2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2022 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 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 40th edition of the tournament began on March 16, 2022, and concluded with the championship game on April 3 at Target Center in Minneapolis, where the South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the UConn Huskies 64–49 to win their second NCAA title, and handing UConn its first loss in the championship game. This tournament marked the introduction of the "First Four" round and an expansion of the field of participants from 64 teams to 68, mirroring the men's tournament since 2011.

2022 NCAA Division I
women's basketball tournament

Season	2021–22
Teams	68
Finals site	Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota
Champions	South Carolina Gamecocks (2nd title, 2nd title game, 4th Final Four)
Runner-up	UConn Huskies (12th title game, 22nd Final Four)
Semifinalists	Louisville Cardinals (4th Final Four) Stanford Cardinal (15th Final Four)
Winning coach	Dawn Staley (2nd title)
MOP	Aliyah Boston (South Carolina)
NCAA Division I women's tournaments «2021 2023»

Big South champion Longwood, Horizon champion IUPUI and Southland champion Incarnate Word made their tournament debuts. Tennessee continued its record streak of making every edition of the tournament, while UConn extended its record streak of 14 consecutive Final Four appearances.

Tournament procedure

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

For the first time, the women's tournament was expanded from 64 to 68 teams, adopting the format that has been used by the men's tournament since 2011; these teams consisted of the 32 conference champions, and 36 "at-large" bids that were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The last four at-large teams and the teams seeded 65 through 68 overall competed in First Four games, whose winners advanced to the 64-team first round.^[1]

The top four teams outside of the ranking (commonly known as the "first four out") were designated as standbys in the event a school was forced to withdraw before the start of the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols. Once the tournament began, teams that withdrew would not be replaced, and the affected team's opponent would automatically advance to the next round by walkover.

First four out^[2]

NET	School	Conference	Record
48	Boston College	ACC	19–11
50	Missouri	SEC	18–12
36	South Dakota State	Summit	22–9
41	UCLA	Pac-12	14–12

2022 NCAA tournament schedule and venues

Columbia

Tucson

Ames

Iowa City

Louisville

Waco

Ann Arbor

Knoxville

Stanford

College Park

Baton Rouge

Austin

Raleigh

Storrs

Bloomington

Norman

2022 Subregionals – Fri/Sun (pink) and Sat/Mon (green)

Bridgeport

Greensboro

Wichita

Spokane

Minneapolis

2022 NCAA Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

After the 2020 tournament was cancelled and the 2021 tournament was held in a single location due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reverted to the standard format for the first time since 2019.

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.

First Four

• March 16 and 17
  • Four of the campuses seeded in the Top 16.

Subregionals (first and second rounds)

• March 18 and 20 (Fri/Sun)
  • Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina (Host: University of South Carolina)
  • James Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa (Host: Iowa State University)
  • Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa (Host: University of Iowa)
  • KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville)
  • Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas (Host: Baylor University)
  • Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California (Host: Stanford University)
  • XFINITY Center, College Park, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland)
  • Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas)
• March 19 and 21 (Sat/Mon)
  • McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona)
  • Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee (Host: University of Tennessee)
  • Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Host: University of Michigan)
  • Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana State University)
  • Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University)
  • Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma (Host: University of Oklahoma)
  • Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana (Host: Indiana University)
  • Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut (Host: University of Connecticut)

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

• March 25–28^[3]
  • Bridgeport regional, Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut (cohosts: University of Connecticut, Fairfield University)^[4]
  • Greensboro regional, Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, North Carolina (host: Atlantic Coast Conference)^[5]
  • Wichita regional, Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas (host: Wichita State University)^[6]
  • Spokane regional, Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington (host: University of Idaho)^[7]

National semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

• April 1 and April 3
  • Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (host: University of Minnesota)^[8]

In the wake of criticism raised in 2021 over inequities between the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments, the NCAA announced that the 2022 women's tournament will be promoted with the "March Madness" branding for the first time.^[9]

Qualification and selection teams

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams automatically qualified for the 2022 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament.

Conference	Team	Record	Appearance	Last bid
America East	Albany	23–9	7th	2017
American	UCF	25–3	7th	2021
ASUN	Florida Gulf Coast	29–2	8th	2021
Atlantic 10	UMass	26–6	3rd	1998
ACC	NC State	29–3	27th	2021
Big 12	Texas	26–6	34th	2021
Big East	Connecticut	25–5	33rd	2021
Big Sky	Montana State	22–12	3rd	2017
Big South	Longwood	21–11	1st	Never
Big Ten	Iowa	23–7	28th	2021
Big West	Hawaiʻi	20–9	7th	2016
Colonial	Delaware	24–7	5th	2013
C-USA	Charlotte	22–9	3rd	2009
Horizon	IUPUI	24–4	1st	Never
Ivy League	Princeton	24–4	9th	2019
MAAC	Fairfield	25–6	5th	2001
MAC	Buffalo	25–8	4th	2019
MEAC	Howard	20–9	6th	2001
Missouri Valley	Illinois State	19–13	6th	2008
Mountain West	UNLV	26–6	9th	2002
Northeast	Mount St. Mary's	16–12	4th	2021
Ohio Valley	Belmont	22–7	7th	2021
Pac-12	Stanford	28–3	35th	2021
Patriot	American	23–8	3rd	2018
SEC	Kentucky	19–11	17th	2021
Southern	Mercer	23–6	4th	2021
Southland	Incarnate Word	13–16	1st	Never
SWAC	Jackson State	23–6	6th	2021
Summit	South Dakota	27–5	4th	2021
Sun Belt	UT Arlington	20–7	3rd	2007
West Coast	Gonzaga	26–6	13th	2021
WAC	Stephen F. Austin	28–4	20th	2021

Bids by state

Bids	State(s)	Schools
1	Arizona	Arizona
1	Arkansas	Arkansas
1	California	Stanford
1	Colorado	Colorado
2	Connecticut	Connecticut, Fairfield
1	Delaware	Delaware
6	Florida	Florida, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Miami, UCF, USF
3	Georgia	Georgia, Georgia Tech, Mercer
1	Hawaii	Hawaiʻi
2	Illinois	DePaul, Illinois State
3	Indiana	Indiana, IUPUI, Notre Dame
2	Iowa	Iowa, Iowa State
2	Kansas	Kansas, Kansas State
2	Kentucky	Kentucky, Louisville
1	Louisiana	LSU
1	Massachusetts	UMass
2	Maryland	Maryland, Mount St. Mary's
1	Michigan	Michigan
2	Mississippi	Jackson State, Ole Miss
1	Missouri	Missouri State
1	Montana	Montana State
2	Nebraska	Creighton, Nebraska
1	Nevada	UNLV
1	New Jersey	Princeton
2	New York	Albany, Buffalo
3	North Carolina	Charlotte, North Carolina, NC State
2	Ohio	Dayton, Ohio State
1	Oklahoma	Oklahoma
1	Oregon	Oregon
1	Pennsylvania	Villanova
1	South Carolina	South Carolina
1	South Dakota	South Dakota
2	Tennessee	Belmont, Tennessee
5	Texas	Baylor, Incarnate Word, Stephen F. Austin, Texas, UT Arlington
2	Utah	BYU, Utah
2	Virginia	Longwood, Virginia Tech
2	Washington	Gonzaga, Washington State
2	Washington, D.C.	American, Howard

Tournament seeds (list by region)

Greensboro regional – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina Seed School Conference Record Berth type 1 South Carolina SEC 29–2 At-Large 2 Iowa Big Ten 23–7 Automatic 3 Iowa State Big 12 26–6 At-Large 4 Arizona Pac–12 20–7 At-Large 5 North Carolina ACC 23–6 At-Large 6 Georgia SEC 20–9 At-Large 7 Colorado Pac–12 22–8 At-Large 8 Miami (FL) ACC 20–12 At-Large 9 South Florida American 24–8 At-Large 10 Creighton Big East 20–9 At-Large 11* Dayton A10 25–5 At-Large DePaul Big East 22–10 At-Large 12 Stephen F. Austin WAC 28–4 Automatic 13 UNLV MWC 26–6 Automatic 14 UT Arlington Sun Belt 20–7 Automatic 15 Illinois State MVC 19–13 Automatic 16* Howard MEAC 20–9 Automatic Incarnate Word Southland 13–16 Automatic

Wichita regional – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas Seed School Conference Record Berth type 1 Louisville ACC 25–4 At-Large 2 Baylor Big 12 27–6 At-Large 3 Michigan Big Ten 22–6 At-Large 4 Tennessee SEC 23–8 At-Large 5 Oregon Pac–12 20–11 At-Large 6 BYU West Coast 26–3 At-Large 7 Ole Miss SEC 23–8 At-Large 8 Nebraska Big Ten 24–8 At-Large 9 Gonzaga West Coast 26–6 Automatic 10 South Dakota Summit 27–5 Automatic 11 Villanova Big East 23–8 At-Large 12 Belmont Ohio Valley 22–7 Automatic 13 Buffalo MAC 25–8 Automatic 14 American Patriot 23–8 Automatic 15 Hawaiʻi Big West 20–9 Automatic 16 Albany America East 23–9 Automatic

Spokane regional – Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington Seed School Conference Record Berth type 1 Stanford Pac–12 28–3 Automatic 2 Texas Big 12 26–6 Automatic 3 LSU SEC 25–5 At-Large 4 Maryland Big Ten 21–8 At-Large 5 Virginia Tech ACC 23–9 At-Large 6 Ohio State Big Ten 23–6 At-Large 7 Utah Pac–12 20–11 At-Large 8 Kansas Big 12 20–9 At-Large 9 Georgia Tech ACC 21–10 At-Large 10 Arkansas SEC 18–13 At-Large 11* Missouri State MVC 24–7 At-Large Florida State ACC 17–13 At-Large 12 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 29–2 Automatic 13 Delaware CAA 24–7 Automatic 14 Jackson State SWAC 23–6 Automatic 15 Fairfield MAAC 25–6 Automatic 16 Montana State Big Sky 22–12 Automatic

Bridgeport regional – Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut Seed School Conference Record Berth type 1 NC State ACC 29–3 Automatic 2 UConn Big East 25–5 Automatic 3 Indiana Big Ten 22–8 At-Large 4 Oklahoma Big 12 24–8 At-Large 5 Notre Dame ACC 22–8 At-Large 6 Kentucky SEC 19–11 Automatic 7 UCF American 25–3 Automatic 8 Washington State Pac–12 19–10 At-Large 9 Kansas State Big 12 19–12 At-Large 10 Florida SEC 21–10 At-Large 11 Princeton Ivy 24–4 Automatic 12 UMass Atlantic 10 26–6 Automatic 13 IUPUI Horizon 24–4 Automatic 14 Charlotte C-USA 22–9 Automatic 15 Mercer Southern 23–6 Automatic 16* Mount St. Mary's Northeast 16–12 Automatic Longwood Big South 21–11 Automatic

*See First Four

Tournament records

• Rebounds—South Carolina recorded 294 rebounds, the most ever recorded by a single team in an NCAA Tournament.^[10]

Tournament bracket

All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
* – Denotes overtime period

First Four

	March 16 – Greensboro Region Columbia, South Carolina
	16	Howard	55
	16	Incarnate Word	51

	March 16 – Greensboro Region Ames, Iowa
	11	Dayton	88
	11	DePaul	57

	March 17 – Bridgeport Region Raleigh, North Carolina
	16	Mount St. Mary's	70
	16	Longwood	74

	March 17 – Spokane Region Baton Rouge, Louisiana
	11	Florida State	50
	11	Missouri State	61

Greensboro regional – Greensboro, North Carolina

See also: Greensboro Coliseum Complex

	First round Round of 64 March 18–19					Second round Round of 32 March 20–21					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 25					Regional final Elite 8 March 27
	1	South Carolina	79
	16	Howard	21
						1	South Carolina	49
	Columbia, South Carolina – Fri/Sun
						8	Miami (FL)	33
	8	Miami (FL)	78
	9	South Florida	66
											1	South Carolina	69
											5	North Carolina	61
	5	North Carolina	79
	12	Stephen F. Austin	66
						5	North Carolina	63
	Tucson, Arizona – Sat/Mon
						4	Arizona	45
	4	Arizona	72
	13	UNLV	67
																1	South Carolina	80
																10	Creighton	50
	6	Georgia	70
	11	Dayton	54
						6	Georgia	44
	Ames, Iowa – Fri/Sun
						3	Iowa State	67
	3	Iowa State	78
	14	UT Arlington	71
											3	Iowa State	68
											10	Creighton	76
	7	Colorado	74
	10	Creighton	84
						10	Creighton	64
	Iowa City, Iowa – Fri/Sun
						2	Iowa	62
	2	Iowa	98
	15	Illinois State	58

Greensboro regional final

ESPN

March 27 7:00 p.m.

#10 Creighton Bluejays 50, #1 South Carolina Gamecocks 80
Scoring by quarter: 16-23, 9-23, 15-18, 10-16
Pts: Lauren Jenson (12) Rebs: Rachael Saunders (4) Asts: Tatum Rembao (6)		Pts: Aliyah Boston (19) Rebs: Victaria Saxton (11) Asts: Destanni Henderson (3)

Greensboro Coliseum Complex Attendance: 6,579 Referees: Julie Krommenhoek, Angelica Suffren, Joseph Vaszily

Greensboro regional All Tournament team

• Aliyah Boston, South Carolina (MOP)
• Destanni Henderson, South Carolina
• Lauren Jensen, Creighton
• Emily Ryan, Iowa State
• Deja Kelly, North Carolina

Wichita regional – Wichita, Kansas

See also: Intrust Bank Arena

	First round Round of 64 March 18–19					Second round Round of 32 March 20–21					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 26					Regional final Elite 8 March 28
	1	Louisville	83
	16	Albany	51
						1	Louisville	68
	Louisville, Kentucky – Fri/Sun
						9	Gonzaga	59
	8	Nebraska	55
	9	Gonzaga	68
											1	Louisville	76
											4	Tennessee	64
	5	Oregon	70
	12	Belmont	73**
						12	Belmont	67
	Knoxville, Tennessee – Sat/Mon
						4	Tennessee	70
	4	Tennessee	80
	13	Buffalo	67
																1	Louisville	62
																3	Michigan	50
	6	BYU	57
	11	Villanova	61
						11	Villanova	49
	Ann Arbor, Michigan – Sat/Mon
						3	Michigan	64
	3	Michigan	74
	14	American	39
											3	Michigan	52
											10	South Dakota	49
	7	Ole Miss	61
	10	South Dakota	75
						10	South Dakota	61
	Waco, Texas – Fri/Sun
						2	Baylor	47
	2	Baylor	89
	15	Hawaiʻi	49

Wichita regional final

ESPN

March 28 9:00 p.m.

#3 Michigan Wolverines 50, #1 Louisville Cardinals 62
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 14–13, 16–15, 7–17
Pts: Naz Hillmon (18) Rebs: Naz Hillmon (11) Asts: Emily Kiser Leigha Brown (3)		Pts: Hailey Van Lith (22) Rebs: Emily Engstler (16) Asts: Emily Engstler (4)

Intrust Bank Arena Attendance: 4695

Wichita regional All Tournament team

• Hailey Van Lith, Louisville (MOP)
• Emily Engstler, Louisville
• Naz Hillmon, Michigan
• Hannah Sjerven, South Dakota
• Rae Burrell, Tennessee

Spokane regional – Spokane, Washington

See also: Spokane Arena

	First round Round of 64 March 18–19					Second round Round of 32 March 20–21					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 25					Regional final Elite 8 March 27
	1	Stanford	78
	16	Montana State	37
						1	Stanford	91
	Stanford, California – Fri/Sun
						8	Kansas	65
	8	Kansas	77
	9	Georgia Tech	58
											1	Stanford	72
											4	Maryland	66
	5	Virginia Tech	81
	12	Florida Gulf Coast	84
						12	Florida Gulf Coast	65
	College Park, Maryland – Fri/Sun
						4	Maryland	89
	4	Maryland	102
	13	Delaware	71
																1	Stanford	59
																2	Texas	50
	6	Ohio State	63
	11	Missouri State	56
						6	Ohio State	79
	Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Sat/Mon
						3	LSU	64
	3	LSU	83
	14	Jackson State	77
											6	Ohio State	63
											2	Texas	66
	7	Utah	92
	10	Arkansas	69
						7	Utah	56
	Austin, Texas – Fri/Sun
						2	Texas	78
	2	Texas	70
	15	Fairfield	52

Spokane regional final

ESPN

March 27 9:00 p.m.

#2 Texas Longhorns 50, #1 Stanford Cardinal 59
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 13–16, 13–15, 10–14
Pts: Joanne Allen-Taylor (15) Rebs: Rori Harmon (7) Asts: Rori Harmon (6)		Pts: Lexie Hull (20) Rebs: Haley Jones (12) Asts: Lacie Hull Haley Jones (4)

Spokane Arena Attendance: 7,739 Referees: Dee Kantner, Michol Murray, Kenneth Nash

Spokane regional All Tournament team

• Haley Jones, Stanford (MOP)
• Lexie Hull, Stanford
• Rori Harmon, Texas
• Cameron Brink, Stanford
• Joanne Allen-Taylor, Texas

Bridgeport regional – Bridgeport, Connecticut

See also: Total Mortgage Arena

	First round Round of 64 March 19					Second round Round of 32 March 20–21					Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 26					Regional final Elite 8 March 28
	1	NC State	96
	16	Longwood	68
						1	NC State	89
	Raleigh, North Carolina – Sat/Mon
						9	Kansas State	57
	8	Washington State	40
	9	Kansas State	50
											1	NC State	66
											5	Notre Dame	63
	5	Notre Dame	89
	12	UMass	78
						5	Notre Dame	108
	Norman, Oklahoma – Sat/Mon
						4	Oklahoma	64
	4	Oklahoma	78
	13	IUPUI	72
																1	NC State	87
																2	Connecticut	91**
	6	Kentucky	62
	11	Princeton	69
						11	Princeton	55
	Bloomington, Indiana – Sat/Mon
						3	Indiana	56
	3	Indiana	85
	14	Charlotte	51
											3	Indiana	58
											2	Connecticut	75
	7	UCF	69
	10	Florida	52
						7	UCF	47
	Storrs, Connecticut – Sat/Mon
						2	Connecticut	52
	2	Connecticut	83
	15	Mercer	38

Bridgeport regional final

ESPN

March 28 7:00 p.m.

#2 Connecticut Huskies 91, #1 NC State Wolfpack 87 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 18-14, 10-15, 17-18, Overtime: 16-16, 14-10
Pts: Paige Bueckers (27) Rebs: Olivia Nelson-Ododa (7) Asts: Olivia Nelson-Ododa (4)		Pts: Jakia Brown-Turner (20) Rebs: Elissa Cunane Kayla Jones (9) Asts: Raina Perez (10)

Total Mortgage Arena Attendance: 10,119 Referees: Tiara Cruse, Benny Luna, Pualani Spurlock

Bridgeport regional All Tournament team

• Paige Bueckers, Connecticut (MOP)
• Christyn Williams, Connecticut
• Azzi Fudd, Connecticut
• Elissa Cunane, NC State
• Olivia Miles, Notre Dame

Final Four – Minneapolis, Minnesota

See also: Target Center

	National semifinals Final Four April 1					National championship game April 3
	G1	South Carolina	72
	W1	Louisville	59
						G1	South Carolina	64
						B2	Connecticut	49
	S1	Stanford	58
	B2	Connecticut	63

National semifinals

ESPN

Friday, April 1 6:00 pm CDT

G1 South Carolina Gamecocks 72, W1 Louisville Cardinals 59
Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 17–18, 23–20, 15–11
Pts: Aliyah Boston (23) Rebs: Aliyah Boston (18) Asts: Aliyah Boston Destanni Henderson Saniya Rivers (4)		Pts: Emily Engstler (18) Rebs: Emily Engstler Hailey Van Lith (9) Asts: Hailey Van Lith (3)

Target Center Minneapolis, MN Referees: Dee Kantner, Kevin Pethtel, Pualani Spurlock-Welsh

ESPN

Friday, April 1 8:30 pm CDT

S1 Stanford Cardinal 58, B2 Connecticut Huskies 63
Scoring by quarter: 9–12, 17–15, 11–12, 21–24
Pts: Haley Jones (20) Rebs: Haley Jones (11) Asts: Haley Jones (3)		Pts: Paige Bueckers (14) Rebs: Olivia Nelson-Ododa (10) Asts: Paige Bueckers (5)

Target Center Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 18,268 Referees: Melissa Barlow, Joseph Vaszily, Gina Cross

National championship

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game

ESPN

April 3, 2022 7:00 p.m. CDT

Box score

No. 2 UConn Huskies 49, No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks 64
Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 19–13, 10–11, 12–18
Pts: P. Bueckers – 14 Rebs: P. Bueckers – 6 Asts: C. Williams, N. Mühl – 3		Pts: D. Henderson – 26 Rebs: A. Boston – 16 Asts: D. Henderson – 4

Target Center – Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 18,304 Referees: Maj Forsberg, Michol Murray, Michael McConnell

Final Four all-tournament team

• Haley Jones, Stanford
• Paige Bueckers, Connecticut
• Zia Cooke, South Carolina
• Destanni Henderson, South Carolina
• Aliyah Boston, South Carolina (MOP)

Record by conference

Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	FF	R64	R32	S16	E8	F4	CG	NC
SEC	8	10–7	.588	–	8	4	2	1	1	1	1
Big East	4	9–4	.692	1	3	3	2	2	1	1	–
ACC	8	12–8[lower-alpha 1]	.600	1	7	5	4	2	1	–	–
Pac-12	6	6–6	.500	–	6	3	1	1	1	–	–
Big Ten	6	10–6	.625	–	6	5	4	1	–	–	–
Big 12	6	9–6	.600	–	6	6	2	1	–	–	–
Summit	1	2–1	.667	–	1	1	1	–	–	–	–
American	2	1–2	.333	–	2	1	–	–	–	–	–
WCC	2	1–2	.333	–	2	1	–	–	–	–	–
Atlantic Sun	1	1–1	.500	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Ivy League	1	1–1	.500	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Ohio Valley	1	1–1	.500	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Atlantic 10	2	1–2	.333	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–
Missouri Valley	2	1–2	.333	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–
Big South	1	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
MEAC	1	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
America East	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Big Sky	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Big West	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
C-USA	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Colonial	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Horizon	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
MAAC	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
MAC	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mountain West	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Patriot	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
SWAC	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Southern	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sun Belt	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
WAC	1	0–1	.000	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
Northeast	1	0–1	.000	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Southland	1	0–1	.000	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

1. The ACC record includes one game played between members of the conference (NC State–Notre Dame). Excluding this game, the conference has a record of 11–6 and a winning percentage of .647.

• 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.

Game summaries and tournament notes

Upsets

Greensboro

• No. 10 Creighton defeated No. 2 Iowa 64–62.
• No. 10 Creighton defeated No. 3 Iowa State 76–68.

Wichita

• No. 11 Villanova defeated No. 6 BYU 61–57.
• No. 12 Belmont defeated No. 5 Oregon 73–70 in double overtime.
• No. 10 South Dakota defeated No. 2 Baylor 61–47.

Spokane

• No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast defeated No. 5 Virginia Tech 84–81.

Bridgeport

• No. 11 Princeton defeated No. 6 Kentucky 69–62.

Media coverage

Television

ESPN served as the exclusive broadcaster of the tournament, with all games airing on either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, or ABC.^[11] ESPN offered Megacast coverage for the Women's Final Four and championship game, including The Bird & Taurasi Show on ESPN2 (hosted by Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, with similarities to ESPN's Monday Night Football with Payton and Eli), along with a feed featuring enhanced statistics and augmented reality graphics using player and ball tracking, and "Beyond the Rim" and "On the Rail" camera options on ESPN+.^[12][13]

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, and Second rounds)
• Nikki Fargas (Analyst) (First Four, First, Second rounds, Regionals, Final Four, and National championship game)
• Monica McNutt (Analyst) (First Four, First, Second rounds, and Regionals)
• Carolyn Peck (Analyst) (Final Four and National championship game)

Broadcast assignments

First Four Courtney Lyle and Carolyn Peck – Columbia, South Carolina Jenn Hildreth and Mike Thibault – Ames, Iowa Sam Ravech and Kelly Gramlich – Raleigh, North Carolina Brenda VanLengen and Holly Warlick – Baton Rouge, Louisiana First & second rounds Friday/Sunday (Subregionals) Courtney Lyle and Carolyn Peck – Columbia, South Carolina Elise Woodward and Andrea Lloyd – Waco, Texas Beth Mowins and Christy Thomaskutty – Iowa City, Iowa Dave O'Brien and Christy Winters-Scott – College Park, Maryland John Brickley and Meghan McKeown – Louisville, Kentucky Angel Gray and Chelsea Gray – Austin, Texas Jenn Hildreth and Mike Thibault – Ames, Iowa Tiffany Greene and Steffi Sorensen – Stanford, California First & second rounds Saturday/Monday (Subregionals) Sam Ravech and Kelly Gramlich – Raleigh, North Carolina Pam Ward and Stephanie White – Storrs, Connecticut Sam Gore and Aja Ellison – Ann Arbor, Michigan Brenda VanLengen and Holly Warlick – Baton Rouge, Louisiana Kevin Fitzgerald and Helen Williams – Bloomington, Indiana Eric Frede and Tamika Catchings – Knoxville, Tennessee Roy Philpott and Brooke Weisbrod – Norman, Oklahoma Ann Schatz and Dan Hughes – Tucson, Arizona

Regionals (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight) Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, and Andraya Carter – Bridgeport, Connecticut Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli, and Angel Gray – Spokane, Washington Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, and Steffi Sorensen – Greensboro, North Carolina Pam Ward, Stephanie White, and Christy Winters-Scott – Wichita, Kansas Final Four and National Championship Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, and Andraya Carter – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Radio

Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.

Regionals

• Matt Chazanow and Krista Blunk – Spokane, Washington
• Sam Neidermann and Ali Jaques – Greensboro, North Carolina
• Lance Medow and Kim Adams – Bridgeport, Connecticut
• Phil Constantino and Kristen Kozlowski – Wichita, Kansas

Final Four and Championship

• Ryan Radtke, Debbie Antonelli, and Krista Blunk – Minneapolis, Minnesota

See also

• 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2022 Women's Basketball Invitational
• 2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2022 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

References

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External links

• NCAA Women's Basketball Division I