&M, UTSA, Baylor, Texas, UTEP

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 5

| California

| Fresno St., San Diego, Stanford, UC Santa Barb., California

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 4

| Ohio

| Cleveland St., Miami Ohio, Xavier, Ohio St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 4

| Pennsylvania

| Bucknell, Robert Morris, Pittsburgh, Temple

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 4

| Tennessee

| Chattanooga, East Tenn. St., Tennessee, Vanderbilt

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Kentucky

| Murray St., Western Kỳ., Louisville

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| New York

| Cornell, Marist, Syracuse

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Oklahoma

| Oral Roberts, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 3

| Virginia

| Liberty, Old Dominion, Virginia

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Connecticut

| Connecticut, Hartford

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Georgia

| Georgia, Georgia Tech

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Illinois

| Illinois St., DePaul

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Indiana

| Purdue, Notre Dame

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Iowa

| Iowa, Iowa St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| Maryland

| Coppin St., Maryland.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 2

| North Carolina

| North Carolina, Duke

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Utah

| Utah

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Alabama

| Auburn

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Arizona

| Arizona St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| District of Columbia

| George Washington

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Florida

| Florida St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Kansas

| Kansas St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Louisiana

| LSU

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Minnesota

| Minnesota

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Mississippi

| Jackson St.

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Montana

| Montana

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Nebraska

| Nebraska

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| New Jersey

| Rutgers

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| New Mexico

| New Mexico

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| West Virginia

| West Virginia

valign="bottom"

| height="14" | 1

| Wyoming

| Wyoming

Bracket

Data source

NOTE: All initials used are the same in the official NCAA Bracket in External Links listed below.

= Greensboro Regional =

{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
March 22–23

| RD2=Second round
March 24–25

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 30

| RD4=Regional finals
April 1

| subgroup1=Bridgeport, Connecticut – Sun/Tue

| subgroup2=Norfolk, Virginia – Sun/Tue

| subgroup3=Stanford, California – Sat/Mon

| subgroup4=Des Moines, Iowa – Sat/Mon

| RD1-team01= Connecticut

| RD1-team02= Cornell

| RD1-score01= 89

| RD1-score02= 47

| RD1-team03= Texas

| RD1-team04= Minnesota

| RD1-score03= 72

| RD1-score04= 55

| RD1-team05= Old Dominion

| RD1-team06= Liberty

| RD1-score05= 82

| RD1-score06= 62

| RD1-team07= Virginia

| RD1-team08= UC Santa Barbara

| RD1-score07= 86

| RD1-score08= 52

| RD1-team09= George Washington

| RD1-team10= Auburn

| RD1-score09= 66

| RD1-score10= 56

| RD1-team11= California

| RD1-team12= San Diego

| RD1-score11= 77

| RD1-score12= 60

| RD1-team13= Iowa State

| RD1-team14= Georgia Tech

| RD1-score13= 58

| RD1-score14= 55

| RD1-team15= Rutgers

| RD1-team16= Robert Morris

| RD1-score15= 85

| RD1-score16= 42

| RD2-seed01= 1

| RD2-team01= Connecticut

| RD2-seed02= 8

| RD2-team02= Texas

| RD2-score01= 89

| RD2-score02= 55

| RD2-seed03= 5

| RD2-team03= Old Dominion

| RD2-seed04= 4

| RD2-team04= Virginia

| RD2-score03=88*

| RD2-score04=85

| RD2-seed05= 6

| RD2-team05= George Washington

| RD2-seed06= 3

| RD2-team06= California

| RD2-score05= 55

| RD2-score06= 53

| RD2-seed07= 7

| RD2-team07= Iowa State

| RD2-seed08= 2

| RD2-team08= Rutgers

| RD2-score07= 58

| RD2-score08= 69

| RD3-seed01= 1

| RD3-team01=Connecticut

| RD3-seed02=5

| RD3-team02=Old Dominion

| RD3-score01=78

| RD3-score02=63

| RD3-seed03= 6

| RD3-team03= George Washington

| RD3-seed04= 2

| RD3-team04= Rutgers

| RD3-score03=42

| RD3-score04=53

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=Connecticut

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=Rutgers

| RD4-score01=66

| RD4-score02=56

}}

= Spokane Regional =

{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
March 22–23

| RD2=Second round
March 24–25

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 29

| RD4=Regional finals
March 31

| subgroup1=College Park, Maryland – Sun/Tue

| subgroup2=Albuquerque, New Mexico – Sat/Mon

| subgroup3=Albuquerque, New Mexico – Sat/Mon

| subgroup4=Stanford, California – Sat/Mon

| RD1-team01= Maryland

| RD1-team02= Coppin State

| RD1-score01= 80

| RD1-score02= 66

| RD1-team03= Nebraska

| RD1-team04= Xavier

| RD1-score03= 61

| RD1-score04= 58

| RD1-team05= West Virginia

| RD1-team06= New Mexico

| RD1-score05= 61

| RD1-score06= 60

| RD1-team07= Vanderbilt

| RD1-team08= Montana

| RD1-score07= 75

| RD1-score08= 62

| RD1-team09= Pittsburgh

| RD1-team10= Wyoming

| RD1-score09= 63

| RD1-score10= 58

| RD1-team11= Baylor

| RD1-team12= Fresno State

| RD1-score11= 88

| RD1-score12= 67

| RD1-team13= UTEP

| RD1-team14= Western Kentucky

| RD1-score13= 92

| RD1-score14= 60

| RD1-team15= Stanford

| RD1-team16= Cleveland State

| RD1-score15= 85

| RD1-score16= 47

| RD2-seed01= 1

| RD2-team01=Maryland

| RD2-seed02= 8

| RD2-team02= Nebraska

| RD2-score01= 76

| RD2-score02= 64

| RD2-seed03= 5

| RD2-team03= West Virginia

| RD2-seed04= 4

| RD2-team04= Vanderbilt

| RD2-score03= 46

| RD2-score04= 64

| RD2-seed05= 6

| RD2-team05= Pittsburgh

| RD2-seed06= 3

| RD2-team06= Baylor

| RD2-score05= 67

| RD2-score06= 59

| RD2-seed07= 7

| RD2-team07= UTEP

| RD2-seed08= 2

| RD2-team08= Stanford

| RD2-score07= 54

| RD2-score08= 88

| RD3-seed01= 1

| RD3-team01=Maryland

| RD3-seed02= 4

| RD3-team02= Vanderbilt

| RD3-score01=80

| RD3-score02=66

| RD3-seed03= 6

| RD3-team03= Pittsburgh

| RD3-seed04= 2

| RD3-team04= Stanford

| RD3-score03=53

| RD3-score04=72

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=Maryland

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=Stanford

| RD4-score01=87

| RD4-score02=98

}}

= New Orleans Regional =

{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
March 22–23

| RD2=Second round
March 24–25

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 29

| RD4=Regional finals
March 31

| subgroup1=Norfolk, Virginia – Sun/Tue

| subgroup2=Bridgeport, Connecticut – Sun/Tue

| subgroup3=Des Moines, Iowa – Sat/Mon

| subgroup4=Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Sat/Mon

| RD1-team01= North Carolina

| RD1-team02= Bucknell

| RD1-score01= 85

| RD1-score02= 50

| RD1-team03= Georgia

| RD1-team04= Iowa

| RD1-score03= 67

| RD1-score04= 61

| RD1-team05= Kansas State

| RD1-team06= Chattanooga

| RD1-score05= 69

| RD1-score06= 59

| RD1-team07= Louisville

| RD1-team08= Miami (OH)

| RD1-score07= 81

| RD1-score08= 67

| RD1-team09= Ohio State

| RD1-team10= Florida State

| RD1-score09= 49

| RD1-score10= 60

| RD1-team11= Oklahoma State

| RD1-team12= East Tennessee State

| RD1-score11= 85

| RD1-score12= 73

| RD1-team13= Marist

| RD1-team14= DePaul

| RD1-score13= 76

| RD1-score14= 57

| RD1-team15= LSU

| RD1-team16= Jackson State

| RD1-score15= 66

| RD1-score16= 32

| RD2-seed01= 1

| RD2-team01= North Carolina

| RD2-seed02= 8

| RD2-team02= Georgia

| RD2-score01= 80

| RD2-score02= 66

| RD2-seed03= 5

| RD2-team03= Kansas State

| RD2-seed04= 4

| RD2-team04= Louisville

| RD2-score03=63

| RD2-score04=80

| RD2-seed05= 11

| RD2-team05= Florida State

| RD2-seed06= 3

| RD2-team06= Oklahoma State

| RD2-score05= 72

| RD2-score06= 73*

| RD2-seed07= 7

| RD2-team07= Marist

| RD2-seed08= 2

| RD2-team08= LSU

| RD2-score07= 49

| RD2-score08= 68

| RD3-seed01= 1

| RD3-team01=North Carolina

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02=Louisville

| RD3-score01=78

| RD3-score02=74

| RD3-seed03= 3

| RD3-team03= Oklahoma State

| RD3-seed04= 2

| RD3-team04= LSU

| RD3-score03=52

| RD3-score04=67

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=North Carolina

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=LSU

| RD4-score01=50

| RD4-score02=56

}}

= Oklahoma City Regional =

{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round
March 22–23

| RD2=Second round
March 24–25

| RD3=Regional semifinals
March 30

| RD4=Regional finals
April 1

| subgroup1=West Lafayette, Indiana – Sun/Tue

| subgroup2=West Lafayette, Indiana – Sun/Tue

| subgroup3=College Park, Maryland – Sun/Tue

| subgroup4=Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Sat/Mon

| RD1-team01= Tennessee

| RD1-team02= Oral Roberts

| RD1-score01= 94

| RD1-score02= 55

| RD1-team03= Utah

| RD1-team04= Purdue

| RD1-score03= 59

| RD1-score04= 66

| RD1-team05= Notre Dame

| RD1-team06= SMU

| RD1-score05= 75

| RD1-score06= 62

| RD1-team07= Oklahoma

| RD1-team08= Illinois State

| RD1-score07= 69

| RD1-score08= 61

| RD1-team09= Arizona State

| RD1-team10= Temple

| RD1-score09= 61

| RD1-score10= 54

| RD1-team11= Duke

| RD1-team12= Murray State

| RD1-score11= 78

| RD1-score12= 57

| RD1-team13= Syracuse

| RD1-team14= Hartford

| RD1-score13= 55

| RD1-score14= 59

| RD1-team15= Texas A&M

| RD1-team16= UTSA

| RD1-score15= 91

| RD1-score16= 52

| RD2-seed01= 1

| RD2-team01= Tennessee

| RD2-seed02= 9

| RD2-team02= Purdue

| RD2-score01= 78

| RD2-score02= 52

| RD2-seed03= 5

| RD2-team03= Notre Dame

| RD2-seed04= 4

| RD2-team04= Oklahoma

| RD2-score03=79*

| RD2-score04=75

| RD2-seed05= 6

| RD2-team05= Arizona State

| RD2-seed06= 3

| RD2-team06= Duke

| RD2-score05= 59

| RD2-score06= 67

| RD2-seed07= 10

| RD2-team07= Hartford

| RD2-seed08= 2

| RD2-team08= Texas A&M

| RD2-score07= 39

| RD2-score08= 63

| RD3-seed01= 1

| RD3-team01=Tennessee

| RD3-seed02=5

| RD3-team02=Notre Dame

| RD3-score01=74

| RD3-score02=64

| RD3-seed03= 3

| RD3-team03= Duke

| RD3-seed04= 2

| RD3-team04= Texas A&M

| RD3-score03=63

| RD3-score04=77

| RD4-seed01= 1

| RD4-team01= Tennessee

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=Texas A&M

| RD4-score01=53

| RD4-score02=45

}}

= Final Four – Tampa, Florida =

File:2008NCAAWomensChampionship-Parker.jpg Tennessee forward Candace Parker shoots over LSU center Sylvia Fowles in the national semifinals.]]

{{4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals
April 6

| RD2=National Championship
April 8

| RD1-seed1=GRE1

| RD1-team1=Connecticut

| RD1-score1=73

| RD1-seed2=SPO2

| RD1-team2=Stanford

| RD1-score2=82

| RD1-seed3=NOR2

| RD1-team3=LSU

| RD1-score3=46

| RD1-seed4=OKC1

| RD1-team4=Tennessee

| RD1-score4=47

| RD2-seed1=SPO2

| RD2-team1=Stanford

| RD2-score1=48

| RD2-seed2=OKC1

| RD2-team2=Tennessee

| RD2-score2=64

}}

Initials: GRE-Greensboro; SPO-Spokane; NOR-New Orleans; OKC-Oklahoma City.

* – Denotes overtime period

Record by conference

File:20080624-4 p062408cg-0012-513htenn.jpg, winners of the national championship and one of two Southeastern Conference teams to reach the Final Four, are honored at the White House by President of the United States George W. Bush.]]

class="wikitable sortable"
|Conference

!|# of
Bids

!|Record

!|Win %

!|Sweet
Sixteen

!|Elite
Eight

!|Final
Four

!|Championship
Game

align="center"

|align="left"| Colonial

| 1

| 2–1

| 0.667

| 1

| -

| -

| -

align="center"

|align="left"| Big East

| 8

| 14–8

| 0.636

| 5

| 2

| 1

| -

align="center"

|align="left"| SEC

| 5

| 13–4

| 0.765

| 3

| 2

| 2

| 1

align="center"

|align="left"| ACC

| 6

| 10–6

| 0.625

| 3

| 2

| -

| -

align="center"

|align="left"| Pac-10

| 3

| 7–3

| 0.700

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 1

align="center"

|align="left"| Big 12

| 8

| 11–8

| 0.579

| 2

| 1

| -

| -

align="center"

|align="left"| Atlantic 10

| 3

| 2–3

| 0.400

| 1

| -

| -

| -

align="center"

|align="left"| MAAC

| 1

| 1–1

| 0.500

| -

| -

| -

| -

align="center"

|align="left"| America East

| 1

| 1–1

| 0.500

| -

| -

| -

| -

align="center"

|align="left"| Big Ten

| 4

| 1–4

| 0.200

| -

| -

| -

| -

align="center"

|align="left"| Mountain West

| 3

| 0–3

| 0.000

| -

| -

| -

| -

align="center"

|align="left"| Conference USA

| 2

| 1–2

| 0.500

| -

| -

| -

| -

Nineteen conferences — Atlantic Sun Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Big West Conference, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley Conference, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt Conference, Summit League, WAC and West Coast Conference — went 0–1.

All-Tournament Team

Game Officials

  • Tina Napier(semifinal)
  • Clarke Stevens (semifinal)
  • Lisa Jones (semifinal)
  • June Courteau (semifinal)
  • Beverly Roberts (semifinal)
  • Mary Day (semifinal)
  • Dee Kantner (final)
  • Eric Brewton (final)
  • Denise Brooks (final)

See also

Notes

{{Reflist|2|refs=

{{cite web|date=April 1, 2008|title=Injured Parker carries Tennessee past Texas A&M|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=284000046|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405122231/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=284000046|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2008|publisher=ESPN|access-date=3 Jun 2013}}

{{cite news|last=Longman |first=JERÉ|title=Stanford Finds Openings, Closing UConn's Season|date=April 7, 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/sports/ncaabasketball/07uconn.html?_r=0|newspaper=New York Times|access-date=3 Jun 2013}}

{{cite news|last=LONGMAN |first=JERÉ|title=Last-Second Score Lifts Tennessee to Title Game |date=April 7, 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/sports/ncaabasketball/07vols.html|newspaper=New York Times|access-date=3 Jun 2013}}

{{cite news|last=LONGMAN |first=JERÉ|title=Summitt and Tennessee Roll to Another Title|date=April 9, 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/sports/ncaabasketball/09ncaa.html|newspaper=New York Times|access-date=3 Jun 2013}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4218-official-2011-ncaa-womens-final-four-record-book.aspx|title=Official 2011 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book|date=February 2009|publisher=NCAA|pages=188|access-date=2012-02-17}}

{{cite web|last=Nixon|first=Rick|title=Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book|url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=22 April 2012}}

}}

External links

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