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2019 NCAA Division I
women's basketball tournament
Season2018–19
Teams64
Finals siteAmalie Arena
Tampa, Florida
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
«2018 2020»

The 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament is a planned single-elimination tournament of 64 teams to determine the women's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2018–19 season. The 38th annual edition of the tournament is scheduled to begin on March 22, and will conclude with the championship game on April 7 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, with the University of South Florida serving as host. The tournament field was announced on March 18.

Three schools, Colonial champion Towson, MEAC champion Bethune-Cookman and Southland champion Abilene Christian, are making their first appearance in the tournament. Meanwhile, Tennessee continues its record streak of making every NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at 38 consecutive appearances.

2019 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 since 2015.

Subregionals (First and Second Rounds)

2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Albany
Albany
Greensboro
Greensboro
Chicago
Chicago
Portland
Portland
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
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2019 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

This is the third time that the women's Final Four will be played in Tampa (previously, in 2008 and 2015).[7]

Subregionals Tournament and automatic qualifiers procedures

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

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams automatically qualified for the 2019 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament.

Conference Team Record Appearance Last bid
ACC Notre Dame 30–3 26th 2018
America East Maine 25–7 9th 2018
American Connecticut 31–2 31st 2018
Atlantic 10 Fordham 25–8 3rd 2014
Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 27–4 6th 2018
Big 12 Baylor 31–1 18th 2018
Big East DePaul 25–7 24th 2018
Big Sky Portland State 25–7 2nd 2010
Big South Radford 25–6 4th 1996
Big Ten Iowa 26–6 26th 2018
Big West UC Davis 25–6 2nd 2011
Colonial Towson 20–12 1st Never
C-USA Rice 28–3 3rd 2005
Horizon Wright State 27–6 2nd 2014
Ivy League Princeton 22–9 8th 2018
MAAC Quinnipiac 26–6 5th 2018
MAC Buffalo 23–9 3rd 2018
MEAC Bethune–Cookman 21–10 1st Never
Missouri Valley Missouri State 23–9 15th 2016
Mountain West Boise State 28–4 6th 2018
Northeast Robert Morris 22–10 6th 2017
Ohio Valley Belmont 26–6 5th 2018
Pac-12 Stanford 28–4 33rd 2018
Patriot Bucknell 28–5 4th 2017
SEC Mississippi State 30–2 11th 2018
Southern Mercer 25–7 2nd 2018
Southland Abilene Christian 23–9 1st Never
SWAC Southern 20–12 4th 2006
Summit League South Dakota State 26–6 9th 2018
Sun Belt Little Rock 21–10 6th 2018
West Coast BYU 25–6 13th 2016
WAC New Mexico State 26-6 6th 2017

Tournament seeds

Albany Regional – Times Union Center,
Albany, New York
Seed School Conference Record RPI Berth type
1 Louisville ACC 29–3 3 At-large
2 Connecticut American 31–2 6 Automatic
3 Maryland Big Ten 28–4 14 At-large
4 Oregon State Pac-12 24–7 24 At-Large
5 Gonzaga West Coast 28–4 13 At-Large
6 UCLA Pac-12 20–12 35 At-Large
7 Rutgers Big Ten 22–9 29 At-Large
8 Michigan Big Ten 21–11 46 At-Large
9 Kansas State Big 12 21–11 33 At-Large
10 Buffalo MAC 23–9 25 Automatic
11 Tennessee SEC 19–12 60 At-Large
12 Little Rock Sun Belt 21–10 61 Automatic
13 Boise State Mountain West 28–4 39 Automatic
14 Radford Big South 26–6 75 Automatic
15 Towson Colonial 20–12 107 Automatic
16 Robert Morris Northeast 24–9 173 Automatic
Chicago Regional – Wintrust Arena,
Chicago, Illinois
Seed School Conference Record RPI Berth type
1 Notre Dame ACC 30–3 1 Automatic
2 Stanford Pac-12 28–4 4 Automatic
3 Iowa State Big 12 25–8 11 At-Large
4 Texas A&M SEC 24–8 16 At-Large
5 Marquette Big East 26–7 12 At-Large
6 DePaul Big East 26–7 18 Automatic
7 BYU West Coast 25–6 26 Automatic
8 Central Michigan MAC 25–7 32 At-Large
9 Michigan State Big Ten 20–11 43 At-Large
10 Auburn SEC 22–9 50 At-Large
11 Missouri State Missouri Valley 23–9 52 Automatic
12 Rice C-USA 28–3 31 Automatic
13 Wright State Horizon 27–6 59 Automatic
14 New Mexico State WAC 26–6 125 Automatic
15 UC Davis Big West 25–6 72 Automatic
16 Bethune–Cookman MEAC 21–10 201 Automatic
Greensboro Regional – Greensboro Coliseum,
Greensboro, North Carolina
Seed School Conference Record RPI Berth type
1 Baylor Big 12 31–1 2 Automatic
2 Iowa Big Ten 26–6 7 Automatic
3 NC State ACC 26–5 9 At-Large
4 South Carolina SEC 21–9 17 At-Large
5 Florida State ACC 23–8 21 At-Large
6 Kentucky SEC 23–7 22 At-Large
7 Missouri SEC 23–10 30 At-Large
8 California Pac-12 19–12 42 At-Large
9 North Carolina ACC 18–14 38 At-Large
10 Drake Missouri Valley 27–6 20 At-Large
11 Princeton Ivy 22–9 44 Automatic
12 Bucknell Patriot 28–4 37 Automatic
13 Belmont Ohio Valley 26–6 47 Automatic
14 Maine America East 25–7 54 Automatic
15 Mercer Southern 25–7 132 Automatic
16 Abilene Christian Southland 23–9 124 Automatic
Portland Regional – Moda Center,
Portland, Oregon
Seed School Conference Record RPI Berth type
1 Mississippi State SEC 30–2 8 Automatic
2 Oregon Pac-12 29–4 5 At-Large
3 Syracuse ACC 24–8 10 At-Large
4 Miami (FL) ACC 24–8 19 At-Large
5 Arizona State Pac-12 20–10 23 At-Large
6 South Dakota State Summit 26–6 27 Automatic
7 Texas Big 12 23–9 28 At-Large
8 South Dakota Summit 28–5 40 At-Large
9 Clemson ACC 19–12 51 At-Large
10 Indiana Big Ten 20–12 48 At-Large
11 Quinnipiac MAAC 28–4 41 Automatic
12 UCF American 26–6 15 At-Large
13 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 28–4 63 Automatic
14 Fordham Atlantic 10 25–8 82 Automatic
15 Portland State Big Sky 25–7 106 Automatic
16 Southern SWAC 20–12 152 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 22–23 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 24–25 		Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 29–30 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 31–April 1
            
1 Louisville 12:00pm
16 Robert Morris ESPN2
 
Louisville, Kentucky (Fri)
 
8 Michigan 2:30pm
9 Kansas State ESPN2
 
 
5 Gonzaga 3:30pm
12 Little Rock ESPN2
 
Corvallis, Oregon (Sat)
 
4 Oregon State 6:00pm
13 Boise State ESPN2
 
 
6 UCLA 1:30pm
11 Tennessee ESPN2
 
College Park, Maryland (Sat)
 
3 Maryland 11:00am
14 Radford ESPN2
 
 
7 Rutgers 4:30pm
10 Buffalo ESPN2
 
Storrs, Connecticut (Fri)
 
2 Connecticut 7:00pm
15 Towson ESPN2

Albany Regional Final

March 31
Times Union Center – Albany, New York

Albany Regional all tournament team

Chicago Regional – Chicago, Illinois

First Round
Round of 64
March 22–23 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 24–25 		Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 29–30 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 31–April 1
            
1 Notre Dame 11:00am
16 Bethune-Cookman ESPN2
 
South Bend, Indiana (Sat)
 
8 Central Michigan 1:30pm
9 Michigan State ESPN2
 
 
5 Marquette 2:00pm
12 Rice ESPN2
 
College Station, Texas (Fri)
 
4 Texas A&M 4:30pm
13 Wright State ESPN2
 
 
6 DePaul 3:30pm
11 Missouri State ESPN2
 
Ames, Iowa (Sat)
 
3 Iowa State 6:00pm
14 New Mexico State ESPN2
 
 
7 BYU 3:30pm
10 Auburn ESPN2
 
Stanford, California (Sat)
 
2 Stanford 6:00pm
15 UC Davis ESPN2

Chicago Regional Final

April 1
Wintrust Arena – Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Regional all tournament team

Greensboro Regional – Greensboro, North Carolina

First Round
Round of 64
March 22–23 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 24–25 		Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 29–30 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 31–April 1
            
1 Baylor 6:00pm
16 Abilene Christian ESPN2
 
Waco, Texas (Sat)
 
8 California 3:30pm
9 North Carolina ESPN2
 
 
5 Florida State 4:15pm
12 Bucknell ESPN2
 
Charlotte, North Carolina (Fri)
 
4 South Carolina 1:45pm
13 Belmont ESPN2
 
 
6 Kentucky 11:00am
11 Princeton ESPN2
 
Raleigh, North Carolina (Sat)
 
3 North Carolina State 1:00pm
14 Maine ESPN2
 
 
7 Missouri 4:30pm
10 Drake ESPN2
 
Iowa City, Iowa (Fri)
 
2 Iowa 2:00pm
15 Mercer ESPN2

Greensboro Regional Final

March 31
Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro Regional all tournament team

Portland Regional – Portland, Oregon

First Round
Round of 64
March 22–23 		Second Round
Round of 32
March 24–25 		Regional Semifinals
Sweet 16
March 29–30 		Regional Final
Elite 8
March 31–April 1
            
1 Mississippi State 9:30pm
16 Southern ESPN2
 
Starkville, Mississippi (Fri)
 
8 South Dakota 7:00pm
9 Clemson ESPN2
 
 
5 Arizona State 7:00pm
12 UCF ESPN2
 
Coral Gables, Florida (Fri)
 
4 Miami (FL) 9:30pm
13 Florida Gulf Coast ESPN2
 
 
6 South Dakota State 11:00am
11 Quinnipiac ESPN2
 
Syracuse, New York (Sat)
 
3 Syracuse 1:30pm
14 Fordham ESPN2
 
 
7 Texas 7:00pm
10 Indiana ESPN2
 
Eugene, Oregon (Fri)
 
2 Oregon 9:30pm
15 Portland State ESPN2

Portland Regional Final

April 1
Moda Center – Portland, Oregon

Portalnd Regional all tournament team

Final Four

Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida

National Semifinals
Final Four
April 5 		National Championship Game
April 7
      
Greensboro Regional Champion
Portland Regional Champion ESPN2
 
  ESPN
Chicago Regional Champion
Albany Regional Champion ESPN2

* – Denotes overtime period

National Semifinals

ESPN2
Friday, April 5
Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida
ESPN2
Friday, April 5
Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida

National Championship

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game
ESPN
Sunday, April 7
Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida

Final Four all-tournament team

Record by conference

Conference Bids Record Win % R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC
ACC 8 0–0 –
SEC 7 0–0 –
Pac-12 6 0–0 –
Big Ten 6 0–0 –
Big 12 4 0–0 –
American 2 0–0 –
Mid-American 2 0–0 –
Big East 2 0–0 –
Missouri Valley 2 0–0 –
Summit League 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.

Media coverage

Television

The tournament will be covered by ESPN's networks. During the first and second rounds, ESPN aired select games nationally on ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPNews. All other games aired regionally on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPN3 and were streamed online via WatchESPN. Most of the nation got whip-a-round coverage during this time, which allowed ESPN to rotate between the games and focus the nation on the game that had the closest score. Over the course of rebroadcasting a studio program discussing the men's tournament, ESPNU accidentally displayed on-screen graphics prematurely revealing the tournament bracket prior to its formal unveiling that evening. The NCAA officially released the brackets two hours earlier than scheduled.[8] Some watch parties for schools scheduled with the bracket reveal were cancelled, and ESPN apologized for the error.[9]

Studio host and analysts

Broadcast assignments

Radio

Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.[10][11] Teams participating in the Regional Finals, Final Four, and Championship were allowed to have their own local broadcasts, but they weren’t allowed to stream those broadcasts online.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019 - 2022 Future DI NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA.com. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  2. ^ "NCAA selects Albany to host these tournament games". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "DePaul Selected to Host 2019 Women's Basketball Regional at Wintrust Arena". Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  4. ^ "The NCAA just awarded tons of championship events to North Carolina". Outsports. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  5. ^ "NCAA men's, women's basketball tournaments returning to Portland". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  6. ^ "Women's Final Four sites for 2017-20 includes record fourth for New Orleans". NCAA.com. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  7. ^ "Tampa to host women's Final Four in 2019". TBO.com. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  8. ^ Draper, Kevin; Whiteside, Kelly (2019-03-18). "ESPN Slips Up, Revealing the N.C.A.A. Women's Bracket Four Hours Early". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  9. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/03/18/ncaa-womens-tournament-bracket-matchups/?utm_term=.c2684f4ae7da
  10. ^ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved May 12, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "WO Sports to Air NCAA Women's Basketball". Radio Online. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
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