2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Gender=Women's
Year=2008


ImageSize=150px
Caption=2008 Women's Final Four logo
Teams=64
FinalFourArena=St. Pete Times Forum
FinalFourCity=Tampa, Florida
Champions=Tennessee
TitleCount=8th
RunnerUp=Stanford
GameCount=3rd
Semifinal1=Connecticut
FinalFourCount=9th
Semifinal2=LSU
FinalFourCount2=5th
Coach=Pat Summitt
CoachCount=8th
MOP=Candace Parker
MOPTeam=
Attendance=
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Candice Wiggins
TopScorerTeam=Stanford
Points=151

The 2008 NCAA Women's Division I 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 | accessdate=2006-07-28]

Regionals

Once again, the system is the same as the Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, with the exception that only 64 teams go and there is no play-in game. Automatic bids were secured by 31 conference champions and 33 at-large bids. The regions (once again named after the host cities, a practice begun in 2005) will be held from March 29 to April 1 in the following regions:

:Greensboro Regional, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference):New Orleans Regional, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana (Host: University of New Orleans):Oklahoma City Regional, Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Host: University of Oklahoma):Spokane Regional, Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington (Host: Washington State University)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:

:The Pit, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico:Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana:Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut (Host: Fairfield University):Comcast Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland:Wells Fargo Arena at the Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa (Host: Iowa State University):Ted Constant Convocation Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia:Maples Pavilion, Stanford University, Stanford, California:Mackey Arena, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

"NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, the sites are on-campus sites."

This was the final year that eight sites will host subregional games. Starting with the 2009 tournament, the number of subregional sites will be doubled to sixteen.

The regional winners will advance to the Final Four, to be 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 will 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.

Teams receiving bids

A total of 30 teams receive automatic bids for winning their conference tournament championship. Since the Ivy League does not hold a tournament, 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. This leaves 33 at-large bids to be decided from the rest of the field by the NCAA. The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Monday, March 17.

Bracket

"NOTE: All initals 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, CT
subgroup2=Norfolk, VA
subgroup3=Stanford, CA
subgroup4=Des Moines, IA

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 Barb.
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 St.
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 St.
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, MD
subgroup2=Albuquerque, NM
subgroup3=Albuquerque, NM
subgroup4=Stanford, CA

RD1-team01= Maryland
RD1-team02= Coppin St.
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 St.
RD1-score11= 88
RD1-score12= 67

RD1-team13= UTEP
RD1-team14= Western Ky.
RD1-score13= 92
RD1-score14= 60

RD1-team15= Stanford
RD1-team16= Cleveland St.
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, VA
subgroup2=Bridgeport, CT
subgroup3=Des Moines, IA
subgroup4=Baton Rouge, LA

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 St.
RD1-team06= Chattanooga
RD1-score05= 69
RD1-score06= 59

RD1-team07= Louisville
RD1-team08= Miami (Ohio)
RD1-score07= 81
RD1-score08= 67

RD1-team09= Ohio St.
RD1-team10= Florida St.
RD1-score09= 49
RD1-score10= 60

RD1-team11= Oklahoma St.
RD1-team12= East Tenn. St.
RD1-score11= 85
RD1-score12= 73

RD1-team13= Marist
RD1-team14= DePaul
RD1-score13= 76
RD1-score14= 57

RD1-team15= LSU
RD1-team16= Jackson St.
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 St.
RD2-seed04= 4
RD2-team04= Louisville
RD2-score03=63
RD2-score04=80

RD2-seed05= 11
RD2-team05= Florida St.
RD2-seed06= 3
RD2-team06= Oklahoma St.
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 St.
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, IN
subgroup2=West Lafayette, IN
subgroup3=College Park, MD
subgroup4=Baton Rouge, LA

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= Southern Methodist
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= Texas-San Antonio
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 St.
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 – St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

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

Nineteen conferences — Atlantic Sun Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Big West Conference, Conference USA, 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 and West Coast Conference — went 0-1.

ee also

* 2008 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
* 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
* 2008 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
* NCAA Women's Division I Tournament bids by school

References

External links

* [http://ncaa.com/uploadedFiles/Sports/Basketball_(W)/2008WBKBracket.pdf Official bracket at NCAA.com]

* [http://www.ncaa.com/basketball-womens/default.aspx?id=147238 Interactive bracket at NCAA.com]