2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

College basketball championship in Denver March 2012 March 2026 Women's 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four logo.svg 2012 64 Baylor Bears 2nd 2nd 3rd Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3rd 4th Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Stanford Cardinal 11th Connecticut Huskies 13th Kim Mulkey 2nd Brittney Griner Baylor The 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began March 17 and concluded April 3, 2012. The Final Four was played at Pepsi Center in Denver. For only the second time in history, and the first time since 1989, all four of the number one seeds made it to the Final Four. Baylor won its second national championship, defeating Notre Dame 80–61 in the championship game. They were the only team to win 40 straight games in a season until Connecticut matched it in 2014. Tournament procedure NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament#Current tournament format Pending any changes to the format, a total of 64 teams will enter the 2012 tournament. 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament. The remaining 36 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. 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.October 2021 The top-seeded team in each region plays the #16 team, the #2 team plays the #15, etc. (meaning where the two seeds add up to 17, that team will be assigned to play another). 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. The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 64. Automatically qualified teams 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams Team Conference How qualified Last appearance # of appearances 2011 women Maryland Terrapins University of Maryland Maryland ACC Tournament Winner 2011 20 2011 women Albany Great Danes University at Albany Albany America East Tournament Winner Never 1 2011 women Dayton Flyers University of Dayton Dayton Atlantic 10 Tournament Winner 2011 3 2011 women Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf Coast University FGCU Atlantic Sun Tournament Winner Never 1 Baylor Big 12 Tournament Winner 2011 11 Connecticut Big East Tournament Winner 2011 24 2011 women Idaho State Bengals Idaho State University Idaho State Big Sky Tournament Winner 2007 3 2011 women Liberty Flames Liberty University Liberty Big South Tournament Winner 2010 14 2011 women Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University Purdue Big Ten Tournament Winner 2011 22 2011 women UC Santa Barbara Gauchos University of California, Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Big West Tournament Winner 2009 14 2011 women UTEP Miners University of Texas at El Paso UTEP C-USA Tournament Winner 2008 2 Delaware CAA Tournament Winner 2007 3 2011 women Green Bay Phoenix University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Green Bay Horizon League Tournament Winner 2011 13 2011 women Princeton Tigers Princeton University Princeton Ivy League Regular-season champion 2011 3 2011 women Marist Red Foxes Marist College Marist MAAC Tournament Winner 2011 8 2011 women Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan MAC Tournament Winner 2004 2 2011 women Hampton Pirates Hampton University Hampton MEAC Tournament Winner 2011 6 2011 women Creighton Bluejays Creighton University Creighton Missouri Valley Tournament Winner 2002 4 2011 women San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State University San Diego State Mountain West Tournament Winner 2010 9 2011 women Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart Northeast Tournament Winner 2009 3 2011 women Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks University of Tennessee at Martin Tennessee–Martin Ohio Valley Tournament Winner 2011 2 Stanford Pac-12 Tournament Winner 2011 26 2011 women Navy Midshipmen United States Naval Academy Navy Patriot Tournament Winner 2011 2 2011 women Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee Tennessee SEC Tournament Winner 2011 31 2011 women Samford Bulldogs Samford University Samford SoCon Tournament Winner 2011 2 2011 women McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State University McNeese State Southland Tournament Winner 2011 2 2011 women South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State University South Dakota St. Summit Tournament Winner 2011 4 2011 women Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans University of Arkansas at Little Rock UALR Sun Belt Tournament Winner 2011 2 2011 women Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M SWAC Tournament Winner 2011 4 2011 women Fresno State Bulldogs California State University, Fresno Fresno State WAC Tournament Winner 2011 4 BYU WCC Tournament Winner 2007 9 Tournament seeds +Des Moines Regional+Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IowaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1BaylorBig 1234–0Automatic2TennesseeSEC24–8Automatic3DelawareColonial30–1Automatic4Georgia TechACC24–8At-large5GeorgetownBig East22–8At-large6NebraskaBig Ten24–8At-large7DePaulBig East22–10At-large8Ohio StateBig Ten25–6At-large9FloridaSEC19–12At-large10BYUWest Coast26–6Automatic11KansasBig 1219–12At-large12Fresno StateWAC28–5Automatic13Sacred HeartNortheast25–7Automatic14UALRSun Belt20–13Automatic15Tennessee-MartinOhio Valley23–8Automatic16UC Santa BarbaraBig West17–15Automatic+Fresno Regional+Save Mart Center, Fresno, CaliforniaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1StanfordPac-1231–1Automatic2DukeACC24–5At-large3St. John'sBig East22–9At-large4PurdueBig Ten24–8Automatic5South CarolinaSEC23–9At-large6OklahomaBig 1220–12At-large7VanderbiltSEC22–9At-large8West VirginiaBig East23–9At-large9TexasBig 1218–13At-large10Middle TennesseeSun Belt26–6At-large11MichiganBig Ten20–11At-large12Eastern MichiganMid-American23–8Automatic13South Dakota StateSummit24–8Automatic14CreightonMissouri Valley20–12Automatic15SamfordSouthern20–12Automatic16HamptonMEAC26–4Automatic+Raleigh Regional+PNC Arena, Raleigh, North CarolinaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1Notre DameBig East30–3At-large2MarylandACC28–4Automatic3Texas A&MBig 1222–10At-large4GeorgiaSEC22–8At-large5St. BonaventureAtlantic 1029–3At-large6ArkansasSEC23–8At-large7LouisvilleBig East22–9At-large8CaliforniaPac-1224–9At-large9IowaBig Ten19–11At-large10Michigan StateBig Ten20–11At-large11DaytonAtlantic 1023–6Automatic12Florida Gulf CoastAtlantic Sun29–2Automatic13MaristMAAC25–7Automatic14AlbanyAmerica East23–9Automatic15NavyPatriot18–13Automatic16LibertyBig South24–8Automatic+Kingston Regional+Ryan Center, Kingston, Rhode IslandSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1ConnecticutBig East29–4Automatic2KentuckySEC25–6At-large3Miami (FL)ACC25–5At-large4Penn StateBig Ten24–6At-large5LSUSEC22–10At-large6RutgersBig East22–9At-large7Green BayHorizon30–1Automatic8Kansas StateBig 1219–13At-large9PrincetonIvy24–4Automatic10Iowa StateBig 1218–12At-large11GonzagaWest Coast26–5At-large12San Diego StateMountain West25–6Automatic13UTEPConference USA29–3Automatic14Idaho StateBig Sky24–7Automatic15McNeese StateSouthland26–7Automatic16Prairie View A&MSWAC17–15Automatic Schedule and venues The format is similar to the men's tournament, except that there are 64 teams; this in turn means there is no "First Four" round. Thirty-one automatic bids for conference champions and 33 at-large bids were available. Subregionals were played from March 17 through March 20. USA 500 right 2012 NCAA subregionals USA green pog.svg 42.027222 -93.631667 top #FFFFFF Ames USA green pog.svg 30.45809 -91.140229 bottom #FFFFFF Baton Rouge USA green pog.svg 41.373889 -83.650833 right #FFFFFF Bowling Green USA green pog.svg 41.18631 -73.1962 right #FFFFFF Bridgeport USA green pog.svg 35.9115765537617 -79.0559005737304 bottom #FFFFFF Chapel Hill USA green pog.svg 42.0078512513058 -87.8876209259033 left #FFFFFF Chicago USA green pog.svg 38.99656 -76.927509 left #FFFFFF College Park USA green pog.svg 30.601389 -96.314444 left #FFFFFF College Station USA green pog.svg 34.7430230804586 -92.2896194458007 bottom #FFFFFF Little Rock USA green pog.svg 36.16589 -86.784443 left #FFFFFF Nashville USA green pog.svg 36.91 -76.201867 right #FFFFFF Norfolk USA green pog.svg 35.221617 -97.418236 left #FFFFFF Norman USA green pog.svg 41.6997849355303 -86.2373328208923 top #FFFFFF Notre Dame USA green pog.svg 47.658889 -117.425 bottom #FFFFFF Spokane USA green pog.svg 30.4518 -84.27277 right #FFFFFF Tallahassee USA green pog.svg 40.441935 -86.912409 bottom #FFFFFF West Lafayette First and Second rounds (Subregionals) The following 16 sites were used for first- and second-round games: Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Stroh Center, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut, (Host: Fairfield University) Carmichael Arena, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois (Chicago), (Host: DePaul University) Comcast Center, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, Maryland Reed Arena, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Jack Stephens Center, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas Memorial Gymnasium, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee Ted Constant Convocation Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia Lloyd Noble Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Edmund P. Joyce Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana McCarthey Athletic Center, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida, (Host: Florida State University) Mackey Arena, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) The Regionals, named for the city rather than the region of geographic importance since 2005, were held from March 24 to March 27 at these sites: USA 500 right 2012 NCAA Regionals and Final Four USA blue pog.svg 41.590939 -93.620866 left #FFFFFF Des Moines USA blue pog.svg 36.781549 -119.792113 top #FFFFFF Fresno USA blue pog.svg 41.480379 -71.52256 left #FFFFFF Kingston USA blue pog.svg 35.818889 -78.644722 left #FFFFFF Raleigh USA red pog.svg 39.739154 -104.984703 left #FFFFFF Denver Des Moines Regional, Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa (Host: University of Northern Iowa) Fresno Regional, Save Mart Center, Fresno, California (Host: California State University, Fresno) Kingston Regional, Ryan Center, Kingston, Rhode Island (Host: University of Rhode Island) Raleigh Regional, PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina, (Host: North Carolina State University) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) April 1 and 3 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado (Hosts: Mountain West Conference and Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis) It was the first time that Denver had hosted a Women's Final Four Basketball tournament. Tournament records Most three-point field goals—Courtney Moses hit nine three-point field goals for Purdue against South Dakota, the most three-pointers scored in an NCAA tournament game. Sydney Wallace hit eight three-point field goals for Georgia Tech in a game against Baylor, tied for the second most in an NCAA tournament game. Most free throws—Natalie Novosel hit 18 free throws for Notre Dame in a game against California, the most free throws recorded in an NCAA tournament game. Fewest points–Connecticut held Kansas State to 26 points, the fewest recorded in an NCAA tournament game.http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF16.pdf 2016 Women's Final Four Record Book Nixon Rick NCAA 1 May 2016 Game summaries Des Moines Region First round BYU held a small, two-point lead at half-time, which evaporated when DePaul opened the second half with a 14–0 run. BYU chipped at the lead, and cut the lead to three points late in the game. With one second left in the game, the lead was three, and Haley Steed launched a three-point attempt that many, including BYU coach Jeff Judkins, thought it was going in. It did not, and DePaul secured the round, and hit a final foul shot to win the game, 59–55. The last time Tennessee-Martin beat Tennessee, Pat Summitt, then Pat Head, was playing for the Tennessee-Martin team. Tennessee held Heather Butler to 14 points, almost ten points below her usual average, which made her the third leading scorer in the nation. Tennessee-Martin was held to under 30% shooting, and Tennessee won the opening round game 72–49. Florida opened the game with a 9–0 run and lead 12–2 early in the game. Ohio State would play roughly even with Florida the rest of the way, occasionally cutting the margin, once to two points, but never taking the lead. Florida won in the match up between eight and nine seeds, 70–65. Georgetown extended a ten-point halftime lead to 17, but gave most of the lead back. Fresno State cut the lead to three, and had possession of the ball with a chance to tie the game. Fresno State turned the ball over on several of their final possessions, while Georgetown missed free throws to keep the outcome in doubt until the final seconds. The Hoyas hung on to win 61–56. Brittney Griner only played 22 minutes, but she wasn't needed in an easy win against UC Santa Barbara. The Bears cruised to a 30 points margin in the first half and Baylor easily beat the Gauchos 81–40. Sydney Wallace, a freshman at Georgia Tech, scored 28 points, in a match up against Sacred Heart. The Yellow Jackets build a large lead early, and were never threatened again by the Pioneers, who were playing in their third NCAA tournament since 2006 but still looking for their first won. The final score was 76–50. In her first NCAA appearance, Elena Delle Donne had 39 points when she was removed from the game by her coach. At the time, the opposing team, Arkansas, Little Rock, had not yet scored 39 points. They would go on to score a total of 42, but the Fightin' Blue Hens of Delaware scored 73, to win their first ever NCAA tournament game. Kansas hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since 1999. They narrowly made the field, but were going through a rough patch, losing all but two of their final eight games, and losing their leading scorer, Carolyn Davis, to a season-ending knee injury. Despite facing a higher seeded team in Nebraska, they managed to outscore their opponents and beat the Huskers 57–49. Second round The game between Tennessee and DePaul was a rematch of an earlier season game played at the Maggie Dixon Classic, won by Tennessee 84–61. In that game, starting point guard Ariel Massengale was not available due to injury, while DePaul's Keisha Hampton scored 14 for DePaul. Since that match up, Massengale returned from injury, and Hampton was lost to a season-ending injury. Despite the changes in available players, DePaul stayed close to the Volunteers in the first half, ending the half with a five-point deficit. Tennessee's Glory Johnson had a career-high 21 rebounds to help Tennessee pull away in the second half, and the Volunteers won, 63–48. Brittney Griner went almost twelve minutes before scoring, but ended up with 25 points. She only had eight points in the first half, when Baylor pulled to a nine-point margin over Florida. The Lady Bears extended the margin to 13 in the opening minutes of the second half, and the Gators were never close again. The final score was in favor of Baylor, 76–57. Georgia Tech is no stranger to the NCAA tournament, but had never advanced beyond the second round. This year's team set a record for victories in their conference, and overall victories, and received a 4 seed, their highest seed ever. The game against 5 seeded Georgetown was close early, but the Yellow Jackets pulled to a ten-point margin at halftime. The Hoyas were never closer than ten points in the final twelve minutes of the game, and Georgia Tech went on to win, 76–64. Delaware reached halftime with a six-point lead over eleventh seeded Kansas, but the Jayhawks came on strong in the second half. Even though The Blue Hens Elena Delle Donne would score 34 points, her teammates combined would contribute fewer points, and Kansas would start the second half with a 19–6 run to take the lead, which they would never relinquish. Kansas won 70–64 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Sweet sixteen Kansas started the game against Tennessee with a strong performance, working their way out to a 14-point lead. The Volunteers would cut into the lead and reduce it to five at halftime. In the second half, the Tennessee team, behind 22 points off the bench from Meighan Simmons, and took over the lead, then extended it to double digits. Tennessee ended up with the win, 84–73. Georgia Tech out scored Baylor by one in the second half, but that result was academic, as the Bears had out together a 16-point lead by halftime. Georgia Tech's Sydney Wallace scored 32 points, but Brittney Griner had 35 for Baylor to help lead them to a win, 83–68. Elite eight Tennessee pulled out to an early 9–5 lead, but Baylor quickly responded. Brittney Griner was one block short of a triple double, and Baylor ended up winning by 19, 77–58. An incident occurred in the last minute of the game between Odyssey Sims and Shekinna Stricklen, resulting in a technical foul for each. Three players, including Griner, came off the bench, and were ejected. At the pro level, an ejection for leaving the bench brings with it a suspension for the subsequent game, but the rule is different in the NCAA. The loss prevented the Tennessee team from reaching the Final Four; the seniors in this class are the first class in Tennessee history to fail to make it to a Final Four. Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament team Brittney Griner, Baylor – Most Outstanding Player Odyssey Sims, Baylor Glory Johnson, Tennessee Destiny Williams, Baylor Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final_four_records_book/2015/full-book.pdf 2015 NCAA Women's Final Four Records 29 January 2016 ncaa.org Fresno Region First round Early in the match up between top seeded Stanford and 16th seeded Hampton, the Pirates were staying close to the Cardinal, trailing at one time by one point, 22–21. However, Stanford then went on a 13–0 run, and the Pirates were never close again, falling 73–51. West Virginia's leading rebounder, Ayana Dunning, picked up her fourth foul and headed to the bench less than six minutes into the second half. Texas, who were down 13 points at halftime, climbed back into the game, and cut the lead to three points. WVU's Taylor Palmer scored 13 of her overall 18 points in the second half, with one three-pointer coming after a five-minute stretch without any score by the Mountaineers. West Virginia then stretched out the lead, and won the game, 68–55. South Carolina faced Eastern Michigan, whose Tavelyn James is the second leading scorer in the nation at 24 points per game. The Gamecocks were effective on defense, holding James to just 11 points, and the entire team to 48. South Carolina went on to win 80–48. The game plan of South Dakota State's head coach Aaron Johnston including containing Purdue's leading scorer Brittany Rayburn. That part of the plan was executed, as Rayburn scored 12 points. However, Johnston hadn't planned on the Boilermakers' Courtney Moses setting an NCAA record for three-pointers in a game. She hit nine, for 27 of her 29 points, helping lead the team to an 83–68 victory. Vanderbilt is about forty miles from Middle Tennessee, but the two teams haven't played in twenty years. Vanderbilt moved out to a small seven-point lead at halftime, then went on a 20–5 run in the second half to put the game out of reach. Vanderbilt prevailed, 60–46. The fourteen seed has never beaten a three seed, but Creighton came very close to breaking that streak. St. Johns had the ball and a two-point lead when pressure defense appeared to force the ball out of bounds. The St. Johns coach had called time out in time, but when the officials reviewed the replay, they noticed an elbow to the face by a St. Johns player. That gave two free throws to Creighton, and the ball. Creighton tied the game, but was unable to score on that possession. St. Johns had the ball with about five second left in the game, when Nadirah McKenith ran the length of the court, putting in a basket with 0.1 on the clock, securing the 69–67 victory. Duke's Elizabeth Williams is nursing a stress fracture, but still managed to be one of four Blue Devils with double-digit scoring. The game started with Duke pulling out to a 23–7 lead; Samford was never able to make the game close, in just its second appearance in the tournament. Oklahoma's Aaryn Ellenberg played only seven minutes in the first half of the game because of foul trouble, but made up for it in the second half. She scored 28 points, playing on her home court, to help lead the Sooners to an 88–67 victory over Michigan. Second round West Virginia played Stanford even in the second half, but they had been out scored by 17 in the first half, so the second half did not move them closer to their goal. Stanford had put together a 17–0 run in the first half, and that would match the halftime and final margin. The freshman point guard for the Cardinal, Amber Orrange took home scoring honors with 18 points, and had five assists while committing zero turnovers. The Cardinal beat the Mountaineers 72–55. Dawn Staley, the South Carolina head coach, made it to the sweet sixteen several times as a player, but had not reached that level as a coach. They faced fourth seeded Purdue in a match up to determine who would advance to the sweet sixteen in the Fresno region. The Gamecocks held the Boilermakers to under 40% shooting for the game, and extended a seven-point half time lead to an eleven-point final margin, winning the game 72–61, and advancing to the regional game in Fresno, California. It was unseasonably hot in Vanderbilt's Memorial Gym, both in terms of temperature and shooting. The gym does not have air conditioning, resulting in temperatures reaching the 90's. Duke hit 42 baskets in 65 attempts, just short of 66%. While the Commodores would score 80 points, the Blue Devils scored 96, to end up with a 16-point margin. Duke's Haley Peters set a career high mark with 25 points. St. Johns took on Oklahoma on their home floor, where they were 8–1 in previous NCAA Tournament games. They allowed the Sooners to shoot almost 48% from the field and score 70 points. St. Johns had not won a game this year when giving up 70 points. Despite that, the Red Storm managed to score 74, so ended up with a win and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. Sweet sixteen St. John's would have the leading scorer of the game with Da'Shena Stevens, who scored 19 points, but the team as a whole shot under 35%, against Duke's 54%. The Blue Devils scored sixteen consecutive points in one run spanning halftime which put the game out of reach. Duke won 74–47. South Carolina stayed close to Stanford for much of their game, but could not overcome the Cardinal. The Ogwumike sisters filled the stat sheet with Nneka scoring 39 points and pulling down ten rebounds, while sister Chiney lead the team in blocks and steals. Stanford pulled away late, then used a 9–0 run to put the game out of reaching, winning the game 76–60. Elite eight Once again, the Ogwumike sisters contributed significantly to a Stanford victory. Nneka scored 29 points, while younger sister Chiney was the rebounding leader with 17. The Cardinal pulled out to a 15-point lead at halftime. Although the Duke Blue Devils were able to outscore Stanford in the second half, they only reduced the final margin to twelve, 81–69. Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament team Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford–Most Outstanding Player Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford Chelsea Gray, Duke Elizabeth Williams, Duke Da’Shena Stevens, St. John's ( N Y) Raleigh Region First round Arkansas faced a double-digit deficit in the first half, but pulled even by halftime. In the second half, the defense of Arkansas prevailing, holding the Dayton flyers to zero field goals in the last twelve minutes of the game. The Razorbacks won, 72–55. The defending national champion Aggies held only a four-point lead at halftime over Albany, playing in its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The Great Danes were on a ten-game winning streak, but were unable to extend the run to eleven, as Texas A&M extended the lead in the second half, and won 69–47. After not sleeping well, Maryland's Alyssa Thomas struggled in the first half. She only had five points in the first half, while her team missed five of its first seven shots and fell behind early 8–4. The Terrapins moved out to a seven-point lead over Navy by the half, and after coach Brenda Frese urged Thomas to settle down, Thomas scored a dozen in the second half, and help lead the team to a 59–44 victory over the Midshipmen. The venue for Louisville's head coach Jeff Walz was familiar, as they were playing at Maryland, where he had served as an assistant coach for several years, including a national championship. The opponent were the Spartans, whose senior class had won at least one game in each of the prior three NCAA tournaments. The Cardinals would frustrate that streak, holding Michigan State to 55 points, and winning the game 67–55. There have been nine wins by thirteen seeds in history, and Marist now has three of them. Free throws shooting (21–25) helped the Red Foxes win the biggest upset of the tournament so far. The Georgia Bulldogs out-rebounded Marist 33–27, and took 21 more field goal attempts, but over 50% shooting by Marist helped the Red Foxes defeat Georgia 79–70. None of the players on the California team have competed in an NCAA tournament game, but the team did not show it early on, as they took a nine-point lead at the half, and built it to a 16-point lead in the second half. Iowa made a run, and cut the lead to seven, but cut not get closer, and lost to the Golden Bears, 84–74. Notre Dame scored the first eleven points before the two-minute mark, giving the Irish a chance to rest starters. The lead was 25 at halftime, and extended to a 31-point margin at the end, as Notre Dame beat Liberty 74–43. Florida Gulf Coast, transitioning into NCAA Division I, took St. Bonaventure to overtime in the first NCAA appearance for both teams. The Eagles were on a 21-game winning streak and hit their 341st three-pointer of the season, setting an NCAA season record, but were unable to hold on to a double-digit lead. They were outscored in overtime by seven and ended up losing 72–65. Second round Arkansas fell behind by double digits, then rallied against Dayton to win their first-round game. Against, Texas A&M they fell behind by double digits again, with a 14-point deficits in the second half and rallied again, taking a one-point lead late in the game. However, this time the Razorbacks could not hold the lead, and the Aggies' Sydney Carter hit two free throws with 23 seconds left in the game to give the Aggies the win 61–59. The Maryland-Louisville game set up a rematch between Jeff Walz, the head coach of Louisville, but former assistant at Maryland to Brenda Frese. Louisville had knocked Maryland out of the 2009 NCAA tournament, but this time the Terrapins would prevail. It was a close battle with an early lead by Louisville, then small leads by Maryland in the second half. Maryland held a three-point lead in the closing seconds when Becky Burke launched a potential tying shot that was tipped by Maryland. The Terrapins hit a final foul shot to win 72–68. St. Bonaventure faced Marist in the second-round game. It is the first visit to the NCAA tournament for the Bonnies. Marist has been here before, but was the lowest seed left in the tournament. The two teams faced each other in the regular season, with St. Bonaventure winning by eleven in their December game. The result would be the same this time, but much closer, as Marist missed a closing seconds three-point shot that would have tied the game. The Bonnies beat the Red Foxes 66–63. California scored more field goals than Notre Dame, and made more three-pointers, but the Fighting Irish, playing on their home court, had more points from the free throw line. The game was tied at 31 all at halftime, but Notre Dame had an 8–2 run to open the second half. The Golden Bears tried to come back, but did not get closer than nine points in the late part of the game. Natalie Novosel hit 18 of her 20 free throw attempts, while the entire team hit almost 80% (26 for 33) in the game to end up with the win, 73–62. Sweet sixteen The defending national champion Texas A&M pulled out to an 18-point lead against Maryland. Although the Terrapins would cut the lead to three at the break, the Aggies stretched the lead back to 11 early in the second half. Maryland used a rebounding margin of 42–30 to earn more second chance points, and went on to win 81–74. St. Bonaventure was never in the game with Notre Dame. The Irish started out on a 16–2 run. The Bonnies didn't get their second basket until more than halfway through the first half. Notre Dame shot over 50%, while holding the Bonnies to 19%. The Irish would go on to win easily 79–35. Elite eight Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins had a triple-double in points assists and rebound to help lead the Irish to a 31-point victory over Maryland. Although the game was close for the first few minutes, Notre Dame went on a 26–7 run to reach a 19-point margin by halftime, and stretched the margin in the second half, winning 80–49. Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament team Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame–Most Outstanding Player Alyssa Thomas, Maryland Natalie Achonwa, Notre Dame Kayla McBride, Notre Dame Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame Alexia Standish, Texas A&M Kingston Region First round Connecticut started the game like they have in so many other first-round games, looking like a potential blowout. UConn scored the first eight points, before Prairie View hit an awkward three-pointer off the glass. However, The Lady Panthers stayed relatively close in the first half, cutting the lead to eight well into the game. Senior Tiffany Hayes, nursing a stress injury, played 17 minutes in the first half, but sat out the second half. Freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis stepped up, scoring 21 points, tying a UConn record for points in their first NCAA appearance, held by former UConn player and current Cincinnati coach Jamelle Elliott. UConn stretched out the lead in the second half and won 83–47. Princeton won the last three IVY league regular-season titles, which earned them an invitation to the tournament, but their regular-season performance earned a national ranking, the first time an Ivy League school has been in the AP ranking, so they were a nine seed, rather than the double-digit seeds usually awarded to automatic bids by the Ivy league. They played well against the eight-seeded Kansas State Wildcats, going on a 10–2 run to start the second half, and turn a small halftime deficit into a lead. However, Kansas State's Branshea Brown set a career record for points with 22 and helped the Wildcats hold on for a 67–64 victory. Gonzaga, which had ridden graduated superstar Courtney Vandersloot to the regional final in 2011, picked up where it had left off a year earlier, achieving the only upset of the day. The Bulldogs, playing on their home court for the second straight year, pulled out to an early lead, with a score of 20–4 ten minutes into the game, and never relinquished the lead. Rutgers managed only one field goal in the first ten minutes of the game. Rutgers scored 50 points in the second half, but even the 28 points by Erica Wheeler were not enough to take over the lead. Gonzaga won, 86–73. Miami played without one of their top players, Riquna Williams, not present as a result of violating a team rule, but Shenise Johnson scored 20 points to help lead the team to victory over Idaho State. In addition to her points, Johnson had four steals, which made her only the second player in Division I NCAA history to record at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 400 steals in a career. The only other player to achieve that level is Nancy Lieberman. The Hurricanes won the game, 70–41. After winning all but one game in the regular season and conference tournament, Green Bay felt they deserved better than a seven seed. The Phoenix opened the game playing better than a seven seed, and reached a 19-point lead by halftime. The Cyclones scored more points than Green Bay in the second half, but it was not enough to overcome that large lead, and Green Bay went on to win, 71–57. McNeese State entered the tournament as a fifteen seed, knowing that a fifteen seed had never beaten a two seed in the women's tournament, and remembering that they lost in the opening round in the prior year by 40 points. Despite that, the Cowgirls were only down by three points at the half, and were within six points very late in the game, but could not complete the upset. Kentucky held on to win, 68–62. UTEP took more shots at the basket than Penn State, made a higher percentage of their shots, had a higher free throw percentage, out rebounded the Lady Lions by nine, had more assists and steals, yet did not outperform their opponents in the most important statistic: points. Penn State was behind much of the first half, and tied at halftime, but took a lead in the second half and ended up winning 85–77. San Diego State was tied at halftime against LSU, then went on a 7–0 run to take a seven-point lead, but could not hold on to the lead. The Tigers came back, and pulled to an eight-point lead, which matched the final margin of the game, 64–56. Second round Gonzaga was seeded eleventh, despite making it to the Elite Eight in 2011, possibly because Vandersloot had graduated. They still managed two upset wins to advance to the sweet sixteen. This time, they defeated Miami, holding the Hurricanes to under 33% shooting. Home floor and home fans may not have hurt either, as they beat Miami 65–54. Kentucky pulled out to a 17-point lead at halftime against Green Bay, but managed to give up the entire lead in the second half. Turnovers plagued both teams, with 24 committed by the Phoenix and 34 by the Wildcats. Kentucky shot over 50% from the field, which helped to overcome the turnovers. Green Bay pulled ahead by one point with just under two minutes to play, but Kentucky responded with a basket, and Green Bay's final shot missed everything. thumb|Scoreboard, reflecting record defensive total After Connecticut scored the first basket of the game, Kansas State responded with a three-pointer taking a 3–2 lead. It would be their last point for over eleven minutes, and their last lead of the game. UConn played a game described as "nearly...flawless defensive game". The Wildcats scored just before halftime to increase their point total to ten, narrowly missing a tie for fewest points in the first half of an NCAA tournament game. They would not be so fortunate in avoiding the complete game record, set by Southern when they scored only 27 points in a game. The Kansas State team reached 26 points with almost three minutes left to play, but would not score again. The Huskies won 72–26. Even though Penn State started the game on a 9–0 run, the game against LSU game was close through much of the game, with a tie score ten different times. LSU was playing on their home floor, and managed a slim, one-point led at halftime. Their lead was as much as six points in the second half, but the Lady Lion's Maggie Lucas hit five of seven three-pointers, as part of a 30-point scoring effort, to help lead Penn State to a ten-point margin over LSU. Sweet sixteen Gonzaga's Kayla Standish would score 25 points to be the high scorer in their game against Kentucky, but the threes of Kentucky, including five by Keyla Snowden, helped Kentucky win. The Wildcats hit 57% of their three-point attempts, almost as high as their (59%) free throw shooting. Kentucky would lead the game the entire way, winning 79–62. thumb|Dolson hits a foul line jumper against Penn State Penn State's Alex Bentley was asked about UConn after their win over Kansas State, and she said "I don't think [the Huskies] played against a real, true scoring team". UConn held the two guards, Bentley and Lucas to seven made shots on 31 attempts. In one notable sequence, Kelly Faris leaped to block a three-point attempt by Lucas. Caroline Doty grabbed the ball, and, with her back to her own basket and closely covered, leapt and spun to heave the ball to a streaking Faris, who had to be fouled hard to prevent a score. Bria Hartley would lead all scorers with 20 points, while Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had a double-double in points and rebounds off the bench. The game was the 100th NCAA Tournament game in UConn history. UConn has a record of 84–16 in NCAA Tournament games. Elite eight Connecticut opened with a 9–0 run, but Kentucky did not quit, and responded, first closing the gap, then taking a small lead. When the Wildcats hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds in the first half to make the score 39 all, it looked like the score would be tied at halftime, but Tiffany Hayes hit a streaking Kelly Faris who put in a shot at the halftime buzzer to take a two-point lead. In the second half, the Huskies expanded the margin to 20 points, then ended with a 15-point victory, 80–65, to propel the UConn team to their fifth consecutive Final Four, tying an NCAA record. Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament team Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut–Most Outstanding Player Mia Nickson, Penn State Kayla Standish, Gonzaga Samarie Walker, Kentucky Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut Final four Semi-finals thumb|350px|Floor of arena in Pepsi Center, Denver In the first semi-final game of the evening, UConn faced Notre Dame for the fourth time this season. Notre Dame prevailed in the two regular season games, one of which went to overtime, while UConn won the match-up in the Big East tournament Finals. The Huskies scored first, but Notre Dame quickly responded with seven straight points. The game was close through most of the first half, with UConn holding on to a small three-point halftime lead. The Irish scored the first five points of the second half to take the lead, and would hold on to a slim lead for much of the rest of the half. With under three minutes left in the half, Notre Dame had a six-point lead, but UConn managed to come back and took a two-point lead with eleven seconds left, but Notre Dame responded to force overtime. Although UConn started the overtime period with a three-point basket, the Irish responded with three-point baskets, one by Diggins, then two by Mallory, to put the game out of reach. The final score in favor of Notre Dame was 83–75. In the second semi-final, Baylor faced Stanford. Baylor had played, and beaten the other two Final Four participants, but had not played against the Cardinal. The Stanford team was playing in their fifth consecutive Final Four. Stanford's coach, Tara VanDerveer was faced with the challenge of stopping a team with outside and inside threats. The inside threat, Brittney Griner, would be named (the following day) the winner of three national player of the year awards, the Naismith, the Wade Trophy and the WBCA defensive player of the year. VanDerveer chose to emphasize defense on Griner and it had some success, as Griner was limited to seven points in the first half, and the outside shooters did not take advantage. The Cardinal were down at the half, but by only two points. Stanford's Nneka Ogwumike would be the leading scorer for the game, with 22 points, but she was the only double-digit scorer for the Cardinal, while Baylor had three players in double digits. Baylor would go on to the national championship game with a 59–47 victory. Bracket Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04)Women's Basketball Bracket, NCAA, March 12, 2012 All first- and second-round games aired on ESPN2. Des Moines Region First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Bowling Green – Sun/Tues Chapel Hill – Sun/Tues Little Rock – Sun/Tues Rosemont, Illinois – Sat/Mon 25 130 1 Baylor 81 16 2011 women UC Santa Barbara Gauchos University of California, Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara 40 8 2011 women Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State University Ohio State 65 9 2011 women Florida Gators University of Florida Florida 70 5 2011 women Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown University Georgetown 61 12 2011 women Fresno State Bulldogs California State University, Fresno Fresno State 56 4 2011 women Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech 76 13 2011 women Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart 50 6 2011 women Nebraska Cornhuskers University of Nebraska–Lincoln Nebraska 49 11 2011 women Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas Kansas 57 3 Delaware 73 14 2011 women Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock 42 7 2011 women DePaul Blue Demons DePaul University DePaul 59 10 BYU 55 2 2011 women Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee Tennessee 72 15 2011 women Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks University of Tennessee at Martin Tennessee–Martin 49 1 Baylor 76 9 Florida 57 5 Georgetown 64 4 Georgia Tech 76 11 Kansas 70 3 Delaware 64 7 DePaul 48 2 Tennessee 63 1 Baylor 83 4 Georgia Tech 68 11 Kansas 73 2 Tennessee 84 1 Baylor 77 2 Tennessee 58 Fresno Region First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Norfolk – Sat/Mon West Lafayette – Sat/Mon Norman – Sun/Tues Nashville – Sun/Tues 25 130 1 Stanford 73 16 2011 women Hampton Pirates Hampton University Hampton 51 8 2011 women West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia University West Virginia 68 9 2011 women Texas Longhorns University of Texas at Austin Texas 55 5 2011 women South Carolina Gamecocks University of South Carolina South Carolina 80 12 2011 women Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan 48 4 2011 women Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University Purdue 83 13 2011 women South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State University South Dakota State 68 6 2011 women Oklahoma Sooners University of Oklahoma Oklahoma 88 11 2011 women Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan Michigan 67 3 2011 women St. John's Red Storm St. John's University (New York) St. John's 69 14 2011 women Creighton Bluejays Creighton University Creighton 67 7 2011 women Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt 60 10 2011 women Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee State University Middle Tennessee 46 2 2011 women Duke Blue Devils Duke University Duke 82 15 2011 women Samford Bulldogs Samford University Samford 47 1 Stanford 72 8 West Virginia 55 5 South Carolina 72 4 Purdue 61 6 Oklahoma 70 3 St. John's 74 7 Vanderbilt 80 2 Duke 96 1 Stanford 76 5 South Carolina 60 3 St. John's 47 2 Duke 74 1 Stanford 81 2 Duke 69 Raleigh Region First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Notre Dame – Sun/Tues Tallahassee – Sun/Tues College Station – Sat/Mon College Park – Sat/Mon 25 130 1 Notre Dame 74 16 2011 women Liberty Flames Liberty University Liberty 43 8 2011 women California Golden Bears University of California, Berkeley California 84 9 Iowa 74 5 2011 women St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure 72OT 12 2011 women Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf Coast University FGCU 65 4 2011 women Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia Georgia 70 13 2011 women Marist Red Foxes Marist College Marist 76 6 2011 women Arkansas Lady Razorbacks University of Arkansas Arkansas 72 11 2011 women Dayton Flyers University of Dayton Dayton 55 3 2011 women Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M 69 14 2011 women Albany Great Danes University at Albany Albany 47 7 2011 women Louisville Cardinals University of Louisville Louisville 67 10 2011 women Michigan State Spartans Michigan State University Michigan State 55 2 2011 women Maryland Terrapins University of Maryland Maryland 59 15 2011 women Navy Midshipmen United States Naval Academy Navy 44 1 Notre Dame 73 8 California 62 5 St. Bonaventure 66 13 Marist 63 6 Arkansas 59 3 Texas A&M 61 7 Louisville 68 2 Maryland 72 1 Notre Dame 79 5 St. Bonaventure 35 3 Texas A&M 74 2 Maryland 81 1 Notre Dame 80 2 Maryland 49 Kingston Region First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional Finals Bridgeport – Sat/Mon Baton Rouge – Sun/Tues Spokane – Sat/Mon Ames – Sat/Mon 25 130 1 Connecticut 83 16 2011 women Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M 47 8 2011 women Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State University Kansas State 67 9 2011 women Princeton Tigers Princeton University Princeton 64 5 2011 women LSU Lady Tigers Louisiana State University LSU 64 12 2011 women San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State University San Diego State 56 4 2011 women Penn State Nittany Lions Pennsylvania State University Penn State 85 13 2011 women UTEP Miners University of Texas at El Paso UTEP 77 6 2011 women Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Rutgers 73 11 2011 women Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga University Gonzaga 86 3 2011 women Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Miami (FL) 70 14 2011 women Idaho State Bengals Idaho State University Idaho State 42 7 2011 women Green Bay Phoenix University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Green Bay 71 10 Iowa State 57 2 Kentucky 68 15 McNeese State 62 1 Connecticut 72 8 Kansas State 26 5 LSU 80 4 Penn State 90 11 Gonzaga 65 3 Miami (FL) 54 7 Green Bay 62 2 Kentucky 65 1 Connecticut 77 4 Penn State 59 11 Gonzaga 62 2 Kentucky 79 1 Connecticut 80 2 Kentucky 65 Final Four – Denver, Colorado National semifinalsApril 1 National Championship GameApril 3 25 130 DM1 Baylor 59 F1 Stanford 47 R1 Notre Dame 83OT K1 Connecticut 75 DM1 Baylor 80 R1 Notre Dame 61 Record by conference SourceThe Tournament Field http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final_four_records_book/2021/Field.pdf live NCAA Record books https://web.archive.org/web/20220329230911/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final_four_records_book/2021/Field.pdf March 29, 2022 ConferenceBidsRecordWin %R64R32S16E8F4CGNCPac-1225–20.71422111––ACC49–40.6924432–––Big 12712–60.6677531111Big East815–80.652873221–SEC812–80.6008732–––Atlantic 1022–20.500211––––Colonial11–10.50011–––––Horizon11–10.50011–––––Metro Atlantic11–10.50011–––––West Coast22–20.500211––––Big Ten73–70.300721–––– 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, Ivy, MEAC, Mid-American (MAC), Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, and WAC conferences each had one representative that was eliminated in the first round. All-Tournament team Brittney Griner, Baylor Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford Odyssey Sims, Baylor Destiny Williams, Baylor Game officials Cynthia Brooks (semifinal) Dennis DeMayo (semifinal) Felicia Grinter (semifinal) Cameron Inouye (semifinal) Lisa Mattingly (semifinal) Michael Price (semifinal) Lisa Jones (final) Dee Kantner (final) Tina Napier (final) Charles Gonzales (Standby referee) Media coverage Television ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the first and second round, ESPN aired select games nationally on ESPN or ESPNU. All other games were aired regionally on ESPN or ESPN2 and streamed online via ESPN3. 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 one that was the closest. The regional semifinals were split between ESPN and ESPN2, and ESPN aired the regional finals, national semifinals, and championship match.Margolis Rachel March 13, 2012 ESPN2 and ESPN3 Open NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Coverage http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2012/03/espn2-and-espn3-open-ncaa-womens-basketball-championship-coverage/ ESPN 13 Mar 2012 Studio host and analysts Trey Wingo (Host) Kara Lawson (Analyst) Carolyn Peck (Analyst) Commentary teams First & Second Rounds Saturday/Monday Pam Ward and Rebecca Lobo – Bridgeport, Connecticut Bob Wischusen and LaChina Robinson – College Park, Maryland Mark Jones and Mary Murphy – Norfolk, Virginia Brenda VanLengen and Stephen Bardo – West Lafayette, Indiana Clay Matvick and Krista Blunk – Ames, Iowa Jon Sciambi and Brooke Weisbrod – Chicago, Illinois Carter Blackburn and Tamika Raymond – College Station, Texas Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham – Spokane, Washington Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight Saturday/Monday Beth Mowins, Stephanie White, and Samantha Steele – Des Moines, Iowa Dave Pasch, Debbie Antonelli, and Heather Cox – Fresno, California Final Four Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke, Rebecca Lobo, and Holly Rowe – Denver, Colorado First & Second Rounds Sunday/Tuesday Cara Capuano and Abby Waner – Bowling Green, Ohio Beth Mowins and Stephanie White – Chapel Hill, North Carolina Dave O'Brien and Doris Burke – Notre Dame, Indiana Justin Kutcher and Nell Fortner – Tallahassee, Florida Bob Picozzi and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude – Baton Rouge, Louisiana Holly Rowe and Fran Fraschilla – Little Rock, Arkansas Dave Pasch and Debbie Antonelli – Nashville, Tennessee Marc Kestecher and Kayte Christensen – Norman, Oklahoma Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight Sunday/Tuesday Pam Ward, Rebecca Lobo, and Allison Williams – Raleigh, North Carolina Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke, and Holly Rowe – Kingston, Rhode Island Championship Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke, Rebecca Lobo, and Holly Rowe – Denver, Colorado See also NCAA Women's Division I 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