2004 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

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2004 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
2004 Women's Final Four logo
Teams	64
Finals Site	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions	Connecticut (5th title)
Runner-Up	Tennessee (11th title game)
Semifinalists	Minnesota (1st Final Four) LSU (1st Final Four)
MOP	Diana Taurasi Connecticut
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournaments «2003  2005»

The 2004 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 20, 2004 and concluded on April 6, 2004 when Connecticut won a third consecutive national championship, becoming only the second school in history to accomplish such a feat. The Final Four was held at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 4 - April 6, 2004, and was hosted by Tulane University. UConn, coached by Geno Auriemma, defeated archrivals Tennessee, coached by Pat Summitt, 70-61 in the championship game. UConn's Diana Taurasi was named Most Outstanding Player for the second consecutive year. The tournament was also noted as UC Santa Barbara became the first double digit seed not to lose by double digits in the Sweet 16.

Contents 1 Qualifying teams 2 Brackets 2.1 East Region 2.2 Mideast Region 2.3 Midwest Region 2.4 West Region 2.5 Final Four 3 See also

[edit] Qualifying teams

East Region
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	Penn State	Big Ten	25-5	At-Large Bid
#2	UConn	Big East	25-4	At-Large Bid
#3	Houston	C-USA	27-3	Tournament Champion
#4	North Carolina	ACC	24-6	At-Large Bid
#5	Notre Dame	Big East	19-10	At-Large Bid
#6	Colorado	Big 12	22-7	At-Large Bid
#7	Auburn	SEC	21-8	At-Large Bid
#8	Virginia Tech	ACC	22-7	At-Large Bid
#9	Iowa	Big Ten	16-12	At-Large Bid
#10	NC State	ACC	17-14	At-Large Bid
#11	UC Santa Barbara	Big West	25-6	Tournament Champion
#12	Southwest Missouri State	MVC	28-3	Tournament Champion
#13	Middle Tennessee	Sun Belt	23-7	Tournament Champion
#14	Wisconsin-Green Bay	Horizon	23-7	Tournament Champion
#15	Pennsylvania	Ivy	17-10	Regular Season Champion
#16	Hampton	MEAC	17-12	Tournament Champion

Mideast Region
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	Duke	ACC	27-3	Tournament Champion
#2	Kansas State	Big 12	24-5	At-Large Bid
#3	Boston College	Big East	25-6	Tournament Champion
#4	Texas Tech	Big 12	24-7	At-Large Bid
#5	Louisiana Tech	WAC	27-2	Tournament Champion
#6	Ohio State	Big Ten	20-9	At-Large Bid
#7	Minnesota	Big Ten	21-8	At-Large Bid
#8	Old Dominion	CAA	25-6	Tournament Champion
#9	Marquette	C-USA	21-9	At-Large Bid
#10	UCLA	Pac-10	17-12	At-Large Bid
#11	West Virginia	Big East	21-10	At-Large Bid
#12	Montana	Big Sky	27-4	Tournament Champion
#13	Maine	Am. East	25-6	Tournament Champion
#14	Eastern Michigan	MAC	22-7	Tournament Champion
#15	Valparaiso	Mid-Con	20-11	Tournament Champion
#16	Northwestern State	Southland	24-6	Tournament Champion

Midwest Region
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	Tennessee	SEC	26-3	At-Large Bid
#2	Vanderbilt	SEC	28-4	Tournament Champion
#3	Oklahoma	Big 12	23-8	Tournament Champion
#4	Baylor	Big 12	24-8	At-Large Bid
#5	Florida	SEC	18-10	At-Large Bid
#6	Stanford	Pac-10	24-6	Tournament Champion
#7	Rutgers	Big East	21-11	At-Large Bid
#8	George Washington	A-10	22-7	At-Large Bid
#9	DePaul	C-USA	22-6	At-Large Bid
#10	Chattanooga	Southern	28-2	Tournament Champion
#11	Missouri	Big 12	17-12	At-Large Bid
#12	New Mexico	MWC	23-7	Tournament Champion
#13	Loyola Marymount	WCC	24-5	Tournament Champion
#14	Marist	MAAC	20-10	Tournament Champion
#15	Lipscomb	Atl. Sun	20-11	Tournament Champion
#16	Colgate	Patriot	21-9	Tournament Champion

West Region
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
#1	Texas	Big 12	28-4	At-Large Bid
#2	Purdue	Big Ten	27-3	Tournament Champion
#3	Georgia	SEC	22-9	Tournament Champion
#4	LSU	SEC	23-7	At-Large Bid
#5	Miami (FL)	Big East	22-6	At-Large Bid
#6	TCU	C-USA	24-6	At-Large Bid
#7	Villanova	Big East	22-6	At-Large Bid
#8	Michigan State	Big Ten	21-8	At-Large Bid
#9	Arizona	Pac-10	24-8	At-Large Bid
#10	Ole Miss	SEC	17-13	At-Large Bid
#11	Temple	A-10	21-9	Tournament Champion
#12	Maryland	ACC	17-12	At-Large Bid
#13	Austin Peay	OVC	23-7	Tournament Champion
#14	Liberty	Big South	25-6	Tournament Champion
#15	St. Francis (PA)	NEC	25-5	Tournament Champion
#16	Southern	SWAC	21-8	Tournament Champion

[edit] Brackets

[edit] East Region

	First round March 20 and 21					Second round March 22 and 23					Regional semifinals March 27					Regional finals March 29
	1	Penn State	79
	16	Hampton	42
						1	Penn State	61
						8	Virginia Tech	48
	8	Virginia Tech	89
	9	Iowa	76
											1	Penn State	55
										5	Notre Dame	49
	5	Notre Dame	69*
	12	Southwest Missouri State	65
						5	Notre Dame	59
						13	Middle Tennessee	46
	4	North Carolina	62
	13	Middle Tennessee	67
																1	Penn State	49
															2	UConn	66
	6	Colorado	49
	11	UC Santa Barbara	76
						11	UC Santa Barbara	56
						3	Houston	52
	3	Houston	62
	14	Wisconsin-Green Bay	47
											11	UC Santa Barbara	57
										2	UConn	63
	7	Auburn	79
	10	NC State	59
						7	Auburn	53
						2	UConn	79
	2	UConn	91
	15	Pennsylvania	55

[edit] Mideast Region

	First round March 20 and 21					Second round March 22 and 23					Regional semifinals March 28					Regional finals March 30
	1	Duke	103
	16	Northwestern State	51
						1	Duke	76
						9	Marquette	67
	8	Old Dominion	64
	9	Marquette	67
											1	Duke	63
										5	Louisiana Tech	49
	5	Louisiana Tech	81
	12	Montana	77
						5	Louisiana Tech	81
						4	Texas Tech	64
	4	Texas Tech	60
	13	Maine	50
																1	Duke	75
															7	Minnesota	82
	6	Ohio State	73
	11	West Virginia	67
						6	Ohio State	48
						3	Boston College	63
	3	Boston College	58
	14	Eastern Michigan	56
											3	Boston College	63
										7	Minnesota	76
	7	Minnesota	92
	10	UCLA	81
						7	Minnesota	80
						2	Kansas State	61
	2	Kansas State	71
	15	Valparaiso	63

[edit] Midwest Region

	First round March 20 and 21					Second round March 22 and 23					Regional semifinals March 28					Regional finals March 30
	1	Tennessee	77
	16	Colgate	54
						1	Tennessee	79
						9	DePaul	59
	8	George Washington	46
	9	DePaul	83
											1	Tennessee	71
										4	Baylor	69
	5	Florida	68
	12	New Mexico	56
						5	Florida	76
						4	Baylor	91
	4	Baylor	71
	13	Loyola Marymount	60
																1	Tennessee	62
															6	Stanford	60
	6	Stanford	68
	11	Missouri	44
						6	Stanford	68
						3	Oklahoma	43
	3	Oklahoma	58
	14	Marist	45
											6	Stanford	57
										2	Vanderbilt	55
	7	Rutgers	69
	10	Chattanooga	74
						10	Chattanooga	44
						2	Vanderbilt	60
	2	Vanderbilt	76
	15	Lipscomb	45

[edit] West Region

	First round March 20 and 21					Second round March 22 and 23					Regional semifinals March 27					Regional finals March 29
	1	Texas	92
	16	Southern	57
						1	Texas	80
						8	Michigan State	61
	8	Michigan State	72
	9	Arizona	60
											1	Texas	55
										4	LSU	71
	5	Miami (FL)	85
	12	Maryland	86
						12	Maryland	61
						4	LSU	76
	4	LSU	83
	13	Austin Peay	66
																4	LSU	62
															3	Georgia	60
	6	TCU	70
	11	Temple	57
						6	TCU	71
						3	Georgia	85
	3	Georgia	78
	14	Liberty	53
											3	Georgia	66
										2	Purdue	64
	7	Villanova	66
	10	Ole Miss	63
						7	Villanova	42
						2	Purdue	60
	2	Purdue	78
	15	St. Francis (PA)	59

[edit] Final Four

	National Semifinals April 4					National Championship April 6
	2 E	UConn	67
	7 ME	Minnesota	58
						2 E	UConn	70
						1 MW	Tennessee	61
	1 MW	Tennessee	52
	4 W	LSU	50

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

[edit] See also

• 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2004 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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