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The 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 16, 2018, and concluded with the national championship game on Sunday, April 1. The Final Four was played at
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. This is the third time that the women's Final Four was played in
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after previously being held in
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in 1997 and
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in 2007 and the first time that the women's Final Four was played in Columbus. For only the fourth time in the tournament’s 37-year history, all four of the number one seeds made it to the Final Four (
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). Tennessee continued its record streak of making every NCAA women's basketball tournament at 37 consecutive appearances. Connecticut also continued its record streak of 11 consecutive Final Four appearances.


Tournament procedure

Pending any changes to the format, a total of 64 teams will enter the 2016 tournament. 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament. The remaining 36 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The tournament is split into four regional tournaments, and each regional has teams seeded from 1 to 16, with the committee ostensibly making every region as comparable to the others as possible. The top-seeded team in each region plays the #16 team, the #2 team plays the #15, etc. (meaning where the two seeds add up to 17, that team will be assigned to play another). The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002; the top sixteen teams, as chosen in the bracket selection process, hosted the first two rounds on campus. The selection committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 64.


2018 NCAA tournament schedule and venues

The first two rounds, also referred to as the subregionals, were played at the sites of the top 16 seeds, as was done in 2016 and 2017. The following are the sites selected to host the last four rounds of the 2018 tournament. First and Second rounds (Subregionals) * March 16–18 ** KFC Yum! Center,
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Thompson–Boling Arena Thompson–Boling Arena is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The arena opened in 1987. It is home to the Tennessee Volunteers (men) and Lady Vols (women) basketball teams. Since 2008, it h ...
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North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...
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Colonial Life Arena The Colonial Life Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina men's and women's basketball teams. Opened as a replacement for the Carolina Coliseum with the name Carolina Center ...
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Matthew Knight Arena The Matthew Knight Arena (MKA) is a 12,364-seat, multi-purpose arena in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is home of the University of Oregon Ducks basketball teams, replacing McArthur Court. It is located on the east side of campus at the cor ...
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Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...
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University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...
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Stegeman Coliseum Stegeman Coliseum is a 10,523-seat multi-purpose arena in Athens, Georgia, United States. The arena opened in 1964 in honor of C. Sal Stegeman. It is home to the University of Georgia Bulldogs basketball and gymnastics teams. It was also the venu ...
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St. John Arena St. John Arena is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The arena was named for Lynn St. John, who served as Ohio State's men's basketball coach and athletic director until 1947. It was ...
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Pauley Pavilion Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams. The men ...
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) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) * March 23–25 ** Kansas City regional,
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) * March 24–26 ** Albany regional,
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(Hosts: MAAC) ** Spokane regional,
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Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...
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) National semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship) *March 30 and April 1 **
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Subregionals tournament and automatic qualifiers

Selections for the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship were announced at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Monday, March 12 via ESPN. The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002; the top sixteen teams, as chosen in the bracket selection process, hosted the first two rounds on campus. A total of 64 teams entered the 2018 tournament. 32 automatic bids teams were given to teams that won their
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tournament. The remaining 32 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The selection committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 64.


Automatic qualifiers

The following teams automatically qualified for the 2018 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament.


Tournament seeds


Bracket

All times are listed as
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* – Denotes overtime period


Albany Regional –

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Albany Regional Final


Albany Regional all tournament team

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Gabby Williams Gabrielle Lisa Williams (born September 9, 1996) is an American-French professional basketball player. She was drafted 4th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2018 WNBA draft. In 2022 she was a EuroLeague champion with Sopron and was named the Fi ...
, UConn (MOP) *
Cierra Dillard Cierra Janay Dillard (born May 8, 1996) is an American-Senegalese professional basketball player who currently plays for Alexandria Sporting Club. College career Dillard attended Gates Chili High School in Rochester, New York. She was named t ...
, Buffalo *
A'ja Wilson A'ja Riyadh Wilson (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in college, and helped lead the Ga ...
, South Carolina * Crystal Dangerfield, UConn *
Katie Lou Samuelson Katie Lou Samuelson (born June 13, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. High school career Samu ...
, UConn


Kansas City Regional –

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Kansas City Regional final


Kansas City Regional all tournament team

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Teaira McCowan Teaira McCowan (born September 28, 1996; first name pronounced ) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Galatasaray of the Women's Basketball Super League. ...
, Mississippi State (Co-MOP) * Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State (Co-MOP) * Kiara Leslie, NC State *
Jordin Canada Jordin Elizabeth Canada (born August 11, 1995) is an American professional basketball player with the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected by the Seattle Storm with the 5th overall pick in the ...
, UCLA *
Monique Billings Monique Charice Billings (born May 2, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted into the WNBA in 2018 by the Dream. College career UCLA Bill ...
, UCLA


Lexington Regional –

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Lexington Regional Final


Lexington Regional all tournament team

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Asia Durr Asia (AD) Durr (born April 5, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). They played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals. College career After the ...
, Louisville (MOP) *
Myisha Hines-Allen Myisha Hines-Allen (born May 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In college she played for the University of Louisville. Growing up in Montclair ...
, Louisville * Arica Carter, Louisville * Sam Fuehring, Louisville *
Marie Gülich Marie Gülich (born 28 May 1994) is a German professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. She was drafted 12th overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2018 WNBA draft. Gülich played center for the Oregon State Beavers women's bas ...
, Oregon State


Spokane Regional –

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Spokane Regional Final


Spokane Regional all tournament team

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Arike Ogunbowale Arike Ogunbowale (born March 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, before being drafted ...
, Notre Dame (MOP) *
Marina Mabrey Marina Mabrey (born September 14, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Mabrey was drafted in the second round (19th pick overall) by the Los Angeles Sparks ...
, Notre Dame * Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M *
Sabrina Ionescu Sabrina Elaine Ionescu (born December 6, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. She is the NCAA all- ...
, Oregon * Ruthy Hebard, Oregon


Final Four

During the Final Four round, regardless of the seeds of the participating teams, the champion of the top overall top seed's region (Connecticut's Albany Region) plays against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region (Notre Dame's Spokane Region), and the champion of the second overall top seed's region (Mississippi State's Kansas City Region) plays against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region (Louisville's Lexington Region).


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– Columbus, Ohio

* – Denotes overtime period


Final Four


National Championship


Final Four all-tournament team

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Arike Ogunbowale Arike Ogunbowale (born March 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, before being drafted ...
, Notre Dame (MOP) *
Jessica Shepard Jessica Shepard (born September 11, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Shepard began her college career at Nebraska, playing there for two seasons befo ...
, Notre Dame * Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State *
Teaira McCowan Teaira McCowan (born September 28, 1996; first name pronounced ) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Galatasaray of the Women's Basketball Super League. ...
, Mississippi State *
Napheesa Collier Napheesa Collier (born September 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). After playing college basketball for the UConn Huskies women's basketball, Uni ...
, Connecticut


Record by conference

* The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively. * The America East, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Conference USA, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy League, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC and West Coast conferences each had one representative that was eliminated in the first round.


Media coverage


Television

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had US television rights to all games during the tournament. During the first and second rounds, ESPN aired select games nationally on ESPN2,
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. All other games aired regionally on ESPN,
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and were streamed online via
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. Most of the nation got whip-a-round coverage during this time, which allowed ESPN to rotate between the games and focus the nation on the game that had the closest score.


Studio host and analysts

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Andy Landers Andrew Grady Landers (born October 8, 1952) is a retired American college basketball coach who was head women's basketball coach at the University of Georgia from 1979 to 2015. Landers graduated from Friendsville (Tenn.) High School in 1970, the ...
(Analyst) *
Rebecca Lobo Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin (born October 6, 1973) is an American television basketball analyst and former women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003. Lobo, at 6'4", played the center position f ...
(Analyst) (First, Second rounds, Final Four and National championship game) *
Nell Fortner Nell Fortner (born March 3, 1959) is the current women's college basketball coach at Georgia Tech. She is most well known for leading the 2000 Olympics team to a gold medal. She has received numerous awards including the 1997 National Coach of t ...
(Analyst) (Regionals, Final Four and National championship game)


Broadcast assignments

''First & second rounds Friday/Sunday'' *
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Nell Fortner Nell Fortner (born March 3, 1959) is the current women's college basketball coach at Georgia Tech. She is most well known for leading the 2000 Olympics team to a gold medal. She has received numerous awards including the 1997 National Coach of t ...
– Louisville, Kentucky * Brenda VanLengen &
Carol Ross Carol Ross (born June 11, 1959) is an American college and professional basketball coach. Ross has served as the head women's basketball coach for the University of Florida and the University of Mississippi, and also as the head coach of the Los ...
– Knoxville, Tennessee * Lowell Galindo & Andraya Carter – College Station, Texas *
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Mike Thibault Michael Francis Thibault (born September 28, 1950) is an American basketball head coach, formerly of the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and now of the Washington Mystics. In 2013, Thibault became the WNBA's all time most successful coach with 212 vi ...
– Raleigh, North Carolina *
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Brooke Weisbrod Candace Brooke Weisbrod is an American sportscaster and college basketball analyst and reporter for ESPN. Early life Weisbrod was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she attended Purcell Marian High School and St. Ursula Academy, and was a three-sport ...
– Notre Dame, Indiana *
Paul Sunderland Paul Benedict Sunderland (born March 29, 1952) is an American professional sportscaster who resides in Los Angeles, California. He worked as the indoor volleyball play-by-play announcer for NBC Olympics’ coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, ...
& Steffi Sorensen – Columbia, South Carolina *
Dave Pasch Dave Pasch (born August 11, 1972) is an ESPN announcer, covering the NBA, college football, and college basketball. He is also the radio play-by-play voice of the Arizona Cardinals. Personal life Pasch grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, to parents ...
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LaChina Robinson LaChina Robinson is a basketball analyst who calls college basketball games for ESPN, Fox Sports 1, and FS South. She is also the analyst for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA and calls select WNBA games for ESPN and NBATV. Early life After a flirta ...
– Eugene, Oregon *
Eric Frede Eric Frede is an American sportscaster who has worked for NESN since 2002. He was previously the play-by-play announcer for NESN College Football Saturday broadcasts until he left NESN and joined NBC Sports Boston and is currently an anchor for ...
& Christy Thomaskutty – Waco, Texas ''Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight Friday/Sunday'' *Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli & Allison Williams – Lexington, Kentucky *Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors & Courtney Lyle – Kansas City, Missouri ''Final Four'' *Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe – Columbus, Ohio ''First & second rounds Saturday/Monday'' *
Adam Amin Adam Amin (born December 19, 1986) is an American sportscaster. Amin joined Fox Sports in June 2020 as a play-by-play announcer for MLB and NFL games after previously working for ESPN from 2011-2020. He is also the television play-by-play annou ...
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Kara Lawson Kara Marie Lawson (born February 14, 1981) is the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team. She is a former American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and a basketball t ...
– Storrs, Connecticut *
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Amanda Butler Amanda Kay Butler (born March 6, 1972) is an American college basketball coach and former player. In 2018, Butler was hired as the head coach of the Clemson Tigers women's basketball team. Prior to that, she was the head coach for the Florida Gat ...
– Athens, Georgia *
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Christy Winters-Scott Christy Winters Scott is a basketball color analyst for college basketball games for ESPN, FSN, The Big Ten Network (BTN), NBC Sports Washington, and Raycom Sports. She has been the lead analyst for BTN Women’s Basketball since 2016. Some o ...
– Columbus, Ohio *
Clay Matvick Clay Matvick (born August 12, 1973 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota) is an American sportscaster, who works primarily as a play-by-play announcer for ABC and the ESPN networks. Background Matvick graduated from Princeton High School in 1991. He recei ...
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Katie Smith Katie Smith (born June 4, 1974) is lead assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is the former head coach of the New York Liberty. A retired professional basketball player, Smith's prima ...
– Tallahassee, Florida * Courtney Lyle &
Tamika Catchings Tamika Devonne Catchings (born July 21, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Catchings has won a WNBA champio ...
– Starkville, Mississippi *
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& Dan Hughes – Stanford, California * Tiffany Greene &
Chiney Ogwumike Chinenye "Chiney" Ogwumike (born March 21, 1992) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2020, she became the first Black woman and the first WNBA ...
– Los Angeles, California *
Pam Ward Pam Ward is an on-air personality for the cable sports television network ESPN, serving as one of the play-by-play announcers for ESPN's coverage of the 2012 and 2013 Women's College World Series of Softball. She is a graduate of the University of ...
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Gail Goestenkors Gail Ann Goestenkors (born February 26, 1963) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team. She is perhaps best known as the women's college basketball head coach of Duke ...
– Austin, Texas ''Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight Saturday/Monday'' *Adam Amin, Kara Lawson,
Rebecca Lobo Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin (born October 6, 1973) is an American television basketball analyst and former women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003. Lobo, at 6'4", played the center position f ...
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Holly Rowe Holly Rowe (born June 16, 1966) is an American sports telecaster currently working for the sports television network ESPN. Rowe is best known as a sideline reporter for college football games which are telecast on ESPN. Rowe made Utah Jazz team ...
– Albany, New York *Dave Pasch, LaChina Robinson &
Molly McGrath Molly Anne McGrath (born June 6, 1989) is an American sportscaster and studio host who works as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s college football and college basketball telecasts. Career Early sportscasting work (2009–2013) While attending Bos ...
– Spokane, Washington ''Championship'' *Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe – Columbus, Ohio


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had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament. Teams participating in the regional finals, Final Four, and Championship were allowed to have their own local broadcasts, but they weren’t allowed to stream those broadcasts online. ''Regional finals Sunday'' *
Justin Kutcher Justin Kutcher is a sportscaster with Fox Sports. He is the play-by-play broadcaster for Atlanta Falcons preseason games, and was formerly the play-by-play announcer for the Washington Wizards on NBC Sports Washington. Kutcher joined Fox Sports in ...
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Ann Schatz Ann Schatz is a sports broadcaster who works for CBS Sports Network, ESPN, Pac-12 Network, Westwood One, and the Portland Thorns FC. Early life Schatz was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, as one of six siblings. Schatz attended Creighton Uni ...
– Lexington, Kentucky *
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& Krista Blunk – Kansas City, Missouri ''Final Four'' * John Sadak, Debbie Antonelli, & Krista Blunk – Columbus, Ohio ''Regional finals Monday'' * John Sadak & Debbie Antonelli – Albany, New York * Dick Fain & Kristen Kozlowski – Spokane, Washington ''Championship'' * John Sadak, Debbie Antonelli, & Krista Blunk – Columbus, Ohio


See also

* 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament * 2018 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament * 2018 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament * 2018 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament *
2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament The 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament was an annual single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2018 Women's NCAA tournament. The tournament committee announced the 64-team fiel ...
* 2018 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship *
2018 National Invitation Tournament The 2018 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I college men's basketball teams that were not selected to participate in the 2018 NCAA tournament. The first three rounds of the annual tournament we ...
* 2018 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament * 2018 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament * 2018 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament * 2018 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament *
2018 Women's Basketball Invitational The 2018 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) was a single-elimination tournament consisting of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournam ...
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2018 College Basketball Invitational The 2018 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination men's college basketball tournament consisting of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2018 NCAA Men's Division ...
* 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament


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NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 Women's sports, women's college basketball teams from the NCAA Division I, Division I level of t ...
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 Women's sports, women's college basketball teams from the NCAA Division I, Division I level of t ...