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2019 NCAA Division I
women's basketball tournament
UConn Huskies (20th Final Four)
  • Oregon Ducks (1st Final Four)
    • Winning coachKim Mulkey (3rd title)
    MOPChloe Jackson (Baylor)
    NCAA Division I women's tournaments
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    The 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was a

    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, made their first appearance in the tournament. Meanwhile, Tennessee continued its record streak of making every NCAA women's basketball tournament at 38 consecutive appearances. UConn also continued its record streak of 12 consecutive Final Four appearances.

    Tournament procedure

    Further information: NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament § Current tournament format

    Pending any changes to the format, a total of 64 teams will enter the 2019 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[citation needed]. 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 selection committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 64.

    2019 NCAA tournament schedule and venues

    The first two rounds, also referred to as the subregionals, were played at the sites of the top 16 seeds, as was done since 2015. However, the subregional that would otherwise have been hosted by South Carolina was moved to Charlotte, North Carolina due to the Gamecocks' home, Colonial Life Arena, being used for the men's tournament.

    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 was played in Tampa (previously, in 2008 and 2015).[7]

    Subregionals tournament and automatic qualifiers

    Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams

    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 UConn 31–2 31st 2018
    Atlantic 10 Fordham 25–8 3rd 2014
    ASUN 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 5th 2010
    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 UConn 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

    Tournament records

    • Baylor recorded 217 field goals, setting the record for most field goals made in a single tournament.[8]

    Bracket

    All times are listed as

    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     		Regional final
    Elite 8
    March 31
                
    1 Louisville 69
    16 Robert Morris 34
    1 Louisville 71
    Storrs, Connecticut (Fri/Sun)
    8 Michigan 50
    8 Michigan 84
    9 Kansas State 54
    1 Louisville 61
    4 Oregon State 44
    5 Gonzaga 68
    12 Little Rock 51
    5 Gonzaga 70
    Corvallis, Oregon (Sat/Mon)
    4 Oregon State 76
    4 Oregon State 80*
    13 Boise State 75
    1 Louisville 73
    2 UConn 80
    6 UCLA 89
    11 Tennessee 77
    6 UCLA 85
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    (Sat/Mon)
    3 Maryland 80
    3 Maryland 73
    14 Radford 51
    6 UCLA 61
    2 UConn 69
    7 Rutgers 71
    10 Buffalo 82
    10 Buffalo 72
    Palo Alto, California (Fri/Sun)
    2 UConn 84
    2 UConn 110
    15 Towson 61

    * – Denotes overtime period

    Albany regional final

    ESPN
    March 31
    12:00 pm
    #2 UConn Huskies 80, #1 Louisville Cardinals 73
    Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 19–18, 16–19, 23–20
    Pts: K. L. Samuelson – 29
    Rebs: N. Collier – 13
    Asts
    : N. Collier – 6    		 Pts: A. Durr – 21
    Rebs: A. Durr – 9
    Asts: J. Jones – 6
    Times Union Center – Albany, New York
    Attendance: 9,204
    Referees: Cheryl Flores, Maj Forsberg, Dee Kanter

    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 30     		Regional final
    Elite 8
    April 1
                
    1 Notre Dame 92
    16 Bethune-Cookman 50
    1 Notre Dame 91
    South Bend, Indiana (Sat/Mon)
    9 Michigan State 63
    8 Central Michigan 88
    9 Michigan State 89
    1 Notre Dame 87
    4 Texas A&M 80
    5 Marquette 58*
    12 Rice 54
    5 Marquette 76
    College Station, Texas (Fri/Sun)
    4 Texas A&M 78
    4 Texas A&M 84
    13 Wright State 61
    1 Notre Dame 84
    2 Stanford 68
    6 DePaul 78
    11 Missouri State 89
    11 Missouri State 69
    Ames, Iowa (Sat/Mon)
    3 Iowa State 60
    3 Iowa State 97
    14 New Mexico State 61
    11 Missouri State 46
    2 Stanford 55
    7 BYU 73
    10 Auburn 64
    7 BYU 63
    Stanford, California (Sat/Mon)
    2 Stanford 72
    2 Stanford 79
    15 UC Davis 54

    * – Denotes overtime period

    Chicago regional final

    ESPN2
    April 1
    9:00 pm
    #2 Stanford Cardinal 68, #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 84
    Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 20–15, 13–26, 22–32
    Pts: K. Williams – 20
    Rebs: A. Smith – 8
    Asts
    : A. Smith – 4    		 Pts: J. Young – 25
    Rebs: J. Shepard – 14
    Asts: M. Mabrey – 6
    Wintrust Arena – Chicago, Illinois
    Attendance: 5,555
    Referees: Infini Robinson, Roy Gulbeyan, Brenda Pantoja

    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 30     		Regional final
    Elite 8
    April 1
                
    1 Baylor 95
    16 Abilene Christian 38
    1 Baylor 102
    Waco, Texas (Sat/Mon)
    8 California 63
    8 California 92
    9 North Carolina 72
    1 Baylor 93
    4 South Carolina 68
    5 Florida State 70
    12 Bucknell 67
    5 Florida State 64
    Charlotte, North Carolina (Fri/Sun)
    4 South Carolina 72
    4 South Carolina 74
    13 Belmont 52
    1 Baylor 85
    2 Iowa 53
    6 Kentucky 82
    11 Princeton 77
    6 Kentucky 57
    Raleigh, North Carolina (Sat/Mon)
    3 NC State 72
    3 NC State 63
    14 Maine 51
    3 NC State 61
    2 Iowa 79
    7 Missouri 77*
    10 Drake 76
    7 Missouri 52
    Iowa City, Iowa (Fri/Sun)
    2 Iowa 68
    2 Iowa 66
    15 Mercer 61

    * – Denotes overtime period

    Greensboro regional final

    ESPN2
    April 1
    7:00 pm
    #2 Iowa Hawkeyes 53, #1 Baylor Lady Bears 85
    Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 14–20, 15–24, 11–20
    Pts: M. Gustafson – 23
    Rebs: M. Gustafson – 9
    Asts
    : K. Doyle, H. Stewart 4    		 Pts: L. Cox – 22
    Rebs: L. Cox – 11
    Asts: D. Richards – 6
    Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, North Carolina
    Attendance: 4,164
    Referees: Cynthia Brooks, Joseph Vaszily, Amy Bonner

    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     		Regional final
    Elite 8
    March 31
                
    1 Mississippi State 103
    16 Southern 46
    1 Mississippi State 85
    Starkville, Mississippi (Fri/Sun)
    9 Clemson 61
    8 South Dakota 66
    9 Clemson 79
    1 Mississippi State 76
    5 Arizona State 53
    5 Arizona State 60
    12 UCF 45
    5 Arizona State 57
    Coral Gables, Florida (Fri/Sun)
    4 Miami (FL) 55
    4 Miami (FL) 69
    13 Florida Gulf Coast 62
    1 Mississippi State 84
    2 Oregon 88
    6 South Dakota State 76
    11 Quinnipiac 65
    6 South Dakota State 75
    Syracuse, New York (Sat/Mon)
    3 Syracuse 64
    3 Syracuse 70
    14 Fordham 49
    6 South Dakota State 53
    2 Oregon 63
    7 Texas 65
    10 Indiana 69
    10 Indiana 68
    Eugene, Oregon (Fri/Sun)
    2 Oregon 91
    2 Oregon 78
    15 Portland State 40

    Portland regional final

    ESPN
    March 31
    2:00 pm
    #2 Oregon Ducks 88, #1 Mississippi State Bulldogs 84
    Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 21–17, 19–21, 29–25
    Pts: S. Ionescu – 31
    Rebs: S. Ionescu, S. Sabally – 7
    Asts
    : S. Ionescu – 8    		 Pts: T. McCowan – 19
    Rebs: T. McCowan – 15
    Asts: J. Holmes – 13
    Moda Center – Portland, Oregon
    Attendance: 11,538
    Referees: Mark Zentz, Michol Murray, Pualani Spurlock

    Portland 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 (Baylor's Greensboro Region) plays against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region (Mississippi State's Portland Region), and the champion of the second overall top seed's region (Notre Dame's Chicago Region) plays against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region (Louisville's Albany Region).

    Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida

    National semifinals
    Final Four
    April 5     		National championship game
    April 7
          
    G1 Baylor 72
    P2 Oregon 67
    G1 Baylor 82
    C1 Notre Dame 81
    C1 Notre Dame 81
    A2 UConn 76

    National semifinals

    ESPN2
    Friday, April 5
    7:00 pm
    P#2 Oregon Ducks 67, G#1 Baylor Lady Bears 72
    Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 19–14, 21–23, 12–16
    Pts: S. Ionescu – 18
    Rebs: R. Hebard – 10
    Asts
    : S. Ionescu – 4    		 Pts: K. Brown – 22
    Rebs: L. Cox – 10
    Asts: L. Cox – 7
    Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida
    Attendance: 20,062
    Referees: Cheryl Flores, Michael McConnell, Lisa Jones
    ESPN2
    Friday, April 5
    9:30 pm
    A#2 Connecticut Huskies 76, C#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 81
    Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 14–17, 24–23, 22–29
    Pts: K. L. Samuelson, 20
    Rebs: N. Collier, 15
    Asts: C. Dangerfield
    , 9    		 Pts: A. Ogunbowale, 23
    Rebs: B. Turner, 15
    Asts: J. Shepard, 7
    Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida
    Attendance: 20,062
    Referees: Beverly Roberts, Michol Murray, Joe Vaszily

    National championship

    Main article:
    2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game
    ESPN
    April 7, 2019
    6:00 pm EDT
    C#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 81, G#1 Baylor Lady Bears 82
    Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 17–18, 24–23, 26–16
    Pts: A. Ogunbowale – 31
    Rebs: B. Turner – 12
    Asts: J. Young
    – 6
    Stls: A. Ogunbowale – 2    		 Pts: C. Jackson – 26
    Rebs: K. Brown – 13
    Asts: J. Landrum, D. Richards – 6
    Stls: D. Richards, C. Jackson – 2
    Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
    Attendance: 20,127
    Referees: Dee Kantner, Brenda Pantoja, Maj Forsberg

    Final Four all-tournament team

    Record by conference

    Conference Bids Record Win % R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC
    Big 12 4 7–3 .700 4 2 1 1 1 1 1
    ACC 8 14–8 .636 8 7 3 2 1 1 –
    American 2 4–2 .667 2 1 1 1 1 – –
    Pac-12 6 14–6 .700 6 6 5 2 1 – –
    Big Ten 6 7–6 .538 6 5 1 1 – – –
    SEC 7 9–7 .563 7 5 3 1 – – –
    Missouri Valley 2 2–2 .500 2 1 1 – – – –
    Summit League 2 2–2 .500 2 1 1 – – – –
    Big East 2 1–2 .333 2 1 – – – – –
    Mid-American 2 1–2 .333 2 1 – – – – –
    WCC 2 2–2 .500 2 2 – – – – –
    • 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 10, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Conference USA, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy League, MAAC, MEAC, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Sun Belt, SWAC and WAC conferences each had one representative that was eliminated in the first round.

    Media coverage

    Television

    The tournament was 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.[9] Some watch parties for schools scheduled with the bracket reveal were cancelled, and ESPN apologized for the error.[10]

    Studio host and analysts

    Broadcast assignments

    Radio

    Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.[11][12] 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. April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
    2. ^ "NCAA selects Albany to host these tournament games". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
    3. ^ "DePaul Selected to Host 2019 Women's Basketball Regional at Wintrust Arena". Depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
    4. ^ "The NCAA just awarded tons of championship events to North Carolina". Outsports.com. April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
    5. ^ "NCAA men's, women's basketball tournaments returning to Portland". OregonLive.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
    6. ^ "Women's Final Four sites for 2017-20 includes record fourth for New Orleans". NCAA.com. November 17, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
    7. ^ "Tampa to host women's Final Four in 2019". The Tampa Tribune. November 18, 2014. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
    8. ^ Nixon, Rick. "2023 Women's Final Four Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. p. 85. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
    9. ISSN 0362-4331
      . Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    10. ^ Ava Wallace; Des Bieler (March 18, 2019). "The 2019 NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket : NCAA women's tournament bracket revealed early by ESPN after 'technical error'". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
    11. ^ "NCAA, Westwood One extend deal". NCAA. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
    12. ^ "WO Sports to Air NCAA Women's Basketball". Radio Online. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

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