1998 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

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1998 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Teams	64
Finals Site	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Tennessee (6th title)
Runner-Up	Louisiana Tech (6th title game)
Semifinalists	NC State (1st Final Four) Arkansas (1st Final Four)
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournaments «1997  1999»

The 1998 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 13, 1998 and concluded on March 29, 1998 when Tennessee won the national title. The Final Four was held at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri on March 27 - March 29, 1998. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, NC State, and Arkansas qualified to the Final Four. Tennessee and Louisiana Tech won their semi-final Final Four matchups and continued on to the championship. Tennessee defeated Louisiana Tech 93-75 to take their sixth title, and complete an undefeated season (39-0).

For the last time in the men's or women's tournament to date, two teams entered the tournament unbeaten. Oddly enough, both played in the #1-#16 matchup in the Mideast Regional, with the Lady Vols blowing out Liberty 102-58. However, in the West Regional, the expected 1-16 blowout did not happen. In that matchup, Harvard defeated injury-depleted #1 seed Stanford 71-67, the only time in the men's or women's tournament that a 16 has ever beaten a 1.

Contents 1 Regional Arenas & Sweet 16 Cities 2 Qualifying teams 3 Brackets 3.1 East Region 3.2 Mideast Region 3.3 Midwest Region 3.4 West Region 3.5 Final Four 4 See also

[edit] Regional Arenas & Sweet 16 Cities

Regionals and Arenas/Cities
Regional	City	Arena
East Regional	Dayton, Ohio	University of Dayton Arena
Mideast Regional	Nashville, Tennessee	Memorial Gymnasium
Midwest Regional	Lubbock, Texas	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
West Regional	Oakland, California	The New Arena

[edit] Qualifying teams

East Region
Seed	School	Conference
#1	Old Dominion	CAA
#2	Connecticut	Big East
#3	Arizona	Pac 10
#4	NC State	ACC
#5	Memphis	CUSA
#6	Virginia	ACC
#7	Georgia	SEC
#8	New Mexico	WAC
#9	Nebraska	Big 12
#10	George Washington	A-10
#11	SMU	WAC
#12	Youngstown State	Mid-Continent
#13	Maine	Atlantic East
#14	Santa Clara	West Coast
#15	Fairfield	MAAC
#16	St. Francis (PA)	Northeast

Mideast Region
Seed	School	Conference
#1	Tennessee	SEC
#2	North Carolina	ACC
#3	Illinois	Big Ten
#4	Iowa State	Big 12
#5	Rutgers	Big East
#6	Vanderbilt	SEC
#7	Florida International	TAAC
#8	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt
#9	Stephen F. Austin	Southland
#10	Marquette	C-USA
#11	Cal-Santa Barbara	Big West
#12	Oregon	Pac 10
#13	Kent State	Independent
#14	Wisc.-Green Bay	MCC
#15	Howard	MEAC
#16	Liberty	Big South

Midwest Region
Seed	School	Conference
#1	Texas Tech	Big 12
#2	Alabama	SEC
#3	Louisiana Tech	Sun Belt
#4	Purdue	Big Ten
#5	Drake	MVC
#6	Clemson	ACC
#7	UCLA	PAC-10
#8	SW Missouri State	MVC
#9	Notre Dame	Big East
#10	Michigan	Big Ten
#11	Miami	ACC
#12	Colorado State	MWC
#13	Washington	PAC-10
#14	Holy Cross	Patriot
#15	UNC-Greensboro	Southern
#16	Grambling State	SWAC

West Region
Seed	School	Conference
#1	Stanford	Pac-10
#2	Duke	ACC
#3	Florida	SEC
#4	Iowa	Big Ten
#5	Kansas	Big 12
#6	Wisconsin	Big Ten
#7	Utah	MWC
#8	Hawaiʻi	WAC
#9	Arkansas	SEC
#10	Louisville	Big East
#11	Virginia Tech	SEC
#12	Tulane	C-USA
#13	Massachusetts	Atlantic 10
#14	Montana	Big Sky
#15	Middle Tennessee	Ohio Valley
#16	Harvard	Ivy

[edit] Brackets

[edit] East Region

	First round March 13 and 14 Higher Seed's Home Court					Second round March 15 and 16 Higher Seed's Home Court					Regional semifinals March 21 University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH					Regional finals March 23 University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
	1	Old Dominion	92
	16	St. Francis, PA	39
						1	Old Dominion	75
						9	Nebraska	60
	8	New Mexico	59
	9	Nebraska	76
											1	Old Dominion	72
										4	North Carolina State	74
	5	Memphis	80
	12	Youngstown State	91
						12	Youngstown State	61
						4	North Carolina State	81
	4	North Carolina State	89
	13	Maine	64
																4	North Carolina State	60
															2	Connecticut	52
	6	Virginia	77
	11	SMU	68
						6	Virginia	77
						3	Arizona	94
	3	Arizona	75
	14	Santa Clara	63
											3	Arizona	57
										2	Connecticut	74
	7	Georgia	72
	10	George Washington	74
						10	George Washington	67
						2	Connecticut	75
	2	Connecticut	93
	15	Fairfield	52

[edit] Mideast Region

	First round March 12 and 13 Higher Seed's Home Court					Second round March 14 and 15 Higher Seed's Home Court					Regional semifinals March 21 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN					Regional finals March 23 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
	1	Tennessee	102
	16	Liberty	58
						1	Tennessee	82
						8	Western Kentucky	62
	8	Western Kentucky	88
	9	Stephen F. Austin	76
											1	Tennessee	92
										5	Rutgers	60
	5	Rutgers	79
	12	Oregon	76
						5	Rutgers	62
						4	Iowa State	61
	4	Iowa State	79
	13	Kent State	76
																1	Tennessee	76
															2	North Carolina	70
	6	Vanderbilt	71
	11	UC-Santa Barbara	76
						11	UC Santa Barbara	65
						3	Illinois	69
	3	Illinois	82
	14	Wisc-Green Bay	58
											3	Illinois	74
										2	North Carolina	80
	7	Florida Int'l	59
	10	Marquette	45
						7	Florida International	72
						2	North Carolina	85
	2	North Carolina	91
	15	Howard	71

[edit] Midwest Region

	First round March 12 and 13 Higher Seed's Home Court					Second round March 14 and 15 Higher Seed's Home Court					Regional semifinals March 20 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX					Regional finals March 22 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
	1	Texas Tech	87
	16	Grambling State	75
						1	Texas Tech	59
						9	Notre Dame	74
	8	SW Missouri State	64
	9	Notre Dame	78
											9	Notre Dame	65
										4	Purdue	70
	5	Drake	75
	12	Colorado State	81
						12	Colorado State	63
						4	Purdue	77
	4	Purdue	88
	13	Washington	71
																4	Purdue	65
															3	Louisiana Tech	72
	6	Clemson	60
	11	Miami	49
						6	Clemson	52
						3	Louisiana Tech	74
	3	Louisiana Tech	86
	14	Holy Cross	58
											3	Louisiana Tech	71
										2	Alabama	57
	7	UCLA	65
	10	Michigan	58
						7	UCLA	74
						2	Alabama	75
	2	Alabama	94
	15	UNC-Greensboro	46

[edit] West Region

	First round March 12 and 13 Higher Seed's Home Court					Second round March 14 and 15 Higher Seed's Home Court					Regional semifinals March 20 The New Arena Oakland, CA					Regional finals March 22 The New Arena Oakland, CA
	1	Stanford	67
	16	Harvard	71
						16	Harvard	64
						9	Arkansas	82
	8	Hawaiʻi	70
	9	Arkansas	76
											9	Arkansas	79
										5	Kansas	63
	5	Kansas	72
	12	Tulane	68
						5	Kansas	62
						4	Iowa	58
	4	Iowa	77
	13	Massachusetts	59
																9	Arkansas	77
															2	Duke	72
	6	Wisconsin	64
	11	Virginia Tech	75
						11	Virginia Tech	57
						3	Floria	89
	3	Florida	85
	14	Montana	64
											3	Florida	58
										2	Duke	71
	7	Utah	61
	10	Louisville	69
						10	Louisville	53
						2	Duke	69
	2	Duke	92
	15	Middle Tennessee	67

[edit] Final Four

	National Semifinals March 27					National Championship March 29
	4E	NC State	65
	3MW	Louisiana Tech	84
						3MW	Louisiana Tech	75
						1ME	Tennessee	93
	1ME	Tennessee	86
	9W	Arkansas	58

E-East; ME-Mideast; MW-Midwest; W-West.

[edit] See also

• 1997-98 Lady Vols Basketball Team
• 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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