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The 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships will commence March 17, 2007 and conclude April 3 of that same year. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... This page is for the general term sport. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ...

Regionals

Once again, the system is the same as the Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, with the exception that only 64 teams go and there is no play-in game. Automatic bids are secured by 31 conference champions and 33 at-large bids. The 2007 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involves 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ...

The regionals will be held from March 24 to 27 in the following regions. (Please note that the regionals are still named for the cities in which they occur. The women's committee has not renamed them for sections of the country as the men's committee did in 2007. Both tourneys originally shed their geographic names in 2005.) The 2005 NCAA Womens Division I Basketball Tourament began on March 19, 2005 and concluded on April 5, 2005 when Baylor was crowned as the new national champion. ...

• March 24 and 26:

Fresno Regional, Save Mart Center, Fresno, California (Host: Fresno State University)

Greensboro Regional, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference)

• March 25 and 27:

Dallas Regional, Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas (Hosts: Conference USA and Southern Methodist University)

Dayton Regional, University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio.

The subregionals, which will use the "pod system", keeping most teams at or close to the home cities, will be held from March 17 to 20 at these locations: March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... The Save Mart Center is an 18,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Fresno, California. ... Nickname: Fresno, the All American City & Raisin Capital of the World Location in the state of California County Fresno  - Mayor Alan Autry Area    - City 271. ... The campus on a sunny day California State University, Fresno, commonly referred to as Fresno State, is one of the campuses of California State University, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, USA. The campus sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the San Joaquin... Greensboro Coliseum is an indoor arena in Greensboro, North Carolina. ... Downtown Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina (IPA: ), is the largest city in and county seat of Guilford County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... Reunion Arena is an indoor arena in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). ... Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Incorporated 2 February 1856  - Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City  385. ... Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference which is now in the Southern United States. ... Dallas Hall at Dedman College at SMU The Laura Lee Blanton Hall during a rare snow Southern Methodist University (also known as SMU) is a private, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, (an enclave of Dallas). ... University of Dayton Arena is a 13,409-seat multi-purpose arena in Dayton, Ohio. ... Nickname: Gem City Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Montgomery Founded April 1, 1796 Incorporated 1805  - Mayor Rhine L. McLin Area    - City 146. ...

• March 17 and 19:

Frank Erwin Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

Williams Arena, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis

Maples Pavilion, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

Galen Center, University of Southern California, Loa Angeles, California

• March 18 and 20:

Breslin Student Events Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut (Host: University of Connecticut)

Petersen Events Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University)

NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, the sites are on-campus sites. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... The Frank C. Erwin, Jr. ... The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is a nationally recognized doctoral/research university located in Austin, Texas. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Travis County  - Mayor Will Wynn Area    - City 669. ... Williams Arena is on the Twin Cities main campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Maples Pavilion is a 7,392-seat multi-purpose arena in Stanford, California. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in an unincorporated area of Santa Clara County. ... Location of Palo Alto within Santa Clara County, California. ... The Galen Center is the USC Trojans basketball and USC Volleyball facility for the University of Southern California Trojans. ... The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal[1]), located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... The Jack Breslin Student Events Center. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a public university in East Lansing, Michigan. ... Location in Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Ingham & Clinton Counties Mayor Samir Singh Area    - City 12. ... The Hartford Civic Center is a sports and convention complex located in Hartford, Connecticut owned and operated by Madison Square Garden Connecticut. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Torrey Life Science be merged into this article or section. ... The John M. and Gertrude E. Petersen Events Center is a 12,508-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... The RBC Center (originally the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena) is an indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... Nickname: City of Oaks Motto: You Can See the Whole State from Here Map of Wake County, North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina County Wake County Founded 1792  - Mayor Charles Meeker (D) Area    - City  115. ... North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ...

The regional winners will advance to the Final Four, to be held April 1 and 3, 2007 at Quicken Loans Arena, in Cleveland, Ohio, hosted by both Cleveland State University and the Mid-American Conference. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... Quicken Loans Arena (aka The Q) is a multipurpose arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Until August 2005, it was known as Gund Arena, named for Gordon Gund, a former owner of the Cavaliers, after he paid for the naming rights. ... Cleveland redirects here. ... Cleveland State University (abbr. ... The Mid-American Conference is a College Athletic Conference whose members are located mainly in the Midwestern United States; nine of the schools are in Ohio and Michigan alone. ...

Qualifying teams

Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public four-year institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA; about 20 miles south of Toledo, Ohio on I-75. ... The Mid-American Conference is a College Athletic Conference whose members are located mainly in the Midwestern United States; nine of the schools are in Ohio and Michigan alone. ... University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAAs Division I. Its football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), the lower of two levels of Division I football competition (formerly known as Division I-AA). ... The Drake Bulldogs are the athletic teams of the Drake University. ... Former Missouri Valley Conference logo The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply The Valley) is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States. ... East Carolina Universitys intercollegiate sports teams are called the Pirates, and participate in the NCAA Division I in all sports (except in football, where they are located in Division I-A Football Bowl Subdivision) and the Conference USA in most sports. ... Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference which is now in the Southern United States. ... The Gonzaga Bulldogs (also known as the Zags) are the athletic teams at Gonzaga University; the term applies to any of the schools varsity teams. ... The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletic conference consisting of eight member schools in California, Oregon, and Washington. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) , is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 1636,[1] Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning still operating in the United States. ... For the record label, see Ivy League Records. ... Not to be confused with Holy Cross College (Indiana) or other similarly named Holy Cross Colleges. ... The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. ... Marist College is a private liberal arts college of 180 acres (72 ha), located on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York, on US 9. ... The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC, pronounced mack) is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. ... Middle Tennessee State University (founded September 11, 1911, and commonly abbreviated as MTSU) is an American university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. ... The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAAs Division I since 1976. ... This refers to the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). The name Tar Heel is also often used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... The University of Oklahoma features 16 varsity sports teams. ... The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located in the central United States. ... The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are the 16 intercollegiate teams representing the Oral Roberts University that compete in the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Associations Division I. Oral Roberts competes in the Mid-Continent Conference in all sports. ... The Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con) is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which operates primarily in the Midwestern United States, with outlying teams in Louisiana and Utah. ... Boilermakers is the official moniker for the intercollegiate athletic teams of Purdue University. ... “Big Ten” redirects here. ... Rutgers redirects here. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... Southeast Missouri State University, often called SEMO, is a public, accredited university located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. ... The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. ... Having no offical mascot, the athletic teams at Stanford University are referred to as Stanford Cardinal. ... The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (colloquially known as Vandy) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... Xavier University is a private, Jesuit, co-educational Catholic university in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The Atlantic 10 Conference (A10) is a college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States eastern seaboard. ...

Brackets

Dallas Regional

Dayton Regional

Fresno Regional

Greensboro Regional

Final Four

Television and radio

As it has every year since 2003, ESPN and ESPN2 will televise all 63 games. The first two rounds will be presented on a regional basis, with viewers receiving only one game in each market. Remaining telecasts are available to subscribers of ESPN Full Court, a pay-per-view package available on most major cable and satellite providers. Select games are also simulcast on ESPNU and ESPN360. The 2003 NCAA Womens Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 22, 2003 and concluded on April 8, 2003 when Connecticut won their second straight title. ... ESPN, formerly the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Nicknamed the deuce, ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing. ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... ESPNU is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. The network was launched on March 4, 2005 from the Oklahoma State University Campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma. ... ESPN360 is a video content player that can be found at ESPN360. ...

Trey Wingo is the studio host, with analysts Kara Lawson and Stacey Dales. Mike Patrick and Ann Meyers are expected to call the Final Four games. Sideline reporters at that event could include Doris Burke, Bonnie Bernstein, or both. Hal Chapman Wingo III or Trey Wingo is the co-host of ESPNs SportsCenter from time to time but is best known as host of NFL Live alongside football analysts Mark Schlereth, Sean Salisbury, Merrill Hoge, Mike Golic and Tom Jackson, among others. ... Kara Marie Lawson (born February 14, 1981 in Alexandria, Virginia) is a professional basketball player for the Sacramento Monarchs in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Stacey Dales (born September 5, 1979 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada) is a basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... Mike Patrick is an American sportscaster. ... Ann Elizabeth Meyers (born March 26, 1955 in San Diego, California) is a distinguished figure in the history of womens basketball and sports journalism. ... Doris Burke is a sideline reporter for ESPN College Basketball games. ... Bonnie Bernstein Bonnie Bernstein (born August 16, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television sports reporter and anchor. ...

Westwood One will have radio coverage of the Final Four only. Announcers are yet to be selected, but the 2006 voices were Tracy Warren and Debbie Antonelli. Westwood One, Inc. ...

Notes

• Judy Southard, an athletics administrator at Louisiana State University, is the head of the Division I Women's Basketball Committee, which selected and seeded the teams for this event. Southard carried on her duties despite an ongoing scandal in which the head women's basketball coach, Pokey Chatman, resigned after it was learned that she had an inappropriate sexual relationship with one of her former players. When asked about the scandal on the ESPN program announcing the tournament field and matchups, Southard declined to comment, saying that she wanted the focus to be on the players and teams in the tourney. (For that matter, there has been no official comment from anyone on this story, other than the resignation announcement from Chatman.)
• This is the first tournament since the NCAA began sanctioning women's basketball in which Louisiana Tech is not a participant. This leaves Tennessee as the only program to appear in all 26 events.
• Texas is not in the tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time in its history. (At about the same moment that the selections were announced, Jody Conradt, who won 900 games and two championships during her tenure, resigned as the team's head coach.)

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... Pokey Chatman Dana Pokey Chatman (born June 18, 1969 in Ama, Louisiana) is the former head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team. ... // Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, Louisiana is a coeducational public institution of higher learning with an approximate enrollment of 12,000 students. ... Texas Longhorns athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas at Austin. ... Jody Conradt Jody Conradt (born May 13, 1941 in Goldthwaite, Texas) is a college womens basketball coach. ...

See also

• 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2007 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involves 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ...

External links

• 2007 NCAA Women's Final Four