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NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
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NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
Most recent season or competition:
2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
Sport
Basketball
Founded
1982
No. of teams
64
Country
NCAA Division I (USA)
Most recent
champion(s)
Notre Dame (2nd)
Most titles
Connecticut (11)
TV partner(s)
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, WatchESPN
Official website
NCAA.com
The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each March, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season. The NCAA tournament was preceded by the AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, which was held annually from 1972 to 1982. Basketball was one of 12 women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same 12 (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA prevailed, while the AIAW disbanded.
Attendance and interest in the Women's Division I Championship have grown over the years, especially from 2003 to 2016, when the final championship game was moved to the Tuesday following the Monday men's championship game.[1] The women's championship game is the penultimate overall game of the college basketball season since 2017. From 1982 to 1990, 1996 to 2002, and since 2017 the Women's Final Four is usually played on the Friday before the Men's Final Four or the hours before the men played on the final Saturday of the tournament. The final was usually played the Sunday afternoon following the Men's Final Four; since 2017, Sunday evening.
The tournament bracket is made up of champions from each Division I conference, which receive automatic bids. The remaining slots are at-large bids, with teams chosen by an NCAA selection committee. The selection process and tournament seedings are based on several factors, including team rankings, win-loss records, and Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) data.
Unlike the men's tournament, there are only 32 at-large bids (since 2014), and no play-in game. The women's tournament, like the men's, is staged in a single elimination format and is part of the media and public frenzy known colloquially as March Madness or The Big Dance.
All 63 games have been broadcast on television since 2003 on ESPN and ESPN2.[2] Similar to the pre-2011 men's tournament coverage on CBS, local teams are shown on each channel when available, with "whip-around" coverage designed to showcase the most competitive contests in the rest of the country.
Contents
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1 Tournament format
2 Number of teams, and seeding
3 Selection process
4 Women's NCAA Division I basketball champions
4.1 Team titles
4.2 NCAA Final Fours by school
4.3 Multiple NCAA championship coaches
4.4 NCAA Championship by Conference
4.5 NCAA Final Four locations
5 Tournament trends
5.1 Top-ranked teams
5.2 Champions excluded the next year
5.3 #1 seeds
5.4 High seeds
5.5 Low seeds
5.6 Best Performances by #14 & #15 Seeds
5.7 First-round games
5.8 Second-round games
5.9 Teams entering the tournament unbeaten
5.10 Home state
5.11 Championship margins
5.12 Same-conference championship games
6 Result by school and by year
7 See also
8 References
Tournament format[edit]
Main article: NCAA basketball tournament selection process
A total of 64 teams qualify for the tournament played in March and April. Of these teams, 32 earn automatic bids by winning their respective conference tournaments. Since 2017 the Ivy League conducts their own post-season tournament. The remaining teams are granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Dr. Marilyn McNeil, vice president/director of athletics at Monmouth University is the current chairwoman. On March 1, 2011, Bowling Green State University's director of intercollegiate athletics, Greg Christopher, was appointed chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee during the 2011–12 academic year.[3]
The tournament is split into four regional tournaments, and each regional has teams seeded from 1 to 16, with the committee ostensibly making every region as comparable to the others as possible[citation needed]. The top-seeded team in each region plays the #16 team, the #2 team plays the #15, etc.
Number of teams, and seeding[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 1982–1985 (in 1983, 36), 40 teams from 1986–1988, and 48 teams from 1989–1993. Since 1994, 64 teams compete in each tournament.
Prior to 1996, seeding was conducted on a regional basis. The top teams (eight in the 32-, 40-, and 48-team formats, and 16 in the 64-team format) were ranked and seeded on a national basis. The remaining teams were then seeded based on their geographic region. Teams were moved outside of its geographic region only if it was necessary to balance the bracket, or if the proximity of an opponent outside of its region would be comparable and a more competitive game would result. In 1993, all teams except for the top four were explicitly unseeded. The regional seeding resumed in 1994. In 1996, seeds were assigned on a national basis using an "S-Curve" format[clarification needed] similar to the process used in selecting the field for the men's tournament.
The following table summarizes some of the key attributes of the seeding process:[4]
Number of teams selected
Year
Automatic
At-Large
Total
Location of first round(s)
Seeding Basis
1982 12 20 32 Higher seed Regional
1983 14 22 36 Higher seed†
1984 17 15 32
1985 18 14 Higher seed
1986 17 23 40 Higher seed†
1987 18 22
1988
1989 19 29 48
1990 21 27
1991
1992 22 26
1993 23 25
1994 32 32 64
1995
1996 31 33 Higher seed National
1997 30 34 Higher seed†
1998 Higher seed
1999
2000 Higher seed†
2001 31 33
2002 Higher seed
2003 16 Sites‡
2004
2005 8 Sites‡
2006
2007
2008
2009 16 Sites‡
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 32 32
2015 Higher seed†
2016
2017
2018
2019
† Some exceptions. Due to venue availability, in some cases, the lower seed hosted, or the game was played at a neutral site.
‡ From 2003–2014, sixteen predetermined sites were selected for first and second-round games. Teams were allowed to play at home, if hosting.
Between 2005 and 2008, eight sites were used for first-round games.
Selection process[edit]
Further information: NCAA basketball tournament selection process
A special selection committee appointed by the NCAA determines which 64 teams will enter the tournament, and where they will be seeded and placed in the bracket. Because of the automatic bids, only 32 teams (the at-large bids) rely on the selection committee to secure them a spot in the tournament.
Women's NCAA Division I basketball champions[edit]
Year
Winner
Score
Opponent
Venue
Other Semifinalists
1982 Louisiana Tech 76–62 Cheyney State Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, Virginia) Tennessee & Maryland
1983 USC 69–67 Louisiana Tech Old Dominion & Georgia
1984 USC 72–61 Tennessee Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, California) Cheyney State & Louisiana Tech
1985 Old Dominion 70–65 Georgia Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas) Western Kentucky & Northeast Louisiana
1986 Texas 97–81 USC Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) Western Kentucky & Tennessee
1987 Tennessee 67–44 Louisiana Tech Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas) Texas & Long Beach State
1988 Louisiana Tech 56–54 Auburn Tacoma Dome (Tacoma, Washington) Long Beach State & Tennessee
1989 Tennessee 76–70 Auburn Louisiana Tech & Maryland
1990 Stanford 88–81 Auburn Thompson–Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tennessee) Virginia & Louisiana Tech
1991 Tennessee 70–67 (OT) Virginia Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, Louisiana) Connecticut & Stanford
1992 Stanford 78–62 Western Kentucky Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, California) Southwest Missouri State & Virginia
1993 Texas Tech 84–82 Ohio State Omni Coliseum (Atlanta, Georgia) Iowa & Vanderbilt
1994 North Carolina 60–59 Louisiana Tech Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia) Purdue & Alabama
1995 Connecticut 70–64 Tennessee Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Stanford & Georgia
1996 Tennessee 83–65 Georgia Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) Connecticut & Stanford
1997 Tennessee 68–59 Old Dominion Riverfront Coliseum (Cincinnati, Ohio) Notre Dame & Stanford
1998 Tennessee 93–75 Louisiana Tech Kemper Arena (Kansas City, Missouri) Arkansas & North Carolina State
1999 Purdue 62–45 Duke San Jose Arena (San Jose, California) Louisiana Tech & Georgia
2000 Connecticut 71–52 Tennessee First Union Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Rutgers & Penn State
2001 Notre Dame 68–66 Purdue Savvis Center (St. Louis, Missouri) Connecticut & Southwest Missouri State
2002 Connecticut 82–70 Oklahoma Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas) Tennessee & Duke
2003 Connecticut 73–68 Tennessee Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia) Texas & Duke
2004 Connecticut 70–61 Tennessee New Orleans Arena (New Orleans, Louisiana) Minnesota & LSU
2005 Baylor 84–62 Michigan State RCA Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana) LSU & Tennessee
2006 Maryland 78–75 (OT) Duke TD Garden (Boston, Massachusetts) North Carolina & LSU
2007 Tennessee 59–46 Rutgers Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)
2008 Tennessee 64–48 Stanford St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida) LSU & Connecticut
2009 Connecticut 76–54 Louisville Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) Stanford & Oklahoma
2010 Connecticut 53–47 Stanford Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas) Baylor & Oklahoma
2011 Texas A&M 76–70 Notre Dame Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana) Connecticut & Stanford
2012 Baylor 80–61 Notre Dame Pepsi Center (Denver, Colorado) Stanford & Connecticut
2013 Connecticut 93–60 Louisville New Orleans Arena (New Orleans, Louisiana) Notre Dame & California
2014 Connecticut 79–58 Notre Dame Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee) Stanford & Maryland
2015 Connecticut 63–53 Notre Dame Amalie Arena (Tampa, Florida) South Carolina & Maryland
2016 Connecticut 82–51 Syracuse Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana) Oregon State & Washington
2017 South Carolina 67–55 Mississippi State American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) Connecticut & Stanford
2018 Notre Dame 61–58 Mississippi State Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) Connecticut & Louisville
2019 Amalie Arena (Tampa, Florida)
2020 Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Team titles[edit]
Baylor
Connecticut
Louisiana Tech
Maryland
North
Carolina
Notre
Dame
Old Dominion
Purdue
South
Carolina
Stanford
Tennessee
Texas
Texas
A&M
Texas
Tech
USC
Schools who have won the NCAA Championship
– 11 championships
– 8 championships
– 2 championships
– 1 championship
Team
Titles
Year Won
Connecticut 11 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Tennessee 8 1987, 1989, 1991,1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008
Baylor 2 2005, 2012
Louisiana Tech 2 1982, 1988
Notre Dame 2 2001, 2018
Stanford 2 1990, 1992
USC 2 1983, 1984
Maryland 1 2006
North Carolina 1 1994
Old Dominion 1 1985
Purdue 1 1999
South Carolina 1 2017
Texas 1 1986
Texas A&M 1 2011
Texas Tech 1 1993
NCAA Final Fours by school[edit]
School
Final Four Years
Number of Appearances
Championships
Connecticut 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 19 11
Tennessee 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 18 8
Stanford 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 13 2
Louisiana Tech 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999 10 2
Notre Dame 1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 8 2
Georgia 1983, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1999 5 0
LSU 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 5 0
Maryland 1982, 1989, 2006, 2014, 2015 5 1
Duke 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006 4 0
Auburn 1988, 1989, 1990 3 0
Baylor 2005, 2010, 2012 3 2
Louisville 2009, 2013, 2018 3 0
North Carolina 1994, 2006, 2007 3 1
Oklahoma 2002, 2009, 2010 3 0
Old Dominion 1983, 1985, 1997 3 1
Purdue 1994, 1999, 2001 3 1
Texas 1986, 1987, 2003 3 1
USC 1983, 1984, 1986 3 2
Virginia 1990, 1991, 1992 3 0
Western Kentucky 1985, 1986, 1992 3 0
Cheyney St. 1982, 1984 2 0
Long Beach St. 1987, 1988 2 0
Mississippi St. 2017, 2018 2 0
Missouri St. 1992, 2001 2 0
Rutgers 2000, 2007 2 0
South Carolina 2015, 2017 2 1
Alabama 1994 1 0
Arkansas 1998 1 0
California 2013 1 0
Iowa 1993 1 0
Louisiana-Monroe 1985 1 0
Michigan St. 2005 1 0
Minnesota 2004 1 0
North Carolina St. 1998 1 0
Ohio St. 1993 1 0
Oregon St. 2016 1 0
Penn St. 2000 1 0
Syracuse 2016 1 0
Texas A&M 2011 1 1
Texas Tech 1993 1 1
Vanderbilt 1993 1 0
Washington 2016 1 0
Multiple NCAA championship coaches[edit]
Coach
School
Championships
Geno Auriemma Connecticut 11
Pat Summitt Tennessee 8
Muffet McGraw Notre Dame 2
Kim Mulkey Baylor
Linda Sharp USC
Tara VanDerveer Stanford
NCAA Championship by Conference[edit]
Note: Conferences are listed by all champions' affiliations at that time; these do not necessarily match current affiliations.
Conference
Year
Championships
Big East[a 1] 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013 9
Southeastern 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2017
American Athletic 2014, 2015, 2016 3
Atlantic Coast 1994, 2006, 2018
Big 12 2005, 2011, 2012
Pac-12[a 2] 1990, 1992 2
Southwest 1986, 1993
Western Collegiate 1983, 1984
American South 1988 1
Big Ten 1999
Independent 1982
Sun Belt 1985
Jump up ^ The Big East Conference operated in its original form from 1979 until 2013. During that time, Connecticut won eight championships, and Notre Dame won one. Following the three-way 2013 split of that conference and subsequent settlement between the non-FBS schools and the remaining schools, the conference legally changed its name to the American Athletic Conference. Three schools (among them Notre Dame) left for the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013, with a fourth doing the same in 2014; one school left for the Big Ten in 2014; and the non-FBS schools retained the Big East name. However, the current Big East now maintains the history of the original conference in all sports that it sponsors, including women's basketball. The American no longer claims any of the original Big East's competition history, even in the two sports that it sponsors and the current Big East does not (football and women's rowing).
Jump up ^ Known as the Pacific-10 Conference, or Pac-10, when both of its titles were won.
NCAA Final Four locations[edit]
1982 – Norfolk, Virginia
1983 – Norfolk, Virginia
1984 – Los Angeles, California
1985 – Austin, Texas
1986 – Lexington, Kentucky
1987 – Austin, Texas
1988 – Tacoma, Washington
1989 – Tacoma, Washington
1990 – Knoxville, Tennessee
1991 – New Orleans, Louisiana
1992 – Los Angeles, California
1993 – Atlanta, Georgia
1994 – Richmond, Virginia
1995 – Minneapolis, Minnesota
1996 – Charlotte, North Carolina
1997 – Cincinnati, Ohio
1998 – Kansas City, Missouri
1999 – San Jose, California
2000 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2001 – St. Louis, Missouri
2002 – San Antonio, Texas
2003 – Atlanta, Georgia
2004 – New Orleans, Louisiana
2005 – Indianapolis, Indiana
2006 – Boston, Massachusetts
2007 – Cleveland, Ohio
2008 – Tampa Bay, Florida
2009 – St. Louis, Missouri
2010 – San Antonio, Texas
2011 – Indianapolis, Indiana
2012 – Denver, Colorado
2013 – New Orleans, Louisiana
2014 – Nashville, Tennessee
2015 – Tampa Bay, Florida
2016 – Indianapolis, Indiana
2017 – Dallas, Texas
2018 – Columbus, Ohio
2019 – Tampa Bay, Florida
2020 – New Orleans, Louisiana
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Tournament trends[edit]
Top-ranked teams[edit]
Since the women's tournament began in 1982, 16 teams have entered the tournament ranked #1 in at least 1 poll and gone on to win the tournament:
1982: Louisiana Tech
1983: USC
1986: Texas
1989: Tennessee
1995: Connecticut
1998: Tennessee
1999: Purdue
2000: Connecticut
2002: Connecticut
2003: Connecticut
2009: Connecticut
2010: Connecticut
2012: Baylor
2014: Connecticut
2015: Connecticut
2016: Connecticut
Champions excluded the next year[edit]
Only once has the reigning champion (the previous year's winner) not made it to the tournament the next year.
1985 champion Old Dominion went 15–13 in 1986.
#1 seeds[edit]
Since 1982, at least one #1 seed has made the Final Four every year.
Under coach Geno Auriemma, Connecticut has been seeded #1 a record 22 times. Tennessee is second with 21 #1 seeds.
All four #1 seeds have made it to the Final Four 4 times (champion in bold):
1989 Auburn, Louisiana Tech, Maryland, Tennessee
2012 Baylor, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Stanford
2015 Connecticut, Maryland, Notre Dame, South Carolina
2018 Connecticut, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Louisville
The championship game has matched two #1 seeds 13 times:
1983 USC beat Louisiana Tech
1986 Texas beat USC
1989 Tennessee beat Auburn
1991 Tennessee beat Virginia
1995 Connecticut beat Tennessee
2000 Connecticut beat Tennessee
2002 Connecticut beat Oklahoma
2003 Connecticut beat Tennessee
2010 Connecticut beat Stanford
2012 Baylor beat Notre Dame
2014 Connecticut beat Notre Dame
2015 Connecticut beat Notre Dame
2018 Notre Dame beat Mississippi State
Three teams have beaten three #1 seeds during the course of a tournament (the largest number of such teams that can be faced) (all three teams won the national championship as beating a 3rd #1 seed in a single tournament can only happen in the finals):
1987 Tennessee (beat Auburn, Long Beach State, Louisiana Tech)
1988 Louisiana Tech (beat Auburn, Tennessee, Texas)
2005 Baylor (beat LSU, Michigan State, North Carolina)
Prior to the expansion of the tournament to 64 teams, all four #1 seeds advanced to the Sweet Sixteen with three exceptions. Notably, the first two times this occurred were at the hands of the same school:
1986 East #1 seed Virginia lost to #8 seed James Madison
1991 East #1 seed Penn State lost to #8 seed James Madison
1992 Midwest #1 seed Iowa lost to #8 seed Southwest Missouri State
High seeds[edit]
1999 was the first time in tournament history (since the expansion to 64 teams) that all top seeds (1, 2, 3, and 4 seeds) made it to the Sweet Sixteen.
Low seeds[edit]
See also: NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship upsets
Lowest seeds to reach each round since the expansion to 64 teams:
Second Round: #16 seed[5]
Harvard in 1998 (the only #16 seed to beat a #1 seed in either the women's or men's tournament until 2018, and still the only one to do so in the women's tournament)
Regional Semifinals (Sweet Sixteen): #13 seed[5]
Texas A&M in 1994
Liberty in 2005
Marist in 2007
Regional Finals (Elite Eight): #11 seed
Gonzaga in 2011
National Semifinals (Final Four): #9 seed[5]
Arkansas in 1998
National Finals (Championship Game): #5 seed
Louisville in 2013
National Champion: #3 seed[5]
North Carolina in 1994
Tennessee in 1997
Best Performances by #14 & #15 Seeds[edit]
Unlike in the men's tournament, no #14 seed has beaten a #3 and no #15 seed has beaten a #2 seed, but they have come close.
2 points: #14 Seed
Austin Peay lost to UNC in 2003 (2 points, 72–70)
Eastern Michigan lost to Boston College in 2004 (2 points, 58–56)
Creighton lost to St. John's in 2012 (2 points, 69–67)
Overtime games: #15 Seed
UTSA lost to Baylor in 2009 (5 points, 87–82). UTSA is the only #15 seed to take a game into overtime.
1 point: #15 Seed
Long Beach State lost to Oregon State in 2017 (1 point, 56–55)
First-round games[edit]
Since the expansion to 64 teams in 1994, each seed-pairing has played 100 first-round games with these results:
The #1 seed is 99–1 against the #16 seed (.990).
The #2 & #3 seeds are 100–0 against the #15 & #14 seeds, respectively (1.000).
The #4 seed is 94–6 against the #13 seed (.940).
The #5 seed is 78–22 against the #12 seed (.780).
The #6 seed is 69–31 against the #11 seed (.690).
The #7 seed is 65–35 against the #10 seed (.650).
The #9 seed is 53–47 against the #8 seed (.530).
Second-round games[edit]
Since the expansion to 64 teams in 1994, the following results have occurred for each pairing:
In the 1/16/8/9 bracket:
vs. #8
vs. #9
#1
45–1 (.978) 46–2 (.958)
#16
– 0–1 (.000)
note: The 3 losses by the #1 seed vs #8/9 were: Duke (vs Michigan St, 2009), Ohio St (vs Boston College, 2006), Texas Tech (vs Notre Dame, 1998).
note: The #9 vs. #16 game was Arkansas over Harvard in 1998.
In the 2/15/7/10 bracket:
vs. #7
vs. #10
#2
49–13 (.790) 31–3 (.912)
#15
– –
In the 3/14/6/11 bracket:
vs. #6
vs. #11
#3
45–22 (.672) 17–12 (.586)
#14
– –
In the 4/13/5/12 bracket:
vs. #5
vs. #12
#4
42–27 (.609) 18–3 (.857)
#13
3–3 (.500) –
Teams entering the tournament unbeaten[edit]
Of the 18 teams who have entered the tournament unbeaten, 9 went on to win the National Championship.[6]
In 1986, Texas entered the tournament 30–0, beat USC for the national title, and ended the season 34–0.
In 1990, Louisiana Tech entered the tournament 29–0, but lost in the Final Four to Auburn.
In 1992, Vermont entered the tournament 29–0, but lost in the first round to George Washington.
In 1993, Vermont entered the tournament 28–0, but lost in the first round to Rutgers.
In 1995, Connecticut entered the tournament 29–0, beat Tennessee for the national title, and ended the season 35–0.
In 1997, Connecticut entered the tournament 30–0, but lost in the Midwest Regional Final to Tennessee.
In 1998, Tennessee (33–0) and Liberty (28–0) both entered the tournament unbeaten; Liberty lost in the first round to Tennessee, which went on to beat Louisiana Tech for the national title and ended the season 39–0.
In 2002, 2009, and 2010, Connecticut entered the tournament 33–0, won the national title in each, and ended those seasons 39–0. They respectively beat Oklahoma, Louisville, and Stanford in those championship games.
In 2012, Baylor entered the tournament 34–0, beat Notre Dame for the national title, and ended the season 40–0. The Lady Bears became the first team in NCAA college basketball history, for either women or men, to win 40 games in a season. Notably, Louisiana Tech went 40–5 during the 1979–80 season. This was during the AIAW era for women's basketball.
In 2014, Connecticut (34–0) and Notre Dame (32–0) both entered the tournament unbeaten; Connecticut beat Notre Dame 79–58 for the national title, ended the season 40–0 and is the 8th team to end the season unbeaten.
In 2015, Princeton entered the tournament 30–0, but lost in the second round to Maryland.
In 2016, Connecticut entered the tournament 32–0, beat Syracuse for the national title, ending the season 38–0.
In 2017, Connecticut entered the tournament 32–0, but lost in the Final Four to Mississippi State, ending their 111-game winning streak to finish 36–1.
In 2018, Connecticut entered the tournament 32–0, but lost in the Final Four to Notre Dame, ending their 36-game winning streak to finish 36–1.
Home state[edit]
Only one team has ever played the Final Four on its home court. Two other teams have played the Final Four in their home cities, and seven others have played the Final Four in their home states.
The only team to play on its home court was Texas in 1987, which lost its semifinal game at the Frank Erwin Special Events Center.
Old Dominion enjoyed nearly as large an advantage in 1983 when the Final Four was played at the Norfolk Scope in its home city of Norfolk, Virginia, but also lost its semifinal. The Scope has never been the Lady Monarchs' regular home court. ODU has always used on-campus arenas, first the ODU Fieldhouse and since 2002 the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The following year, USC won the national title at Pauley Pavilion, the home court of its Los Angeles arch-rival UCLA.
Of the other teams to play in their home states, Stanford (1992) won the national title; Notre Dame (2011) lost in the championship game; and Western Kentucky (1986), Penn State (2000), Missouri State (2001), LSU (2004), and Baylor (2010) lost in the semifinals.
Championship margins[edit]
Overtime games in a championship game:[7]
Tennessee 70, Virginia 67/OT (1991)
Maryland 78, Duke 75/OT (2006)
Smallest margin of victory in a championship game: 1 point[8]
North Carolina 60, Louisiana Tech 59 (1994)
Biggest margin of victory in a championship game: 33 points[8]
Connecticut 93, Louisville 60 (2013)
Margin of 10 points: Louisiana Tech (1982), Tennessee (1987 & 1989), Purdue (1999), Connecticut (2000, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016), and Baylor (2012) are teams to win every game in the tournament by 10 points or more on their way to a championship. The 2016 UConn team won every game by more than 20 points.
Top 8 largest point differentials accumulated over the entire tournament by tournament champion. Notably, Louisiana Tech's differential is prior to the expansion of 64 teams and the addition of one more round of play.
2016 Connecticut (+239)
2010 Connecticut (+214)
2013 Connecticut (+208)
2015 Connecticut (+197)
2000 Connecticut (+187)
2002 Connecticut (+161)
1982 Louisiana Tech (+158)
2014 Connecticut (+156)
Same-conference championship games[edit]
6 championship games have featured two teams from the same conference (winner in bold):
1989 SEC, Tennessee and Auburn
1996 SEC, Tennessee and Georgia
2006 ACC, Maryland and Duke
2009 Big East, Connecticut and Louisville
2013 Big East, Connecticut and Louisville
2017 SEC, South Carolina and Mississippi State
Result by school and by year[edit]
267 teams have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in at least a year, since 1982 (the initial year that the post-season tournament was under the auspices of the NCAA). The results for all years are shown in this table below.[9]
The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:
<blank> Not in tournament
O Opening Round (only in 1983)
1 First round
2 Second Round
S Sweet 16
E Elite 8
F Final 4
R National Runner-up
C National Champion
Year ->
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Team
Akron 1 !1
Alabama 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 5 !F 3 !S 3 !S 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2
Alabama St. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Albany (NY) 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1
Alcorn St. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
American 1 !1 1 !1
Appalachian St. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Arizona 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2
Arizona St. 3 !S 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 2 !2 4 !E 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2
Arkansas 1 !1 1 !1 4 !E 3 !S 2 !2 5 !F 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2
Army 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Auburn 1 !1 3 !S 3 !S 3 !S 4 !E 6 !R 6 !R 6 !R 4 !E 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
Austin Peay 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Ball St. 2 !2
Baylor 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 7 !C 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 5 !F 4 !E 7 !C 3 !S 4 !E 4 !E 4 !E 4 !E 3 !S
Belmont 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Boise St. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 1
Boston College 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S
Boston U. 1 !1
Bowling Green 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1
Brown 1 !1
Bucknell 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Buffalo 1 !1 3 !S
Butler 1 !1
BYU 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1
Cal Poly 1 !1
Cal St. Fullerton 1 !1 2 !2
Cal St. Northridge 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
California 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 5 !F 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
Campbell 1 !1
Canisius 1 !1
Central Arkansas 1 !1 1 !1
Central Mich. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S
Charlotte 1 !1 1 !1
Chattanooga 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Cheyney 6 !R 3 !S 5 !F
Cincinnati 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1
Clemson 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 4 !E 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
Cleveland St. 1 !1 1 !1
Colgate 1 !1
Colorado 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 4 !E 3 !S 4 !E 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1
Colorado St. 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
Connecticut 1 !1 2 !2 5 !F 2 !2 1 !1 4 !E 7 !C 5 !F 4 !E 4 !E 3 !S 7 !C 5 !F 7 !C 7 !C 7 !C 3 !S 4 !E 4 !E 5 !F 7 !C 7 !C 5 !F 5 !F 7 !C 7 !C 7 !C 7 !C 6 !F 5 !F
Coppin St. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Cornell 1 !1
Creighton 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2
Dartmouth 0 !O 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Dayton 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 4 !E 1 !1 1 !1
Delaware 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S
Delaware St. 1 !1
Denver 1 !1
DePaul 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2
Detroit 1 !1
Drake 4 !E 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Drexel 1 !1
Duke 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 4 !E 6 !R 3 !S 3 !S 5 !F 5 !F 4 !E 4 !E 6 !R 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 4 !E 4 !E 4 !E 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S
Duquesne 2 !2
East Carolina 1 !1 1 !1
East Tenn. St. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Eastern Ill. 1 !1
Eastern Ky. 1 !1 1 !1
Eastern Mich. 1 !1 1 !1
Eastern Wash. 1 !1
Elon 1 !1 1 !1
Evansville 1 !1 1 !1
Fairfield 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
FGCU 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2
FIU 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2
Fla. Atlantic 1 !1
Florida 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 4 !E 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
Florida A&M 1 !1 1 !1
Florida St. 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 4 !E 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 4 !E 3 !S 4 !E 2 !2
Fordham 1 !1 1 !1
Fresno St. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Furman 1 !1 1 !1
Ga. Southern 1 !1 1 !1
Gardner-Webb 1 !1
George Washington 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Georgetown 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2
Georgia 1 !1 5 !F 4 !E 6 !R 3 !S 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 4 !E 2 !2 5 !F 6 !R 4 !E 1 !1 5 !F 4 !E 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 3 !S 1 !1 4 !E 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2
Georgia St. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Georgia Tech 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1
Gonzaga 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1
Grambling 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Green Bay 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Hampton 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Hartford 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
Harvard 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Hawaii 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Holy Cross 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Houston 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
Howard 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Idaho 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Idaho St. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Illinois 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
Illinois St. 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
Indiana 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2
Iona 1 !1
Iowa 2 !2 4 !E 4 !E 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 5 !F 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1
Iowa St. 1 !1 2 !2 4 !E 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 4 !E 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Jackson St. 1 !1 0 !O 1 !1 1 !1
Jacksonville 1 !1
James Madison 3 !S 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
Kansas 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 3 !S
Kansas St. 4 !E 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2
Kent St. 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Kentucky 4 !E 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 4 !E 2 !2 4 !E 4 !E 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2
La.-Monroe 1 !1 3 !S 5 !F
La Salle 0 !O 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2
La.-Lafayette 1 !1
Lamar 4 !E 1 !1
Lehigh 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Liberty 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Lipscomb 1 !1
Little Rock 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1
LIU Brooklyn 1 !1
Long Beach St. 3 !S 4 !E 4 !E 4 !E 3 !S 5 !F 5 !F 4 !E 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1
Louisiana Tech 7 !C 6 !R 5 !F 4 !E 4 !E 6 !R 7 !C 5 !F 5 !F 1 !1 1 !1 4 !E 6 !R 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 6 !R 5 !F 4 !E 4 !E 1 !1 3 !S 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Louisville 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 6 !R 3 !S 2 !2 6 !R 4 !E 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 5 !F
Loyola Marymount 1 !1
Loyola (MD) 1 !1 1 !1
LSU 3 !S 4 !E 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 4 !E 2 !2 2 !2 4 !E 5 !F 5 !F 5 !F 5 !F 5 !F 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Maine 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Manhattan 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Marist 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
Marquette 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2
Marshall 1 !1
Maryland 5 !F 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 4 !E 5 !F 2 !2 1 !1 4 !E 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 7 !C 2 !2 4 !E 4 !E 2 !2 4 !E 3 !S 5 !F 5 !F 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2
Massachusetts 1 !1 1 !1
McNeese St. 1 !1 1 !1
Memphis 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Mercer 1 !1
Miami (FL) 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1
Miami (OH) 1 !1
Michigan 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2
Michigan St. 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 6 !R 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
Middle Tenn. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Milwaukee 1 !1 1 !1
Minnesota 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 5 !F 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2
Ole Miss 1 !1 3 !S 3 !S 4 !E 4 !E 3 !S 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 1 !1 4 !E 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 4 !E
Mississippi St. 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 3 !S 6 !R 6 !R
Missouri 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
Missouri State 2 !2 5 !F 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 5 !F 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Monmouth 1 !1
Montana 0 !O 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Montana State 1 !1 1 !1
Mount St. Mary’s 1 !1 1 !1
Murray St. 1 !1
N.C. A&T 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Navy 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Nebraska 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
New Mexico 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
New Mexico St. 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
New Orleans 2 !2
Nicholls St. 1 !1
Norfolk St. 1 !1
North Carolina 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 7 !C 3 !S 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 4 !E 5 !F 5 !F 4 !E 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 3 !S
North Carolina St. 3 !S 1 !1 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 3 !S 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 5 !F 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S
North Dakota 1 !1
North Texas 1 !1
Northeastern 1 !1
Northern Ariz. 1 !1
Northern Colorado 1 !1
Northern Ill. 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Northern Iowa 1 !1
Northwestern 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
Northwestern St. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Notre Dame 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 5 !F 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 7 !C 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 3 !S 6 !R 6 !R 5 !F 6 !R 6 !R 3 !S 4 !E 7 !C
Oakland 1 !1 1 !1
Ohio 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Ohio St. 1 !1 1 !1 4 !E 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 6 !R 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2
Oklahoma 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 6 !R 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 5 !F 5 !F 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
Oklahoma St. 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2
Old Dominion 3 !S 5 !F 4 !E 7 !C 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 6 !R 3 !S 3 !S 3 !S 1 !1 4 !E 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S
Oral Roberts 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Oregon 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 4 !E 4 !E
Oregon St. 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 5 !F 3 !S 4 !E
Penn 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Penn St. 3 !S 4 !E 1 !1 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 5 !F 1 !1 3 !S 3 !S 4 !E 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S
Pepperdine 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Pittsburgh 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2
Portland 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Portland St. 1 !1
Prairie View 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Princeton 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
Providence 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1
Purdue 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 5 !F 4 !E 1 !1 2 !2 4 !E 7 !C 2 !2 6 !R 2 !2 4 !E 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 4 !E 2 !2 4 !E 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2
Quinnipiac 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2
Radford 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Rhode Island 1 !1
Rice 2 !2 1 !1
Richmond 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Robert Morris 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Rutgers 4 !E 4 !E 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 4 !E 5 !F 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 4 !E 3 !S 6 !R 4 !E 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2
Sacred Heart 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Samford 1 !1 1 !1
San Diego 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
San Diego St. 3 !S 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1
San Francisco 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1
Santa Clara 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Savannah St. 1 !1
Seton Hall 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
Siena 1 !1
SMU 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
South Ala. 1 !1
South Carolina 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 4 !E 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 5 !F 3 !S 7 !C 4 !E
South Carolina St. 1 !1
South Dakota 1 !1
South Dakota St. 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1
South Fla. 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
Southeast Mo. St. 1 !1 1 !1
Southern California 4 !E 7 !C 7 !C 3 !S 6 !R 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 3 !S 4 !E 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
Southern Ill. 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2
Southern Miss 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2
Southern U. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
St. Bonaventure 3 !S 2 !2
St. Francis Brooklyn 1 !1
Saint Francis (PA) 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
St. John’s 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1
Saint Joseph’s 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2
Saint Mary's 1 !1 2 !2
Saint Peter’s 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Seattle 1 !1
Stanford 1 !1 3 !S 4 !E 7 !C 5 !F 7 !C 3 !S 4 !E 5 !F 5 !F 5 !F 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 4 !E 4 !E 2 !2 6 !R 5 !F 6 !R 5 !F 5 !F 3 !S 5 !F 3 !S 4 !E 6 !F 3 !S
Stephen F. Austin 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Stetson 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Syracuse 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 6 !R 2 !2 1 !1
TCU 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Temple 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
Tennessee 5 !F 4 !E 6 !R 3 !S 5 !F 7 !C 5 !F 7 !C 4 !E 7 !C 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 6 !R 7 !C 7 !C 7 !C 4 !E 6 !R 3 !S 5 !F 6 !R 6 !R 5 !F 4 !E 7 !C 7 !C 1 !1 3 !S 4 !E 4 !E 4 !E 3 !S 4 !E 4 !E 2 !2 2 !2
Tennessee St. 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Tennessee Tech 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Texas 4 !E 4 !E 3 !S 7 !C 5 !F 4 !E 4 !E 4 !E 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 5 !F 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 3 !S
Texas A&M 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 4 !E 3 !S 2 !2 7 !C 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S
Texas Southern 1 !1
Texas St. 1 !1 1 !1
Texas Tech 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 7 !C 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 3 !S 4 !E 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1
Texas-Arlington 1 !1 1 !1
Toledo 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Troy 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Tulane 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Tulsa 2 !2 1 !1
UAB 1 !1 3 !S
UC Davis 1 !1
UC Irvine 1 !1
UC Riverside 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
UC Santa Barb. 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
UCF 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
UCLA 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 4 !E
UMBC 1 !1
UNC Asheville 1 !1 1 !1 1
UNC Greensboro 1 !1
UNI 1 !1 1 !1
UNLV 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1
UT Martin 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Utah 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 4 !E 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1
UTEP 2 !2 1 !1
UTSA 1 !1 1 !1
Valparaiso 1 !1 1 !1
Vanderbilt 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 3 !S 4 !E 5 !F 3 !S 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 4 !E 4 !E 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1
VCU 1 !1
Vermont 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2
Villanova 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 4 !E 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2
Virginia 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 3 !S 4 !E 3 !S 5 !F 6 !R 5 !F 4 !E 3 !S 4 !E 4 !E 3 !S 2 !2 1 !1 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2
Virginia Tech 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2
Wake Forest 2 !2
Washington 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 2 !2 4 !E 3 !S 2 !2 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 1 !1 4 !E 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 5 !F 3 !S
Washington St. 1 !1
Weber St. 1 !1 1 !1
West Virginia 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 2 !2
Western Caro. 1 !1 1 !1
Western Ill. 1 !1 1 !1
Western Ky. 5 !F 5 !F 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 3 !S 6 !R 3 !S 2 !2 3 !S 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Western Mich. 1 !1 1 !1
Wichita State 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Winthrop 1 !1
Wisconsin 1 !1 2 !2 2 !2 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1
Wright St. 1 !1
Wyoming 1 !1
Xavier 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1 4 !E 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 1 !1 4 !E 2 !2
Youngstown St. 1 !1 2 !2 1 !1
See also[edit]
College basketball portal
AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament
NAIA Women's Basketball Championships
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "NCAA may move Women's Final Four dates". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
Jump up ^ Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Record p 75
Jump up ^ "Greg Christopher named chair of DI Women's Basketball Committee". NCAA. Mar 1, 2011.
Jump up ^ "2013 NCAA Women's Final Four Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 15 Apr 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Record p 58
Jump up ^ Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Record p 67
Jump up ^ Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Record p 6,7
^ Jump up to: a b Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Record p 9
Jump up ^ Nixon, Rick. "Official 2017 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
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The Second Coming (The Sopranos)
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"The Second Coming"
The Sopranos episode
Tony, A.J. and Carmela in group therapy.
Episode no.
Season 6
Episode 19
Directed by
Tim Van Patten
Written by
Terence Winter
Cinematography by
Alik Sakharov
Production code
619
Original air date
May 20, 2007 (2007-05-20)
Running time
53 minutes
Episode chronology
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"The Second Coming" is the 84th episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos, the seventh episode of the second half of the show's sixth season, and the 19th episode of the season overall. Written by Terence Winter and directed by Tim Van Patten, it originally aired in the United States on May 20, 2007.
Contents
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1 Starring
1.1 Guest starring
2 Plot summary
3 Production
4 References to prior episodes
5 Other cultural and historical references
6 Music
7 Awards
8 References
9 External links
Starring[edit]
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano
Lorraine Bracco as Dr. Jennifer Melfi
Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano
Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti**
Dominic Chianese as Corrado Soprano, Jr.*
Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante
Tony Sirico as Paulie Gualtieri
Robert Iler as Anthony Soprano, Jr.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano
Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano Baccalieri*
Steven R. Schirripa as Bobby Baccalieri
Frank Vincent as Phil Leotardo
Ray Abruzzo as Little Carmine Lupertazzi
Dan Grimaldi as Patsy Parisi
Arthur Nascarella as Carlo Gervasi
* = credit only ** = photo only
Guest starring[edit]
Peter Bogdanovich as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg
Gregory Antonacci as Butch DeConcini
Matt Servitto as Agent Dwight Harris
Cara Buono as Kelli Lombardo Moltisanti
Armen Garo as Salvatore "Coco" Cogliano
Michael Countryman as Dr. Richard Vogel
Daniel Sauli as Patrick Parisi
Frank John Hughes as Walden Belfiore
John "Cha Cha" Ciarcia as Albie Cianflone
John Cenatiempo as Anthony Maffei
Felix Solis as Edgar Ramirez
Michael Kelly as Agent Ron Goddard
Lindsay Campbell as Professor Kline
Dominic Chianese, Jr. as Dominic
Joey Perillo as John Stefano
Edward Furs as Driver
Taleb Adlah as Ahmed (photo only)
Donnie Keshawarz as Muhammad (photo only)
Plot summary[edit]
Tony is awakened when a sleepless A.J. turns on some rap music. Downstairs, Carmela recalls that Tony said he went to Las Vegas to wrap up some of Christopher's business there and mentions that his widow, Kelli, will need financial support now. When Tony shows up at Satriale's, a framed picture of Chris, taken on the set of Cleaver, has been put up on the wall by his crew. Tony wistfully tells the guys about his sex and peyote experience in Vegas, but, when they do not seem to be that captivated by it, he changes the subject.
Tony is accompanied by Silvio and Bobby as he goes to a sitdown with Phil in New York. Tony tries to reach a compromise with Phil about the asbestos removal project, but Phil refuses to consider anything else than his original position. Tony then tries appealing to his senses by publicly reminding him of the talk they had while Phil was in the hospital. Phil rejects Tony's offer out of hand and emphasizes the compromises he was already forced to make in his life, including his prison term. Tony reacts to Phil's stubbornness by taking his men Coco and Butchie off the payroll from another construction project. Butchie and Coco viciously beat the foreman and steal his wallet when he gives them the bad news.
FBI Agents Harris and Goddard visit Satriale's and ask Tony to look at some photos. Tony identifies Ahmed and Muhammad, who Harris says are possibly financing terrorism. Meanwhile, A.J. expresses his despair to his therapist, who asks him to consider a connection between his breakup with Blanca and the assault he witnessed which triggered the return of his depression. After reading W. B. Yeats' poem The Second Coming, A.J. begins expressing a pessimistic worldview. He attempts suicide in the family pool, but is rescued by Tony when he happens to return home. A.J. is put on Valium and admitted to a psychiatric ward.
When Tony talks to his crew about A.J.'s suicide attempt, Silvio, Patsy, and Carlo attempt to comfort him with stories of their own children's tough times. When Tony tells Carmela he feels depressed, an argument between them erupts. Carmela blames A.J.'s condition on Tony's family's genetic predisposition towards depression. In Dr. Melfi's office, Tony says he is ashamed of his son because of his suicide attempt and dismisses Melfi's suggestion that A.J. subconsciously didn't really want to die. Tony talks about the "Sopranos curse" that Carmela mentioned but refuses to shoulder all the blame. Melfi tells him Tony should understand his son, since he has dealt with depression himself.
While Meadow has another "mystery date" in New York, a drunken Coco comes over to her table and makes several lewd comments. After Meadow tells Carmela what happened, she reluctantly tells Tony. Meadow tells her parents that her boyfriend is Patrick Parisi, Patsy's eldest son. After Tony leaves, Meadow tells Carmela that she has decided to enter law school, inspired by Patrick's passion about the justice system. When Melfi sees Dr. Kupferberg, he shares with her the results of a recent study which has shown that sociopaths are not helped by talk therapy but rather only further enabled by it, perhaps even "sharpening their skills as con men" in the process. Melfi stays silent.
Tony pistol-whips and curb stomps Coco. At a group session with A.J.'s psychiatrist, with Tony and Carmela attending, A.J. recalls times when he felt humiliated by his mother and depressed by his visits to his grandmother Livia. As Tony listens, he notices one of Coco's bloody teeth in the cuff of his pant leg. At the office, Patsy talks warmly with Tony about the budding romance between Patrick and Meadow. Little Carmine arrives to tell Tony that he will once again broker a truce meeting with Phil regarding Coco's beating; Phil has shut down one of their joint construction projects. Tony is angry he will have to make concessions to Phil, but agrees he overreacted.
Tony's beating of Coco opens a deep rift between the Soprano and Lupertazzi families. Phil refuses to even meet with Tony and Little Carmine when they show up at his home in Brooklyn offering concessions. After Butchie closes the door on Tony and Carmine, Phil yells from behind a second-floor window that there is "nothing left to discuss" between the families and spews profanities at them as they walk away. Tony visits A.J. at the hospital with a large pizza. The pizza is confiscated, and with the glass doors to the mental-health ward sliding shut behind him, Tony walks down the hall to his son. He places his hand on his shoulder as they begin to talk.[1]
Production[edit]
Arthur Nascarella (Carlo Gervasi) is promoted to the main cast and billed in the opening credits but only for this episode.
References to prior episodes[edit]
During their fight, Carmela angrily mentions the incident when Tony's father accidentally shot his mother through her beehive hairdo, as told to her by Janice in "Soprano Home Movies"; Tony hates the anecdote because it makes the Soprano family look "dysfunctional."
A.J. recalls being deeply affected by Livia's comments that life is a "big nothing" and, "in the end . . . you die in your own arms" when he visited her in the Season 2 episode "D-Girl." A.J. also recalls Carmela calling him an "animal" for smoking marijuana at his confirmation, which occurred in the same episode.
Tony appeals to Phil to negotiate and work together, in front of all the mobsters referring to the peace-making conversation they had in the hospital after he had suffered a heart attack, which happened in "Kaisha."
Dr. Melfi had previously quoted from Yeats' The Second Coming in "Cold Cuts", reciting two lines of the poem not heard in this episode: "The centre cannot hold" and "The falcon cannot hear the falconer".
Other cultural and historical references[edit]
Tony gives Carmela an engraved Baume et Mercier watch, as a present from his trip to Vegas. The Jeweler FedExed the watch after engraving it.
When Agent Harris asks Tony to look at some photos, Tony jokingly asks him if any of them are of Angelina Jolie.
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is mentioned by Dr. Vogel. A.J. says he watches CNN and is later seen reading the Al Jazeera website. He also mentions Indonesian mujahideen.
As one reason to explain his constant interest in Melfi's mobster patient, Dr. Kupferberg says his father was a big Untouchables fan.
After A.J. makes disparaging remarks about the cattle industry during a family dinner, Tony exclaims, "Twenty years he won't crack a book; all of a sudden he's the world's foremost authority!"—possibly an ironic reference to the comedian (and as of 2014, centenarian) Professor Irwin Corey.
The psychiatric study Dr. Kupferberg refers to is The Criminal Personality by Drs. Stanton Samenow and Samuel Yochelson. Although a real study, it was first published in 1977, 30 years before this episode takes place, and either Eliot or Jennifer would likely have heard of it before this episode.
Music[edit]
The song "Ridin'", by Chamillionaire, is played by A.J. when he wakes up in the morning at the beginning of the episode.
The song "Please Mr. Postman", by The Marvelettes, is playing when Tony, Silvio, Paulie, Carlo, Walden, and Bobby discuss Tony's trip to Vegas and their respective drug experiences.
The song "Suspicious Minds", by Elvis Presley, is playing in the back room of Satriale's while Tony meets with Patsy and (later) Little Carmine.
The song "Into the Ocean", by Blue October, is playing during A.J. and Meadow's conversation in his room.
The song that plays over the closing credits is from a 1955 Smithsonian Folkways recording of Italian folk songs. The original title is Sa corsicana but it is credited in the liner notes and on the HBO website as "Ninna Ninna", a traditional song that many artists have covered—though in this case, the names of the performers are unknown.
Awards[edit]
This episode was nominated for and won Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series at the WGA Awards.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Episode guide - Episode 84 - "The Second Coming"". HBO. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
External links[edit]
"The Second Coming" at HBO
"The Second Coming" on IMDb
"The Second Coming" at TV.com
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"Down Neck"
"The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti"
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"No Show"
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"The Weight"
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"Eloise"
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"Where's Johnny?"
"All Happy Families..."
"Irregular Around the Margins"
"Sentimental Education"
"In Camelot"
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"Unidentified Black Males"
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"The Test Dream"
"Long Term Parking"
"All Due Respect"
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"Mayham"
"The Fleshy Part of the Thigh"
"Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request..."
"Live Free or Die"
"Luxury Lounge"
"Johnny Cakes"
"The Ride"
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"Made in America"
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Evan Katz for "Day 2: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m." (2003)
Debora Cahn for "The Supremes" (2004)
Lawrence Kaplow for "Autopsy" (2005)
Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer for "Pilot" (Big Love) (2006)
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