By james art 
The NCAA DI basketball tournament for 2025 will be opened on Sunday on Sunday, Sunday, March 16.
Here is the full schedule followed by the tournament bracket:
- Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 16
- First four: March 19-20
- First round: March 21-22
- Second round: March 23-24
- Sweet 16: March 28-29
- Elite eight: 30-31 March
- Final Four: Friday, April 4, at 7:00 pm with the second semi -final, starting 30 minutes after the first game is completed. Both will be in Amali Arena in Tampa, Florida
- NCAA Championship Game: Sunday, April 6 from 3:00 pm ET of ABC, hosting amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
These are the sites for the women’s tournament in 2025:
| 2025 Regional Round Sites | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle | Town | Place | Dates |
| Sweet 16/elite eight | Birmingham, Alabama | Legacy Arena | March 28-31 |
| Sweet 16/elite eight | Spokan, Washington | Spokes | March 28-31 |
Here’s a look at the NCAA tournament last season:
Click or tap here to see the 2024 bracket as PDF. | Click or tap here for the interactive bracket 2024.
Here are future sites and dates for the final four:
| Year | Town | place | dates | host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tampa, ET | Amali Arena | 4 and 6 April | University of South Florida, Sports Commission in Tampa Bay |
| 2026 | Phoenix | Print center | 3 and 5 April | Arizona State University |
| 2027 | Columbus, O. | National arena | April 2 and 4 | Ohio State University, Sports Committee on Grand Columbus |
| 2028 | Indianapolis | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | March 31 and April 2 | Horizon League, IUPUI, Indiana Sports Corp |
| 2029 | San Antonio | Almond | March 30 and April 1 | University for embodied word, Utsa, San Antonio Sports |
| 2030 | Portland, or | Moda Center | April 5 and 7 | University of Portland, Sport Oregon |
| 2031 | Dallas | Center of American Airlines | 4 and 6 April | Big 12 Conference, Dallas Sports Commission |
Here is the full list of teams that have won the DI National Championship:
NCAA DI Women’s Basketball: Champions, History
| Year | Champion (record) | Trainer | Result | Runner -up | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Carolina (38-0) | Dawn Staley | 87-75 | Iow | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2023 | LSU (34-2) | Kim lightheads | 102-85 | Iow | Dallas, Texas |
| 2022 | South Carolina (36-2) | Dawn Staley | 64-49 | Connecticut | Minneapolis, min. |
| 2021 | Stanford (31-2) | Tara Vanderer | 54-53 | Arizona | San Antonio, Texas |
| 2019 | Baylor (37-1) | Kim lightheads | 82-81 | Notre Dame | Tampa, flag. |
| 2018 | Notre Dame (34-3) | MUFET MCGRAW | 61-58 | Mississippi | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2017 | South Carolina (33-4) | Dawn Staley | 67-55 | Mississippi | Dallas, Texas |
| 2016 | Connecticut (38-0) | Geno Auriemma | 82-51 | Syracuse | Indianapolis, India. |
| 2015 | Connecticut (38-1) | Geno Auriemma | 63-53 | Notre Dame | Tampa, flag. |
| 2014 | Connecticut (40-0) | Geno Auriemma | 79-58 | Notre Dame | Nashville, tan. |
| 2013 | Connecticut (35-4) | Geno Auriemma | 93-60 | Louisville | New Orleans, La. |
| 2012 | Baylor (40-0) | Kim lightheads | 80-61 | Notre Dame | Denver, Coloras. |
| 2011 | Texas A&M (33-5) | Gary Blair | 76-70 | Notre Dame | Indianapolis, India. |
| 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, flag. |
| 2007 | Tennessee (34-3) | Pat Summitt | 59-46 | Rutgers | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2006 | Maryland (34-4) | Brenda Fres | 78-75 (OT) | Duke | Boston, table. |
| 2005 | Baylor (33-3) | Kim lightheads | 84-62 | Michigan State | Indianapolis, India. |
| 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) | MUFET MCGRAW | 68-66 | Fry | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 2000 | Connecticut (36-1) | Geno Auriemma | 71-52 | Tennessee | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| 1999 | Poludi (34-1) | Carolyn Peck | 62-45 | Duke | San Jose, California. |
| 1998 | Tennessee (39-0) | Pat Summitt | 93-75 | Louisiana Tech | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1997 | Tennessee (29-10) | Pat Summitt | 68-59 | Old dominion | Cincoannati, Ohio |
| 1996 | Tennessee (32-4) | Pat Summitt | 83-65 | Georgia | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1995 | Connecticut (35-0) | Geno Auriemma | 70-64 | Tennessee | Minneapolis, min. |
| 1994 | North Carolina (33-2) | Sylvia Hatchell | 60-59 | Louisiana Tech | Richmond, Va. |
| 1993 | Texas Tech (31-3) | March | 84-82 | Ohio | Atlanta, ga. |
| 1992 | Stanford (30-3) | Tara Vanderer | 78-62 | Western kentucky | Los Angeles, California. |
| 1991 | Tennessee (30-5) | Pat Summitt | 70-67 (OT) | Virginia | New Orleans, La. |
| 1990 | Stanford (32-1) | Tara Vanderer | 88-81 | Ore | Knoxville, tan. |
| 1989 | Tennessee (35-2) | Pat Summitt | 76-60 | Ore | Tacoma, washing. |
| 1988 | Louisiana Tech (32-2) | Leon Barmor | 56-54 | Ore | Tacoma, washing. |
| 1987 | Tennessee (28-6) | Pat Summitt | 67-44 | Louisiana Tech | Austin, Texas |
| 1986 | Texas (34-0) | Jody Conrad | 97-81 | Southern California | Lexington, Ki. |
| 1985 | Old Dominion (31-3) | Marian Stanley | 70-65 | Georgia | Austin, Texas |
| 1984 | South California (29-4) | Linda Sharp | 72-61 | Tennessee | Los Angeles, California. |
| 1983 | South California (31-2) | Linda Sharp | 69-67 | Louisiana Tech | Norfolk, Virginia. |
| 1982 | Louisiana Tech (35-1) | Sonja Hogg | 76-62 | Cheney | Norfolk, Virginia. |
