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2004 NCAA Women's Division I
Basketball Tournament

2004 Women's Final Four logo

Teams

Finals site

New Orleans Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana

Champions

Connecticut (5th title)

Runner-up

Tennessee (11th title game)

Semifinalists

Minnesota (1st Final Four)
LSU (1st Final Four)

MOP

Diana Taurasi Connecticut

NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments

«2003

2005»

The 2004 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 20, 2004 and concluded on April 6, 2004 when Connecticut won a third consecutive national championship, becoming only the second school in history to accomplish such a feat. The Final Four was held at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 4 - April 6, 2004, and was hosted by Tulane University. UConn, coached by Geno Auriemma, defeated archrivals Tennessee, coached by Pat Summitt, 70-61 in the championship game. UConn's Diana Taurasi was named Most Outstanding Player for the second consecutive year. The tournament was also noted as UC Santa Barbara became the first double digit seed not to lose by double digits in the Sweet 16.

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 Brackets
7 Record by conference
8 All-Tournament Team
9 Game Officials
10 See also
11 Notes

Qualifying teams - automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament. ^[1]

Automatic Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
Austin Peay State University	Ohio Valley Conference	0.767 !23–7	0.875 !14–2	13
Boston College	Big East	0.806 !25–6	0.688 !11–5	3
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Southern Conference	0.933 !28–2	1.02 !20–0	10
Colgate University	Patriot League	0.7 !21–9	0.714 !10–4	16
Duke University	ACC	0.9 !27–3	0.938 !15–1	1
Eastern Michigan University	MAC	0.759 !22–7	0.75 !12–4	14
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay	Horizon League	0.767 !23–7	0.813 !13–3	14
Hampton University	MEAC	0.63 !17–10	0.778 !14–4	16
University of Houston	Conference USA	0.9 !27–3	0.929 !13–1	3
Liberty University	Big South Conference	0.806 !25–6	1.014 !14–0	14
Lipscomb University	Atlantic Sun Conference	0.645 !20–11	0.7 !14–6	15
Louisiana Tech University	WAC	0.931 !27–2	0.944 !17–1	5
Loyola Marymount University	West Coast Conference	0.828 !24–5	0.929 !13–1	13
University of Maine	America East	0.806 !25–6	0.944 !17–1	13
Marist College	MAAC	0.667 !20–10	0.722 !13–5	14
Middle Tennessee State University	Sun Belt Conference	0.767 !23–7	0.714 !10–4	13
Missouri State University	Missouri Valley Conference	0.903 !28–3	0.889 !16–2	12
University of Montana	Big Sky Conference	0.871 !27–4	1.014 !14–0	12
University of New Mexico	Mountain West	0.767 !23–7	0.857 !12–2	12
Northwestern State University	Southland	0.8 !24–6	0.875 !14–2	16
University of Oklahoma	Atlantic Sun Conference	0.742 !23–8	0.563 !9–7	3
Old Dominion University	Colonial	0.806 !25–6	0.944 !17–1	8
University of Pennsylvania	Ivy League	0.63 !17–10	0.786 !11–3	15
Purdue University	Big Ten	0.9 !27–3	0.875 !14–2	2
Southern University	SWAC	0.586 !17–12	0.667 !12–6	16
St. Francis College	Northeast Conference	0.833 !25–5	1.018 !18–0	15
Stanford University	Pac-12	0.8 !24–6	0.778 !14–4	6
Temple University	Atlantic 10	0.7 !21–9	0.875 !14–2	11
University of California, Santa Barbara	Big West Conference	0.806 !25–6	0.944 !17–1	11
Valparaiso University	Mid-Continent	0.645 !20–11	0.688 !11–5	15
Vanderbilt University	SEC	0.774 !24–7	0.571 !8–6	2

Qualifying teams - at-large

Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.^[1]

At-large Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
University of Arizona	Pacific-10	0.75 !24–8	0.778 !14–4	9
Auburn University	Southeastern	0.724 !21–8	0.643 !9–5	7
Baylor University	Big 12	0.75 !24–8	0.625 !10–6	4
University of Colorado at Boulder	Big 12	0.759 !22–7	0.688 !11–5	6
University of Connecticut	Big East	0.862 !25–4	0.875 !14–2	2
DePaul University	Conference USA	0.786 !22–6	0.714 !10–4	9
University of Florida	Southeastern	0.643 !18–10	0.571 !8–6	5
The George Washington University	Atlantic 10	0.759 !22–7	0.875 !14–2	8
University of Georgia	Southeastern	0.71 !22–9	0.571 !8–6	3
University of Iowa	Big Ten	0.571 !16–12	0.625 !10–6	9
Kansas State University	Big 12	0.828 !24–5	0.875 !14–2	2
Louisiana State University	Southeastern	0.767 !23–7	0.714 !10–4	4
Marquette University	Conference USA	0.7 !21–9	0.643 !9–5	9
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Atlantic Coast	0.586 !17–12	0.5 !8–8	12
University of Miami	Big East	0.786 !22–6	0.688 !11–5	5
Michigan State University	Big Ten	0.724 !21–8	0.625 !10–6	8
University of Minnesota	Big Ten	0.724 !21–8	0.563 !9–7	7
University of Mississippi	Southeastern	0.567 !17–13	0.5 !7–7	10
University of Missouri	Big 12	0.586 !17–12	0.438 !7–9	11
University of North Carolina	Atlantic Coast	0.8 !24–6	0.75 !12–4	4
North Carolina State University	Atlantic Coast	0.548 !17–14	0.5 !8–8	10
University of Notre Dame	Big East	0.655 !19–10	0.75 !12–4	5
Ohio State University	Big Ten	0.69 !20–9	0.688 !11–5	6
Pennsylvania State University	Big Ten	0.833 !25–5	0.938 !15–1	1
Rutgers University	Big East	0.656 !21–11	0.625 !10–6	7
Texas Christian University	Conference USA	0.8 !24–6	0.786 !11–3	6
University of Tennessee	Southeastern	0.897 !26–3	1.014 !14–0	1
University of Texas at Austin	Big 12	0.875 !28–4	0.875 !14–2	1
Texas Tech University	Big 12	0.774 !24–7	0.625 !10–6	4
University of California, Los Angeles	Pacific-10	0.586 !17–12	0.611 !11–7	10
Villanova University	Big East	0.786 !22–6	0.75 !12–4	7
Virginia Tech	Big East	0.759 !22–7	0.625 !10–6	8
West Virginia University	Big East	0.677 !21–10	0.625 !10–6	11

Bids by conference

Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-three cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from eight of the conferences.^[1]

Bids	Conference	Teams
8	Big East	Boston College, Connecticut, Miami FL, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Villanova, Virginia Tech, West Virginia
7	Big 12	Oklahoma, Baylor, Colorado, Kansas St., Missouri, Texas, Texas Tech
7	Southeastern	Vanderbilt, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, Tennessee
6	Big Ten	Purdue, Iowa, Michigan St., Minnesota, Ohio St., Penn St.
4	Atlantic Coast	Duke, Maryland., North Carolina, North Carolina St.
4	Conference USA	Houston, DePaul, Marquette, TCU
3	Pacific-10	Stanford, Arizona, UCLA
2	Atlantic 10	Temple, George Washington
1	America East	Maine
1	Atlantic Sun	Lipscomb
1	Big Sky	Montana
1	Big South	Liberty
1	Big West	UC Santa Barb.
1	Colonial	Old Dominion
1	Horizon	Green Bay
1	Ivy	Penn
1	Metro Atlantic	Marist
1	Mid-American	Eastern Mich.
1	Mid-Continent	Valparaiso
1	Mid-Eastern	Hampton
1	Missouri Valley	Missouri St.
1	Mountain West	New Mexico
1	Northeast	St. Francis Pa.
1	Ohio Valley	Austin Peay
1	Patriot	Colgate
1	Southern	Chattanooga
1	Southland	Northwestern St.
1	Southwestern	Southern U.
1	Sun Belt	Middle Tenn.
1	West Coast	Loyola Marymount
1	Western Athletic	Louisiana Tech

First and second rounds

Notre Dame

Santa Barbara

Blacksburg

Bridgeport

Missoula

Columbus

Durham

Minneapolis

Albuquerque

Tempe

Chattanooga

Tallahassee

Austin

Baton Rouge

Ames

Philadelphia

2004 NCAA NCAA first and second round venues

In 2004, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15, seeds 3 and 14, seeds 4 and 13, seeds 5 and 12, seeds 6 and 11, seeds 7 and 10, and seeds 8 and 9. Sixteen sites for the first two rounds were determined approximately a year before the team selections and seedings were completed, following a practice established in 2003.^[2]

The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the sixteen first and second round locations:^[3]

Region	Rnd	Host	Venue	City	State
East	1&2	University of Notre Dame	Edmund P. Joyce Center	Notre Dame	Indiana
East	1&2	University of California, Santa Barbara	UC Santa Barbara Events Center	Santa Barbara	California
East	1&2	Virginia Tech	Cassell Coliseum	Blacksburg	Virginia
East	1&2	Fairfield University	Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard	Bridgeport	Connecticut
Mideast	1&2	University of Montana	Dahlberg Arena	Missoula	Montana
Mideast	1&2	Ohio State University	St. John Arena	Columbus	Ohio
Mideast	1&2	Duke University	Cameron Indoor Stadium	Durham	North Carolina
Mideast	1&2	University of Minnesota	Williams Arena	Minneapolis	Minnesota
Midwest	1&2	University of New Mexico	The Pit (arena)	Albuquerque	New Mexico
Midwest	1&2	Arizona State University	Wells Fargo Arena	Tempe	Arizona
Midwest	1&2	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	McKenzie Arena	Chattanooga	Tennessee
Midwest	1&2	Florida State University	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center	Tallahassee	Florida
West	1&2	University of Texas	Frank Erwin Center	Austin	Texas
West	1&2	Louisiana State University	LSU Assembly Center (Pete Maravich Assembly Center)	Baton Rouge	Louisiana
West	1&2	Iowa State University	Hilton Coliseum	Ames	Iowa
West	1&2	Temple University	Liacouras Center	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Regionals and Final Four

Norman

Seattle

Hartford

Norfolk

New Orleans

2004 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 27 to March 30 at these sites:^[3]

Midwest Regional Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma (Host: University of Oklahoma)
West Regional Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)
East Regional Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut (Host: Big East Conference)
Mideast Regional Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Virginia (Host: Old Dominion University)

Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four held April 4 and April 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the New Orleans Arena (Host: Tulane University)

Brackets

Data Source^[4]

East Region

First round March 20 and 21			Second round March 22 and 23			Regional semifinals March 27			Regional finals March 29

1	Penn State	79
16	Hampton	42
			1	Penn State	61
Blacksburg, VA
			8	Virginia Tech	48
8	Virginia Tech	89

9	Iowa	76
						1	Penn State	55

						5	Notre Dame	49
5	Notre Dame	69*

12	Missouri State	65
			5	Notre Dame	59
South Bend, IN
			13	Middle Tennessee	46
4	North Carolina	62

13	Middle Tennessee	67
									1	Penn State	49

									2	Connecticut	66
6	Colorado	49

11	UC Santa Barbara	76
			11	UC Santa Barbara	56
Santa Barbara, CA
			3	Houston	52
3	Houston	62

14	Wisconsin–Green Bay	47
						11	UC Santa Barbara	57

						2	Connecticut	63
7	Auburn	79

10	NC State	59
			7	Auburn	53
Bridgeport, CT
			2	Connecticut	79
2	Connecticut	91

15	Pennsylvania	55

Mideast Region

First round March 20 and 21			Second round March 22 and 23			Regional semifinals March 28			Regional finals March 30

1	Duke	103
16	Northwestern State	51
			1	Duke	76
Durham, NC
			9	Marquette	67
8	Old Dominion	64

9	Marquette	67
						1	Duke	63

						5	Louisiana Tech	49
5	Louisiana Tech	81

12	Montana	77
			5	Louisiana Tech	81
Missoula, MT
			4	Texas Tech	64
4	Texas Tech	60

13	Maine	50
									1	Duke	75

									7	Minnesota	82
6	Ohio State	73

11	West Virginia	67
			6	Ohio State	48
Columbus, OH
			3	Boston College	63
3	Boston College	58

14	Eastern Michigan	56
						3	Boston College	63

						7	Minnesota	76
7	Minnesota	92

10	UCLA	81
			7	Minnesota	80
Minneapolis, MN
			2	Kansas State	61
2	Kansas State	71

15	Valparaiso	63

Midwest Region

First round March 20 and 21			Second round March 22 and 23			Regional semifinals March 28			Regional finals March 30

1	Tennessee	77
16	Colgate	54
			1	Tennessee	79
Tallahassee, FL
			9	DePaul	59
8	George Washington	46

9	DePaul	83
						1	Tennessee	71

						4	Baylor	69
5	Florida	68

12	New Mexico	56
			5	Florida	76
Albuquerque, NM
			4	Baylor	91
4	Baylor	71

13	Loyola Marymount	60
									1	Tennessee	62

									6	Stanford	60
6	Stanford	68

11	Missouri	44
			6	Stanford	68
Tempe, AZ
			3	Oklahoma	43
3	Oklahoma	58

14	Marist	45
						6	Stanford	57

						2	Vanderbilt	55
7	Rutgers	69

10	Chattanooga	74
			10	Chattanooga	44
Chattanooga, TN
			2	Vanderbilt	60
2	Vanderbilt	76

15	Lipscomb	45

West Region

First round March 20 and 21			Second round March 22 and 23			Regional semifinals March 27			Regional finals March 29

1	Texas	92
16	Southern	57
			1	Texas	80
Austin, TX
			8	Michigan State	61
8	Michigan State	72

9	Arizona	60
						1	Texas	55

						4	LSU	71
5	Miami (FL)	85

12	Maryland	86
			12	Maryland	61
Baton Rouge, LA
			4	LSU	76
4	LSU	83

13	Austin Peay	66
									4	LSU	62

									3	Georgia	60
6	TCU	70

11	Temple	57
			6	TCU	71
Philadelphia, PA
			3	Georgia	85
3	Georgia	78

14	Liberty	53
						3	Georgia	66

						2	Purdue	64
7	Villanova	66

10	Mississippi	63
			7	Villanova	42
Ames, IA
			2	Purdue	60
2	Purdue	78

15	St. Francis (PA)	59

Final Four - New Orleans, Louisiana

National Semifinals April 4			National Championship April 6

2E	Connecticut	67
7ME	Minnesota	58
			2 E	Connecticut	70
			1MW	Tennessee	61
1MW	Tennessee	52
4W	LSU	50

E-East; ME-Mideast; MW-Midwest; W-West.

Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Sweet Sixteen	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship Game
Big East	8	12-7	63.2%	3	1	1	1
SEC	7	16-7	69.6%	4	3	2	1
Big 12	7	7-7	50.0%	2	0	0	0
Big Ten	6	11-6	64.7%	3	2	1	0
ACC	4	4-4	50.0%	1	1	0	0
Conference USA	4	4-4	50.0%	0	0	0	0
Pac-10	3	3-3	50.0%	1	1	0	0
Atlantic 10	2	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0	0
Big West Conference	1	2-1	66.7%	1	0	0	0
WAC	1	2-1	66.7%	1	0	0	0
Southern Conference	1	1-1	50.0%	0	0	0	0
Sun Belt Conference	1	1-1	50.0%	0	0	0	0

Nineteen Conferences went 0-1: America East, Atlantic Sun Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference Colonial, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, Summit League, MEAC, Missouri Valley Conference, Mountain West, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southland, SWAC, and West Coast Conference

All-Tournament Team

Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
Jessica Moore, Connecticut
Ann Strother, Connecticut
Janel McCarville, Minnesota
Shanna Zolman Tennessee ^[1]

Game Officials

Scott Yarbrough (Semi-Final)
Sally Bell (Semi-Final)
Tina Napier (Semi-Final)
Melissa Barlow (Semi-Final)
Greg Small (Semi-Final)
Bill Titus (Semi-Final)
Dee Kantner (Final)
Melissa Barlow (Final)
Bryan Enterline (Final) ^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
^ HAVEL, CARRIE J. (2005). "The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship: an analysis of first and second rounds and the change to predetermined sites". p. 1. http://www.oregonpdf.org/print-script.cfm?path=../pdf\&src=PE4792Havel%2819-1%29.pdf. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Attendance and Sites". NCAA. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final4/2012/Attend.pdf. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
^ "Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. February 2012. http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4269-official-2012-ncaa-womens-final-four-record-book.aspx. Retrieved 2012-04-17.

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