NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
Current season, competition or edition:; 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1982; 42 years ago
First season	1982
Organising body	NCAA
No. of teams	68
Most recent; champion(s)	South Carolina; (3rd title) ; (2024)
Most titles	UConn (11)
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS
Streaming partner(s)	ESPN+
Level on pyramid	1
Official website	ncaa.com/basketball

The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness,^[1] is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), to determine the national championship.

The tournament was preceded by the AIAW women's basketball tournament, which was organized by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) 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 AIAW 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.

As of 2022, the tournament follows the same format and selection process as its men's counterpart, with 32 automatic bids awarded to the champions of the Division I conferences, and 36 "at-large bids" extended by the NCAA Selection Committee, which are placed into four regional divisions and seeded from 1 to 16. The four lowest-seeded automatic bids, and the four lowest-seeded at-large bids, compete in the First Four games to advance to the 64-team bracket in the first round. The national semi-finals, branded as the Women's Final Four, are traditionally scheduled on the same weekend as the men's Final Four, but in a different host city. Presently, the Women's Final Four uses a Friday/Sunday scheduling, with its games occurring one day prior to the men's Final Four and championship, respectively.^[2]

Attendance and interest in the women's 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.^[2] The tournament is often overshadowed by the more-prominent men's tournament; after a gender equality review following the 2021 tournament, the NCAA expanded it to the current 68-team format of the men's tournament and extended the "March Madness" branding to the tournament as well. The 2024 women's championship was the first to receive higher viewership than the men's championship the same year. Still, the tournament receives a smaller amount of funding from broadcast rights (which are held by ESPN, and are pooled with those of other NCAA Division I championships besides golf and men's basketball) and sponsorship (which are sold by CBS and Turner Sports) than the men's tournament.

With 11 national titles, the UConn Huskies hold the record for the most NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships, which included four straight championships from 2013 through 2016.^[3] The team had also made the semi-finals for 14 consecutive tournaments.

Tournament format[edit]

From 1982 to 1990, 1996 to 2002, 2017 to 2019 and since 2021, 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, since 2023, is played the Sunday afternoon following the Men's Final Four; from 2017 to 2019, 2021 and 2022, Sunday evening.

The tournament bracket is made up of champions from each Division I conference, which are 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 NET data.

Since 2022, 68 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 its 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.^[4]

The tournament begins with four opening-round games known as the First Four. Like the men's version, the women's First Four involves the four lowest-ranked conference champions playing for 16 seeds in the round of 64, and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams playing for their own spots in the round of 64.^[5]

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. (meaning that all first-round games involve teams whose seeds add up to 17).

Number of teams, and seeding[edit]

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 to 1985 (in 1983, 36), 40 teams from 1986 to 1988, and 48 teams from 1989 to 1993. From 1994 to 2021, 64 teams competed in each tournament. From 2022, the tournament will involve 68 teams, matching the size of the D-I men's 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:^[6]

	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^{[seed 1]}
1984	17	15	32	Higher seed^{[seed 1]}
1985	18	14	32	Higher seed
1986	17	23	40	Higher seed^{[seed 1]}
1987	18	22
1988	18	22
1989	19	29	48
1990	21	27
1991	21	27
1992	22	26
1993	23	25
1994	32	32	64
1995	32	32
1996	31	33		Higher seed	National
1997	30	34		Higher seed^{[seed 1]}
1998				Higher seed
1999				Higher seed
2000				Higher seed^{[seed 1]}
2001	31	33		Higher seed^{[seed 1]}
2002				Higher seed
2003				16 Sites^{[seed 2]}
2004				16 Sites^{[seed 2]}
2005				8 Sites^{[seed 2]}
2006
2007
2008
2009				16 Sites^{[seed 2]}
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014	32	32
2015				Higher seed^{[seed 1]}
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021	31^{[seed 3]}	33
2022	32	36	68

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Some exceptions. Due to venue availability, in some cases, the lower seed hosted, or the game was played at a neutral site.
^ ^a ^b ^c From 2003 to 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.
^ Ivy League cancelled all winter athletics due to COVID-19.

Selection process[edit]

A special selection committee appointed by the NCAA determines which 68 teams will enter the tournament, and where they will be seeded and placed in the bracket. Because of the automatic bids, only 36 teams (the at-large bids) rely on the selection committee to secure them a spot in the tournament.

Women's NCAA Division I basketball champions[edit]

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Venue	Other semifinalists
1982	Louisiana Tech (1, 1–0)	76–62	Cheyney State (1, 0–1)	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, Virginia)	Tennessee & Maryland
1983	USC (1, 1–0)	69–67	Louisiana Tech (2, 1–1)	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, Virginia)	Old Dominion & Georgia
1984	USC (2, 2–0)	72–61	Tennessee (1, 0–1)	Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, California)	Cheyney State & Louisiana Tech
1985	Old Dominion (1, 1–0)	70–65	Georgia (1, 0–1)	Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)	Western Kentucky & Northeast Louisiana^[a]
1986	Texas (1, 1–0)	97–81	USC (3, 2–1)	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky)	Western Kentucky & Tennessee
1987	Tennessee (2, 1–1)	67–44	Louisiana Tech (3, 1–2)	Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)	Texas & Long Beach State
1988	Louisiana Tech (4, 2–2)	56–54	Auburn (1, 0–1)	Tacoma Dome (Tacoma, Washington)	Long Beach State & Tennessee
1989	Tennessee (3, 2–1)	76–60	Auburn (2, 0–2)	Tacoma Dome (Tacoma, Washington)	Louisiana Tech & Maryland
1990	Stanford (1, 1–0)	88–81	Auburn (3, 0–3)	Thompson–Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tennessee)	Virginia & Louisiana Tech
1991	Tennessee (4, 3–1)	70–67 (OT)	Virginia (1, 0–1)	Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, Louisiana)	Connecticut^[b] & Stanford
1992	Stanford (2, 2–0)	78–62	Western Kentucky (1, 0–1)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, California)	Southwest Missouri State^[c] & Virginia
1993	Texas Tech (1, 1–0)	84–82	Ohio State (1, 0–1)	Omni Coliseum (Atlanta, Georgia)	Iowa & Vanderbilt
1994	North Carolina (1, 1–0)	60–59	Louisiana Tech (5, 2–3)	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Purdue & Alabama
1995	UConn^[b] (1, 1–0)	70–64	Tennessee (5, 3–2)	Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)	Stanford & Georgia
1996	Tennessee (6, 4–2)	83–65	Georgia (2, 0–2)	Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)	Connecticut^[b] & Stanford
1997	Tennessee (7, 5–2)	68–59	Old Dominion (2, 1–1)	Riverfront Coliseum (Cincinnati, Ohio)	Notre Dame & Stanford
1998	Tennessee (8, 6–2)	93–75	Louisiana Tech (6, 2–4)	Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri)	Arkansas & North Carolina State
1999	Purdue (1, 1–0)	62–45	Duke (1, 0–1)	San Jose Arena (San Jose, California)	Louisiana Tech & Georgia
2000	UConn^[b] (2, 2–0)	71–52	Tennessee (9, 6–3)	First Union Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)	Rutgers & Penn State
2001	Notre Dame (1, 1–0)	68–66	Purdue (2, 1–1)	Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Connecticut^[b] & Southwest Missouri State^[c]
2002	UConn^[b] (3, 3–0)	82–70	Oklahoma (1, 0–1)	Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)	Tennessee & Duke
2003	UConn^[b] (4, 4–0)	73–68	Tennessee (10, 6–4)	Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)	Texas & Duke
2004	UConn^[b] (5, 5–0)	70–61	Tennessee (11, 6–5)	New Orleans Arena (New Orleans, Louisiana)	Minnesota & LSU
2005	Baylor (1, 1–0)	84–62	Michigan State (1, 0–1)	RCA Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana)	LSU & Tennessee
2006	Maryland (1, 1–0)	78–75 (OT)	Duke (2, 0–2)	TD Banknorth Garden (Boston, Massachusetts)	North Carolina & LSU
2007	Tennessee (12, 7–5)	59–46	Rutgers (1, 0–1)	Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	North Carolina & LSU
2008	Tennessee (13, 8–5)	64–48	Stanford (3, 2–1)	St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida)	LSU & Connecticut
2009	UConn^[b] (6, 6–0)	76–54	Louisville (1, 0–1)	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Stanford & Oklahoma
2010	UConn^[b] (7, 7–0)	53–47	Stanford (4, 2–2)	Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)	Baylor & Oklahoma
2011	Texas A&M (1, 1–0)	76–70	Notre Dame (2, 1–1)	Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)	Connecticut & Stanford
2012	Baylor (2, 2–0)	80–61	Notre Dame (3, 1–2)	Pepsi Center (Denver, Colorado)	Stanford & Connecticut
2013	UConn^[b] (8, 8–0)	93–60	Louisville (2, 0–2)	New Orleans Arena (New Orleans, Louisiana)	Notre Dame & California
2014	UConn (9, 9–0)	79–58	Notre Dame (4, 1–3)	Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee)	Stanford & Maryland
2015	UConn (10, 10–0)	63–53	Notre Dame (5, 1–4)	Amalie Arena (Tampa, Florida)	South Carolina & Maryland
2016	UConn (11, 11–0)	82–51	Syracuse (1, 0–1)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)	Oregon State & Washington
2017	South Carolina (1, 1–0)	67–55	Mississippi State (1, 0–1)	American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)	UConn & Stanford
2018	Notre Dame (6, 2–4)	61–58	Mississippi State (2, 0–2)	Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio)	UConn & Louisville
2019	Baylor (3, 3–0)	82–81	Notre Dame (7, 2–5)	Amalie Arena (Tampa, Florida)	UConn & Oregon
2020	Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Stanford (5, 3–2)	54–53	Arizona (1, 0–1)	Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)	UConn & South Carolina
2022	South Carolina (2, 2–0)	64–49	UConn (12, 11–1)	Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)	Stanford & Louisville
2023	LSU (1, 1–0)	102–85	Iowa (1, 0–1)	American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)	South Carolina & Virginia Tech
2024	South Carolina (3, 3–0)	87–75	Iowa (2, 0–2)	Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse (Cleveland, Ohio)	UConn & North Carolina State
2025				Amalie Arena (Tampa, Florida)
2026				Footprint Center (Phoenix, Arizona)
2027				Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
2028				Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)
2029				Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)
2030				Moda Center (Portland, Oregon)
2031				American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas)

^ Known as Louisiana–Monroe since 1999–2000; alternately branded athletically as ULM.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Branded athletically as "UConn" since the 2013–14 season.
^ ^a ^b Known as Missouri State since 2005–06.

Team titles[edit]

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Baylor

Stanford

Louisiana Tech

USC

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Maryland

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Carolina

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Carolina

Texas

Texas
A&M

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Schools that have won the NCAA Division I women's basketball championship
11, 8, 3, 2, 1

Team	#	Years
UConn	11	1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Tennessee	8	1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008
Baylor	3	2005, 2012, 2019
South Carolina		2017, 2022, 2024
Stanford		1990, 1992, 2021
Louisiana Tech	2	1982, 1988
Notre Dame		2001, 2018
USC		1983, 1984
LSU	1	2023
Maryland		2006
North Carolina		1994
Old Dominion		1985
Purdue		1999
Texas		1986
Texas A&M		2011
Texas Tech		1993

Multiple NCAA championship coaches[edit]

Coach	School	Championships
Geno Auriemma	UConn	11
Pat Summitt	Tennessee	8
Kim Mulkey	Baylor / LSU	4
Dawn Staley	South Carolina	3
Tara VanDerveer	Stanford	3
Muffet McGraw	Notre Dame	2
Linda Sharp	Southern California	2

NCAA Championship by conference[edit]

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

Conference	Year	Championships
Southeastern	1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024	12
Big East^{[a 1]}	1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013	9
Pac-12^{[a 2]}	1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2021	5
Big 12	2005, 2011, 2012, 2019	4
American Athletic	2014, 2015, 2016	3
Atlantic Coast	1994, 2006, 2018	3
Southwest	1986, 1993	2
Western Collegiate	1983, 1984	2
American South	1988	1
Big Ten	1999
Independent	1982
Sun Belt	1985

^ The Big East Conference operated in its original form from 1979 until 2013. During that time, UConn 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. UConn then moved from the American to the new Big East in all sports outside football in the summer of 2020. The American no longer claims any of the original Big East's competitive history, though legally it does even in the two sports that it sponsors and the current Big East does not (football and women's rowing).
^ Known as the Pacific-10 Conference, or Pac-10, when its first 4 titles were won.

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NCAA Final Four locations (hover over city to see arena)

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, Florida
2009 – St. Louis, Missouri
2010 – San Antonio, Texas
2011 – Indianapolis, Indiana
2012 – Denver, Colorado
2013 – New Orleans, Louisiana
2014 – Nashville, Tennessee
2015 – Tampa, Florida
2016 – Indianapolis, Indiana
2017 – Dallas, Texas
2018 – Columbus, Ohio
2019 – Tampa, Florida
2020 – New Orleans, Louisiana
2021 – San Antonio, Texas
2022 – Minneapolis, Minnesota
2023 – Dallas, Texas
2024 – Cleveland, Ohio
2025 – Tampa, Florida
2026 – Phoenix, Arizona
2027 – Columbus, Ohio
2028 – Indianapolis, Indiana
2029 – San Antonio, Texas
2030 – Portland, Oregon
2031 – Dallas, Texas

Result by school and by year[edit]

Two hundred and eighty-three teams have appeared in the NCAA tournament in at least one year starting with 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.^[7]

ƒ First Four (First played in 2022.)
• Round of 64 (Fewer than 64 teams invited before 1994.)
32 Round of 32
16 Sweet Sixteen
E8 Elite Eight
F4 Final Four
RU National Runner-up
CH National Champion
CH RU F4 E8 16 32 • ƒ The team achieved the placement shown, but the participation was later vacated. These vacated appearances are not included in the total columns.

For each season, the 4 teams seeded No. 1 are shown with double underline, and 12 teams seeded between No. 2 and No. 4 are shown with dotted underline.

School	Conference	#	16	E8	F4	CG	CH	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	21	22	23	24
School	Conference
UConn	Big East	35	31	28	23	12	11								•	32	F4	32	•	E8	CH	F4	E8	E8	16	CH	F4	CH	CH	CH	16	E8	E8	F4	CH	CH	F4	F4	CH	CH	CH	CH	F4	F4	F4	F4	RU	16	F4
Tennessee	SEC	42	36	28	18	13	8	F4	E8	RU	16	F4	CH	F4	CH	E8	CH	16	E8	16	RU	CH	CH	CH	E8	RU	16	F4	RU	RU	F4	E8	CH	CH	•	16	E8	E8	E8	16	E8	E8	32	32	•	32	16	16	32
Stanford	Pac-12	37	29	22	15	5	3	32						16	E8	CH	F4	CH	16	E8	F4	F4	F4	•	•	32	32	16	32	E8	E8	E8	32	RU	F4	RU	F4	F4	16	F4	16	E8	F4	16	E8	CH	F4	32	16
South Carolina	SEC	20	14	8	6	3	3	16				•		32	•	16	•											E8	32									16	32	16	F4	16	CH	E8	16	F4	CH	F4	CH
Baylor	Big 12	22	16	10	4	3	3																				•	32		16	CH	16	32	32	16	F4	E8	CH	16	E8	E8	E8	E8	16	CH	E8	32	32	16
Notre Dame	ACC	29	20	10	9	7	2											•		•		32	F4	16	32	16	CH	32	16	16	32	•	32	16	•	16	RU	RU	F4	RU	RU	16	E8	CH	RU		16	16	16
Louisiana Tech	CUSA	27	20	16	10	6	2	CH	RU	F4	E8	E8	RU	CH	F4	F4	•	•	E8	RU	16	E8	16	RU	F4	E8	E8	•	16	16	•	•				•	•
USC	Pac-12	18	11	7	3	3	2	E8	CH	CH	16	RU	16	16			32	E8	16	E8	•		32								32	32								•								•	E8
Purdue	Big Ten	27	12	8	3	2	1								32	16	32	16		F4	E8	•	32	E8	CH	32	RU	32	E8	16	32	16	E8	32	E8		32	32	32	32		•	32					ƒ
Old Dominion	Sun Belt	25	12	5	3	2	1	16	F4	E8	CH		16	32	32	32		•	32	32	•	16	RU	16	16	16	•	E8	•	•	•	•	•	16
LSU	SEC	29	16	10	6	1	1			16		E8	32	•	16	•	32						16		16	E8	32	32	E8	F4	F4	F4	F4	F4	32	32		32	16	16	•		•	•			32	CH	E8
Maryland	Big Ten	31	16	11	5	1	1	F4	16	32		32		E8	F4	32	•	E8	32				•				•			32	32	CH	32	E8	E8		32	E8	16	F4	F4	32	16	32	32	16	16	E8	•
Texas	Big 12	36	18	12	3	1	1		E8	E8	16	CH	F4	E8	E8	E8	•	32	32	32		32	32		•	•	•	16	F4	16	32			32	•	•	•	•		32	16	E8	16	16	•	E8	E8	32	E8
North Carolina	ACC	31	18	7	3	1	1		32	16	32	16	32					32	16	CH	16		16	E8	16	16		16	32	•	E8	F4	F4	E8	32	•	16		32	E8	16				•	•	16	32	32
Texas Tech	Big 12	20	11	4	1	1	1			32		32				•	•	16	CH	16	E8	16	32	32	16	E8	16	16	E8	32	16						•		•
Texas A&M	SEC	18	9	3	1	1	1													16		•										•	32	E8	16	32	CH	16	32	E8	•	32	32	16	16	16			•
Auburn	SEC	22	10	6	3	3	-	32	16		16	16	E8	RU	RU	RU	E8		16	32		E8	32		32	32				32				•	32							32	•		•				ƒ
Georgia	SEC	36	20	11	5	2	-	32	F4	E8	RU	16	16	16	32	32	E8		32		F4	RU	E8	•	F4	E8	32	•	16	E8	16	16	16	32	•	16	16	•	E8	•		•		32		32	32	32
Duke	ACC	26	18	11	4	2	-						32								32	32	32	E8	RU	16	16	F4	F4	E8	E8	RU	16	16	32	E8	E8	E8	E8	32	16		32	16				32	16
Louisville	ACC	26	12	8	4	2	-		32	32									32		32		•	32	•		•				•	•	32	16	RU		16	32	RU	E8	16	32	16	F4	E8	E8	F4	E8	•
Iowa	Big Ten	30	10	6	3	2	-					32	E8	E8	16	32	32	32	F4	32		16	32	32			32	32		•		•		•	•	32	•	•	32	32	16			•	E8	16	32	RU	RU
Mississippi State	SEC	12	5	3	2	2	-																		•	32		32	32						32	16					32	16	RU	RU	E8			32
Virginia	ACC	25	12	7	3	1	-			32	32	32	16	E8	16	F4	RU	F4	E8	16	E8	E8	16	32	•	16	•	•	32		32			32	32	•								32
Oklahoma	Big 12	24	10	3	3	1	-					16									32					16	16	RU	•	32	•	16	16	32	F4	F4	16	32	16	•	32	32	32	•			32	32	32
Western Kentucky	CUSA	20	6	3	3	1	-				F4	F4	32	32	•	•	16	RU	16	32	16		•	32		32			•					•						•	•		•	•
Rutgers	Big Ten	26	11	7	2	1	-					E8	E8	16	32	•	•	32	32	•				16	E8	F4	32		32	•	E8	16	RU	E8	16	•	32	•			32				•	•
Cheyney	D2	3	3	2	2	1	-	RU	16	F4
Ohio State	Big Ten	28	13	4	1	1	-	32		32	E8	16	E8	16	16	32			RU			32			•				32	32	16	32	•	•	16	32	16	•			32	16	16	32			16	E8	32
Michigan State	Big Ten	19	3	1	1	1	-										32					32	32						•	32	RU	16	32		16	32	32	•	32	32		32	•		32	•			•
Arizona	Pac-12	11	2	1	1	1	-																32	16	32	32			•	•	32															RU	32	32	•
Syracuse	ACC	13	1	1	1	1	-				32			32														•						•					•	32	32	RU	32	•	32	32			32
Long Beach State	Big West	12	9	6	2	-	-	16	E8	E8	E8	16	F4	F4	E8	32	16	•																									•
NC State	ACC	29	16	3	2	-	-	16	32	16	16	32	16		16	16	16				16	32	•	F4	32	•	16			•	•	•	16			•				•			32	16	16	16	E8	•	F4
Missouri State	Missouri Valley	17	5	2	2	-	-										32	F4	16	32	32	•		•	32	•	F4		•	•		•										•			16	16	•
Vanderbilt	SEC	28	14	5	1	-	-					32	32		•	16	16	E8	F4	16	16	E8	16	•		32	E8	E8	32	16	16	32	32	16	16	32	•	32	32	•									•
Penn State	Big Ten	25	13	4	1	-	-	16	E8	32	16	16	32	32		32	32	16	32	E8	32	16			32	F4	•	16	16	E8	•						32	16	32	16
Washington	Pac-12	19	7	3	1	-	-				32	32	32	16	32	E8	16		32	32	16		•	•			E8		•			32	•								•	F4	16
Oregon State	Pac-12	13	6	3	1	-	-		16	32										•	32	•																		32	32	F4	16	E8	16	32			E8
Oregon	Pac-12	17	4	3	1	-	-	32		32			32							32	•	•	32	•	32	•	•				32												E8	E8	F4	16	•
Arkansas	SEC	13	3	2	1	-	-					•			•	E8	16				32			F4			32	32	32									32			32					•	•
Alabama	SEC	13	6	1	1	-	-			16				•				32	32	F4	16	16	16	16	32																					32		•	32
Minnesota	Big Ten	10	3	1	1	-	-													32								32	16	F4	16	•		•	32						•			32
California	Pac-12	14	2	1	1	-	-									•		•	32													•	•	32	16			32	F4	32	32		32	•	32
Virginia Tech	ACC	13	2	1	1	-	-													•	32			32	16		32		32	32	•	32														32	•	F4	32
Louisiana–Monroe	Sun Belt	3	2	1	1	-	-		32	16	F4
Ole Miss	SEC	20	11	5	-	-	-	32	16	16	E8	E8	16	16	E8	16	•	E8		32	•	•								•	•		E8														•	16	32
Kentucky	SEC	17	6	4	-	-	-	E8	32			•					•								32							32				E8	32	E8	E8	16	32	16	32		32	32	•
Colorado	Pac-12	15	7	3	-	-	-							32	32			•	E8	16	E8	32	16				32	E8	16	•									•								•	16
Florida State	ACC	22	5	3	-	-	-		32							•	32										32				32	32	16	32	32	E8	32		32	32	E8	16	E8	32	32	•	ƒ	•	•
UCLA	Pac-12	19	9	2	-	-	-		32		16					•		16						32	E8	•				•		32				32	32		32			16	16	E8	16	32		16	16
Arizona State	Pac-12	17	7	2	-	-	-	16	16									•									•	32			16	32	E8	32	E8		•			32	16	32	32	32	16
Iowa State	Big 12	22	6	2	-	-	-																•	32	E8	16	16	32			•		32	32	E8	16	•	•	32	•	•		•		32	32	16	•	32
Xavier	Big East	10	2	2	-	-	-												•						32	•	E8		•				•	•	•	E8	32
Gonzaga	West Coast	15	5	1	-	-	-																										•		32	16	E8	16	•	•	16		•	•	32	•	32	•	16
George Washington	Atlantic 10	18	4	1	-	-	-										32	32		32	16	32	E8	32		32	•		32	•	32	32	16	16							•	•		•
Clemson	ACC	16	4	1	-	-	-	32						32	16	16	E8	32	32	32		32	•	32	16	32	32	•																	32
Indiana	Big Ten	10	4	1	-	-	-		16											•	•							•														32			32	E8	16	32	16
Utah	Pac-12	20	3	1	-	-	-		32			•			•	•	•				•	•	32	•		•	16		32		32	E8		•	32		•										32	16	32
Kansas State	Big 12	18	3	1	-	-	-	E8	16	32			•										•					16	32	32	32			32	32		•	32				32	32		•		32		32
Miami (FL)	ACC	16	2	1	-	-	-								•			16	32					•					•	•							32	32	•		32	•	32	•	32		32	E8
Florida	SEC	16	2	1	-	-	-												32	•	32	•	E8	16	•		32	•		32		•			32			32		32		•					•
Drake	Missouri Valley	15	2	1	-	-	-	E8		32		32									32		•	•		•	•	16					•										•	•	•			•	•
Villanova	Big East	13	2	1	-	-	-					32	32	•	•												32	32	E8	32					•				•					32			32	16
Michigan	Big Ten	12	2	1	-	-	-									32								•		•	32											•	32					32	32	16	E8	32	•
Creighton	Big East	10	1	1	-	-	-											32		32								•										•	32				32	32			E8	•	32
Dayton	Atlantic 10	9	1	1	-	-	-																													32	•	•	32	•	E8		•	•			•
Lamar	Southland	2	1	1	-	-	-										E8																			•
Stephen F. Austin	WAC	20	5	-	-	-	-	32	32					32	16	16	32	16	16	•	•	16	32	•	•	32	•	•				•														•	•
DePaul	Big East	25	4	-	-	-	-									32	•	32	•		•	32	•						•	32	32	16	•	•	•	•	16	32	•	16	32	16	32	32	•		ƒ
Kansas	Big 12	15	4	-	-	-	-						32	32				•	•	32	•	16	32	16	32	•												16	16								32		32
James Madison	Sun Belt	13	4	-	-	-	-					16	16	16	32		16					•											•			•	•			32	•	•						•
Oklahoma State	Big 12	17	3	-	-	-	-								32	•	16		•	•	•	32											•	16		32			32	16	•	•		32		32		•
San Diego State	Mountain West	9	3	-	-	-	-			16	16								•	32	•		•												32	16		•
Boston College	ACC	7	3	-	-	-	-																		32	32		•	16	16	32	16
Nebraska	Big Ten	16	2	-	-	-	-							32					32			•		32	•	•							•	32		16		•	16	32	•			•			•		32
BYU	Big 12	15	2	-	-	-	-			32	32								•							•		16	•			32	•					•		16	•	•			32	32	•
Missouri	SEC	13	2	-	-	-	-	16	32	32	32	32								•							16			•		•										32	32	•	32
Georgia Tech	ACC	11	2	-	-	-	-												•										•				32	•	32	•	32	16		•						16	•
Illinois	Big Ten	9	2	-	-	-	-	32				32	32										16	16	32	32			•																			ƒ
Colorado State	Mountain West	7	2	-	-	-	-															32		32	16		32	•														•							16
Georgetown	Big East	4	2	-	-	-	-												16																	32	16	32
Pittsburgh	ACC	4	2	-	-	-	-																										32	16	16						32
Montana	Big Sky	21	1	-	-	-	-		•	16		32		32	32	•	•	32		32	32	•	•	•		•				•	•			•	•		•		•		•
Green Bay	Horizon	19	1	-	-	-	-													•				•	•	•		•	32	•	•		32		•	32	16	32	•		•	•	•	•					•
Liberty	CUSA	17	1	-	-	-	-																•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16	•		•	•	•		•	•		•			•
West Virginia	Big 12	15	1	-	-	-	-								32			16												•			32	32		32	32	32	•	32		32	32			32		•	32
UC Santa Barbara	Big West	14	1	-	-	-	-											32	32				•	32	•	•	•	32	32	16	•			•	•			•
South Dakota State	Summit	12	1	-	-	-	-																												32	•	•	•	•		•	32		•	16	•		32	•
St. John's	Big East	11	1	-	-	-	-		32	32				32																		32				32	32	16	•	32		•						•
UNLV	Mountain West	11	1	-	-	-	-			32	32	32			16	32	32			•								•																			•	•	•
Bowling Green	MAC	11	1	-	-	-	-						•	•	32	•			•	•											•	•	16			•	•
Marist	MAAC	11	1	-	-	-	-																							•		•	16	32	•	•	32	32	•	•						•
Southern Miss	Sun Belt	8	1	-	-	-	-				32		•		•	32		•		16	•	32
New Mexico	Mountain West	8	1	-	-	-	-																	•				•	16	•	•	32	•	•
Memphis	American	6	1	-	-	-	-	16			32		32								32	•	•	•
Central Michigan	MAC	6	1	-	-	-	-		32	32																													•					16	•	•
Providence	Big East	5	1	-	-	-	-					•			•	16	32	•
Delaware	CAA	5	1	-	-	-	-																				•						•					32	16								•
Quinnipiac	MAAC	5	1	-	-	-	-																																•		•		16	32	•
Southern Illinois	Missouri Valley	4	1	-	-	-	-					32	16			•		32
Seton Hall	Big East	4	1	-	-	-	-													16	32																				•	•
San Francisco	West Coast	4	1	-	-	-	-														•	16	•																			•
South Dakota	Summit	4	1	-	-	-	-																																	•					•	•	16
Buffalo	MAC	4	1	-	-	-	-																																			•		16	32		•
UAB	American	2	1	-	-	-	-													•						16
St. Bonaventure	Atlantic 10	2	1	-	-	-	-																															16				32
Middle Tennessee	CUSA	21	-	-	-	-	-		32	32	32	32		•								•		•						32	32	•	32		•	•	•	•	•	•		•				•		•	32
Chattanooga	SoCon	17	-	-	-	-	-								•			•									•	•	•	32		•	•	•		•			•	•	•	•	•					•	•
Marquette	Big East	15	-	-	-	-	-													•	•		32	•	•	•				32			32				32						•	32	32	•		•	•
Holy Cross	Patriot	14	-	-	-	-	-				32				•		32				•	•		•	•	•	•		•		•		•															•	•
Saint Joseph's	Atlantic 10	13	-	-	-	-	-				32	32	32	32	32	•				•	•		32		32	32													•	32
Saint Francis (PA)	Northeast	12	-	-	-	-	-															•	•	•	•	•		•	•	•	•					•	•							•
Princeton	Ivy League	11	-	-	-	-	-																													•	•	•	•		32	•		•	•		32	32	•
Tennessee Tech	Ohio Valley	11	-	-	-	-	-	32			32		32		32	32	•	•	•						•	•																						•
Temple	American	11	-	-	-	-	-								32													•		•	32	•	32	•	•	32	32						•
Tulane	American	11	-	-	-	-	-														•	•	32	•	•	32	•	32	•							•					•
Maine	America East	10	-	-	-	-	-														•	•	•	•	32	•				•														•	•				•
Florida Gulf Coast	ASUN	10	-	-	-	-	-																															•		•	32		•	32	•	•	32	32	•
Hampton	CAA	9	-	-	-	-	-																			•			•	•						•	•	•	•	•			•
TCU	Big 12	9	-	-	-	-	-																				32	32	32	32	•	32	•		•	•
South Florida	American	9	-	-	-	-	-																									•							32		32	32	•	•		32	•	32
Toledo	MAC	9	-	-	-	-	-										32	32			•	32	•		•		•																•					32
Hawaii	Big West	8	-	-	-	-	-								•	32				•		•		•																		•					•	•
Northwestern	Big Ten	8	-	-	-	-	-	32					32			32	32		32				•																		•					32
Jackson State	SWAC	7	-	-	-	-	-	32	•												•													•												•	•		•
Saint Peter's	MAAC	7	-	-	-	-	-	32										•	•				•		•	•		•
SMU	American	7	-	-	-	-	-													•	32	•		•	32	32								•
Wisconsin	Big Ten	7	-	-	-	-	-											•			32	32		•			•	•								•
Austin Peay	ASUN	7	-	-	-	-	-															•					•	•	•	•					•	•
Dartmouth	Ivy League	7	-	-	-	-	-		•												•				•	•					•	•			•
Belmont	Missouri Valley	7	-	-	-	-	-																										•									•	•	•	•	32	32
Vermont	America East	7	-	-	-	-	-											•	•	•						•									•	32												•
UCF	Big 12	7	-	-	-	-	-															•			•										•		•								•	•	32
Fresno State	Mountain West	7	-	-	-	-	-																											•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Albany	America East	7	-	-	-	-	-																															•	•	•	•	32	•				•
Kent State	MAC	6	-	-	-	-	-	32														32		•		•		•																					•
Fairfield	MAAC	6	-	-	-	-	-							•			•							•			•																				•		•
Portland	West Coast	6	-	-	-	-	-													•	•	•	•																									•	•
Howard	MEAC	6	-	-	-	-	-	32														•	•	•			•																				•
New Mexico State	CUSA	6	-	-	-	-	-						•	32																											•	•	•		•
Illinois State	Missouri Valley	6	-	-	-	-	-		32		32				32																•			•													•
Santa Clara	West Coast	6	-	-	-	-	-											32		•				•	•			•			•
Florida International	CUSA	6	-	-	-	-	-													•	32		•	32	•			32
Harvard	Ivy League	6	-	-	-	-	-															•	•	32				•	•				•
Hartford	D3	6	-	-	-	-	-																					•			•	32		32		•	•
Oral Roberts	Summit	6	-	-	-	-	-																		•		•				•		•	•					•
Boise State	Mountain West	6	-	-	-	-	-													•													•								•		•	•	•
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[higher-7] Some exceptions. Due to venue availability, in some cases, the lower seed hosted, or the game was played at a neutral site.

[y0314-8] From 2003 to 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.

[9] Ivy League cancelled all winter athletics due to COVID-19.

[10] Known as Louisiana–Monroe since 1999–2000; alternately branded athletically as ULM.

[UConn-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Branded athletically as "UConn" since the 2013–14 season.

[SMS-12] Known as Missouri State since 2005–06.

[13] The Big East Conference operated in its original form from 1979 until 2013. During that time, UConn 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. UConn then moved from the American to the new Big East in all sports outside football in the summer of 2020. The American no longer claims any of the original Big East's competitive history, though legally it does even in the two sports that it sponsors and the current Big East does not (football and women's rowing).

[14] Known as the Pacific-10 Conference, or Pac-10, when its first 4 titles were won.

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Current season, competition or edition: 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1982; 42 years ago (1982)
First season	1982
Organising body	NCAA
No. of teams	68
Most recent champion(s)	South Carolina (3rd title) (2024)
Most titles	UConn (11)
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS
Streaming partner(s)	ESPN+
Level on pyramid	1
Official website	ncaa.com/basketball

NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

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