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2022 NCAA women's basketball bracket: Printable tournament .PDF

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Here is the official and printable NCAA bracket for the 2021-22 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

The 2022 Women's Final Four was April 1 and 3 in Minneapolis. Tournament games started with the First Four on March 16-17. South Carolina defeated UConn to win the program's second national championship.

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Here is the 2022 NCAA women's tournament bracket

2022 NCAA women's basketball tournament dates, schedule

GAMES	TIME (ET)	TV	CITY
National Championship — Sunday, April 3
No. 1 South Carolina 64, No. 2 UConn 49	8 p.m.	ESPN	Minneapolis, Minnesota
RESULTS	TIME	NETWORK	LOCATION
First Four — Wednesday, March 16
No. 16 Howard 55, No. 16 Incarnate Word 53	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Columbia, South Carolina
No. 11 Dayton 88, No. 11 DePaul 57	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Ames, Iowa
First Four — Thursday, March 17
No. 16 Longwood 74, No. 16 Mount St. Mary's 70	7 p.m.	ESPN2	Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 11 Missouri State 61, No. 11 Florida State 50	9 p.m.	ESPN2	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
First Round — Friday, March 18
No. 8 Miami (FL) 78, No. 9 South Florida 66	11:30 a.m.	ESPN2	Columbia, South Carolina
No. 10 South Dakota 75, No. 7 Ole Miss 61	1:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Waco, Texas
No. 10 Creighton 84, No. 7 Colorado 74	1:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Iowa City, Iowa
No. 1 South Carolina 79, No. 16 Howard 21	2 p.m.	ESPN	Columbia, South Carolina
No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 84, No. 5 Virginia Tech 81	2:30 p.m.	ESPNU	College Park, Maryland
No. 9 Gonzaga 68, No. 8 Nebraska 55	3:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Louisville, Kentucky
No. 2 Baylor 89, No. 15 Hawai'i 49	4 p.m.	ESPN2	Waco, Texas
No. 2 Iowa 98, No. 15 Illinois State 58	4 p.m.	ESPN	Iowa City, Iowa
No. 4 Maryland 102, No. 13 Delaware 71	5 p.m.	ESPNU	College Park, Maryland
No. 7 Utah 92, No. 10 Arkansas 69	5:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Austin, Texas
No. 1 Louisville 83, No. 16 Albany 51	6 p.m.	ESPN2	Louisville, Kentucky
No. 8 Kansas 77, No. 9 Georgia Tech 58	7:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Stanford, California
No. 6 Georgia 70, No. 11 Dayton 54	7:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Ames, Iowa
No. 2 Texas 70, No. 15 Fairfield 52	8 p.m.	ESPN2	Austin, Texas
No. 1 Stanford 78, No. 16 Montana State 37	10 p.m.	ESPN2	Stanford, California
No. 3 Iowa State 78, No. 14 UT Arlington 71	10 p.m.	ESPNU	Ames, Iowa
First Round — Saturday, March 19
No. 9 Kansas State 50, No. 8 Washington State 40	11:30 a.m.	ESPN2	Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 2 UConn 83, No. 15 Mercer 38	1 p.m.	ABC	Storrs, Connecticut
No. 11 Villanova 61, No. 6 BYU 57	1 p.m.	ESPNN	Ann Arbor, Michigan
No. 3 Indiana 85, No. 14 Charlotte 51	1:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Bloomington, Indiana
No. 1 NC State 96, No. 16 Longwood 68	2 p.m.	ESPN	Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 6 Ohio State 63, No. 11 Missouri State 56	2:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
No. 4 Tennessee 80, No. 13 Buffalo 67	3 p.m.	ABC	Knoxville, Tennessee
No. 3 Michigan 74, No. 14 American 39	3:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Ann Arbor, Michigan
No. 7 UCF 69, No. 10 Florida 52	3:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Storrs, Connecticut
No. 11 Princeton 69, No. 6 Kentucky 62	4 p.m.	ESPN	Bloomington, Indiana
No. 3 LSU 83, No. 14 Jackson State 77	5 p.m.	ESPNU	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
No. 12 Belmont 73, No. 5 Oregon 70 (2OT)	5:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Knoxville, Tennessee
No. 5 North Carolina 79, No. 12 Stephen F. Austin 66	7:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Tucson, Arizona
No. 5 Notre Dame 89, No. 12 UMass 78	7:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Norman, Oklahoma
No. 4 Arizona 72, No. 13 UNLV 67	10 p.m.	ESPN2	Tucson, Arizona
No. 4 Oklahoma 78, No. 13 IUPUI 72	10 p.m.	ESPNU	Norman, Oklahoma
Second Round — Sunday, March 20
No. 10 Creighton 64, No. 2 Iowa 62	1 p.m.	ABC	Iowa City, Iowa
No. 4 Maryland 89, No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 65	3 p.m.	ESPN	College Park, Maryland
No. 1 South Carolina 49, No. 8 Miami (Fla.) 33	3 p.m.	ABC	Columbia, South Carolina
No. 2 Texas 78, No. 7 Utah 56	5 p.m.	ESPN	Austin, Texas
No. 10 South Dakota 61, No. 2 Baylor 47	6 p.m.	ESPN2	Waco, Texas
No. 1 Louisville 68, No. 9 Gonzaga 59	7 p.m.	ESPN	Louisville, Kentucky
No. 3 Iowa State 67, No. 6 Georgia 44	8 p.m.	ESPN2	Ames, Iowa
No. 1 Stanford 91, No. 8 Kansas 65	9 p.m.	ESPN	Stanford, California
Second Round — Monday, March 21
No. 1 NC State 89, No. 9 Kansas State 57	4 p.m.	ESPN	Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 3 Michigan 64, No. 11 Villanova 49	6 p.m.	ESPNU	Ann Arbor, Michigan
No. 5 Notre Dame 108, No. 4 Oklahoma 64	6 p.m.	ESPN2	Norman, Oklahoma
No. 4 Tennessee 70, No. 12 Belmont 67	7 p.m.	ESPN	Knoxville, Tennessee
No. 3 Indiana 56, No. 11 Princeton 55	8 p.m.	ESPNU	Bloomington, Indiana
No. 6 Ohio State 79, No. 3 LSU 64	8 p.m.	ESPN2	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
No. 2 UConn 52, No. 7 UCF 47	9 p.m.	ESPN	Storrs, Connecticut
No. 5 North Carolina 63, No. 4 Arizona 45	10 p.m.	ESPN2	Tucson, Arizona
Sweet 16 — Friday, March 25
No. 1 South Carolina 69, No. 5 North Carolina 61	7 p.m.	ESPN	Greensboro, North Carolina
No. 2 Texas 66, No. 6 Ohio State 63	7 p.m.	ESPN2	Spokane, Washington
No. 1 Stanford 72, No. 4 Maryland 66	9:30 p.m.	ESPN	Spokane, Washington
No. 10 Creighton 76, No. 3 Iowa State 68	9:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Greensboro, North Carolina
Sweet 16 — Saturday, March 26
No. 1 NC State 66, No. 5 Notre Dame 63	11:30 a.m.	ESPN	Bridgeport, Connecticut
No. 2 UConn 75, No. 3 Indiana 58	2 p.m.	ESPN	Bridgeport, Connecticut
No. 1 Louisville 76, No. 4 Tennessee 64	4 p.m.	ESPN2	Wichita, Kansas
No. 3 Michigan 52, No. 10 South Dakota 49	6:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Wichita, Kansas
Elite Eight — Sunday, March 27
No. 1 South Carolina 80, No. 10 Creighton 50	7 p.m.	ESPN	Greensboro, North Carolina
No. 1 Stanford 59, No. 2 Texas 50	9 p.m.	ESPN	Spokane, Wash.
Elite Eight — Monday, March 28
No. 2 UConn 91, No. 1 NC State 87 (2OT)	7 p.m.	ESPN	Bridgeport, Connecticut
No. 1 Louisville 62, No. 3 Michigan 50	9 p.m.	ESPN	Ames, Iowa
Final Four — Friday, April 1
No. 1 South Carolina 72, No. 1 Louisville 59	7 p.m.	ESPN	Minneapolis, Minnesota
No. 2 UConn 63, No. 1 Stanford 58	9:30 p.m.	ESPN	Minneapolis, Minnesota

WOMEN'S 2022 MARCH MADNESS SCHEDULE
Round	City	Venue	Dates	Host
Selections	N/A	ESPN broadcast	Sunday March 13	N/A
First Four	TBD	TBD	March 16-17	N/A
First	TBD	TBD	March 18-19	TBD
Second	TBD	TBD	March 20-21	TBD
Regional	Bridgeport, Conn.	Webster Bank Arena	March 25 - 28	UConn / Fairfield
Regional	Greensboro, N.C.	Greensboro Coliseum	March 25 - 28	ACC
Regional	Spokane, Wash.	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	March 25 - 28	Idaho
Regional	Wichita, Kan.	Intrust Bank Arena	March 25 - 28	Wichita State
National Semifinals	Minneapolis, Minn.	Target Center	April 1	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Sports Minneapolis
Championship game	Minneapolis, Minn.	Target Center	April 3	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Sports Minneapolis

How are NCAA women's basketball tournament teams selected?

There are 68 teams in the single-elimination tournament. Of those, 32 qualify automatically as conference champions by winning conference tournaments. The rest were selected as at-large teams by the Division I Women's Basketball Championship Sport Committee.

How much do seeds matter in the NCAA women's basketball tournament?

Since 1982, at least one No. 1 seed has reached the national semifinals each season. In 2021, three No. 1 seeds reached the national semifinals.

UConn has the most national titles, winning 11. Tennessee is second with eight and Baylor has three.

NCAA women's basketball tournament: Future sites

WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR
Year	Site	Venue	Dates
2023	Dallas	American Airlines Arena	March 31 and April 2
2024	Cleveland	Quicken Loans Arena	April 5 and 7
2025	Tampa, Fla.	Amalie Arena	April 4 and 6
2026	Phoenix	Footprint Center	April 3 and 5

Who are some NCAA women's basketball Cinderellas?

The biggest Cinderella is Harvard, which which was a No. 16 seed when it shocked No. 1 Stanford 71-67 in 1998. That's 20 years before the men's tournament had its first 16-over-1 stunner: UMBC against No. 1 Virginia.

However, no No. 15 or No. 14 seed has won a game. There have been six No. 13 seeds to beat a No. 4. Three 13 seeds have also advanced to the Sweet 16 (2007 Marist; 2005 Liberty; 1994 Texas A&M). Gonzaga, a No. 11 seed in 2011, is the lowest seed to reach an Elite Eight. No double-digit seed has made the Women's Final Four.

NCAA women's basketball tournament: Champions, history

YEAR	CHAMPION (RECORD)	COACH	SCORE	RUNNER-UP	SITE
2022	South Carolina (35-2)	Dawn Staley	64-49	UConn	Minneapolis, Minn.
2021	Stanford (31-2)	Tara VanDerveer	54-53	Arizona	San Antonio, Texas
2019	Baylor (37-1)	Kim Mulkey	82-81	Notre Dame	Tampa, Fla.
2018	Notre Dame (34-3)	Muffet McGraw	61-58	Mississippi State	Columbus, Ohio
2017	South Carolina (33-4)	Dawn Staley	67-55	Mississippi State	Dallas, Texas
2016	Connecticut (38-0)	Geno Auriemma	82-51	Syracuse	Indianapolis, Ind.
2015	Connecticut (38-1)	Geno Auriemma	63-53	Notre Dame	Tampa, Fla.
2014	Connecticut (40-0)	Geno Auriemma	79-58	Notre Dame	Nashville, Tenn.
2013	Connecticut (35-4)	Geno Auriemma	93-60	Louisville	New Orleans, La.
2012	Baylor (40-0)	Kim Mulkey	80-61	Notre Dame	Denver, Colo.
2011	Texas A&M (33-5)	Gary Blair	76-70	Notre Dame	Indianapolis, Ind.
2010	Connecticut (39-0)	Geno Auriemma	53-47	Stanford	San Antonio, Texas
2009	Connecticut (39-0)	Geno Auriemma	76-54	Louisville	St. Louis, Mo.
2008	Tennessee (36-2)	Pat Summitt	64-48	Stanford	Tampa, Fla.
2007	Tennessee (34-3)	Pat Summitt	59-46	Rutgers	Cleveland, Ohio
2006	Maryland (34-4)	Brenda Frese	78-75 (OT)	Duke	Boston, Mass.
2005	Baylor (33-3)	Kim Mulkey	84-62	Michigan State	Indianapolis, Ind.
2004	Connecticut (31-4)	Geno Auriemma	70-61	Tennessee	New Orleans, La.
2003	Connecticut (37-1)	Geno Auriemma	73-68	Tennessee	Atlanta, Ga.
2002	Connecticut (39-0)	Geno Auriemma	82-70	Oklahoma	San Antonio, Texas
2001	Notre Dame (34-2)	Muffet McGraw	68-66	Purdue	St. Louis, Mo.
2000	Connecticut (36-1)	Geno Auriemma	71-52	Tennessee	Philadelphia, Pa.
1999	Purdue (34-1)	Carolyn Peck	62-45	Duke	San Jose, Calif.
1998	Tennessee (39-0)	Pat Summitt	93-75	Louisiana Tech	Kansas City, Mo.
1997	Tennessee (29-10)	Pat Summitt	68-59	Old Dominion	Cincinnati, Ohio
1996	Tennessee (32-4)	Pat Summitt	83-65	Georgia	Charlotte, N.C.
1995	Connecticut (35-0)	Geno Auriemma	70-64	Tennessee	Minneapolis, Minn.
1994	North Carolina (33-2)	Sylvia Hatchell	60-59	Louisiana Tech	Richmond, Va.
1993	Texas Tech (31-3)	Marsha Sharp	84-82	Ohio State	Atlanta, Ga.
1992	Stanford (30-3)	Tara VanDerveer	78-62	Western Kentucky	Los Angeles, Calif.
1991	Tennessee (30-5)	Pat Summitt	70-67 (OT)	Virginia	New Orleans, La.
1990	Stanford (32-1)	Tara VanDerveer	88-81	Auburn	Knoxville, Tenn.
1989	Tennessee (35-2)	Pat Summitt	76-60	Auburn	Tacoma, Wash.
1988	Louisiana Tech (32-2)	Leon Barmore	56-54	Auburn	Tacoma, Wash.
1987	Tennessee (28-6)	Pat Summitt	67-44	Louisiana Tech	Austin, Texas
1986	Texas (34-0)	Jody Conradt	97-81	Southern California	Lexington, Ky.
1985	Old Dominion (31-3)	Marianne Stanley	70-65	Georgia	Austin, Texas
1984	Southern California (29-4)	Linda Sharp	72-61	Tennessee	Los Angeles, Calif.
1983	Southern California (31-2)	Linda Sharp	69-67	Louisiana Tech	Norfolk, Va.
1982	Louisiana Tech (35-1)	Sonja Hogg	76-62	Cheyney	Norfolk, Va.