2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament#Notre Dame Regional

{{details|NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament#Current tournament format}}

Pending any changes to the format, a total of 64 teams will enter the 2014 tournament. 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament. The remaining 36 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. 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|date=October 2021}} The top-seeded team in each region plays the #16 team, the #2 team plays the #15, etc. (meaning where the two seeds add up to 17, that team will be assigned to play another).

The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002; the top sixteen teams, as chosen in the bracket selection process, hosted the first two rounds on campus.

The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 64.

==2014 NCAA tournament schedule and venues==

There were 64 teams in the tournament, placed in a seeded bracket with four regions. Thirty-two teams received automatic bids—31 of which were their conference tournament champions; the other was for the Ivy League regular-season champion. An additional 32 teams were given at-large bids by the selection committee on the basis of their body of work during the regular season. Unlike the men's tournament, there was no "First Four" round.

First and second rounds (Subregionals)

The subregionals were played from March 22 to March 25, 2014. Sites chosen to host first- and second-round games in 2014 were:

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• March 22 and 24
• Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa (Host: Iowa State)
• Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina (Host: Duke)
• Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee (Host: Tennessee)
• Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: Kentucky)
• Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles (Host: UCLA)
• Savage Arena, Toledo, Ohio (Host: Toledo)
• Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas (Host: Baylor)
• Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue)
• March 23 and 25
• Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: LSU)
• Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina)
• Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland (Host: Maryland)
• Reed Arena, College Station, Texas (Host: Texas A&M)
• Carver–Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa (Host: Iowa)
• Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle (Host: Washington)
• Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut (Host: Connecticut)
• Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania (Host: Penn State)

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

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The Regionals, named for the city rather than the region of geographic importance since 2005, were held from March 29 to April 1 at the following sites:

• March 29 and 31
• Lincoln Regional, Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska (Host: Nebraska)
• South Bend Regional, Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Indiana (Host: Notre Dame)
• March 30 and April 1
• Louisville Regional, KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: Louisville)
• Stanford Regional, Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and national championship)

• April 6 & 8
• Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee (Hosts: Southeastern Conference/Ohio Valley Conference and Belmont University/Vanderbilt University)

It was the first time that Nashville had hosted a women's Final Four basketball tournament.

• Team rebound margin – Notre Dame out rebounded Maryland 50 to 21; the margin of 29 is the widest margin in Final Four history
• Assists – Connecticut recorded 25 assists in the championship game against Notre Dame, the most ever recorded in a Final Four game since the NCAA began recording assists in 1985.
• Oklahoma scored 66 points in the second half of a first-round game against DePaul, the most points scored in a half of an NCAA tournament game, but lost to DePaul 104–100.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/2018-womens-final-four-records|title=NCAA Record books|website=NCAA}}

{{details|2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams}}

The following teams earned automatic qualifiers for the 2014 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion receives the automatic bid):

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* – Denotes overtime period

In their first-round match, DePaul and Oklahoma scored a combined 204 points, setting a tournament record for most points in a non-overtime game. Oklahoma's 66 second-half points was also a record a team in a single half.

Connecticut vs. Prairie View A&M aired nationwide on ESPN. Connecticut vs. Saint Joseph's aired nationwide on ESPNU. All other games aired with whip-around or regional coverage on ESPN or ESPN2.

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Regional semifinals

| RD4=Regional Finals

| RD1-group1=Storrs, Connecticut – Sun/Tue

| RD1-group2=Los Angeles – Sat/Mon

| RD1-group3=College Station, Texas – Sun/Tue

| RD1-group4=Durham, North Carolina – Sat/Mon

| score-width=25

| team-width=130

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01=UConn

| RD1-score01=87

| RD1-seed02=16

| RD1-team02=Prairie View A&M

| RD1-score02=44

| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03=Georgia

| RD1-score03=57

| RD1-seed04=9

| RD1-team04={{cbb link|year=2013|sex=women|team=Saint Joseph's Hawks|school=Saint Joseph's University|title=St. Joseph's}}

| RD1-score04=67

| RD1-seed05=5

| RD1-team05={{cbb link|year=2013|sex=women|team=NC State Wolfpack|school=North Carolina State University|title=NC State}}

| RD1-score05=57

| RD1-seed06=12

| RD1-team06=BYU

| RD1-score06=72

| RD1-seed07=4

| RD1-team07=Nebraska

| RD1-score07=74

| RD1-seed08=13

| RD1-team08=Fresno State

| RD1-score08=55

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09=Gonzaga

| RD1-score09=63

| RD1-seed10=11

| RD1-team10=James Madison

| RD1-score10=72

| RD1-seed11=3

| RD1-team11=Texas A&M

| RD1-score11=70

| RD1-seed12=14

| RD1-team12=North Dakota

| RD1-score12=55

| RD1-seed13=7

| RD1-team13=DePaul

| RD1-score13=104

| RD1-seed14=10

| RD1-team14=Oklahoma

| RD1-score14=100

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team15=Duke

| RD1-score15=87

| RD1-seed16=15

| RD1-team16=Winthrop

| RD1-score16=45

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=UConn

| RD2-score01=91

| RD2-seed02=9

| RD2-team02=St. Joseph's

| RD2-score02=52

| RD2-seed03=12

| RD2-team03=BYU

| RD2-score03=80

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04=Nebraska

| RD2-score04=76

| RD2-seed05=11

| RD2-team05=James Madison

| RD2-score05=69

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06=Texas A&M

| RD2-score06=85

| RD2-seed07=7

| RD2-team07=DePaul

| RD2-score07=74

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Duke

| RD2-score08=65

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=UConn

| RD3-score01=70

| RD3-seed02=12

| RD3-team02=BYU

| RD3-score02=51

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03=Texas A&M

| RD3-score03=84

| RD3-seed04=7

| RD3-team04=DePaul

| RD3-score04=65

| RD4-seed01= 1

| RD4-team01= UConn

| RD4-score01= 69

| RD4-seed02= 3

| RD4-team02= Texas A&M

| RD4-score02= 54

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Notre Dame vs. Robert Morris aired nationwide on ESPN. Notre Dame vs. Arizona State aired nationwide on ESPNews. All other games aired with whip-around or regional coverage on ESPN or ESPN2.

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Regional semifinals

| RD4=Regional Finals

| RD1-group1=Toledo, Ohio – Sat/Mon

| RD1-group2=West Lafayette, Indiana – Sat/Mon

| RD1-group3=Lexington, Kentucky – Sat/Mon

| RD1-group4=Waco, Texas – Sat/Mon

| score-width=25

| team-width=130

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01=Notre Dame

| RD1-score01=93

| RD1-seed02=16

| RD1-team02=Robert Morris

| RD1-score02=42

| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03=Vanderbilt

| RD1-score03=61

| RD1-seed04=9

| RD1-team04=Arizona State

| RD1-score04=69

| RD1-seed05=5

| RD1-team05=Oklahoma State

| RD1-score05=61*

| RD1-seed06=12

| RD1-team06=Florida Gulf Coast

| RD1-score06=60

| RD1-seed07=4

| RD1-team07=Purdue

| RD1-score07=84

| RD1-seed08=13

| RD1-team08=Akron

| RD1-score08=55

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09={{cbb link|year=2013|sex=women|team=Syracuse Orange|school=Syracuse University|title=Syracuse}}

| RD1-score09=59

| RD1-seed10=11

| RD1-team10=Chattanooga

| RD1-score10=53

| RD1-seed11=3

| RD1-team11=Kentucky

| RD1-score11=106

| RD1-seed12=14

| RD1-team12=Wright State

| RD1-score12=60

| RD1-seed13=7

| RD1-team13=California

| RD1-score13=64

| RD1-seed14=10

| RD1-team14=Fordham

| RD1-score14=63

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team15=Baylor

| RD1-score15=87

| RD1-seed16=15

| RD1-team16=Western Kentucky

| RD1-score16=74

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=Notre Dame

| RD2-score01=84

| RD2-seed02=9

| RD2-team02=Arizona State

| RD2-score02=67

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03=Oklahoma State

| RD2-score03=73

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04=Purdue

| RD2-score04=66

| RD2-seed05=6

| RD2-team05=Syracuse

| RD2-score05=59

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06=Kentucky

| RD2-score06=64

| RD2-seed07=7

| RD2-team07=California

| RD2-score07=56

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Baylor

| RD2-score08=75

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01= Notre Dame

| RD3-score01= 89

| RD3-seed02=5

| RD3-team02=Oklahoma State

| RD3-score02=72

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03=Kentucky

| RD3-score03=72

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04=Baylor

| RD3-score04=90

| RD4-seed01= 1

| RD4-team01= Notre Dame

| RD4-score01= 88

| RD4-seed02= 2

| RD4-team02= Baylor

| RD4-score02= 69

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Regional semifinals

| RD4=Regional Finals

| RD1-group1=Knoxville, Tennessee – Sat/Mon

| RD1-group2=College Park, Maryland – Sun/Tue

| RD1-group3=Iowa City, Iowa – Sun/Tue

| RD1-group4=Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Sun/Tue

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| team-width=130

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01=Tennessee

| RD1-score01=70

| RD1-seed02=16

| RD1-team02=Northwestern State

| RD1-score02=46

| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03={{cbb link|year=2013|sex=women|team=St. John's Red Storm|school=St. John's University (New York City)|title=St. John's}}

| RD1-score03=71

| RD1-seed04=9

| RD1-team04=USC

| RD1-score04=68

| RD1-seed05=5

| RD1-team05=Texas

| RD1-score05=79

| RD1-seed06=12

| RD1-team06=Pennsylvania

| RD1-score06=61

| RD1-seed07=4

| RD1-team07=Maryland

| RD1-score07=90

| RD1-seed08=13

| RD1-team08=Army

| RD1-score08=52

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09=Iowa

| RD1-score09=87

| RD1-seed10=11

| RD1-team10=Marist

| RD1-score10=65

| RD1-seed11=3

| RD1-team11=Louisville

| RD1-score11=88

| RD1-seed12=14

| RD1-team12=Idaho

| RD1-score12=42

| RD1-seed13=7

| RD1-team13={{cbb link|year=2013|sex=women|team=LSU Lady Tigers|school=Louisiana State University|title=LSU}}

| RD1-score13=98

| RD1-seed14=10

| RD1-team14={{cbb link|year=2013|sex=women|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|school=Georgia Institute of Technology|title=Georgia Tech}}

| RD1-score14=78

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team15=West Virginia

| RD1-score15=76

| RD1-seed16=15

| RD1-team16=Albany

| RD1-score16=61

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=Tennessee

| RD2-score01=67

| RD2-seed02=8

| RD2-team02=St. John's

| RD2-score02=51

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03=Texas

| RD2-score03=64

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04=Maryland

| RD2-score04=69

| RD2-seed05=6

| RD2-team05=Iowa

| RD2-score05=53

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06=Louisville

| RD2-score06=83

| RD2-seed07=7

| RD2-team07=LSU

| RD2-score07=76

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=West Virginia

| RD2-score08=67

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=Tennessee

| RD3-score01=62

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02=Maryland

| RD3-score02=73

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03=Louisville

| RD3-score03=73

| RD3-seed04=7

| RD3-team04=LSU

| RD3-score04=47

| RD4-seed01=4

| RD4-team01=Maryland

| RD4-score01=76

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-team02=Louisville

| RD4-score02=73

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{{16TeamBracket

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Regional semifinals

| RD4=Regional Finals

| RD1-group1=Seattle, Washington – Sun/Tue

| RD1-group2=Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Sun/Tue

| RD1-group3=University Park, Pennsylvania – Sun/Tue

| RD1-group4=Ames, Iowa – Sat/Mon

| score-width=25

| team-width=130

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01=South Carolina

| RD1-score01=73

| RD1-seed02=16

| RD1-team02=Cal. State Northridge

| RD1-score02=58

| RD1-seed03=8

| RD1-team03=Middle Tennessee

| RD1-score03=36

| RD1-seed04=9

| RD1-team04=Oregon State

| RD1-score04=55

| RD1-seed05=5

| RD1-team05=Michigan State

| RD1-score05=91

| RD1-seed06=12

| RD1-team06=Hampton

| RD1-score06=61

| RD1-seed07=4

| RD1-team07=North Carolina

| RD1-score07=60

| RD1-seed08=13

| RD1-team08=Tennessee-Martin

| RD1-score08=58

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09={{cbb link|year=2013|sex=women|team=Dayton Flyers|school=University of Dayton|title=Dayton}}

| RD1-score09=69

| RD1-seed10=11

| RD1-team10=Florida

| RD1-score10=83

| RD1-seed11=3

| RD1-team11=Penn State

| RD1-score11=62

| RD1-seed12=14

| RD1-team12=Wichita State

| RD1-score12=56

| RD1-seed13=7

| RD1-team13=Iowa State

| RD1-score13=44

| RD1-seed14=10

| RD1-team14={{cbb link|year=2013|sex=women|team=Florida State Seminoles|school=Florida State University|title=Florida State}}

| RD1-score14=55

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team15=Stanford

| RD1-score15=81

| RD1-seed16=15

| RD1-team16=South Dakota

| RD1-score16=62

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=South Carolina

| RD2-score01=78

| RD2-seed02=9

| RD2-team02=Oregon State

| RD2-score02=69

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03=Michigan State

| RD2-score03=53

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04=North Carolina

| RD2-score04=62

| RD2-seed05=11

| RD2-team05=Florida

| RD2-score05=61

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06=Penn State

| RD2-score06=83

| RD2-seed07=10

| RD2-team07=Florida State

| RD2-score07=44

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Stanford

| RD2-score08=63

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=South Carolina

| RD3-score01=58

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02=North Carolina

| RD3-score02=65

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03=Penn State

| RD3-score03=57

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04=Stanford

| RD3-score04=82

| RD4-seed01=4

| RD4-team01=North Carolina

| RD4-score01= 65

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=Stanford

| RD4-score02= 74

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{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=National semifinals
April 6

| RD2=National championship game
April 8

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| RD1-seed1=LI1

| RD1-team1=UConn

| RD1-score1=75

| RD1-seed2=S2

| RD1-team2=Stanford

| RD1-score2=56

| RD1-seed3=ND1

| RD1-team3=Notre Dame

| RD1-score3=87

| RD1-seed4=LO4

| RD1-team4=Maryland

| RD1-score4=61

| RD2-seed1=LI1

| RD2-team1=UConn

| RD2-score1=79

| RD2-seed2=ND1

| RD2-team2=Notre Dame

| RD2-score2=58

}}

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| date = April 6, 2014

| time = 5:30 pm CDT

| report = [https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400550434 Recap]

| team1 = #4 Maryland Terrapins

| score1 = 61

| team2 = #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

| score2 = 87

| H1 = 31-48 | H2 = 30-39

| points1 = Brionna Jones 16

| rebounds1 = Alyssa Thomas 6

| assist1 = Lexie Brown 8

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Kayla McBride 28

| rebounds2 = Jewell Loyd, Markisha Wright 9

| assist2 = Lindsay Allen 5

| place = Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, Tennessee

| attendance = 17,548

| referee = Scott Yarbrough, Cameron Inouye, Mike Price

| TV = ESPN

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{{basketballbox

| bg = #ffdead

| date = April 6, 2014

| time = 8:00 pm CDT

| report = [https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400550454 Recap]

| team1 = #2 Stanford Cardinal

| score1 = 56

| team2 = #1 Connecticut Huskies

| score2 = 75

| H1 = 24-28 | H2 = 32-47

| points1 = Amber Orrange 16

| rebounds1 = Chiney Ogwumike 10

| assist1 = Amber Orrange 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Breanna Stewart 18

| rebounds2 = Breanna Stewart, Stefanie Dolson 7

| assist2 = Moriah Jefferson, Bria Hartley 4

| place = Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, Tennessee

| attendance = 17,548

| referee = Tina Napier, Joe Vaszily, Chuck Gonzales

| TV = ESPN

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #e3e3e3

| date = April 8, 2014

| time = 7:30 pm CDT

| report = [https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400551354 Recap]

| team1 = #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

| score1 = 58

| team2 = #1 Connecticut Huskies

| score2 = 79

| H1 = 38-45 | H2 = 20-34

| points1 = Kayla McBride 21

| rebounds1 = Jewell Loyd 6

| assist1 = Lindsay Allen 5

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Breanna Stewart 21

| rebounds2 = Stefanie Dolson 16

| assist2 = Stefanie Dolson, Moriah Jefferson 7

| place = Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, Tennessee

| attendance = 17,570

| referee = Dee Kantner, Lisa Mattingly, Denise Brooks

| TV = ESPN

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Undefeated Connecticut faced undefeated Notre Dame in the final game, the first ever to feature two undefeated teams. After a hard-fought first half, the Connecticut Huskies pulled away in the second for a 79–58 victory. National Player of the Year Breanna Stewart scored 21 points for Connecticut. Stefanie Dolson added 17 points and 16 rebounds for the victors. Kayla McBride had 21 points for the Notre Dame Irish. Connecticut won the rebound battle 54–31 and held Notre Dame to a season low in points. After the game, Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said "I thought we were playing the Miami Heat for a while [Connecticut is] just that good."

By winning, Connecticut moved to 40–0 on the season and claimed their ninth title, surpassing Tennessee's eight titles for the most all-time. Coach Geno Auriemma said he was "flattered and grateful and all the things that come with this kind of accomplishment ... I'm more proud of the legacy that exists and what Connecticut basketball is as opposed to the number of championships."{{cite news |last=Feinberg |first=Doug |date=April 8, 2014 |title=UConn Women's Basketball Team Routs Notre Dame To Finish 40-0 Season, Win Historic 9th Title |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/08/uconn-notre-dame-ncaa-womens-final_n_5115079.html |access-date=April 11, 2014 |work=Huffington Post}} All nine of the school's titles, five with unbeaten records, have come during Auriemma's twenty seasons as head coach. Connecticut became the second school to finish the year 40–0, the other being Baylor. They have now won 46 consecutive games, the third most in NCAA history, but well short of their NCAA record of 90.

For Notre Dame, it was their third loss in the title game in the last four years. They were inhibited by the loss of senior starter Natalie Achonwa to injury in the Regional Final. The Irish had won seven of the previous nine meeting between the two powerhouses. However, Connecticut beat them during the tournament for the second consecutive year, having eliminated them in the Final Four in 2013.

• Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
• Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut
• Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut
• Kayla McBride, Notre Dame
• Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame

• Chuck Gonzalez (semifinal)
• Cameron Inouye (semifinal)
• Tina Napier (semifinal)
• Mike Price (semifinal)
• Joe Vaszily (semifinal)
• Scott Yarbrough (semifinal)
• Denise Brooks (final)
• Dee Kanter (final)
• Joe Vasily (Standby)
• Lisa Mattingly (final){{Cite web|url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF16.pdf|title=2016 Women's Final Four Record Book|last=Nixon|first=Rick|publisher=NCAA|access-date=1 May 2016}}

Source{{Cite web|title=The Tournament Field|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final_four_records_book/2021/Field.pdf|url-status=live|website=NCAA Record books|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329230911/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final_four_records_book/2021/Field.pdf |archive-date=March 29, 2022 }}

• The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
• The America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Conference USA, Horizon, Ivy, MEAC, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American (MAC), Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Sun Belt, SWAC, and WAC conferences each had one representative that was eliminated in the first round.

ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament.{{cite web |last=Margolis |first=Rachel |date=December 15, 2011 |title=ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023-24 |url=https://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2011/12/espn-and-ncaa-extend-rights-agreement-through-2023-24 |access-date=15 Dec 2011 |publisher=ESPN}} For the first and second rounds, ESPN aired select games nationally on ESPN, ESPNU, or ESPNews. All other games aired regionally on ESPN or ESPN2 and streamed online via ESPN3. Most of the nation got whip-around coverage during this time, which allowed ESPN to rotate between the games and focus the nation on the one that has the closest score. The regional semifinals were split between ESPN and ESPN2, and ESPN aired the regional finals, national semifinals, and championship match.{{cite web |last=Margolis |first=Rachel |date=March 18, 2014 |title=ESPN Networks to Present Entire NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship |url=https://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/03/ncaaw14 |access-date=18 Mar 2014 |publisher=ESPN}}

• Kevin Negandhi (Host)
• Kara Lawson (Analyst)
• Rebecca Lobo (Analyst)

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First & second rounds Saturday/Monday

• Mark Jones and LaChina Robinson – Durham, North Carolina
• Marc Kestecher and Brooke Weisbrod – Lexington, Kentucky
• Beth Mowins and Stephanie White – Toledo, Ohio
• Melissa Lee and Jimmy Dykes – West Lafayette, Indiana
• Clay Matvick and Fran Fraschilla – Ames, Iowa
• Joe Davis and Maria Taylor – Knoxville, Tennessee
• Dave Pasch and Doris Burke – Los Angeles, California
• Pam Ward and Carolyn Peck – Waco, Texas

Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight Saturday/Monday

• Beth Mowins, Stephanie White, and Maria Taylor – South Bend, Indiana
• Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck, and LaChina Robinson – Lincoln, Nebraska

Final Four

• Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke, and Holly Rowe – Nashville, Tennessee

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First & second rounds Sunday/Tuesday

• Cara Capuano and Nell Fortner – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Tom Hart and Mary Murphy – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Bob Wischusen and Christy Winters-Scott – College Park, Maryland
• Bob Picozzi and Krista Blunk – University Park, Pennsylvania
• Carter Blackburn and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude – College Station, Texas
• Holly Rowe and Brenda VanLengen – Iowa City, Iowa
• Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham – Seattle, Washington
• Dave O'Brien and Debbie Antonelli – Storrs, Connecticut

Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight Sunday/Tuesday

• Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke, and Holly Rowe – Louisville, Kentucky
• Dave Pasch, Debbie Antonelli, and Brooke Weisbrod – Stanford, California

Championship

• Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke, and Holly Rowe – Nashville, Tennessee

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Westwood One had nationwide broadcast and streaming radio rights from the regional finals on through the championship.{{cite web|title=NCAA, Westwood One extend deal|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/2011-01-13/ncaa-westwood-one-extend-deal|publisher=NCAA|access-date=12 May 2013|date=January 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516174340/http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/2011-01-13/ncaa-westwood-one-extend-deal|archive-date=May 16, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} The teams participating in the Regional Finals, Final Four, and championship were allowed to have their own local broadcasts, but were not allowed to stream their broadcast online.

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Regional Finals Monday{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Women's Division 1 Tournament Week 2 TV & National Radio schedule|url=http://eyeonskyandairsports.blogspot.com/2014/03/2014-ncaa-womens-division-1-tournament_26.html|publisher=Eye on Sky and Air Sports|access-date=26 March 2014|date=March 26, 2014}}

• Jason Benetti and Krista Blunk – South Bend, Indiana
• Craig Way and Brenda VanLengen – Lincoln, Nebraska

Final Four{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Women's Division 1 Tournament Final Four/Championship TV & National Radio schedule |url=http://eyeonskyandairsports.blogspot.com/2014/04/2014-ncaa-womens-division-1-tournament.html|publisher=Eye on Sky and Air Sports|access-date=1 April 2014|date=April 1, 2014}}

• Dave Ryan, Debbie Antonelli, and Krista Blunk – Nashville, Tennessee

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Regional Finals Tuesday

• Dave Ryan and Ann Schatz – Louisville, Kentucky
• Brandon Gaudin and Ann Meyers Drysdale – Stanford, California

Championship

• Dave Ryan, Debbie Antonelli, and Krista Blunk – Nashville, Tennessee

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• 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2014 National Invitation Tournament
• 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament

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