2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

American college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 Women's 2008 2008 NCAA Women's Final Four Tampa Bay.svg 64 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Tennessee Volunteers 8th 13th 18th Stanford Cardinal 3rd 7th Connecticut Huskies 9th LSU Tigers 5th Pat Summitt 8th Candace Parker Candice Wiggins Stanford 151 The 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the 2007–08 national champion of women's NCAA Division I college basketball. It commenced on March 22, 2008, and concluded when the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers defeated the Stanford University Cardinal 64–48 on April 8, 2008, at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/womens/schedules NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Information 2006-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20060816061527/http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/womens/schedules 16 August 2006 live Notable events The preliminary rounds largely followed the seeding, with every number one and number two seed advancing to the regional finals. In the Greensboro and Oklahoma City Regionals, the top seeds Connecticut and Tennessee won respectively to head to the Final Four. Connecticut had to beat Big East rival Rutgers to make the advance. Tennessee' Candace Parker was injured in the game against Texas A&M and had to leave twice, and be fitted with a sleeve to stabilize her shoulder. She still scored 26 points in a game which was won by only eight. In the other two regionals, the two seeds prevailed. In the New Orleans Regional, LSU beat North Carolina to reach the Final Four for the fifth consecutive time, tying a record set by Connecticut between 2000 and 2004. In the Spokane Regional, Stanford beat the top seed Maryland to go to their first Final Four since 1997, but one that would be the first of a five-year string of consecutive Final Four appearances. Connecticut and Stanford met in one semifinal. They had played each other earlier in the season at the Paradise Jam held in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands in November. The Huskies had won that game 66–54, but the team had been at full strength. Subsequent to that game Mel Thomas and Kalana Greene both starters, had season ending injuries. Connecticut cut a Stanford lead to a single point, 47–46 when Candice Wiggins hit two three-pointers to start a 10–0 run. Wiggins would go on to score 25 points in the game and would be named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association national player of the year. The Cardinal went on to win the game, and advance to the national championship. The game between SEC foes Tennessee and LSU didn't win style points, and was described by the New York Times as "one of the ugliest games played this or any season". Tennessee led early opening up a ten-point lead at 37–27, but LSU responded with a 10–0 run to tie the game. With seconds left in the game LSU hit two free throws to take a one-point lead. Tennessee inbounded the ball to Candace Parker who passed it inside to Nicky Anosike, but her shot was deflected to Alexis Hornbuckle, who had missed seven of her field goal attempts. With under one second remaining, Hornhuckle caught the deflection and hit the winning basket. The Lady Vols won 47–46, as the two teams combined scores set an NCAA record for the fewest points scored in a semifinal game. LSU fell to 0–5 in the Women's Final Four. Combined with the 0–6 mark of the men's team, LSU's 0–11 all-time combined Final Four mark was the worst for schools which have made multiple appearances in both the men's and women's Final Fours. LSU's women ended this drought by defeating Virginia Tech in the 2023 national semifinals. After the drama of a one-point game in the semifinal, the final game was anticlimactic. The Lady Vols pulled out to a 30–19 lead, and the Stanford Cardinal were unable to close the gap. The win gave Tennessee their second consecutive national championship and a career total of 982 wins, the most of any coach in basketball, men's or women's, along with eight national championships for coach Pat Summitt. Subregionals USA 450 right 2008 NCAA subregionals USA green pog.svg 35.110703 -106.609991 right Albuquerque The Pit (arena) USA green pog.svg 30.45809 -91.140229 right Baton Rouge Pete Maravich Assembly Center USA green pog.svg 41.18631 -73.1962 top Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard USA green pog.svg 38.99656 -76.927509 right College Park Comcast Center (arena) USA green pog.svg 41.590939 -93.620866 top Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, Iowa) USA green pog.svg 36.91 -76.201867 right Norfolk Ted Constant Convocation Center USA green pog.svg 37.42259 -122.165413 right Stanford Maples Pavilion USA green pog.svg 40.441935 -86.912409 right West Lafayette Mackey Arena Once again, the system was the same as the Division I men's basketball tournament, with the exception that only 64 teams received bids, and there was no play-in game. Automatic bids were secured by 31 conference champions and 33 at-large bids. The subregionals, which once again used the "pod system", keeping most teams at or close to the home cities, were held from March 22 to March 25 at these locations: thumb|right|The University of Connecticut Huskies play the University of Texas Longhorns in the second round at Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut. March 22 and 24: The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Host: University of New Mexico) Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana State University) Wells Fargo Arena at the Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa (Host: Iowa State University) Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford University) March 23 and 25: Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut (Host: Fairfield University) Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland, College Park) Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Virginia (Host: Old Dominion University) Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue University) This was the fourth and final year that eight sites hosted subregional games. The committee, in September 2007, voted to return to the 16-site format for the early rounds starting with the 2009 tournament. Regionals USA 450 right 2008 NCAA Regionals and Final Four USA blue pog.svg 36.08 -79.819444 right Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum USA blue pog.svg 29.966667 -90.05 right New Orleans New Orleans Arena USA blue pog.svg 35.482309 -97.534994 right Oklahoma City Ford Center (Oklahoma City) USA blue pog.svg 47.658889 -117.425 right Spokane Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena USA red pog.svg 27.970898 -82.46464 right Tampa St. Pete Times Forum The regions (once again named after the host cities, a practice begun in 2005) were held from March 29 to April 1 in the following regions: March 29 and 31: New Orleans Regional, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans (Host: University of New Orleans) Spokane Regional, Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington (Host: Washington State University) March 30 and April 1: Greensboro Regional, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference) Oklahoma City Regional, Ford Center, Oklahoma City (Host: University of Oklahoma) The regional winners advanced to the Final Four, held April 6 and 8, 2008, at the St. Pete Times Forum, in Tampa, Florida, hosted by the University of South Florida. USF and the St. Pete Times Forum also hosted a first and second round Men's Tournament subregional on March 21 and 23. Also, akin to the men's tournament, at the regional sites, the NCAA installed floors that were custom made for the first time. Tournament records Rebounds—Sylvia Fowles, LSU, recorded 20 rebounds in the semifinal game against Tennessee, most ever recorded in an NCAA semifinal game. Points—Tennessee and LSU combined for 93 points (47–46) setting the record for fewest points scored by both teams combined in a semifinal game. Free throws—Tennessee hit two of seven free throw attempts in the national semifinal game against LSU, the lowest free throw percentage (28.6%) recorded in an NCAA Tournament game. Final Four appearances—LSU appeared in their fifth consecutive Final Four, tied for the longest such streak, with Connecticut (2000–04) Free throws—Kansas State made 21 of 21 free throw attempts, tied with several others for 100% free throw shooting percentage in an NCAA Tournament game, while the 21 completions is the largest number of completions. Qualifying teams – automatic Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament. Of these thirty-one automatic bids, a total of 30 teams receive automatic bids for winning their conference tournament championship. The Ivy League does not hold a tournament, so its regular season champion receives the automatic bid. Because Cornell, Dartmouth, and Harvard finished in a tie for first place, Ivy League rules called for a two-game stepladder playoff. Dartmouth defeated Harvard in the first game and went on to face Cornell for the automatic bid, which Cornell won 64–47. Automatic bids     Record   Qualifying School Conference Regular Season Conference Seed Bucknell University Patriot Leaguehttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280720107 Bucknell earns second NCAA automatic bid Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-12 2008-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20080315063354/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280720107 15 March 2008 dead 0.516 16–15 0.571 8–6 16 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Southern Conferencehttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700236 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022085626/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700236 dead October 22, 2012 Lady Mocs win third straight league championship Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-10 2008-03-10 0.906 29–3 1.018 18–0 12 Cleveland State University Horizon League 0.594 19–13 0.556 10–8 15 University of Connecticut Big Easthttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710041 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022090642/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710041 dead October 22, 2012 Huskies win 14th Big East tournament title Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-11 2008-03-11 0.97 32–1 0.938 15–1 1 Coppin State University MEAC 0.667 22–11 0.813 13–3 16 Cornell University Ivy League 0.714 20–8 0.786 11–3 16 East Tennessee State University Atlantic Sun Conferencehttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280682193 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022074945/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280682193 dead October 22, 2012 ETSU dumps Jacksonville for Atlantic Sun tournament crown Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-08 2008-03-08 0.656 21–11 0.875 14–2 14 California State University, Fresno WAC 0.688 22–10 0.875 14–2 14 University of Hartford America East 0.844 27–5 0.875 14–2 10 Illinois State University Missouri Valley Conference 0.813 26–6 0.722 13–5 13 Jackson State University SWAC 0.581 18–13 0.722 13–5 15 Liberty University Big South Conference 0.903 28–3 0.917 11–1 12 Marist College MAAChttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692368 Fitz carries Marist to MAAC title, NCAA tourney bid Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-09 2008-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20080313030501/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692368 13 March 2008 dead 0.939 31–2 1.018 18–0 7 Miami University MAC 0.697 23–10 0.75 12–4 13 University of Montana Big Sky Conference 0.806 25–6 0.813 13–3 13 Murray State University Ohio Valley Conferencehttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280680093 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022074938/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280680093 dead October 22, 2012 MVP Guffey leads Murray State to OVC tournament title Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-08 2008-03-08 0.774 24–7 0.75 15–5 14 University of New Mexico Mountain West 0.625 20–12 0.563 9–7 12 University of North Carolina ACChttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280690153 Tar Heels drop Blue Devils for another ACC tournament title Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-09 2008-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20080311073535/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280690153 11 March 2008 dead 0.938 30–2 1.014 14–0 1 Old Dominion University Colonial 0.879 29–4 0.944 17–1 5 Oral Roberts University Summit Leaguehttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710085 Oral Roberts beats IUPUI to reach second straight NCAA tourney Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-11 2008-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20080319115808/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710085 19 March 2008 dead 0.594 19–13 0.556 10–8 16 Purdue University Big Tenhttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692509 Freeman's buzzer-beater lifts Purdue over Illinois Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-09 2008-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20080315192444/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692509 15 March 2008 dead 0.563 18–14 0.611 11–7 9 Robert Morris University Northeast Conference 0.719 23–9 0.889 16–2 15 University of San Diego West Coast Conferencehttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692250 Henderson's 20 lead San Diego's upset of top-seeded Gonzaga Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-09 2008-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20080314231907/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692250 14 March 2008 dead 0.613 19–12 0.5 7–7 14 Southern Methodist University Conference USAhttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692638 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022075118/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692638 dead October 22, 2012 Gilliam, Shepherd spark SMU to Conference USA tournament title Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-09 2008-03-09 0.75 24–8 0.688 11–5 12 Stanford University Pac-10http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700024 Wiggins' 30 power Stanford past Cal for Pac-10 tourney crown Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-10 2008-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20080315000226/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700024 15 March 2008 dead 0.909 30–3 0.889 16–2 2 University of Tennessee SEChttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280690099 Lady Vols avenge Valentine's Day loss, take home another championship Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-09 2008-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20080311055816/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280690099 11 March 2008 dead 0.938 30–2 0.929 13–1 1 Texas A&M University Big XII Conference 0.788 26–7 0.688 11–5 2 University of California, Santa Barbara Big West Conference 0.767 23–7 0.938 15–1 13 University of Texas at San Antonio Southland 0.719 23–9 0.75 12–4 15 Western Kentucky University Sun Belt Conferencehttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710098 https://web.archive.org/web/20081007115100/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710098 dead October 7, 2008 Western Kentucky earns first NCAA tournament bid since '03 Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-11 2008-03-11 0.788 26–7 0.889 16–2 10 Xavier University Atlantic 10http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700218 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022085558/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700218 dead October 22, 2012 Taylor helps Xavier win league title, earn NCAA berth Associated Press ESPN.com 2008-03-10 2008-03-10 0.75 24–8 0.786 11–3 9 Qualifying teams – at-large Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations. At-large Bids     Record   Qualifying School Conference Regular Season Conference Seed Arizona State University Pacific-10 0.677 21–10 0.778 14–4 6 Auburn University Southeastern 0.645 20–11 0.5 7–7 11 Baylor University Big 12 0.8 24–6 0.75 12–4 3 University of California, Berkeley Pacific-10 0.813 26–6 0.833 15–3 3 DePaul University Big East 0.645 20–11 0.5 8–8 10 Duke University Atlantic Coast 0.719 23–9 0.714 10–4 3 Florida State University Atlantic Coast 0.581 18–13 0.5 7–7 11 The George Washington University Atlantic 10 0.806 25–6 0.857 12–2 6 University of Georgia Southeastern 0.71 22–9 0.571 8–6 8 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlantic Coast 0.71 22–9 0.5 7–7 10 University of Iowa Big Ten 0.677 21–10 0.722 13–5 9 Iowa State University Big 12 0.625 20–12 0.438 7–9 7 Kansas State University Big 12 0.7 21–9 0.813 13–3 5 University of Louisville Big East 0.727 24–9 0.625 10–6 4 Louisiana State University Southeastern 0.844 27–5 1.014 14–0 2 University of Maryland, College Park Atlantic Coast 0.909 30–3 0.929 13–1 1 University of Minnesota Big Ten 0.645 20–11 0.611 11–7 9 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Big 12 0.645 20–11 0.563 9–7 8 University of Notre Dame Big East 0.742 23–8 0.688 11–5 5 Ohio State University Big Ten 0.733 22–8 0.722 13–5 6 University of Oklahoma Big 12 0.724 21–8 0.688 11–5 4 Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Big 12 0.781 25–7 0.688 11–5 3 University of Pittsburgh Big East 0.688 22–10 0.625 10–6 6 Rutgers University Big East 0.8 24–6 0.875 14–2 2 Syracuse University Big East 0.733 22–8 0.625 10–6 7 Temple University Atlantic 10 0.636 21–12 0.857 12–2 11 University of Texas at Austin Big 12 0.636 21–12 0.438 7–9 8 University of Utah Mountain West 0.871 27–4 1.016 16–0 8 University of Texas at El Paso Conference USA 0.9 27–3 1.016 16–0 7 Vanderbilt University Southeastern 0.742 23–8 0.786 11–3 4 University of Virginia Atlantic Coast 0.719 23–9 0.714 10–4 4 West Virginia University Big East 0.774 24–7 0.75 12–4 5 University of Wyoming Mountain West 0.8 24–6 0.75 12–4 11 Tournament seeds +Greensboro Regional+Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North CarolinaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1ConnecticutBig East32–1Automatic2RutgersBig East24–6At-large3CaliforniaPac-1026–6At-large4VirginiaACC23–9At-large5Old DominionCAA29–4Automatic6George WashingtonAtlantic 1025–6At-large7Iowa StateBig 1220–12At-large8TexasBig 1221–12At-large9MinnesotaBig 1020–11At-large10Georgia TechACC22–9At-large11AuburnSEC20–11At-large12LibertyBig South28–3Automatic13UC Santa BarbaraBig West23–7Automatic14San DiegoWest Coast19–12Automatic15Robert MorrisNortheast23–9Automatic16CornellIvy League20–8Automatic+New Orleans Regional+New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LouisianaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1MarylandACC30–3At-large2StanfordPac-1030–3Automatic3BaylorBig 1224–6At-large4VanderbiltSEC23–8At-large5West VirginiaBig East24–7At-large6PittsburghBig East22–10At-large7UTEPConference USA27–3At-large8NebraskaBig 1220–11At-large9XavierAtlantic 1024–8Automatic10Western KentuckySun Belt26–7Automatic11WyomingMountain West24–6At-large12New MexicoMountain West20–12Automatic13MontanaBig Sky25–6Automatic14Fresno StateWAC22–10Automatic15Cleveland StateHorizon19–13Automatic16Coppin StateMEAC22–11Automatic+Oklahoma City Regional+Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OklahomaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1North CarolinaACC30–2Automatic2LSUSEC27–5At-large3Oklahoma StateBig 1225–7At-large4LouisvilleBig East24–9At-large5Kansas StateBig 1221–9At-large6Ohio StateBig Ten22–8At-large7MaristMAAC31–2Automatic8GeorgiaSEC22–9At-large9IowaBig Ten21–10At-large10DePaulBig East20–11At-large11Florida StateACC18–13At-large12ChattanoogaSouthern29–3Automatic13Miami (OH)MAC23–10Automatic14East Tennessee StateAtlantic Sun21–11Automatic15Jackson StateSWAC18–13Automatic16BucknellPatriot16–15Automatic+Spokane Regional+Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, WashingtonSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type1TennesseeSEC30–2Automatic2Texas A&MBig 1226–7Automatic3DukeACC23–9At-large4OklahomaBig 1221–8At-large5Notre DameBig East23–8At-large6Arizona StatePac-1021–10At-large7SyracuseBig East22–8At-large8UtahMountain West27–4At-large9PurdueBig Ten18–14Automatic10HartfordAmerica East27–5Automatic11TempleAtlantic 1021–12At-large12SMUConference USA24–8Automatic13Illinois StateMissouri Valley26–6Automatic14Murray StateOhio Valley24–7Automatic15UTSASouthland23–9Automatic16Oral RobertsSummit19–13Automatic Bids by conference Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-two cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from nine of the conferences. Bids Conference Teams 8 Big 12 Texas A&M, Baylor, Iowa St., Kansas St., Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Texas 8 Big East Connecticut, DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, West Virginia 6 Atlantic Coast North Carolina, Duke, Florida St., Georgia Tech, Maryland., Virginia 5 Southeastern Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Vanderbilt 4 Big Ten Purdue, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio St. 3 Atlantic 10 Xavier, George Washington, Temple 3 Mountain West New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming 3 Pacific-10 Stanford, Arizona St., California 2 Conference USA SMU, UTEP 1 America East Hartford 1 Atlantic Sun East Tenn. St. 1 Big Sky Montana 1 Big South Liberty 1 Big West UC Santa Barb. 1 Colonial Old Dominion 1 Horizon Cleveland St. 1 Ivy Cornell 1 Metro Atlantic Marist 1 Mid-American Miami Ohio 1 Mid-Eastern Coppin St. 1 Missouri Valley Illinois St. 1 Northeast Robert Morris 1 Ohio Valley Murray St. 1 Patriot Bucknell 1 Southern Chattanooga 1 Southland UTSA 1 Southwestern Jackson St. 1 Summit Oral Roberts 1 Sun Belt Western Kỳ. 1 West Coast San Diego 1 Western Athletic Fresno St. Bids by state The sixty-four teams came from thirty states, plus Washington, D.C. Texas had the most teams with six bids. Twenty states did not have any teams receiving bids. thumb|right|500 px|NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 2008 Bids State Teams 6 Texas SMU, Texas A&M, UTSA, Baylor, Texas, UTEP 5 California Fresno St., San Diego, Stanford, UC Santa Barb., California 4 Ohio Cleveland St., Miami Ohio, Xavier, Ohio St. 4 Pennsylvania Bucknell, Robert Morris, Pittsburgh, Temple 4 Tennessee Chattanooga, East Tenn. St., Tennessee, Vanderbilt 3 Kentucky Murray St., Western Kỳ., Louisville 3 New York Cornell, Marist, Syracuse 3 Oklahoma Oral Roberts, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St. 3 Virginia Liberty, Old Dominion, Virginia 2 Connecticut Connecticut, Hartford 2 Georgia Georgia, Georgia Tech 2 Illinois Illinois St., DePaul 2 Indiana Purdue, Notre Dame 2 Iowa Iowa, Iowa St. 2 Maryland Coppin St., Maryland. 2 North Carolina North Carolina, Duke 1 Utah Utah 1 Alabama Auburn 1 Arizona Arizona St. 1 District of Columbia George Washington 1 Florida Florida St. 1 Kansas Kansas St. 1 Louisiana LSU 1 Minnesota Minnesota 1 Mississippi Jackson St. 1 Montana Montana 1 Nebraska Nebraska 1 New Jersey Rutgers 1 New Mexico New Mexico 1 West Virginia West Virginia 1 Wyoming Wyoming Bracket Data source NOTE: All initials used are the same in the official NCAA Bracket in External Links listed below. Greensboro Regional First roundMarch 22–23 Second roundMarch 24–25 Regional semifinalsMarch 30 Regional finalsApril 1 Bridgeport, Connecticut – Sun/Tue Norfolk, Virginia – Sun/Tue Stanford, California – Sat/Mon Des Moines, Iowa – Sat/Mon Connecticut Cornell 89 47 Texas Minnesota 72 55 Old Dominion Liberty 82 62 Virginia UC Santa Barbara 86 52 George Washington Auburn 66 56 California San Diego 77 60 Iowa State Georgia Tech 58 55 Rutgers Robert Morris 85 42 1 Connecticut 8 Texas 89 55 5 Old Dominion 4 Virginia 88* 85 6 George Washington 3 California 55 53 7 Iowa State 2 Rutgers 58 69 1 Connecticut 5 Old Dominion 78 63 6 George Washington 2 Rutgers 42 53 1 Connecticut 2 Rutgers 66 56 Spokane Regional First roundMarch 22–23 Second roundMarch 24–25 Regional semifinalsMarch 29 Regional finalsMarch 31 College Park, Maryland – Sun/Tue Albuquerque, New Mexico – Sat/Mon Albuquerque, New Mexico – Sat/Mon Stanford, California – Sat/Mon Maryland Coppin State 80 66 Nebraska Xavier 61 58 West Virginia New Mexico 61 60 Vanderbilt Montana 75 62 Pittsburgh Wyoming 63 58 Baylor Fresno State 88 67 UTEP Western Kentucky 92 60 Stanford Cleveland State 85 47 1 Maryland 8 Nebraska 76 64 5 West Virginia 4 Vanderbilt 46 64 6 Pittsburgh 3 Baylor 67 59 7 UTEP 2 Stanford 54 88 1 Maryland 4 Vanderbilt 80 66 6 Pittsburgh 2 Stanford 53 72 1 Maryland 2 Stanford 87 98 New Orleans Regional First roundMarch 22–23 Second roundMarch 24–25 Regional semifinalsMarch 29 Regional finalsMarch 31 Norfolk, Virginia – Sun/Tue Bridgeport, Connecticut – Sun/Tue Des Moines, Iowa – Sat/Mon Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Sat/Mon North Carolina Bucknell 85 50 Georgia Iowa 67 61 Kansas State Chattanooga 69 59 Louisville Miami (OH) 81 67 Ohio State Florida State 49 60 Oklahoma State East Tennessee State 85 73 Marist DePaul 76 57 LSU Jackson State 66 32 1 North Carolina 8 Georgia 80 66 5 Kansas State 4 Louisville 63 80 11 Florida State 3 Oklahoma State 72 73* 7 Marist 2 LSU 49 68 1 North Carolina 4 Louisville 78 74 3 Oklahoma State 2 LSU 52 67 1 North Carolina 2 LSU 50 56 Oklahoma City Regional First roundMarch 22–23 Second roundMarch 24–25 Regional semifinalsMarch 30 Regional finalsApril 1 West Lafayette, Indiana – Sun/Tue West Lafayette, Indiana – Sun/Tue College Park, Maryland – Sun/Tue Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Sat/Mon Tennessee Oral Roberts 94 55 Utah Purdue 59 66 Notre Dame SMU 75 62 Oklahoma Illinois State 69 61 Arizona State Temple 61 54 Duke Murray State 78 57 Syracuse Hartford 55 59 Texas A&M UTSA 91 52 1 Tennessee 9 Purdue 78 52 5 Notre Dame 4 Oklahoma 79* 75 6 Arizona State 3 Duke 59 67 10 Hartford 2 Texas A&M 39 63 1 Tennessee 5 Notre Dame 74 64 3 Duke 2 Texas A&M 63 77 1 Tennessee 2 Texas A&M 53 45 Final Four – Tampa, Florida thumb|right|Tournament Most Outstanding Player Tennessee forward Candace Parker shoots over LSU center Sylvia Fowles in the national semifinals. National SemifinalsApril 6 National ChampionshipApril 8 GRE1 Connecticut 73 SPO2 Stanford 82 NOR2 LSU 46 OKC1 Tennessee 47 SPO2 Stanford 48 OKC1 Tennessee 64 Initials: GRE-Greensboro; SPO-Spokane; NOR-New Orleans; OKC-Oklahoma City. * – Denotes overtime period Record by conference thumb|right|300px|The University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers, winners of the national championship and one of two Southeastern Conference teams to reach the Final Four, are honored at the White House by President of the United States George W. Bush. Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Sweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship Game Colonial 1 2–1 0.667 1 - - - Big East 8 14–8 0.636 5 2 1 - SEC 5 13–4 0.765 3 2 2 1 ACC 6 10–6 0.625 3 2 - - Pac-10 3 7–3 0.700 1 1 1 1 Big 12 8 11–8 0.579 2 1 - - Atlantic 10 3 2–3 0.400 1 - - - MAAC 1 1–1 0.500 - - - - America East 1 1–1 0.500 - - - - Big Ten 4 1–4 0.200 - - - - Mountain West 3 0–3 0.000 - - - - Conference USA 2 1–2 0.500 - - - - Nineteen conferences — Atlantic Sun Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Big West Conference, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley Conference, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt Conference, Summit League, WAC and West Coast Conference — went 0–1. All-Tournament Team Candace Parker, Tennessee Shannon Bobbitt, Tennessee Nicky Anosike, Tennessee Candice Wiggins, Stanford Sylvia Fowles, LSU Game Officials Tina Napier(semifinal) Clarke Stevens (semifinal) Lisa Jones (semifinal) June Courteau (semifinal) Beverly Roberts (semifinal) Mary Day (semifinal) Dee Kantner (final) Eric Brewton (final) Denise Brooks (final) See also 2008 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2008 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2008 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Notes 2 April 1, 2008 Injured Parker carries Tennessee past Texas A&M http://scores.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=284000046 https://web.archive.org/web/20080405122231/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=284000046 dead April 5, 2008 ESPN 3 Jun 2013 Longman JERÉ Stanford Finds Openings, Closing UConn's Season April 7, 2008 https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/sports/ncaabasketball/07uconn.html?_r=0 New York Times 3 Jun 2013 LONGMAN JERÉ Last-Second Score Lifts Tennessee to Title Game April 7, 2008 https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/sports/ncaabasketball/07vols.html New York Times 3 Jun 2013 LONGMAN JERÉ Summitt and Tennessee Roll to Another Title April 9, 2008 https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/sports/ncaabasketball/09ncaa.html New York Times 3 Jun 2013 http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4218-official-2011-ncaa-womens-final-four-record-book.aspx Official 2011 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book February 2009 NCAA 188 2012-02-17 Nixon Rick Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf NCAA 22 April 2012 November 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151107014710/http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf dead External links Official bracket at NCAA.com Interactive bracket at NCAA.comAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Tournament NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Tampa, Florida NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Florida Category:Women's sports in Florida