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(Top) 1 Tournament procedure 2 2023 NCAA tournament schedule and venues 3 Qualification and selection 3.1 Automatic qualifiers 3.2 Bids by state 3.3 Tournament seeds (list by region) 4 Tournament records 5 Tournament bracket 5.1 First Four 5.2 Greenville Regional 1 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC 5.2.1 Greenville Regional 1 final 5.2.2 Greenville Regional 1 all-tournament team 5.3 Greenville Regional 2 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC 5.3.1 Greenville Regional 2 final 5.3.2 Greenville Regional 2 all-tournament team 5.4 Seattle Regional 3 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA 5.4.1 Seattle Regional 3 final 5.4.2 Seattle Regional 3 all-tournament team 5.5 Seattle Regional 4 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA 5.5.1 Seattle Regional 4 final 5.5.2 Seattle Regional 4 all-tournament team 5.6 Final Four - American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX 5.6.1 National semifinals 5.6.2 National championship 5.6.3 Final Four all-tournament team 6 Game officials 7 Game summaries and tournament notes 7.1 Upsets 8 Record by conference 9 Media coverage 9.1 Television 9.1.1 Studio host and analysts 9.1.2 Commentary teams 9.2 Radio 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

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2023 NCAA Division I
women's basketball tournament

Season

2022–23

Teams

Finals site

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas

Champions

LSU Tigers (1st title, 1st title game,
6th Final Four)

Runner-up

Iowa Hawkeyes (1st title game,
2nd Final Four)

Semifinalists

South Carolina Gamecocks (5th Final Four)

Virginia Tech Hokies (1st Final Four)

Winning coach

Kim Mulkey (4th title)

MOP

Angel Reese (LSU)

NCAA Division I women's tournaments
«2022	2024»

The 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 68 teams to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 41st edition of the tournament began on March 15, 2023, and concluded on April 2 with the championship game at the American Airlines CenterinDallas.

Big Sky champion Sacramento State, Atlantic 10 champion Saint Louis, Southland champion Southeastern Louisiana and WAC champion Southern Utah made their NCAA debuts, while CAA champions Monmouth made its first NCAA appearance since 1983.

Tournament procedure

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A total of 68 teams participated in the 2023 tournament, consisting of the 32 conference champions, and 36 "at-large" bids to be extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The last four at-large teams and teams seeded 65 through 68 overall played in First Four games, whose winners advanced to the 64-team first round.^[1]

First four out^[2]
NET	School	Conference	Record
47	Columbia	Ivy League	23–5
37	Kansas	Big 12	19–11
59	Massachusetts	A10	26–6
19	Oregon	Pac-12	17–14

2023 NCAA tournament schedule and venues

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Columbia

Los Angeles

Notre Dame

College Park

Stanford

Austin

Durham

Iowa City

Bloomington

Villanova

Baton Rouge

Salt Lake City

Blacksburg

Knoxville

Columbus

Storrs

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2023 Subregionals – Fri/Sun (pink) and Sat/Mon (green)

Greenville

Seattle

Dallas

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2023 NCAA Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The first two rounds, also referred to as the subregionals, were played at the sites of the top 16 seeds, as was done from 2016 to 2019.

A dramatic change from past tournaments is that the regional rounds (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) are being held at two sites, instead of the four used in past tournaments. Two regionals will be held in Greenville, South Carolina and the other two will be held in Seattle. Specific regional names will be announced by the NCAA committee on or before selections are announced on March 12, 2023.

First Four

March 15—16
Four of the campuses seeded in the Top 16

Subregionals (first and second rounds)

March 17 and 19 (Fri/Sun)
- Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina (Host: University of South Carolina)
- Edmund P. Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)
- XFINITY Center, College Park, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland)
- Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana State University)
- Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah (Host: University of Utah)
- Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia (Host: Virginia Tech)
- Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford University)
- Carver–Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa (Host: University of Iowa)
March 18 and 20 (Sat/Mon)
- Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of California, Los Angeles)
- Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana (Host: Indiana University)
- Finneran Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania (Host: Villanova University)
- Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee (Host: University of Tennessee)
- Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio (Host: Ohio State University)
- Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut (Host: University of Connecticut)
- Moody Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas at Austin)
- Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina (Host: Duke University)

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

March 24—27
- Greenville regional
  - Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina (Hosts: Furman University and the Southern Conference)
- Seattle regional
  - Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington (Hosts: Seattle University and the Western Athletic Conference)

National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

March 31 and April 2
- American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas (Hosts: Southern Methodist University and the Big 12 Conference/Conference USA)

This is the second time the women's Final Four will be played in Dallas (2017).^[3]

Qualification and selection

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Automatic qualifiers

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The following teams automatically qualified for the 2023 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament.

Automatic qualifiers^[4]
Conference	Team	Record	Appearance	Last bid
America East	Vermont	25–6	7th	2010
American	East Carolina	23–9	3rd	2007
ASUN	Florida Gulf Coast	32–3	9th	2022
Atlantic 10	Saint Louis	17–17	1st	Never
ACC	Virginia Tech	27–4	12th	2022
Big 12	Iowa State	22–9	21st	2022
Big East	UConn	29–5	34th	2022
Big Sky	Sacramento State	25–7	1st	Never
Big South	Gardner–Webb	29–4	2nd	2011
Big Ten	Iowa	26–6	29th	2022
Big West	Hawaiʻi	18–14	8th	2022
Colonial	Monmouth	18–15	2nd	1983
C-USA	Middle Tennessee	28–4	20th	2021
Horizon	Cleveland State	30–4	3rd	2010
Ivy League	Princeton	23–5	10th	2022
MAAC	Iona	26–6	2nd	2016
MAC	Toledo	28−4	9th	2017
MEAC	Norfolk State	26–6	2nd	2002
Missouri Valley	Drake	22–9	14th	2019
Mountain West	UNLV	31–2	10th	2022
Northeast	Sacred Heart	18–13	4th	2012
Ohio Valley	Tennessee Tech	22–9	11th	2000
Pac-12	Washington State	23–10	4th	2022
Patriot	Holy Cross	24–8	13th	2007
SEC	South Carolina	32–0	19th	2022
Southern	Chattanooga	20–12	16th	2017
Southland	Southeastern Louisiana	21–9	1st	Never
SWAC	Southern	18–14	5th	2019
Summit	South Dakota State	28–5	11th	2021
Sun Belt	James Madison	26–7	13th	2016
West Coast	Portland	23–8	5th	1997
WAC	Southern Utah	23–9	1st	Never

Bids by state

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Bids	State(s)	Schools
5	North Carolina	Duke, East Carolina, Gardner-Webb, NC State, North Carolina
4	California	Sacramento State, Southern California, Stanford, UCLA
	Florida	FGCU, Florida State, Miami, South Florida
	Tennessee	Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee Tech
3	Indiana	Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue
	Iowa	Drake, Iowa, Iowa State
	Louisiana	LSU, SE Louisiana, Southern
	Ohio	Cleveland State, Ohio State, Toledo
	Virginia	James Madison, Norfolk State, Virginia Tech
2	Connecticut	Sacred Heart, UConn
	Mississippi	Mississippi State, Ole Miss
	New Jersey	Monmouth, Princeton
	New York	Iona, St. John's
	Oklahoma	Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
	Texas	Baylor, Texas
	Utah	Southern Utah, Utah
	Washington	Gonzaga, Washington State
1	Alabama	Alabama
	Arizona	Arizona
	Colorado	Colorado
	Georgia	Georgia
	Hawaii	Hawaiʻi
	Illinois	Illinois
	Kentucky	Louisville
	Maryland	Maryland
	Massachusetts	Holy Cross
	Michigan	Michigan
	Missouri	Saint Louis
	Nebraska	Creighton
	Nevada	UNLV
	Oregon	Portland
	Pennsylvania	Villanova
	South Carolina	South Carolina
	South Dakota	South Dakota State
	Vermont	Vermont
	West Virginia	West Virginia
	Wisconsin	Marquette

Tournament seeds (list by region)

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The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.

Greenville Regional 1 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type
1	South Carolina	SEC	32–0	Automatic
2	Maryland	Big Ten	25–6	At-Large
3	Notre Dame	ACC	25–5	At-Large
4	UCLA	Pac-12	25–9	At-Large
5	Oklahoma	Big 12	25–6	At-Large
6	Creighton	Big East	22–8	At-Large
7	Arizona	Pac-12	21–9	At-Large
8	South Florida	American	26–6	At-Large
9	Marquette	Big East	21–10	At-Large
10	West Virginia	Big 12	19–11	At-Large
11*	Illinois	Big Ten	22–9	At-Large
11*	Mississippi State	SEC	20–10	At-Large
12	Portland	WCC	23–8	Automatic
13	Sacramento State	Big Sky	25–7	Automatic
14	Southern Utah	WAC	23–9	Automatic
15	Holy Cross	Patriot	23–8	Automatic
16	Norfolk State	MEAC	26–6	Automatic

Seattle Regional 3 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type
1	Virginia Tech	ACC	27–4	Automatic
2	UConn	Big East	29–5	Automatic
3	Ohio State	Big Ten	25–7	At-Large
4	Tennessee	SEC	23–11	At-Large
5	Iowa State	Big 12	22–9	Automatic
6	North Carolina	ACC	21–11	At-Large
7	Baylor	Big 12	19–12	At-Large
8	USC	Pac-12	21–10	At-Large
9	South Dakota State	Summit	28–5	Automatic
10	Alabama	SEC	20–10	At-Large
11*	Purdue	Big Ten	19–11	At-Large
11*	St. John's	Big East	22–9	At-Large
12	Toledo	MAC	28–4	Automatic
13	Saint Louis	Atlantic 10	17–17	Automatic
14	James Madison	Sun Belt	26–7	Automatic
15	Vermont	America East	25–6	Automatic
16	Chattanooga	Southern	20–12	Automatic

Greenville Regional 2 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type
1	Indiana	Big Ten	27–4	At-Large
2	Utah	Pac-12	25–4	At-Large
3	LSU	SEC	28–2	At-Large
4	Villanova	Big East	28–6	At-Large
5	Washington State	Pac-12	23–10	Automatic
6	Michigan	Big Ten	22–10	At-Large
7	NC State	ACC	20–11	At-Large
8	Oklahoma State	Big 12	21–11	At-Large
9	Miami (FL)	ACC	19–12	At-Large
10	Princeton	Ivy League	23–5	Automatic
11	UNLV	Mountain West	31–2	Automatic
12	Florida Gulf Coast	ASUN	32–3	Automatic
13	Cleveland State	Horizon	30–4	Automatic
14	Hawaiʻi	Big West	18–14	Automatic
15	Gardner–Webb	Big South	29–4	Automatic
16*	Tennessee Tech	Ohio Valley	22–9	Automatic
16*	Monmouth	Colonial	18–15	Automatic

Seattle Regional 4 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type
1	Stanford	Pac-12	28–6	At-Large
2	Iowa	Big Ten	26–6	Automatic
3	Duke	ACC	25–6	At-Large
4	Texas	Big 12	25–9	At-Large
5	Louisville	ACC	23–11	At-Large
6	Colorado	Pac-12	23–8	At-Large
7	Florida State	ACC	23–9	At-Large
8	Ole Miss	SEC	23–8	At-Large
9	Gonzaga	WCC	28–4	At-Large
10	Georgia	SEC	21–11	At-Large
11	Middle Tennessee	C-USA	28–4	Automatic
12	Drake	Missouri Valley	22–9	Automatic
13	East Carolina	American	23–9	Automatic
14	Iona	MAAC	26–6	Automatic
15	Southeastern Louisiana	Southland	21–9	Automatic
16*	Southern	SWAC	18–14	Automatic
16*	Sacred Heart	Northeast	18–13	Automatic

*See First Four

Tournament records

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Virginia Tech's Georgia Amoore hit 24 3-pointers in the tournament, setting the record for most three pointers in a single tournament, surpassing the record of 22 set by UConn's Kia Nurse in 2017, and tied by Arizona's Aari Mcdonald in 2021.^[5]
Iowa's Caitlin Clark set numerous NCAA tournament records, including most points scored (191), most assists (60), and most 3-point field goals in a national championship game (8). Clark also became the first player in tournament history to post back-to-back 40-point games, with 41 in the regional final, followed by 41 in the Final Four.^[6]^[7]

Tournament bracket

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Source:^[8]
All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
* denotes overtime period

First Four

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The First Four games involve eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams.

March 15 – Greenville Region 1 Notre Dame, Indiana

11	Illinois	56

11	Mississippi State	70

March 16 – Greenville Region 2 Bloomington, Indiana

16	Tennessee Tech	79

16	Monmouth	69

March 16 – Seattle Region 3 Columbus, Ohio

11	Purdue	64

11	St. John's	66

March 15 – Seattle Region 4 Stanford, California

16	Southern	47

16	Sacred Heart	57

Greenville Regional 1 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC

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First round Round of 64 March 17–18			Second Round Round of 32 March 19–20			Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 25			Regional Final Elite 8 March 27

1	South Carolina	72

16	Norfolk State	40
			1	South Carolina	76
Columbia, South Carolina – Fri/Sun
			8	South Florida	45
8	South Florida	67*

9	Marquette	65
						1	South Carolina	59

						4	UCLA	43
5	Oklahoma	85

12	Portland	63
			5	Oklahoma	73
Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon
			4	UCLA	82
4	UCLA	67

13	Sacramento State	45
									1	South Carolina	86

									2	Maryland	75
6	Creighton	66

11	Mississippi State	81
			11	Mississippi State	48
Notre Dame, Indiana – Fri/Sun
			3	Notre Dame	53
3	Notre Dame	82

14	Southern Utah	56
						3	Notre Dame	59

						2	Maryland	76
7	Arizona	75

10	West Virginia	62
			7	Arizona	64
College Park, Maryland – Fri/Sun
			2	Maryland	77
2	Maryland	93

15	Holy Cross	61

Greenville Regional 1 final

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ESPN

March 27
7:00 p.m. EDT

No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks 86, No. 2 Maryland Terrapins 75
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 23–7, 24–20, 24–25
Pts: Aliyah Boston (22) Rebs: Aliyah Boston (10) Asts: Brea Beal (6)		Pts: Diamond Miller (24) Rebs: Tied (5) Asts: Shyanne Sellers (6)

Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC
Attendance: 11,114
Referees: Gina Cross, Angelica Suffren, Julie Krommenhoek

Greenville Regional 1 all-tournament team

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Aliyah Boston (MOP) – South Carolina
Brea Beal – South Carolina
Zia Cooke – South Carolina
Abby Meyers – Maryland
Diamond Miller – Maryland

Greenville Regional 2 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC

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First round Round of 64 March 17–18			Second Round Round of 32 March 19–20			Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 24			Regional Final Elite 8 March 26

1	Indiana	77

16	Tennessee Tech	47
			1	Indiana	68
Bloomington, Indiana – Sat/Mon
			9	Miami (FL)	70
8	Oklahoma State	61

9	Miami (FL)	62
						9	Miami (FL)	70

						4	Villanova	65
5	Washington State	63

12	Florida Gulf Coast	74
			12	Florida Gulf Coast	57
Villanova, Pennsylvania – Sat/Mon
			4	Villanova	76
4	Villanova	76

13	Cleveland State	59
									9	Miami (FL)	42

									3	LSU	54
6	Michigan	71

11	UNLV	59
			6	Michigan	42
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Fri/Sun
			3	LSU	66
3	LSU	73

14	Hawaiʻi	50
						3	LSU	66

						2	Utah	63
7	NC State	63

10	Princeton	64
			10	Princeton	56
Salt Lake City, Utah – Fri/Sun
			2	Utah	63
2	Utah	103

15	Gardner–Webb	78

Greenville Regional 2 final

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ESPN

March 26
7:00 pm EDT

No. 9 Miami Hurricanes 42, No. 3 LSU Tigers 54
Scoring by quarter: 8–10, 12–16, 7–12, 15–16
Pts: Jasmyne Roberts (22) Rebs: Tied (7) Asts: Jasmyne Roberts (3)		Pts: Alexis Morris (21) Rebs: Angel Reese (18) Asts: Tied (4)

Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC
Attendance: 7,988
Referees: Dee Kantner, Michol Murray, Timothy Daley

Greenville Regional 2 all-tournament team

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Seattle Regional 3 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA

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First round Round of 64 March 17–18			Second Round Round of 32 March 19–20			Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 25			Regional Final Elite 8 March 27

1	Virginia Tech	58

16	Chattanooga	33
			1	Virginia Tech	72
Blacksburg, Virginia – Fri/Sun
			9	South Dakota State	60
8	USC	57

9	South Dakota State	62*
						1	Virginia Tech	73

						4	Tennessee	64
5	Iowa State	73

12	Toledo	80
			12	Toledo	47
Knoxville, Tennessee – Sat/Mon
			4	Tennessee	94
4	Tennessee	95

13	Saint Louis	50
									1	Virginia Tech	84

									3	Ohio State	74
6	North Carolina	61

11	St. John's	59
			6	North Carolina	69
Columbus, Ohio – Sat/Mon
			3	Ohio State	71
3	Ohio State	80

14	James Madison	66
						3	Ohio State	73

						2	UConn	61
7	Baylor	78

10	Alabama	74
			7	Baylor	58
Storrs, Connecticut – Sat/Mon
			2	UConn	77
2	UConn	95

15	Vermont	52

Seattle Regional 3 final

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ESPN

March 27
6:00 pm PDT

No. 1 Virginia Tech Hokies 84, No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes 74
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 26–20, 15–10, 21–19
Pts: Elizabeth Kitley (25) Rebs: Elizabeth Kitley (12) Asts: Tied (2)		Pts: Taylor Mikesell (25) Rebs: Cotie McMahon (7) Asts: Tied (3)

Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA
Attendance: 8,466
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Roy Gulbeyan, Katie Lukanich

Seattle Regional 3 all-tournament team

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Georgia Amoore (MOP) – Virginia Tech
Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech
Cotie McMahon – Ohio State
Jacy Sheldon – Ohio State
Lou Lopez Sénéchal – UConn

Seattle Regional 4 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA

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First round Round of 64 March 17–18			Second Round Round of 32 March 19–20			Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 24			Regional Final Elite 8 March 26

1	Stanford	92

16	Sacred Heart	49
			1	Stanford	49
Stanford, California – Fri/Sun
			8	Ole Miss	54
8	Ole Miss	71

9	Gonzaga	48
						8	Ole Miss	62

						5	Louisville	72
5	Louisville	83

12	Drake	81
			5	Louisville	73
Austin, Texas – Sat/Mon
			4	Texas	51
4	Texas	79

13	East Carolina	40
									5	Louisville	83

									2	Iowa	97
6	Colorado	82

11	Middle Tennessee	60
			6	Colorado	61*
Durham, North Carolina – Sat/Mon
			3	Duke	53
3	Duke	89

14	Iona	49
						6	Colorado	77

						2	Iowa	87
7	Florida State	54

10	Georgia	66
			10	Georgia	66
Iowa City, Iowa – Fri/Sun
			2	Iowa	74
2	Iowa	95

15	Southeastern Louisiana	43

Seattle Regional 4 final

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ESPN

March 26
6:00 pm PDT

No. 5 Louisville Cardinals 83, No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes 97
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 22–23, 16–30, 24–19
Pts: Hailey Van Lith (27) Rebs: Olivia Cochran (14) Asts: Mykasa Robinson (5)		Pts: Caitlin Clark (41) Rebs: Caitlin Clark (10) Asts: Caitlin Clark (12)

Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA
Attendance: 11,700
Referees: Kevin Pethel, Brian Hall, In'Fini Robinson

Caitlin Clark, Iowa's star player, made NCAA tournament history by becoming the first player to score a 40-point triple-double, with 41 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. The junior either scored or assisted on every field goal in the Hawkeyes' 25-point first quarter, which helped the Hawkeyes advance to their first Final Four since 1993.

Seattle Regional 4 all-tournament team

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Caitlin Clark (MOP) – Iowa
Monika Czinano – Iowa
McKenna Warnock – Iowa
Hailey Van Lith – Louisville
Frida Formann – Colorado

Final Four - American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX

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National semifinals Final Four Friday, March 31			National Championship Game Sunday, April 2

GR1(1)	South Carolina	73

SR4(2)	Iowa	77
			SR4(2)	Iowa	85

			GR2(3)	LSU	102
GR2(3)	LSU	79

SR3(1)	Virginia Tech	72

National semifinals

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ESPN

March 31
6:00 pm CDT

G3 LSU Tigers 79, S1 Virginia Tech Hokies 72
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 16–21, 18–25, 29–13
Pts: Alexis Morris (27) Rebs: Angel Reese (12) Asts: Kateri Poole (3)		Pts: Elizabeth Kitley (18) Rebs: Elizabeth Kitley (12) Asts: Elizabeth Kitley (3)

American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
Referees: Maj Forsberg, Angelica Suffren, Gina Cross

ESPN

March 31
8:30 pm CDT

G1 South Carolina Gamecocks 73, S2 Iowa Hawkeyes 77
Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 24–16, 18–21, 18–18
Pts: Zia Cooke (24) Rebs: Kamilla Cardoso (14) Asts: Aliyah Boston (3)		Pts: Caitlin Clark (41) Rebs: Kate Martin (7) Asts: Caitlin Clark (8)

American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
Attendance: 19,288
Referees: Dee Kantner, Brenda Pantoja, Tiffany Bird

National championship

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ABC

April 2
2:30 pm CDT

S2 Iowa Hawkeyes 85, G3 LSU Tigers 102
Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 20–32, 22–16, 21–27
Pts: Caitlin Clark (30) Rebs: Tied (6) Asts: Caitlin Clark (8)		Pts: Jasmine Carson (22) Rebs: Angel Reese (10) Asts: Alexis Morris (9)

American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX

Final Four all-tournament team

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Angel Reese, LSU (MOP)
Alexis Morris, LSU
Jasmine Carson, LSU
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Zia Cooke, South Carolina

Game officials

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Game summaries and tournament notes

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Upsets

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Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded five or more places lower than the team it defeated."^[9] The 2023 tournament saw a total of six upsets, with three in the first round, two in the second round, and one in the Sweet Sixteen. Stanford's loss to Ole Miss marked the first time a No. 1 seed failed to make the Sweet Sixteen since 2009.^[10] With Indiana's loss to Miami, this marked the first time two No. 1 seeds failed to make the Sweet Sixteen since 1998.^[11] UConn's loss to Ohio State in the Sweet 16 marked the first time since 2007 that UConn did not make it to the Women's Final Four. With Tennessee's loss to Virginia Tech in the Sweet 16 this marked the first time since 2006 that the Women's Final Four did not feature either UConn or Tennessee.

Round	Greenville 1	Seattle 4	Greenville 2	Seattle 3
First round	No. 11 Mississippi State defeated No. 6 Creighton, 79–64.	None	No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast defeated No. 5 Washington State, 74–63.	No. 12 Toledo defeated No. 5 Iowa State, 80–73.
Second Round	None	No. 8 Ole Miss defeated No. 1 Stanford, 54–49.	No. 9 Miami (FL) defeated No. 1 Indiana, 70–68.	None
Sweet 16	None	None	No. 9 Miami (FL) defeated No. 4 Villanova, 70–65.	None
Elite 8	None	None	None	None
Final 4	None

Record by conference

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Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	FF	R64	R32	S16	E8	F4	CG	NC
SEC	7	17–6	.739	1	7	6	4	2	2	1	1
Big Ten	7	13–7	.650	2	5	5	3	3	1	1	–
ACC	8	14–8	.636	–	8	6	4	3	1	–	–
Pac-12	7	8–7	.533	–	7	5	3	–	–	–	–
Big East	5	5–5	.500	1	5	2	2	–	–	–	–
Big 12	6	3–6	.333	–	6	3	–	–	–	–	–
ASUN	1	1–1	.500	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Ivy League	1	1–1	.500	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
MAC	1	1–1	.500	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Summit	1	1–1	.500	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
American	2	1–2	.333	–	2	1	–	–	–	–	–
WCC	2	0–2	.000	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–
Northeast	1	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ohio Valley	1	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
America East	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Atlantic 10	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Big Sky	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Big South	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Big West	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
C-USA	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Horizon	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
MAAC	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
MEAC	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Missouri Valley	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mountain West	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Patriot	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Southern	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Southland	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sun Belt	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
WAC	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Colonial	1	0–1	.000	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
SWAC	1	0–1	.000	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

The FF, R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the first four, round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.

Media coverage

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Television

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All games in the tournament were televised by ESPN networks or ABC; this was the second-to-last year of its current contract to air NCAA tournaments, which lasts through the 2023–24 season.^[12]^[13] On August 23, 2022, ESPN announced that the national championship game would be broadcast by ABC for the first time, with a Sunday afternoon scheduling.^[14] This marked the first time the women's championship game would be carried on broadcast television since 1995.^[15]

Viewership of the tournament was up by 42% year-over-year. With significant attention towards Iowa player Caitlin Clark, the Iowa/South Carolina semi-final game was seen by an average of 5.5 million viewers—making it the highest-rated Women's Final Four telecast in ESPN history.^[16] These numbers would be surpassed by the national championship game, which was seen by an average of 9.9 million viewers, and peaked at 12.6 million—making it the most-watched women's college basketball game of all-time.^[17] It was a 103% increase over the previous year's championship game, which was carried by ESPN in primetime.^[15]

Studio host and analysts

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Elle Duncan (Host) (First Four, First, Second rounds, Regionals, Final Four, and National championship game)
Kelsey Riggs (Host) (First Four, First, and Second rounds)
Rebecca Lobo (Analyst) (First Four, First, Second rounds, Final Four, and National championship game)
Andraya Carter (Analyst) (First Four, First, Second rounds, Final Four, and National championship game)
Nikki Fargas (Analyst) (First Four, First, Second rounds, and Regionals)
Monica McNutt (Analyst) (First Four, First, Second rounds, Regionals, Final Four, and National championship game)
Carolyn Peck (Analyst) (Final Four and National championship game)

Commentary teams

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First Four

Jenn Hildreth and Mike Thibault – Notre Dame, Indiana
Brenda VanLengen and Holly Warlick – Bloomington, Indiana
Sam Gore and Kim Adams – Columbus, Ohio
Roy Philpott and Brooke Weisbrod – Stanford, California

First & second rounds Friday/Sunday (Subregionals)

Courtney Lyle and Carolyn Peck – Columbia, South Carolina
Jenn Hildreth and Mike Thibault – Notre Dame, Indiana
Tiffany Greene and Jimmy Dykes – College Park, Maryland
Kevin Fitzgerald and Andrea Lloyd-Curry – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Elise Woodward and Dan Hughes – Salt Lake City, Utah
Angel Gray and Helen Williams – Blacksburg, Virginia
Roy Philpott and Brooke Weisbrod – Stanford, California
Dave O'Brien and Christy Winters-Scott – Iowa City, Iowa

First & second rounds Saturday/Monday (Subregionals)

Ann Schatz and Meghan McKeown – Los Angeles, California
Brenda VanLengen and Holly Warlick – Bloomington, Indiana
John Brickley and Aja Ellison – Villanova, Pennsylvania
Pam Ward and Stephanie White – Knoxville, Tennessee
Sam Gore and Kim Adams – Columbus, Ohio
Beth Mowins and Christy Thomaskutty – Storrs, Connecticut
Eric Frede and Tamika Catchings – Austin, Texas
Sam Ravech and Kelly Gramlich – Durham, North Carolina

Regionals (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight)

Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli, and Angel Gray – Greenville, South Carolina (Regional 1)
Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, and Brooke Weisbrod – Greenville, South Carolina (Regional 2)
Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, and Andraya Carter – Seattle, Washington (Regional 3)
Pam Ward, Stephanie White, and Holly Rowe – Seattle, Washington (Regional 4)

Final Four and National Championship

Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, and Andraya Carter – Dallas, Texas

Radio

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Westwood One will serve as radio broadcaster of the tournament.

Regionals (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight)

Lance Medow and Kim Adams – Greenville, South Carolina 1
Jason Ross Jr. and Debbie Antonelli – Greenville, South Carolina 2
Dick Fain and Kristen Kozlowski – Seattle, Washington 3
Matt Chazanow and Krista Blunk – Seattle, Washington 4

Final Four and National Championship

Ryan Radtke, Debbie Antonelli, and Krista Blunk – Dallas, Texas

References

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^ "Expansion of 2022 DI women's basketball tournament to 68 teams approved". ncaa.com. November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2021.

^ Philippou, Alexa (March 13, 2023). "South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford, Virginia Tech top seeds in women's NCAA tournament". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

^ "Women's Final Four: Future dates & sites". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

^ "We're tracking all 32 NCAA women's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2023". NCAA. March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

^ "LSU vs. Virginia Tech - Women's College Basketball Game Recap - March 31, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

^ "Iowa vs. South Carolina - Women's College Basketball Game Recap - March 31, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

^ Maloney, Jack (April 2, 2023). "Caitlin Clark's historic NCAA Tournament by the numbers: Iowa star sets numerous records on title-game run". CBS Sports. Paramount Global. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

^ "2023 N.C.A.A. Women's Tournament Bracket". The New York Times. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

^ Wittry, Andy (March 15, 2023). "Here's how to pick March Madness men's upsets, according to the data". NCAA. Retrieved March 12, 2023.

^ "Stanford becomes first No. 1 seed since 2009 not to reach Sweet 16 of women's NCAA Tournament, losing to Mississippi". apnews.com. March 19, 202. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

^ Voepel, M.A. (March 19, 202). "'It doesn't feel real': Miami downs Indiana; 2nd 1-seed to fall". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

^ "ESPN acquires NCAA rights for US$500 million". SportsPro Media. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

^ "Dancin' to Dallas: ESPN Once Again Exclusive Home of March Madness Women's Basketball". ESPN Press Room U.S. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

^ "NCAA women's title game to air on ABC in 2023". Associated Press. August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022 – via ESPN.com.

^ ^a ^b Paulsen (April 3, 2023). "Nearly ten million viewers for NCAA women's title game". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

^ Draper, Kevin (April 2, 2023). "Iowa's Win Over South Carolina Was a Hit for ESPN, With 5.5 Million Viewers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

^ Arend, Alek (April 3, 2023). "ESPN announces historic viewership numbers for LSU vs. Iowa National Championship". Athlon Sports. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

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