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1989 NCAA Women's Division I
Basketball Tournament

Teams

Champions

Tennessee (2nd title)

Runner-up

Auburn (2nd title game)

Semifinalists

Louisiana Tech (6th Final Four)
Maryland (2nd Final Four)

MOP

Bridgette Gordon Tennessee

NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments

«1988

1990»

The 1989 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 15 and ended on April 2. The tournament featured 48 teams. The Final Four consisted of Auburn, Louisiana Tech, Tennessee, and Maryland, with Tennessee winning its second title with a 76-60 victory over Auburn.^[1] Tennessee's Bridgette Gordon was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.^[2]

Contents

1 Qualifying teams - automatic
2 Qualifying teams - at-large
3 Bids by conference
4 First and second rounds
5 Regionals and Final Four
6 Bids by state
7 Brackets
8 Game Officials
9 All-Tournament Team
10 See also
11 References

Qualifying teams - automatic

Forty-eight teams were selected to participate in the 1989 NCAA Tournament. Nineteen conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. ^[3]

Automatic Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
Bowling Green State University	MAC	0.893 !25–3	1.016 !16–0	9
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Southern Conference	0.633 !19–11	0.5 !5–5	12
University of Colorado at Boulder	Big Eight	0.9 !27–3	1.014 !14–0	3
University of Connecticut	Big East	0.828 !24–5	0.867 !13–2	8
College of the Holy Cross	MAAC	0.7 !21–9	0.833 !10–2	9
Illinois State University	Missouri Valley Conference	0.759 !22–7	0.889 !16–2	7
James Madison University	Colonial	0.893 !25–3	1.012 !12–0	6
California State University, Long Beach	Big West Conference	0.875 !28–4	1.018 !18–0	2
University of Maryland, College Park	ACC	0.929 !26–2	0.929 !13–1	1
University of Montana	Big Sky Conference	0.897 !26–3	1.016 !16–0	10
Ohio State University	Big Ten	0.821 !23–5	0.889 !16–2	3
University of South Carolina	Metro	0.793 !23–6	0.833 !10–2	6
Stanford University	Pac-12	0.929 !26–2	1.018 !18–0	2
University of Tennessee	SEC	0.938 !30–2	0.889 !8–1	1
Tennessee Technological University	Ohio Valley Conference	0.75 !21–7	0.75 !9–3	11
University of Texas at Austin	Southwest	0.862 !25–4	1.016 !16–0	2
University of Utah	High Country	0.828 !24–5	0.9 !9–1	11
West Virginia University	Atlantic 10	0.767 !23–7	0.667 !12–6	12
Western Kentucky University	Sun Belt Conference	0.733 !22–8	0.833 !5–1	5

Qualifying teams - at-large

Twenty-nine additional teams were selected to complete the forty-eight invitations.^[3]

At-large Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Southwest	0.759 !22–7	0.813 !13–3	12
Auburn University	Southeastern	0.966 !28–1	1.009 !9–0	1
California State University, Fullerton	Big West	0.724 !21–8	0.667 !12–6	7
University of Cincinnati	Metro	0.724 !21–8	0.5 !6–6	8
Clemson University	Atlantic Coast	0.655 !19–10	0.643 !9–5	4
University of Georgia	Southeastern	0.786 !22–6	0.667 !6–3	5
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	Big West	0.667 !18–9	0.813 !13–3	12
University of Iowa	Big Ten	0.867 !26–4	0.889 !16–2	3
La Salle University	Metro Atlantic	0.931 !27–2	0.917 !11–1	9
Louisiana Tech University	American South	0.906 !29–3	1.01 !10–0	1
Louisiana State University	Southeastern	0.643 !18–10	0.556 !5–4	4
University of Miami	Independent	0.75 !21–7	- !-–	8
University of Mississippi	Southeastern	0.75 !21–7	0.444 !4–5	3
North Carolina State University	Atlantic Coast	0.793 !23–6	0.857 !12–2	2
Northwestern State University	Southland	0.759 !22–7	0.786 !11–3	10
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater	Big Eight	0.633 !19–11	0.571 !8–6	9
Old Dominion University	Sun Belt	0.733 !22–8	0.833 !5–1	6
Providence College	Big East	0.688 !22–10	0.625 !10–6	11
Purdue University	Big Ten	0.821 !23–5	0.778 !14–4	5
Rutgers University	Atlantic 10	0.793 !23–6	0.889 !16–2	7
University of Southern Mississippi	Metro	0.867 !26–4	0.833 !10–2	10
Saint Joseph's University	Atlantic 10	0.759 !22–7	0.889 !16–2	10
Stephen F. Austin State University	Southland	0.906 !29–3	0.929 !13–1	4
Temple University	Atlantic 10	0.7 !21–9	0.778 !14–4	8
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Big West	0.806 !25–6	0.722 !13–5	6
Vanderbilt University	Southeastern	0.75 !21–7	0.556 !5–4	7
Villanova University	Big East	0.621 !18–11	0.688 !11–5	11
University of Virginia	Atlantic Coast	0.69 !20–9	0.571 !8–6	4
University of Washington	Pacific-10	0.71 !22–9	0.833 !15–3	5

Bids by conference

Nineteen conferences earned an automatic bid. In seven cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Two conferences, Southland and American South sent a single representative as an at-large team. One team earned an at-large bid as an Independent Twenty-six additional at-large teams were selected from ten of the conferences.^[3]

Bids	Conference	Teams
6	Southeastern	Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
4	Big West	Cal St Fullerton, Hawaii, Long Beach St, UNLV
4	Atlantic Coast	Clemson, Maryland, North Carolina St, Virginia
4	Atlantic 10	Rutgers, St Joseph’s, Temple, West Virginia
3	Metro	Cincinnati, South Carolina, Southern Miss
3	Big Ten	Iowa, Ohio St, Purdue
3	Big East	Connecticut, Providence, Villanova
2	Sun Belt	Old Dominion, Western Ky
2	Southwest	Arkansas, Texas
2	Southland	Northwestern St, Stephen F Austin
2	Pacific-10	Stanford, Washington
2	Metro Atlantic	Holy Cross, La Salle
2	Big Eight	Colorado, Oklahoma St
1	Southern	Chattanooga
1	Ohio Valley	Tennessee Tech
1	Missouri Valley	Illinois St
1	Mid-American	Bowling Green
1	Independent	Miami
1	High Country	Utah
1	Colonial	James Madison
1	Big Sky	Montana
1	American South	Louisiana Tech

First and second rounds

In 1989, the field expanded to 48 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-12 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 8 and 9 faced each other for the opportunity to face the 1 seed in the second round, seeds 7 and 10 played for the opportunity to face the 2 seed, seeds 5 and 12 played for the opportunity to face the 4 seed, and seeds 6 and 11 played for the opportunity to face the 3 seed. In the first two rounds, the higher seed was given the opportunity to host the first round game. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. The exceptions:^[4]

Fifth seeded Purdue played fourth seeded LSU at Purdue
Tenth seeded Montana played seventh seeded Cal St. Fullerton at Montana
Ninth seeded Oklahoma State played eighth seeded Miami(FL) at Oklahoma State
Seventh seeded Vanderbilt played tenth seeded St. Joseph’s at St. Joseph’s

Ninth seeded Bowling Green played eighth seeded Cincinnati at Bowling Green

Because Purdue was also a first round venue, there are only 31 rather than 32 first and second round venues

The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the thirty-one first and second round locations:

Bowling Green

Harrisonburg

Storrs

Nashville

Athens

Piscataway

Norfolk

Philadelphia

Columbia

Stillwater

Normal

Missoula

Seattle

Las Vegas

Bowling Green

W. Lafayette

1989 NCAA first round

W. Lafayette

Columbus

Long Beach

Charlottesville

Knoxville

Raleigh

University

Auburn

Clemson

Ruston

Iowa City

Stanford

College Park

Austin

Boulder

Nacogdoches

1989 NCAA second round

Region	Rnd	Host	Venue	City	State
East	1	Western Kentucky University	E.A. Diddle Arena	Bowling Green	Kentucky
East	1	James Madison University	James Madison University Convocation Center	Harrisonburg	Virginia
East	1	University of Connecticut	Hugh S. Greer Field House	Storrs	Connecticut
East	1	Vanderbilt University	Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University)	Nashville	Tennessee
East	1	University of Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena	Knoxville	Tennessee
East	2	Ohio State University	St. John Arena	Columbus	Ohio
East	2	Long Beach State	University Gym (Gold Mine)	Long Beach	California
East	2	University of Virginia	University Hall (University of Virginia)	Charlottesville	Virginia
Mideast	1	University of Georgia	Georgia Coliseum (Stegeman Coliseum)	Athens	Georgia
Mideast	1	Rutgers University	Louis Brown Athletic Center	Piscataway	New Jersey
Mideast	1	Old Dominion University	Old Dominion University Fieldhouse	Norfolk	Virginia
Mideast	1	Temple University	McGonigle Hall	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Mideast	2	North Carolina State University	Reynolds Coliseum	Raleigh	North Carolina
Mideast	2	University of Mississippi	Tad Smith Coliseum	University	Mississippi
Mideast	2	Auburn University	Memorial Coliseum (Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum)	Auburn	Alabama
Mideast	2	Clemson University	Littlejohn Coliseum	Clemson	South Carolina
Midwest	1	University of South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum	Columbia	South Carolina
Midwest	1	Oklahoma State University	Gallagher-Iba Arena	Stillwater	Oklahoma
Midwest	1	Illinois State University	Redbird Arena	Normal	Illinois
Midwest	1 & 2	Purdue University	Mackey Arena	West Lafayette	Indiana
Midwest	2	Louisiana Tech University	Thomas Assembly Center	Ruston	Louisiana
Midwest	2	University of Iowa	Carver–Hawkeye Arena	Iowa City	Indiana
Midwest	2	Stanford University	Maples Pavilion	Stanford	California
West	1	University of Montana	Dahlberg Arena	Missoula	Montana
West	1	University of Washington	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Seattle	Washington
West	1	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	South Gym	Las Vegas	Nevada
West	1	Bowling Green State University	Anderson Arena	Bowling Green	Ohio
West	2	University of Maryland	Cole Field House	College Park	Maryland
West	2	University of Texas	Frank Erwin Center	Austin	Texas
West	2	University of Colorado	CU Events Center (Coors Events Center)	Boulder	Colorado
West	2	Stephen F. Austin University	William R. Johnson Coliseum	Nacogdoches	Texas

Regionals and Final Four

Bowling Green

Auburn

Ruston

Austin

Tacoma

1989 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 23 to March 25 at these sites:

East Regional E.A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, Kentucky (Host: Western Kentucky University)

Mideast Regional Memorial Coliseum (Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum), Auburn, Alabama (Host: Auburn University)

Midwest Regional Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana Tech University)

West Regional Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas)

Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held March 31 and April 2 in Tacoma, Washington at the Tacoma Dome

Bids by state

The forty-eight teams came from thirty-one states. Pennsylvania and Tennessee had the most teams with four each. Nineteen states did not have any teams receiving bids.^[3]

NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 1989

Brackets

First and second round games played at higher seed except where noted.

Mideast Regional - Auburn, AL (Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum)

First round March 15			Second round March 18-19			Regional semifinals March 23			Regional finals March 25


			1	Auburn	88

			8	Temple	54
8	Temple	90

9	Holy Cross	80
						1	Auburn	71

						4	Clemson	60



			4	Clemson	78

			5	Georgia	65
5	Georgia	90

12	Chattanooga	69
									1	Auburn	77

									3	Mississippi	51



			2	North Carolina St.	75

			7	Rutgers	73
7	Rutgers	95

10	Southern Miss	73
						2	North Carolina St.	63

						3	Mississippi	68



			3	Mississippi	74

			6	Old Dominion	58
6	Old Dominion	66

11	Villanova	41

Midwest Regional - Ruston, LA (Thomas Assembly Center)

First round March 15			Second round March 18-19			Regional semifinals March 23			Regional finals March 25


			1	Louisiana Tech	103

			9	Oklahoma St.	78
8	Miami (FL)	69

9	at Oklahoma St.	93
						1	Louisiana Tech	85

						4	LSU	68



			4	LSU	54

			5	at Purdue	53
5	Purdue	91

12	Arkansas	63
									1	Louisiana Tech	85

									2	Stanford	75



			2	Stanford	105

			7	Illinois St.	77
7	Illinois St.	100

10	Northwestern St.	79
						2	Stanford	98

						3	Iowa	74



			3	Iowa	77

			11	Tennessee Tech	75
6	South Carolina	73

11	Tennessee Tech	77

East Regional - Bowling Green, KY (E.A. Diddle Arena)

First round March 15			Second round March 18-19			Regional semifinals March 23			Regional finals March 25


			1	Tennessee	91

			9	La Salle	61
8	Connecticut	63

9	La Salle	72
						1	Tennessee	80

						4	Virginia	47



			4	Virginia	81

			12	West Virginia	68
5	Western Kentucky	57

12	West Virginia	66
									1	Tennessee	94

									2	Long Beach St.	80



			2	Long Beach St.	84

			10	St. Joseph's	65
7	Vanderbilt	68

10	at St. Joseph's	82
						2	Long Beach St.	89

						3	Ohio St.	83



			3	Ohio St.	81

			6	James Madison	66
6	James Madison	94

11	Providence	74

West Regional - Austin, TX (Frank Erwin Center)

First round March 15			Second round March 18-19			Regional semifinals March 23			Regional finals March 25


			1	Maryland	78

			9	Bowling Green	65
8	Cincinnati	59

9	at Bowling Green	69
						1	Maryland	89

						4	Stephen F. Austin	54



			4	Stephen F. Austin	73

			5	Washington	63
5	Washington	87

12	Hawaii	79
									1	Maryland	79

									2	Texas	71



			2	Texas	83

			10	Montana	54
7	Cal St. Fullerton	67

10	at Montana	82
						2	Texas	88

						6	UNLV	77



			3	Colorado	74

			6	UNLV	84
6	UNLV	67

11	Utah	53

Final Four - Tacoma, WA (Tacoma Dome)

National Semifinals March 31			National Championship April 2

1ME	Auburn	76
1MW	Louisiana Tech	71
			1ME	Auburn	60
			1E	Tennessee	76
1E	Tennessee	77
1W	Maryland	65

Game Officials

Sally Bell (Semi-Final)
John Morningstar(Semi-Final)
Larry Sheppard (Semi-Final)
Bill Stokes (Semi-Final)
June Corteau (Final)
Patty Broderick (Final) ^[3]

All-Tournament Team

Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee
Sheila Frost, Tennessee
Vickie Orr, Auburn
Venus Lacy, Louisiana Tech
Deanna Tate, Maryland ^[3]

References

^ Gregory Cooper. "1989 NCAA National Championship Tournament". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/1244/1989-bracket.html. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
^ "CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player". http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/history/tournament/womensmop.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
^ "Attendance and Sites". NCAA. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final4/2012/Attend.pdf. Retrieved 19 March 2012.

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