2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

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 in March 2023, and concluded on April 2, with the championship game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

2023 NCAA Division I
women's basketball tournament

Season	2022–23
Teams	68
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»

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

Further information: NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament § Current tournament format

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

 

 

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

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

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

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
	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)

The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released.

Greenville Regional 1 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type 1 South Carolina SEC 32–0 1 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 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 Overall Seed 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 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 Overall Seed 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 Monmouth Colonial 18–15 Automatic

Seattle Regional 4 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed 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 Sacred Heart Northeast 18–13 Automatic

*See First Four

Tournament records

• 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

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

First Four

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, IN
	11	Illinois	56
	11	Mississippi State	70

	March 16 – Greenville Region 2 Bloomington, IN
	16	Tennessee Tech	79
	16	Monmouth	69

	March 16 – Seattle Region 3 Columbus, OH
	11	Purdue	64
	11	St. John's	66

	March 15 – Seattle Region 4 Stanford, CA
	16	Southern	47
	16	Sacred Heart	57

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

	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, SC – 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, CA – 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, IN – 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, MD – Fri/Sun
						2	Maryland	77
	2	Maryland	93
	15	Holy Cross	61

Greenville Regional 1 final

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

• 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

	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, IN – 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, PA – 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, LA – 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, UT – Fri/Sun
						2	Utah	63
	2	Utah	103
	15	Gardner–Webb	78

Greenville Regional 2 final

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

• Angel Reese (MOP) – LSU
• Alexis Morris – LSU
• Jasmyne Roberts – Miami (FL)
• Gianna Kneepkens – Utah
• Maddy Siegrist – Villanova

Seattle Regional 3 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA

	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, VA – 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, TN – 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, OH – 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, CT – Sat/Mon
						2	UConn	77
	2	UConn	95
	15	Vermont	52

Seattle Regional 3 final

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

• 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

	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, CA – 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, TX – 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, NC – 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, IA – Fri/Sun
						2	Iowa	74
	2	Iowa	95
	15	Southeastern Louisiana	43

Seattle Regional 4 final

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

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

Final Four - American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX

	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

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

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game

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

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

Game officials

Game summaries and tournament notes

Upsets

Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded two or more places lower than the team it defeated."^[9] The 2023 tournament has ten upsets so far, with five in the first round, three in the second round, one in the Sweet Sixteen, and one in the Final Four. 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]

Round	Greenville 1	Seattle 4	Greenville 2	Seattle 3
First round	No. 11 Mississippi State defeated No. 6 Creighton, 79–64.	No. 10 Georgia defeated No. 7 Florida State, 66–54.	No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast defeated No. 5 Washington State, 74–63. No. 10 Princeton defeated No. 7 NC State, 64–63.	No. 12 Toledo defeated No. 5 Iowa State, 80–73.
Second Round	None	No. 8 Ole Miss defeated No. 1 Stanford, 54–49. No. 6 Colorado defeated No. 3 Duke, 61–53 in OT.	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	No. 3 LSU defeated No. 1 Virginia Tech, 79-72.

Record by conference

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

Television

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]

Driven by significant interest in Caitlin Clark's run, viewership of the tournament was up by 42% year-over-year, and 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 highest-rated national championship in the history of the women's tournament. It was a 103% increase over the previous year's championship game, which was carried by ESPN in primetime. It also drew higher viewership than all but two of the games in the men's tournament, aside from the Final Four (whose ratings were not yet available).^[15]

Studio host and analysts

• 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

First Four Jenn Hildreth & Mike Thibault – Notre Dame, Indiana Brenda VanLengen & Holly Warlick – Bloomington, Indiana Sam Gore & Kim Adams – Columbus, Ohio Roy Philpott & Brooke Weisbrod – Stanford, California First & second rounds Friday/Sunday (Subregionals) Courtney Lyle & Carolyn Peck – Columbia, South Carolina Jenn Hildreth & Mike Thibault – Notre Dame, Indiana Tiffany Greene & Jimmy Dykes – College Park, Maryland Kevin Fitzgerald & Andrea Lloyd-Curry – Baton Rouge, Louisiana Elise Woodward & Dan Hughes – Salt Lake City, Utah Angel Gray & Helen Williams – Blacksburg, Virginia Roy Philpott & Brooke Weisbrod – Stanford, California Dave O'Brien & Christy Winters-Scott – Iowa City, Iowa First & second rounds Saturday/Monday (Subregionals) Ann Schatz & Meghan McKeown – Los Angeles, California Brenda VanLengen & Holly Warlick – Bloomington, Indiana John Brickley & Aja Ellison – Villanova, Pennsylvania Pam Ward & Stephanie White – Knoxville, Tennessee Sam Gore & Kim Adams – Columbus, Ohio Beth Mowins & Christy Thomaskutty – Storrs, Connecticut Eric Frede & Tamika Catchings – Austin, Texas Sam Ravech & Kelly Gramlich – Durham, North Carolina

Regionals (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight) Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli & Angel Gray – Greenville, South Carolina (Regional 1) Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck & Brooke Weisbrod – Greenville, South Carolina (Regional 2) Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe & Andraya Carter – Seattle, Washington (Regional 3) Pam Ward, Stephanie White & Holly Rowe – Seattle, Washington (Regional 4) Final Four and National Championship Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe & Andraya Carter – Dallas, Texas

Radio

Westwood One will serve as radio broadcaster of the tournament.

Regionals (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight)

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

Final Four and National Championship

• Ryan Radtke, Debbie Antonelli & Krista Blunk – Dallas, Texas

See also

• 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2023 Women's Basketball Invitational
• 2023 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2023 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

References

1. "Expansion of 2022 DI women's basketball tournament to 68 teams approved". ncaa.com. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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3. "Women's Final Four: Future dates & sites". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
4. "We're tracking all 32 NCAA women's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2023". NCAA. March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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6. "Iowa vs. South Carolina - Women's College Basketball Game Recap - March 31, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
7. Maloney, Jack (2 April 2023). "Caitlin Clark's historic NCAA Tournament by the numbers: Iowa star sets numerous records on title-game run". CBS Sports. Paramount Global. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
8. "2023 N.C.A.A. Women's Tournament Bracket". The New York Times. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
9. Wittry, Andy (March 15, 2023). "Here's how to pick March Madness men's upsets, according to the data". NCAA. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
10. "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.
11. 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.
12. "ESPN acquires NCAA rights for US$500 million". SportsPro Media. April 2, 2012. Retrieved 2021-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
13. "Dancin' to Dallas: ESPN Once Again Exclusive Home of March Madness Women's Basketball". ESPN Press Room U.S. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
14. "NCAA women's title game to air on ABC in 2023". Associated Press. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2022-08-24 – via ESPN.com.
15. Paulsen (2023-04-03). "Nearly ten million viewers for NCAA women's title game". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
16. Draper, Kevin (2023-04-02). "Iowa's Win Over South Carolina Was a Hit for ESPN, With 5.5 Million Viewers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-04.

External links

• NCAA Women's Basketball Division I