ALL-TIME WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR BASKETBALL RESULTS
Updated 06/09/08
A DATE WITH THE FINAL FOUR -- WE MARK OUR CALENDARS
| YEAR |
AIAW FINAL FOUR TEAMS |
CHAMPION |
SCORE |
RUNNER-UP |
SITE |
| 1972 |
Immaculata, West Chester, Indiana, Western Carolina |
Immaculata |
52-48 |
West Chester |
West Chester, Pa. |
| 1973 |
Immaculata, Queens, Southern Connecticut, Indiana |
Immaculata |
59-52 |
Queens |
Flushing, N.Y. |
| 1974 |
Immaculata, Mississippi College, Southern Connecticut, William Penn |
Immaculata |
68-53 |
Mississippi College |
Manhattan, Kan. |
| 1975 |
Delta State, Immaculata, Cal State-Fullerton, Southern Connecticut |
Delta State |
90-81 |
Immaculata |
Harrisonburg, Va. |
| 1976 |
Delta State, Immaculata, Wayland Baptist, William Penn |
Delta State |
69-64 |
Immaculata |
University Park, Pa. |
| 1977 |
Delta State, Louisiana St., TENNESSEE, Immaculata |
Delta State |
68-55 |
Louisiana State |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1978 |
UCLA, Maryland, Montclair State, Wayland Baptist |
UCLA |
90-74 |
Maryland |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1979 |
Old Dominion, Louisiana Tech, TENNESSEE, UCLA |
Old Dominion |
75-65 |
Louisiana Tech |
Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1980 |
Old Dominion, TENNESSEE, South Carolina, Southern California |
Old Dominion |
68-53 |
TENNESSEE |
Mt. Pleasant, Mich. |
| 1981 |
Louisiana Tech, TENNESSEE, Old Dominion, Southern California |
La Tech |
79-59 |
TENNESSEE |
Eugene, Ore. |
| 1982 |
Rutgers, Texas, Villanova, Wayland Baptist |
Rutgers |
83-77 |
Texas |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
| YEAR |
NCAA FINAL FOUR TEAMS |
CHAMPION |
SCORE |
RUNNER-UP |
SITE |
| 1982 |
Louisiana Tech, Cheyney, TENNESSEE, Maryland |
La Tech |
76-62 |
Cheyney |
Norfolk, Va. |
| 1983 |
Southern California, Louisiana Tech, Georgia, Old Dominion |
Southern California |
69-67 |
Louisiana Tech |
Norfolk, Va. |
| 1984 |
Southern California, TENNESSEE, Cheyney, Louisiana Tech |
Southern California |
72-61 |
TENNESSEE |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1985 |
Old Dominion, Georgia, Western Kentucky, Northeast Louisiana |
Old Dominion |
70-65 |
Georgia |
Austin, Texas |
| 1986 |
Texas, Southern California, TENNESSEE, Western Kentucky |
Texas |
97-81 |
Southern California |
Lexington, Ky. |
| 1987 |
TENNESSEE, Louisiana Tech, Long Beach State, Texas |
TENNESSEE |
67-44 |
Louisiana Tech |
Austin, Texas |
| 1988 |
Louisiana Tech, Auburn, TENNESSEE, Long Beach State |
La Tech |
56-54 |
Auburn |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 1989 |
TENNESSEE, Auburn, Maryland, Louisiana Tech |
TENNESSEE |
76-60 |
Auburn |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| 1990 |
Stanford, Auburn, Virginia, Louisiana Tech |
Stanford |
88-81 |
Auburn |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 1991 |
TENNESSEE, Virginia, Stanford, Connecticut |
TENNESSEE |
*70-67 |
Virginia |
New Orleans, La. |
| 1992 |
Stanford, Western Kentucky, Southwest Missouri, Virginia |
Stanford |
78-62 |
Western Kentucky |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1993 |
Texas Tech, Ohio State, Iowa, Vanderbilt |
Texas Tech |
84-82 |
Ohio State |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| 1994 |
Louisiana Tech, Alabama, North Carolina, Purdue |
N. Carolina |
60-59 |
Louisiana Tech |
Richmond, Va. |
| 1995 |
Connecticut, TENNESSEE, Georgia, Stanford |
Connecticut |
70-64 |
TENNESSEE |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1996 |
TENNESSEE, Georgia, Connecticut, Stanford |
TENNESSEE |
83-65 |
Georgia |
Charlotte, N.C. |
| 1997 |
TENNESSEE, Old Dominion, Notre Dame, Stanford |
TENNESSEE |
68-59 |
Old Dominion |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1998 |
TENNESSEE, Louisiana Tech, Arkansas, North Carolina State |
TENNESSEE |
93-75 |
Louisiana Tech |
Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1999 |
Duke, Georgia, Louisiana Tech, Purdue |
Purdue |
62-45 |
Duke |
San Jose, Calif. |
| 2000 |
Connecticut, Penn State, Rutgers, TENNESSEE |
Connecticut |
72-51 |
TENNESSEE |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 2001 |
Connecticut, Notre Dame, Purdue, Southwest Missouri State |
Notre Dame |
68-66 |
Purdue |
St. Louis, Mo. |
| 2002 |
Connecticut, Duke, Oklahoma, TENNESSEE |
Connecticut |
82-70 |
Oklahoma |
San Antonio, Texas |
| 2003 |
Connecticut, Duke, TENNESSEE, Texas |
Connecticut |
73-68 |
TENNESSEE |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2004 |
Connecticut, Minnesota, TENNESSEE, Duke |
Connecticut |
70-61 |
TENNESSEE |
New Orleans, Ga. |
| 2005 |
Baylor, Michigan State, TENNESSEE, LSU |
Baylor |
84-62 |
Michigan State |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 2006 |
North Carolina, Maryland, LSU, Duke |
Maryland |
*78-75 |
Duke |
Boston, Mass. |
| 2007 |
Tennessee, Rutgers, North Carolina, LSU |
Tennessee |
*59-46 |
Rutgers |
Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2008 |
Connecticut, Tennessee, LSU, Stanford |
Tennessee |
64-48 |
Stanford |
Tampa, Fla. |
*denotes overtime game
TOP FIVE TEAMS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT BY TOTAL GAMES PLAYED
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
GAMES |
W-L |
YEARS |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
| 1 |
TENNESSEE |
123 |
104-19 |
26 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
| 2 |
Louisiana Tech |
88 |
65-23 |
25 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
| 3 |
Connecticut |
80 |
65-15 |
20 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
| 4 |
Georgia |
73 |
48-25 |
25 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| 5 |
Stanford |
72 |
52-20 |
22 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
TOP FIVE COACHES BY APPEARANCE IN NCAA SEMIFINALS AND FINALS
| RANK |
COACH |
SCHOOL |
W-L |
AT FINAL FOUR |
| 1 |
Pat Summitt |
Tennessee |
21-10 |
Eight titles
1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008 |
| 2 |
Leon Barmore |
Louisiana Tech |
6-8 |
One title, 1988 |
| 3 |
Geno Auriemma |
Connecticut |
10-3 |
Five titles, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004 |
| 4 |
Tara VanDerveer |
Stanford |
5-4 |
Two titles, 1990 and 1992 |
| 5 |
Andy Landers |
Georgia |
2-5 |
No titles |
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