2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
January 10, 2023
The 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 16, 2018, and concluded with the national championship game on Sunday, April 1. The Final Four was played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.[1] This is the third time that the women's Final Four was played in Ohio after previously being held in Cincinnati in 1997 and Cleveland in 2007 and the first time that the women's Final Four was played in Columbus.[2] For only the fourth time in the tournament’s 37-year history, all four of the number one seeds made it to the Final Four (1989, 2012, 2015).
2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
Tennessee continued its record streak of making every NCAA women's basketball tournament at 37 consecutive appearances. Connecticut also continued its record streak of 11 consecutive Final Four appearances.
Pending any changes to the format, a total of 64 teams will enter the 2016 tournament. 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament. The remaining 36 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The tournament is split into four regional tournaments, and each regional has teams seeded from 1 to 16, with the committee ostensibly making every region as comparable to the others as possible.[citation needed] The top-seeded team in each region plays the #16 team, the #2 team plays the #15, etc. (meaning where the two seeds add up to 17, that team will be assigned to play another).
The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002; the top sixteen teams, as chosen in the bracket selection process, hosted the first two rounds on campus.
The first two rounds, also referred to as the subregionals, were played at the sites of the top 16 seeds, as was done in 2016 and 2017. The following are the sites selected to host the last four rounds of the 2018 tournament.[3][4][5]
Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams
Selections for the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship were announced at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Monday, March 12 via ESPN.
The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002; the top sixteen teams, as chosen in the bracket selection process, hosted the first two rounds on campus.
A total of 64 teams entered the 2018 tournament. 32 automatic bids teams were given to teams that won their conference tournament. The remaining 32 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.
During the Final Four round, regardless of the seeds of the participating teams, the champion of the top overall top seed's region (Connecticut's Albany Region) plays against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region (Notre Dame's Spokane Region), and the champion of the second overall top seed's region (Mississippi State's Kansas City Region) plays against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region (Louisville's Lexington Region).
The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
The America East, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Conference USA, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy League, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC and West Coast conferences each had one representative that was eliminated in the first round.
Media coverage
Television
ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament.[13] During the first and second rounds, ESPN aired select games nationally on ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPNews. All other games aired regionally on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPN3 and were streamed online via WatchESPN. Most of the nation got whip-a-round coverage during this time, which allowed ESPN to rotate between the games and focus the nation on the game that had the closest score.
Dave Pasch, LaChina Robinson & Molly McGrath – Spokane, Washington
Championship
Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe – Columbus, Ohio
Radio
Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.[14][15] Teams participating in the regional finals, Final Four, and Championship were allowed to have their own local broadcasts, but they weren’t allowed to stream those broadcasts online.
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^ ab"Resilient Notre Dame headed to Final Four". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
^ abc"Kevin Pelton on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
^"Arike Ogunbowale of Notre Dame wins most outstanding player honors in NCAA women's basketball tournament".
^Margolis, Rachel (December 15, 2011). "ESPN and NCAA Extend Rights Agreement through 2023–24". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
^. NCAA. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
^"WO Sports to Air NCAA Women's Basketball". Radio Online. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
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January 10, 2023
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The 2018 NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament began on March 16 2018 and concluded with the national championship game on Sunday April 1 The Final Four was played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus Ohio 1 This is the third time that the women s Final Four was played in Ohio after previously being held in Cincinnati in 1997 and Cleveland in 2007 and the first time that the women s Final Four was played in Columbus 2 For only the fourth time in the tournament s 37 year history all four of the number one seeds made it to the Final Four 1989 2012 2015 2018 NCAA Division Iwomen s basketball tournamentSeason2017 18Teams64Finals siteNationwide ArenaColumbus OhioChampionsNotre Dame Fighting Irish 2nd title 6th title game 8th Final Four Runner upMississippi State Bulldogs 2nd title game 2nd Final Four SemifinalistsConnecticut Huskies 19th Final Four Louisville Cardinals 3rd Final Four Winning coachMuffet McGraw 2nd title MOPArike Ogunbowale Notre Dame NCAA Division I women s tournaments 2017 2019 Tennessee continued its record streak of making every NCAA women s basketball tournament at 37 consecutive appearances Connecticut also continued its record streak of 11 consecutive Final Four appearances Contents 1 Tournament procedure 2 2018 NCAA tournament schedule and venues 3 Subregionals tournament and automatic qualifiers 3 1 Automatic qualifiers 3 2 Tournament seeds 4 Bracket 4 1 Albany Regional Albany New York 4 1 1 Albany Regional Final 4 1 2 Albany Regional all tournament team 4 2 Kansas City Regional Kansas City Missouri 4 2 1 Kansas City Regional final 4 2 2 Kansas City Regional all tournament team 4 3 Lexington Regional Lexington Kentucky 4 3 1 Lexington Regional Final 4 3 2 Lexington Regional all tournament team 4 4 Spokane Regional Spokane Washington 4 4 1 Spokane Regional Final 4 4 2 Spokane Regional all tournament team 5 Final Four 5 1 Nationwide Arena Columbus Ohio 5 1 1 Final Four 5 1 2 National Championship 5 1 3 Final Four all tournament team 6 Record by conference 7 Media coverage 7 1 Television 7 1 1 Studio host and analysts 7 1 2 Broadcast assignments 7 2 Radio 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksTournament procedure EditFurther information NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament Current tournament format Pending any changes to the format a total of 64 teams will enter the 2016 tournament 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference s tournament The remaining 36 bids are at large with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee The tournament is split into four regional tournaments and each regional has teams seeded from 1 to 16 with the committee ostensibly making every region as comparable to the others as possible citation needed The top seeded team in each region plays the 16 team the 2 team plays the 15 etc meaning where the two seeds add up to 17 that team will be assigned to play another The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002 the top sixteen teams as chosen in the bracket selection process hosted the first two rounds on campus The selection committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 64 2018 NCAA tournament schedule and venues EditThe first two rounds also referred to as the subregionals were played at the sites of the top 16 seeds as was done in 2016 and 2017 The following are the sites selected to host the last four rounds of the 2018 tournament 3 4 5 First and Second rounds Subregionals March 16 18 KFC Yum Center Louisville Kentucky Host University of Louisville Thompson Boling Arena Knoxville Tennessee Host University of Tennessee Reed Arena College Station Texas Host Texas A amp M University Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina Host North Carolina State University Edmund P Joyce Center Notre Dame Indiana Host University of Notre Dame Colonial Life Arena Columbia South Carolina Host University of South Carolina Matthew Knight Arena Eugene Oregon Host University of Oregon Ferrell Center Waco Texas Host Baylor University March 17 19 Harry A Gampel Pavilion Storrs Connecticut Host University of Connecticut Stegeman Coliseum Athens Georgia Host University of Georgia St John Arena Columbus Ohio Host Ohio State University Donald L Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee Florida Host Florida State University Humphrey Coliseum Starkville Mississippi Host Mississippi State University Maples Pavilion Stanford California Host Stanford University Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles California Host University of California Los Angeles Frank Erwin Center Austin Texas Host University of Texas at Austin Regional semifinals and finals Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight Albany Kansas City Lexington Spokane Columbusclass notpageimage 2018 NCAA regionals and Final Four March 23 25 Kansas City regional Sprint Center Kansas City Missouri Host Big 12 Lexington regional Rupp Arena Lexington Kentucky Host University of Kentucky March 24 26 Albany regional Times Union Center Albany New York Hosts MAAC Spokane regional Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane Washington Host University of Idaho National semifinals and Championship Final Four and Championship March 30 and April 1 Nationwide Arena Columbus Ohio Host Ohio State University 2 1 Subregionals tournament and automatic qualifiers EditFurther information 2018 NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament qualifying teams Selections for the 2018 NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Championship were announced at 7 p m Eastern time Monday March 12 via ESPN The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002 the top sixteen teams as chosen in the bracket selection process hosted the first two rounds on campus A total of 64 teams entered the 2018 tournament 32 automatic bids teams were given to teams that won their conference tournament The remaining 32 teams were granted at large bids which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee The selection committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 64 Automatic qualifiers Edit The following teams automatically qualified for the 2018 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference s tournament Conference Team Record Appearance Last bidACC Louisville 32 2 21st 2017America East Maine 23 9 8th 2004American Connecticut 32 0 30th 2017Atlantic 10 George Washington 19 13 18th 2016Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 30 4 5th 2017Big 12 Baylor 31 1 17th 2017Big East DePaul 26 7 23rd 2017Big Sky Northern Colorado 26 6 1st NeverBig South Liberty 24 9 17th 2013Big Ten Ohio State 27 6 25th 2017Big West Cal State Northridge 19 15 4th 2015Colonial Elon 25 7 2nd 2017C USA Western Kentucky 24 8 20th 2017Horizon Green Bay 29 3 18th 2017Ivy League Princeton 24 5 7th 2016MAAC Quinnipiac 27 5 4th 2017Mid American Central Michigan 28 4 4th 2013MEAC North Carolina A amp T 23 8 4th 2016Missouri Valley Drake 26 7 12th 2017Mountain West Boise State 23 9 5th 2017Northeast Saint Francis PA 24 9 12th 2011Ohio Valley Belmont 31 3 4th 2017Pac 12 Oregon 30 4 14th 2017Patriot American 26 6 2nd 2015SEC South Carolina 26 6 15th 2017Southern Mercer 30 2 1st NeverSouthland Nicholls State 19 13 1st NeverSWAC Grambling State 19 13 6th 1999Summit South Dakota State 26 6 8th 2016Sun Belt Little Rock 23 9 5th 2015West Coast Gonzaga 27 5 10th 2017WAC Seattle 18 14 1st NeverTournament seeds Edit Albany regional Times Union Center Albany New York Seed School Conference Record RPI 6 Berth type1 Connecticut American 32 0 1 Automatic2 South Carolina SEC 26 6 11 Automatic3 Florida State ACC 25 6 8 At large4 Georgia SEC 25 6 26 At Large5 Duke ACC 22 8 19 At Large6 South Florida American 26 7 14 At Large7 California Pac 12 21 10 43 At Large8 Miami FL ACC 21 10 53 At Large9 Quinnipiac MAAC 27 5 37 Automatic10 Virginia ACC 18 13 33 At Large11 Buffalo Mid American 27 5 22 At Large12 Belmont Ohio Valley 31 3 57 Automatic13 Mercer Southern 30 2 48 Automatic14 Little Rock Sun Belt 23 9 88 Automatic15 North Carolina A amp T MEAC 23 8 154 Automatic16 Saint Francis PA Northeast 24 9 99 Automatic Kansas City regional Sprint Center Kansas City Missouri Seed School Conference Record RPI Berth type1 Mississippi State SEC 32 1 5 At Large2 Texas Big 12 26 6 12 At Large3 UCLA Pac 12 24 7 10 At Large4 NC State ACC 24 8 17 At Large5 Maryland Big Ten 25 7 18 At Large6 Iowa Big Ten 24 7 21 At Large7 Arizona State Pac 12 21 12 55 At Large8 Syracuse ACC 22 8 38 At Large9 Oklahoma State Big 12 20 10 58 At Large10 Nebraska Big Ten 21 10 60 At Large11 Creighton Big East 18 12 49 At Large12 Princeton Ivy League 24 5 27 Automatic13 Elon Colonial 25 7 31 Automatic14 American Patriot 26 6 46 Automatic15 Maine America East 23 9 70 Automatic16 Nicholls State Southland 19 13 189 AutomaticLexington regional Rupp Arena Lexington Kentucky Seed School Conference Record RPI Berth type1 Louisville ACC 32 2 3 Automatic2 Baylor Big 12 31 1 4 Automatic3 Tennessee SEC 24 7 9 At Large4 Stanford Pac 12 22 10 13 At Large5 Missouri SEC 24 7 24 At Large6 Oregon State Pac 12 23 7 42 At Large7 Michigan Big Ten 22 9 39 At Large8 Marquette Big East 23 9 25 At Large9 Dayton Atlantic 10 23 6 36 At Large10 Northern Colorado Big Sky 26 6 32 Automatic11 Western Kentucky C USA 24 8 50 Automatic12 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 30 4 47 Automatic13 Gonzaga West Coast 27 5 34 Automatic14 Liberty Big South 24 9 82 Automatic15 Grambling State SWAC 19 13 210 Automatic16 Boise State Mountain West 23 9 111 Automatic Spokane regional Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane Washington Seed School Conference Record RPI Berth type1 Notre Dame ACC 29 3 2 At Large2 Oregon Pac 12 30 4 7 Automatic3 Ohio State Big Ten 27 6 6 Automatic4 Texas A amp M SEC 24 9 16 At Large5 DePaul Big East 26 7 20 Automatic6 LSU SEC 19 9 29 At Large7 Green Bay Horizon 29 3 23 Automatic8 South Dakota State Summit 26 6 28 Automatic9 Villanova Big East 22 8 30 At Large10 Minnesota Big Ten 23 8 41 At Large11 Central Michigan Mid American 28 4 15 Automatic12 Oklahoma Big 12 16 14 35 At Large13 Drake Missouri Valley 26 7 63 Automatic14 George Washington Atlantic 10 19 13 77 Automatic15 Seattle WAC 18 14 196 Automatic16 Cal State Northridge Big West 19 15 178 AutomaticBracket EditAll times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time UTC 4 Denotes overtime period Albany Regional Albany New York Edit First RoundRound Of 64March 16 17Second RoundRound Of 32March 18 19Regional SemifinalsSweet 16March 24Regional FinalElite 8March 26 1Connecticut14016St Francis PA 521Connecticut71Storrs Connecticut Sat Mon 9Quinnipiac468Miami FL 729Quinnipiac861Connecticut725Duke595Duke7212Belmont585Duke66Athens Georgia Sat Mon 4Georgia404Georgia6813Mercer631Connecticut942South Carolina656South Florida7911Buffalo10211Buffalo86Tallahassee Florida Sat Mon 3Florida State653Florida State9114Little Rock4911Buffalo632South Carolina797California6210Virginia6810Virginia56Columbia South Carolina Fri Sun 2South Carolina662South Carolina6315North Carolina A amp T52Albany Regional Final Edit ESPNMonday March 267 00 pmBox Score 1 Connecticut Huskies 94 2 South Carolina Gamecocks 65Scoring by quarter 30 12 24 21 22 14 18 18Pts G Williams 23Rebs N Collier 7Asts K Samuelson 7 Pts A Wilson 27Rebs A Wilson 8Asts D Cliney T Harris B Jackson A Jennings 2Times Union Center Albany New YorkAttendance 9 522Referees Eric Brewton Roy Gulbeyan Brenda Pantoja Albany Regional all tournament team Edit Gabby Williams UConn MOP Cierra Dillard Buffalo A ja Wilson South Carolina Crystal Dangerfield UConn Katie Lou Samuelson UConn 7 Kansas City Regional Kansas City Missouri Edit First RoundRound Of 64March 16 17Second RoundRound Of 32March 18 19Regional SemifinalsSweet 16March 23Regional FinalElite 8March 25 1Mississippi State9516Nicholls State501Mississippi State71Starkville Mississippi Sat Mon 9Oklahoma State568Syracuse579Oklahoma State841Mississippi State714NC State575Maryland7712Princeton575Maryland60Raleigh North Carolina Fri Sun 4NC State744NC State6213Elon351Mississippi State893UCLA736Iowa7011Creighton7611Creighton64Los Angeles California Sat Mon 3UCLA863UCLA7114American603UCLA842Texas757Arizona State7310Nebraska627Arizona State65Austin Texas Sat Mon 2Texas852Texas8315Maine54Kansas City Regional final Edit ESPNSunday March 257 30 pmBox Score 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs 89 3 UCLA Bruins 73Scoring by quarter 23 17 19 9 21 24 26 23Pts V Vivians 24Rebs T McCowan 21Asts R Johnson M William 5 Pts J Canada 23Rebs J Canada 8Asts J Canada 5Sprint Center Kansas City MOAttendance 4 089Referees Tina Napier Charles Gonzalez Susan Blauch Kansas City Regional all tournament team Edit Teaira McCowan Mississippi State Co MOP 8 Victoria Vivians Mississippi State Co MOP 8 Kiara Leslie NC State 8 Jordin Canada UCLA 8 Monique Billings UCLA 8 Lexington Regional Lexington Kentucky Edit First RoundRound Of 64March 16 17Second RoundRound Of 32March 18 19Regional SemifinalsSweet 16March 23Regional FinalElite 8March 25 1Louisville7416Boise State421Louisville90Louisville Kentucky Fri Sun 8Marquette728Marquette849Dayton651Louisville864Stanford595Missouri7012Florida Gulf Coast8012Florida Gulf Coast70Stanford California Sat Mon 4Stanford904Stanford8213Gonzaga681Louisville766Oregon State436Oregon State8211Western Kentucky586Oregon State66Knoxville Tennessee Fri Sun 3Tennessee593Tennessee10014Liberty606Oregon State722Baylor677Michigan7510Northern Colorado617Michigan58Waco Texas Fri Sun 2Baylor802Baylor9615Grambling State46Lexington Regional Final Edit ESPNSunday March 2512 00 pmSummary 1 Louisville Cardinals 76 6 Oregon State Beavers 43Scoring by quarter 14 8 17 16 28 12 17 7Pts A Durr 18Rebs J Jones 6Asts K McWilliams Pts M Gulich 14Rebs M Gulich 8Asts D Evans 5Rupp Arena Lexington KYAttendance 6 268Referees Dee Kantner Jesse Dickerson Michol Murray Lexington Regional all tournament team Edit Asia Durr Louisville MOP Myisha Hines Allen Louisville Arica Carter Louisville Sam Fuehring Louisville Marie Gulich Oregon State 9 Spokane Regional Spokane Washington Edit First RoundRound Of 64March 16 17Second RoundRound Of 32March 18 19Regional SemifinalsSweet 16March 24Regional FinalElite 8March 26 1Notre Dame9916Cal State Northridge811Notre Dame98Notre Dame Indiana Fri Sun 9Villanova728South Dakota State749Villanova81 1Notre Dame904Texas A amp M845DePaul9012Oklahoma795DePaul79College Station Texas Fri Sun 4Texas A amp M804Texas A amp M8913Drake761Notre Dame842Oregon746LSU6911Central Michigan7811Central Michigan95Columbus Ohio Sat Mon 3Ohio State783Ohio State8714George Washington4511Central Michigan682Oregon837Green Bay7710Minnesota8910Minnesota73Eugene Oregon Fri Sun 2Oregon1012Oregon8815Seattle45Spokane Regional Final Edit ESPNMonday March 269 00 pmSummary 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 84 2 Oregon Ducks 74Scoring by quarter 22 21 18 25 21 9 23 19Pts K Westbeld 20Rebs J Young 13Asts M Mabrey 7 Pts S Ionescu 26Rebs R Hebard 10Asts S Ionescu 4Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane WAAttendance 5 226Referees Lisa Mattingly Penny Davis Kevin Pethtel Spokane Regional all tournament team Edit Arike Ogunbowale Notre Dame MOP 10 Marina Mabrey Notre Dame 10 Chennedy Carter Texas A amp M 11 Sabrina Ionescu Oregon 11 Ruthy Hebard Oregon 11 Final Four EditDuring the Final Four round regardless of the seeds of the participating teams the champion of the top overall top seed s region Connecticut s Albany Region plays against the champion of the fourth ranked top seed s region Notre Dame s Spokane Region and the champion of the second overall top seed s region Mississippi State s Kansas City Region plays against the champion of the third ranked top seed s region Louisville s Lexington Region Nationwide Arena Columbus Ohio Edit National SemifinalsFinal FourMarch 30National Championship GameApril 1 A1Connecticut89S1Notre Dame91 S1Notre Dame61KC1Mississippi State58KC1Mississippi State73 L1Louisville63 Denotes overtime period Final Four Edit ESPN2Friday March 307 00 pmReport 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs 73 1 Louisville Cardinals 63 OT Scoring by quarter 13 11 18 19 15 18 13 11 Overtime 14 4Pts Vivians 25Rebs McCowan 25Asts William 4 Pts Durr 18Rebs Jones 9Asts Carter 3Nationwide Arena Columbus OHAttendance 19 564Referees Lisa Mattingly Penny Davis Denise Brooks ESPN2Friday March 309 52 pmReport 1 Connecticut Huskies 89 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 91 OT Scoring by quarter 14 24 27 10 19 23 19 22 Overtime 10 12Pts Collier 24Rebs Williams 10Asts Williams 7 Pts Young 32Rebs Shepard Young 11Asts Shepard Westbeld 5Nationwide Arena Columbus OHAttendance 19 564Referees Lisa Jones Michael McConnell Karen Preato National Championship Edit Main article 2018 NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Championship Game ESPNSunday April 112 00 pmReport 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 61 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs 58Scoring by quarter 14 17 3 13 24 11 20 17Pts J Shepard 19Rebs K Westbeld 9Asts Three tied 2 Pts V Vivians 21Rebs T McCowan 17Asts M William 2Nationwide Arena Columbus OHAttendance 19 599Referees Dee Kantner Brenda Pantoja Joseph Vaszily Final Four all tournament team Edit Arike Ogunbowale Notre Dame MOP 12 Jessica Shepard Notre Dame Victoria Vivians Mississippi State Teaira McCowan Mississippi State Napheesa Collier ConnecticutRecord by conference EditConference Bids Record Win R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NCACC 8 16 7 696 8 6 4 2 2 1 1SEC 7 12 7 632 7 5 3 2 1 1 American 2 4 2 667 2 1 1 1 1 Pac 12 6 12 6 667 6 5 4 3 Big 12 4 5 4 556 4 3 2 Mid American 2 4 2 667 2 2 2 Big Ten 6 4 6 400 6 4 Big East 4 4 4 500 4 4 MAAC 1 1 1 500 1 1 Atlantic Sun 1 1 1 500 1 1 Atlantic 10 2 0 2 000 2 The R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 first round round of 32 second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four championship game and national champion respectively The America East Big Sky Big South Big West Conference USA Colonial Horizon Ivy League MEAC Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot Southern Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WAC and West Coast conferences each had one representative that was eliminated in the first round Media coverage EditTelevision Edit ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament 13 During the first and second rounds ESPN aired select games nationally on ESPN2 ESPNU and ESPNews All other games aired regionally on ESPN ESPN2 or ESPN3 and were streamed online via WatchESPN Most of the nation got whip a round coverage during this time which allowed ESPN to rotate between the games and focus the nation on the game that had the closest score Studio host and analysts Edit Maria Taylor Host Andy Landers Analyst Rebecca Lobo Analyst First Second rounds Final Four and National championship game Nell Fortner Analyst Regionals Final Four and National championship game Broadcast assignments Edit First amp second rounds Friday Sunday Beth Mowins amp Nell Fortner Louisville Kentucky Brenda VanLengen amp Carol Ross Knoxville Tennessee Lowell Galindo amp Andraya Carter College Station Texas John Brickley amp Mike Thibault Raleigh North Carolina Roy Philpott amp Brooke Weisbrod Notre Dame Indiana Paul Sunderland amp Steffi Sorensen Columbia South Carolina Dave Pasch amp LaChina Robinson Eugene Oregon Eric Frede amp Christy Thomaskutty Waco TexasSweet Sixteen amp Elite Eight Friday Sunday Beth Mowins Debbie Antonelli amp Allison Williams Lexington Kentucky Pam Ward Gail Goestenkors amp Courtney Lyle Kansas City MissouriFinal Four Adam Amin Kara Lawson Rebecca Lobo amp Holly Rowe Columbus Ohio First amp second rounds Saturday Monday Adam Amin amp Kara Lawson Storrs Connecticut Melissa Lee amp Amanda Butler Athens Georgia Sam Gore amp Christy Winters Scott Columbus Ohio Clay Matvick amp Katie Smith Tallahassee Florida Courtney Lyle amp Tamika Catchings Starkville Mississippi Elise Woodward amp Dan Hughes Stanford California Tiffany Greene amp Chiney Ogwumike Los Angeles California Pam Ward amp Gail Goestenkors Austin TexasSweet Sixteen amp Elite Eight Saturday Monday Adam Amin Kara Lawson Rebecca Lobo amp Holly Rowe Albany New York Dave Pasch LaChina Robinson amp Molly McGrath Spokane WashingtonChampionship Adam Amin Kara Lawson Rebecca Lobo amp Holly Rowe Columbus Ohio Radio Edit Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament 14 15 Teams participating in the regional finals Final Four and Championship were allowed to have their own local broadcasts but they weren t allowed to stream those broadcasts online Regional finals Sunday Justin Kutcher amp Ann Schatz Lexington Kentucky Ted Emrich amp Krista Blunk Kansas City MissouriFinal Four John Sadak Debbie Antonelli amp Krista Blunk Columbus Ohio Regional finals Monday John Sadak amp Debbie Antonelli Albany New York Dick Fain amp Kristen Kozlowski Spokane WashingtonChampionship John Sadak Debbie Antonelli amp Krista Blunk Columbus OhioSee also Edit2018 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament 2018 NCAA Division II men s basketball tournament 2018 NCAA Division III men s basketball tournament 2018 NCAA Division II women s basketball tournament 2018 Women s National Invitation Tournament 2018 U Sports Women s Basketball Championship 2018 National Invitation Tournament 2018 NAIA Division I women s basketball tournament 2018 NAIA Division II women s basketball tournament 2018 NAIA Division I men s basketball tournament 2018 NAIA Division II men s basketball tournament 2018 Women s Basketball Invitational 2018 College Basketball Invitational 2018 CollegeInsider com Postseason TournamentReferences Edit a b Women s basketball Columbus to host Final Four in 2018 Buckeye Xtra Sports Retrieved 2016 04 13 a b Women s Final Four sites for 2017 20 includes record fourth for New Orleans NCAA com Retrieved 2016 04 13 2016 18 regional hosts NCAA com Retrieved 2016 04 13 Big 12 To Host 2016 and 2018 NCAA Women s Basketball Regionals Big12Sports com Retrieved 2016 04 13 Broadcast Info NCAA com Retrieved 10 March 2018 DI WBB Nitty Gritty 3 11 18 Selections PDF NCAA Retrieved February 7 2019 Adameccadamec journalinquirer com Carl Williams keeps a cool head throughout Journal Inquirer Retrieved 2018 03 27 a b c d e Journal Logan Lowery Daily MSU NOTEBOOK Vivians McCowan share MVP honor Daily Journal Retrieved 2018 03 27 Louisville routs Oregon State 76 43 to reach Final Four NewsTimes Retrieved 2018 03 27 a b Resilient Notre Dame headed to Final Four ESPN com Retrieved 2018 03 27 a b c Kevin Pelton on Twitter Twitter Retrieved 2018 03 27 Arike Ogunbowale of Notre Dame wins most outstanding player honors in NCAA women s basketball tournament Margolis Rachel December 15 2011 ESPN and NCAA Extend Rights Agreement through 2023 24 ESPN Retrieved December 15 2011 NCAA Westwood One extend deal NCAA January 13 2011 Archived from the original on 2013 05 16 Retrieved May 12 2013 WO Sports to Air NCAA Women s Basketball Radio Online March 6 2015 Retrieved March 6 2015 External links EditNCAA Women s Basketball Division I Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 NCAA Division I 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