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2008 NCAA Women's Division I
Basketball Tournament

2008 Women's Final Four logo

Teams

Finals site

St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Florida

Champions

Tennessee (8th title)

Runner-up

Stanford (3rd title game)

Semifinalists

Connecticut (9th Final Four)
LSU (5th Final Four)

Winning coach

Pat Summitt (8th title)

MOP

Candace Parker

Top scorer

Candice Wiggins Stanford
(151 points)

NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments

«2007

2009»

The 2008 NCAA Women's Division I 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 (now known as the Tampa Bay Times Forum) in Tampa, Florida.^[1]

Contents

1 Subregionals
2 Regionals
3 Qualifying teams - automatic
4 Qualifying teams - at-large
5 Bids by conference
6 Bracket
7 Record by conference
8 All-Tournament Team
9 Game Officials
10 See also
11 Notes
12 External links

Subregionals

Albuquerque

Baton Rouge

Bridgeport

College Park

Des Moines

Norfolk

Stanford

West Lafayette

2008 NCAA subregionals

Once again, the system was the same as the Men's Division I 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:^[1]

The University of Connecticut Huskies play the University of Texas Longhorns in the second round at Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Host: University of New Mexico)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana State University)
Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut (Host: Fairfield University)
Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland, College Park)
Wells Fargo Arena at the Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa (Host: Iowa State University)
Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Virginia (Host: Old Dominion University)
Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford 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

Greensboro

New Orleans

Oklahoma City

Spokane

Tampa

2008 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

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:^[1]

Greensboro Regional, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference)
New Orleans Regional, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana (Host: University of New Orleans)
Oklahoma City Regional, Ford Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Host: University of Oklahoma)
Spokane Regional, Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington (Host: Washington State University)

The regional winners advanced to the Final Four, held April 6 and 8, 2008 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, in Tampa, Florida, hosted by the University of South Florida.^[1] USF and the Tampa Bay 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.

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. ^[2] 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 League^[3]	0.516 !16–15	0.571 !8–6	16
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Southern Conference^[4]	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 East^[5]	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 Conference^[6]	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	MAAC^[7]	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 Conference^[8]	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	ACC^[9]	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	SWAC^[10]	0.594 !19–13	0.556 !10–8	16
Purdue University	Big Ten^[11]	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 Conference^[12]	0.613 !19–12	0.5 !7–7	14
Southern Methodist University	Conference USA^[13]	0.75 !24–8	0.688 !11–5	12
Stanford University	Pac-12^[14]	0.909 !30–3	0.889 !16–2	2
University of Tennessee	SEC^[15]	0.938 !30–2	0.929 !13–1	1
Texas A&M University	Atlantic Sun 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 Conference^[16]	0.788 !26–7	0.889 !16–2	10
Xavier University	Atlantic 10^[17]	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.^[2]

At-large Bids
		Record
Qualifying School	Conference	Regular Season	Conference	Seed
Arkansas 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, Baltimore County	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
Utah Valley University	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

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.^[2]

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 Ky.
1	West Coast	San Diego
1	Western Athletic	Fresno St.

Bracket

Data source^[18]
NOTE: All initials used are the same in the official NCAA Bracket in External Links listed below.

Greensboro Regional

First round March 22–23			Second round March 24–25			Regional semifinals March 30			Regional finals April 1

1	Connecticut	89
16	Cornell	47
			1	Connecticut	89
Bridgeport, CT
			8	Texas	55
8	Texas	72

9	Minnesota	55
						1	Connecticut	78

						5	Old Dominion	63
5	Old Dominion	82

12	Liberty	62
			5	Old Dominion	88*
Norfolk, VA
			4	Virginia	85
4	Virginia	86

13	UC Santa Barbara	52
									1	Connecticut	66

									2	Rutgers	56
6	George Washington	66

11	Auburn	56
			6	George Washington	55
Stanford, CA
			3	California	53
3	California	77

14	San Diego	60
						6	George Washington	42

						2	Rutgers	53
7	Iowa St.	58

10	Georgia Tech	55
			7	Iowa St.	58
Des Moines, IA
			2	Rutgers	69
2	Rutgers	85

15	Robert Morris	42

Spokane Regional

First round March 22–23			Second round March 24–25			Regional semifinals March 29			Regional finals March 31

1	Maryland	80
16	Coppin St.	66
			1	Maryland	76
College Park, MD
			8	Nebraska	64
8	Nebraska	61

9	Xavier	58
						1	Maryland	80

						4	Vanderbilt	66
5	West Virginia	61

12	New Mexico	60
			5	West Virginia	46
Albuquerque, NM
			4	Vanderbilt	64
4	Vanderbilt	75

13	Montana	62
									1	Maryland	87

									2	Stanford	98
6	Pittsburgh	63

11	Wyoming	58
			6	Pittsburgh	67
Albuquerque, NM
			3	Baylor	59
3	Baylor	88

14	Fresno St.	67
						6	Pittsburgh	53

						2	Stanford	72
7	UTEP	92

10	Western Ky.	60
			7	UTEP	54
Stanford, CA
			2	Stanford	88
2	Stanford	85

15	Cleveland St.	47

New Orleans Regional

First round March 22–23			Second round March 24–25			Regional semifinals March 29			Regional finals March 31

1	North Carolina	85
16	Bucknell	50
			1	North Carolina	80
Norfolk, VA
			8	Georgia	66
8	Georgia	67

9	Iowa	61
						1	North Carolina	78

						4	Louisville	74
5	Kansas St.	69

12	Chattanooga	59
			5	Kansas St.	63
Bridgeport, CT
			4	Louisville	80
4	Louisville	81

13	Miami (Ohio)	67
									1	North Carolina	50

									2	LSU	56
6	Ohio St.	49

11	Florida St.	60
			11	Florida St.	72
Des Moines, IA
			3	Oklahoma St.	73*
3	Oklahoma St.	85

14	East Tenn. St.	73
						3	Oklahoma St.	52

						2	LSU	67
7	Marist	76

10	DePaul	57
			7	Marist	49
Baton Rouge, LA
			2	LSU	68
2	LSU	66

15	Jackson St.	32

Oklahoma City Regional

First round March 22–23			Second round March 24–25			Regional semifinals March 30			Regional finals April 1

1	Tennessee	94
16	Oral Roberts	55
			1	Tennessee	78
West Lafayette, IN
			9	Purdue	52
8	Utah	59

9	Purdue	66
						1	Tennessee	74

						5	Notre Dame	64
5	Notre Dame	75

12	Southern Methodist	62
			5	Notre Dame	79*
West Lafayette, IN
			4	Oklahoma	75
4	Oklahoma	69

13	Illinois State	61
									1	Tennessee	53

									2	Texas A&M	45
6	Arizona State	61

11	Temple	54
			6	Arizona St.	59
College Park, MD
			3	Duke	67
3	Duke	78

14	Murray State	57
						3	Duke	63

						2	Texas A&M	77
7	Syracuse	55

10	Hartford	59
			10	Hartford	39
Baton Rouge, LA
			2	Texas A&M	63
2	Texas A&M	91

15	Texas-San Antonio	52

Final Four – St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

Tournament Most Outstanding Player Tennessee forward Candace Parker shoots over LSU center Sylvia Fowles in the national semifinals.

National Semifinals April 6			National Championship April 8

GRE1	Connecticut	73
SPO2	Stanford	82
			SPO2	Stanford	48
			OKC1	Tennessee	64
NOR2	LSU	46
OKC1	Tennessee	47

Initials: GRE-Greensboro; SPO-Spokane; NOR-New Orleans; OKC-Oklahoma City.

* - Denotes overtime period

Record by conference

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 Bids	Record	Win %	Sweet Sixteen	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship 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 ^[2]

Game Officials

Tina Napier(Semi-Final)
Clarke Stevens (Semi-Final)
Lisa Jones (Semi-Final)
June Courteau (Semi-Final)
Beverly Roberts (Semi-Final)
Mary Day (Semi-Final)
Dee Kantner (Final)
Eric Brewton (Final)
Denise Brooks (Final) ^[2]

Notes

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^ ^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.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-12). "Bucknell earns second NCAA automatic bid". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280720107. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-10). "Lady Mocs win third straight league championship". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700236. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-11). "Huskies win 14th Big East tournament title". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710041. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-08). "ETSU dumps Jacksonville for Atlantic Sun tournament crown". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280682193. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-09). "Fitz carries Marist to MAAC title, NCAA tourney bid". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692368. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-08). "MVP Guffey leads Murray State to OVC tournament title". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280680093. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-09). "Tar Heels drop Blue Devils for another ACC tournament title". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280690153. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-11). "Oral Roberts beats IUPUI to reach second straight NCAA tourney". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710085. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-09). "Freeman's buzzer-beater lifts Purdue over Illinois". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692509. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-09). "Henderson's 20 lead San Diego's upset of top-seeded Gonzaga". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692250. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-09). "Gilliam, Shepherd spark SMU to Conference USA tournament title". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280692638. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-10). "Wiggins' 30 power Stanford past Cal for Pac-10 tourney crown". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700024. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-09). "Lady Vols avenge Valentine's Day loss, take home another championship". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280690099. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-11). "Western Kentucky earns first NCAA tournament bid since '03". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280710098. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
^ Associated Press (2008-03-10). "Taylor helps Xavier win league title, earn NCAA berth". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=280700218. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
^ "Official 2011 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. February 2009. pp. 188. http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4218-official-2011-ncaa-womens-final-four-record-book.aspx. Retrieved 2012-02-17.

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