2011–12 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2011–12 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer, and a member of the Pacific-10 Conference, won the conference's regular-season and tournament titles and advanced to the Final Four of the 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

2011–12 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
Record	35-2 (18-0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer (27th season)
Assistant coaches	Amy Tucker Associate Head Coach Kate Paye Trina Patterson
Home arena	Maples Pavilion
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season Schedule
November 4 5:00 pm, no		Texas	W 72-59	1-0	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
November 13 2:00 pm, no		Gonzaga	W 76-61	2-0	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
November 17 7:00 pm, no		Old Dominion	W 97-48	3-0	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
November 21 4:30 pm, no		at Connecticut	L 58-68	3-1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Hartford, Connecticut
November 25 10:00 am, no		at Xavier	W 80-64	4-1	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
November 30 7:00 pm, no		UC Davis	W 93-44	5-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
December 4 2:00 pm, no		at Fresno State	W 93-59	6-1	Save Mart Center  Fresno, California
December 17 1:00 pm, no		Princeton	W 85-66	7-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
December 20 7:00 pm, no		Tennessee	W 97-80	8-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
December 22 2:00 pm, no		CSU Bakerfield	W 90-48	9-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
December 29 7:00 pm, no		at USC	W 61-53	10-1	Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
December 31 2:00 pm, no		at UCLA	W 77-50	11-1	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
January 5 7:00 pm, no		Oregon	W 93-70	12-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
January 7 2:00 pm, no		Oregon State	W 67-60	13-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
January 12 6:00 pm, no		at Utah	W 62-43	13-1	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
January 14 3:00 pm, no		at Colorado	W 80-54	14-1	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
January 19 7:00 pm, no		Washington State	W 75-41	16-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
January 21 2:00 pm, no		Washington Huskies	W 65-47	17-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
January 28 2:00 pm, no		California	W 74-71	18-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
February 2 6:00 pm, no		at Arizona State	W 62-49	19-1	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
February 4 1:00 pm, no		at Arizona	W 91-51	20-1	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
February 9 6:00 pm, no		USC	W 69-52	21-1	Maples Pavilion  Palo Alto, California
February 12 12:00 pm, no		UCLA	W 82-59	22-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
February 16 7:00 pm, no		at Oregon State	W 78-45	23-1	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, Oregon
February 18 1:00 pm, no		at Oregon	W 81-46	24-1	Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, Oregon
February 23 7:00 pm, no		Colorado	W 68-46	25-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
February 25 2:00 pm, no		Utah	W 69-42	26-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
February 29 7:00 pm, no		Seattle University	W 76-52	27-1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
March 4 6:00 pm, no		at California	W 86-61	28-1	Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, California
March 8 12:00 pm, no		vs. Washington Quarterfinals	W 76-57	29-1	Galen Center  Los Angeles, CA
March 9 12:00 pm, no		vs. Arizona State Semifinals	W 52-43	30-1	Staples Center  Los Angeles, CA
March 10 11:30 am, no		vs. California Championship	W 77-62	31-1	Staples Center  Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

NCAA basketball tournament

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
NCAA tournament
March 17* 10:30 am, ESPN2		vs. Hampton First Round	W 73-51	32-1	Ted Constant Convocation Center  Norfolk, VA
March 19* 7:15 pm, ESPNU		vs. West Virginia Second Round	W 72-55	33-1	Ted Constant Convocation Center  Norfolk, VA
March 24* 8:30 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 25 South Carolina Sweet Sixteen	W 76-60	34-1	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
March 26* 6:00 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 6 Duke Elite Eight	W 81-69	35-1	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
April 1* 6:00 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 1 Baylor Final Four	L 47-59	35-2	Pepsi Center  Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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