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2018 NCAA Division I
women's basketball tournament
File:2018 Women's Final Four logo.jpg
Season2017–18
Teams64
Finals siteNationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
«2017 2019»

The 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament will be played between March and April 2018, with the Final Four played Friday, March 30 and Sunday, April 1. The Final Four will be played at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.[1] This is the third time that the women's Final Four will be played in Ohio (previously, Cincinnati in 1997 and Cleveland in 2007) and the first time that the women's Final Four will be played in Columbus.[2] Tennessee continued its record streak of making every NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at 37 consecutive appearances.

2018 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

The first two rounds, also referred to as the subregionals, will be played at the sites of the top 16 seeds, as was done in 2016 and 2017. The following are the sites selected to host the last four rounds of the 2018 tournament.[3][4][5]

Subregionals (First and Second Rounds)

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Albany
Albany
Kansas City
Kansas City
Lexington
Lexington
Spokane
Spokane
Columbus
Columbus
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2018 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

Subregionals Tournament and automatic qualifiers procedures

Further information: NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship § Tournament format

Selections for the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship will be announced at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Monday, March 12 via ESPN.

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

A total of 64 teams entered the 2018 tournament. 32 automatic bids teams were given to teams that won their conference tournament. The remaining 32 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

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

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams automatically qualified for the 2018 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament.

Conference Team Record Appearance Last bid
ACC Louisville 32–2 21st 2017
America East Maine 23–9 8th 2004
American Connecticut 32–0 30th 2017
Atlantic 10 George Washington 19–13 18th 2016
Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 30–4 5th 2017
Big 12 Baylor 31–1 17th 2017
Big East DePaul 26–7 23rd 2017
Big Sky Northern Colorado 26–6 1st Never
Big South Liberty 24–9 17th 2013
Big Ten Ohio State 27–6 25th 2017
Big West Cal State Northridge 19–15 4th 2015
Colonial Elon 25–7 2nd 2017
C-USA Western Kentucky 24–8 20th 2017
Horizon Green Bay 29–3 18th 2017
Ivy League Princeton 24–5 7th 2016
MAAC Quinnipiac 27–5 4th 2017
Mid-American Central Michigan 28–4 4th 2013
MEAC North Carolina A&T 23–8 4th 2016
Missouri Valley Drake 26–7 12th 2017
Mountain West Boise State 23–9 5th 2017
Northeast Saint Francis (PA) 24–9 12th 2011
Ohio Valley Belmont 31–3 4th 2017
Pac-12 Oregon 30–4 14th 2017
Patriot American 26–6 2nd 2015
SEC South Carolina 26–6 15th 2017
Southern Mercer 30–2 1st Never
Southland Nicholls State 19–13 1st Never
SWAC Grambling State 19–13 6th 1999
Summit South Dakota State 26–6 8th 2016
Sun Belt Little Rock 23–9 5th 2015
West Coast Gonzaga 27–5 10th 2017
WAC Seattle 18–14 1st Never

Tournament seeds

Albany Regional – Times Union Center,
Albany, New York
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Connecticut American 32–0 Automatic
2 South Carolina SEC 26–6 Automatic
3 Florida State ACC 25–6 At-large
4 Georgia SEC 25–6 At-Large
5 Duke ACC 22–8 At-Large
6 South Florida American 26–7 At-Large
7 California Pac-12 21–10 At-Large
8 Miami (FL) ACC 21–10 At-Large
9 Quinnipiac MAAC 27–5 Automatic
10 Virginia ACC 18–13 At-Large
11 Buffalo Mid-American 27–5 At-Large
12 Belmont Ohio Valley 31–3 Automatic
13 Mercer Southern 30–2 Automatic
14 Little Rock Sun Belt 23–9 Automatic
15 North Carolina A&T MEAC 23–8 Automatic
16 Saint Francis (PA) Northeast 24–9 Automatic
Kansas City Regional – Sprint Center,
Kansas City, Missouri
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Mississippi State SEC 32–1 At-Large
2 Texas Big 12 26–6 At-Large
3 UCLA Pac-12 24–7 At-Large
4 NC State ACC 24–8 At-Large
5 Maryland Big Ten 25–7 At-Large
6 Iowa Big Ten 24–7 At-Large
7 Arizona State Pac-12 21–12 At-Large
8 Syracuse ACC 22–8 At-Large
9 Oklahoma State Big 12 20–10 At-Large
10 Nebraska Big Ten 21–10 At-Large
11 Creighton Big East 18–12 At-Large
12 Princeton Ivy League 24–5 Automatic
13 Elon Colonial 25–7 Automatic
14 American Patriot 26–6 Automatic
15 Maine America East 23–9 Automatic
16 Nicholls State Southland 19–13 Automatic
Lexington Regional – Rupp Arena,
Lexington, Kentucky
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Louisville ACC 32–2 Automatic
2 Baylor Big 12 31–1 Automatic
3 Tennessee SEC 24–7 At-Large
4 Stanford Pac-12 22–10 At-Large
5 Missouri SEC 24–7 At-Large
6 Oregon State Pac-12 23–7 At-Large
7 Michigan Big Ten 22–9 At-Large
8 Marquette Big East 23–9 At-Large
9 Dayton Atlantic 10 23–6 At-Large
10 Northern Colorado Big Sky 26–6 Automatic
11 Western Kentucky C-USA 24–8 Automatic
12 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 30–4 Automatic
13 Gonzaga West Coast 27–5 Automatic
14 Liberty Big South 24–9 Automatic
15 Grambling State SWAC 19–13 Automatic
16 Boise State Mountain West 23–9 Automatic
Spokane Regional – Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena,
Spokane, Washington
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Notre Dame ACC 29–3 At-Large
2 Oregon Pac-12 30–4 Automatic
3 Ohio State Big Ten 27–6 Automatic
4 Texas A&M SEC 24–9 At-Large
5 DePaul Big East 26–7 Automatic
6 LSU SEC 19–9 At-Large
7 Green Bay Horizon 29–3 Automatic
8 South Dakota State Summit 26–6 Automatic
9 Villanova Big East 22–8 At-Large
10 Minnesota Big Ten 23–8 At-Large
11 Central Michigan Mid-American 28–4 Automatic
12 Oklahoma Big 12 16–14 At-Large
13 Drake Missouri Valley 26–7 Automatic
14 George Washington Atlantic 10 19–13 Automatic
15 Seattle WAC 18–14 Automatic
16 Cal State Northridge Big West 19–15 Automatic

Bracket

All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
* – Denotes overtime period

Albany Regional – Albany, New York

First Round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 24 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 26
            
1 Connecticut 11:00 AM
16 St. Francis (PA) ESPN2
 
Storrs, Connecticut (Sat/Mon)
 
8 Miami 1:30 PM
9 Quinnipiac ESPN2
 
 
5 Duke 11:00 AM
12 Belmont ESPN2
 
Athens, Georgia (Sat/Mon)
 
4 Georgia 1:30 PM
13 Mercer ESPN2
 
 
6 South Florida 1:30 PM
11 Buffalo ESPN2
 
Tallahassee, Florida (Sat/Mon)
 
3 Florida State 11:00 AM
14 Little Rock ESPN2
 
 
7 California 5:00 PM
10 Virginia ESPN2
 
Columbia, South Carolina (Fri/Sun)
 
2 South Carolina 7:30 PM
15 North Carolina A&T ESPN2

Albany Regional Final

Monday, March 26
Times Union Center – Albany, New York

Albany Regional all tournament team

Kansas City Regional – Kansas City, Missouri

First Round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 23 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 25
            
1 Mississippi State 6:00 PM
16 Nicholls State ESPN2
 
Starkville, Mississippi (Sat/Mon)
 
8 Syracuse 3:30 PM
9 Oklahoma State ESPN2
 
 
5 Maryland 12:00 PM
12 Princeton ESPN2
 
Raleigh, North Carolina (Fri/Sun)
 
4 NC State 2:30 PM
13 Elon ESPN2
 
 
6 Iowa 3:30 PM
11 Creighton ESPN2
 
Los Angeles, California (Sat/Mon)
 
3 UCLA 6:00 PM
14 American ESPN2
 
 
7 Arizona State 3:30 PM
10 Nebraska ESPN2
 
Austin, Texas (Sat/Mon)
 
2 Texas 6:00 PM
15 Maine ESPN2

Kansas City Regional Final

Sunday, March 25
Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Regional all tournament team

Lexington Regional – Lexington, Kentucky

First Round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 23 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 25
            
1 Louisville 12:00 PM
16 Boise State ESPN
 
Louisville, Kentucky (Fri/Sun)
 
8 Marquette 2:30 PM
9 Dayton ESPN2
 
 
5 Missouri 3:30 PM
12 Florida Gulf Coast ESPN2
 
Stanford, California (Sat/Mon)
 
4 Stanford 6:00 PM
13 Gonzaga ESPN2
 
 
6 Oregon State 12:00 PM
11 Western Kentucky ESPN2
 
Knoxville, Tennessee (Fri/Sun)
 
3 Tennessee 2:30 PM
14 Liberty ESPN2
 
 
7 Michigan 5:00 PM
10 Northern Colorado ESPN2
 
Waco, Texas (Fri/Sun)
 
2 Baylor 7:30 PM
15 Grambling State ESPN2

Lexington Regional Final

Sunday, March 25
Rupp Arena – Lexington, KY

Lexington Regional all tournament team

Spokane Regional – Spokane, Washington

First Round
Round of 64
March 16–17 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 18–19 		Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 24 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 26
            
1 Notre Dame 5:00 PM
16 Cal State Northridge ESPN2
 
Notre Dame, Indiana (Fri/Sun)
 
8 South Dakota State 7:30 PM
9 Villanova ESPN2
 
 
5 DePaul 12:00 PM
12 Oklahoma ESPN2
 
College Station, Texas (Fri/Sun)
 
4 Texas A&M 2:30 PM
13 Drake ESPN2
 
 
6 LSU 11:00 AM
11 Central Michigan ESPN2
 
Columbus, Ohio (Sat/Mon)
 
3 Ohio State 1:30 PM
14 George Washington ESPN2
 
 
7 Green Bay 5:00 PM
10 Minnesota ESPN2
 
Eugene, Oregon (Fri/Sun)
 
2 Oregon 7:30 PM
15 Seattle ESPN2

Spokane Regional Final

Monday, March 26
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena – Spokane, WA

Spokane Regional all tournament team

Final Four

During the Final Four round, regardless of the seeds of the participating teams, the champion of the top overall top seed's region (Connecticut's Albany Region) plays against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region (Notre Dame's Spokane Region), and the champion of the second overall top seed's region (Mississippi State's Kansas City Region) plays against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region (Louisville's Lexington Region).

Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio

National Semifinals

March 30

National Championship Game

April 1

      
A Albany Champion
S Spokane Champion ESPN2
 
  ESPN2
KC Kansas City Champion
L Lexington Champion ESPN2

Final Four

ESPN2
Friday, March 30
Nationwide Arena – Columbus, OH
ESPN2
Friday, March 30
Nationwide Arena – Columbus, OH

National Championship

Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game
ESPN2
Sunday, April 1
Nationwide Arena – Columbus, OH

Record by conference (multiple bids only)

Conference Bids Record Win % R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC
ACC 8 0–0 –
SEC 7 0–0 –
Big Ten 6 0–0 –
Pac-12 6 0–0 –
Big 12 4 0–0 –
Big East 4 0–0 –
American 2 0–0 –
Atlantic 10 2 0–0 –
Mid-American 2 0–0 –
  • The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
  • The America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Conference USA, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy League, MAAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC and West Coast conferences each had one representative.

Media coverage

Television

ESPN has US television rights to all games during the tournament.[6] For the first and second round, ESPN will air select games nationally on ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPNews. All other games will air regionally on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPN3 and will be streamed online via WatchESPN. Most of the nation will get whip-a-round coverage during this time, which allows ESPN to rotate between the games and focus the nation on the game that has the closest score. Additional coverage will be announced after the tournament field has been announced.

Studio host and analysts

Broadcast assignments

Radio

Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.[7][8] Teams participating in the Regional Finals, Final Four, and Championship are allowed to have their own local broadcasts, but they aren't allowed to stream those broadcasts online.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Women's basketball: Columbus to host Final Four in 2018". Buckeye Xtra Sports. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. ^ a b "Women's Final Four sites for 2017-20 includes record fourth for New Orleans". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. ^ "2016-18 regional hosts". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. ^ "Big 12 To Host 2016 and 2018 NCAA Women's Basketball Regionals". Big12Sports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. ^ "Broadcast Info". NCAA.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  6. ^ Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA® Extend Rights Agreement through 2023–24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  7. ^ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. January 13, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  8. ^ "WO Sports to Air NCAA Women's Basketball". Radio Online. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
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