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1989 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

American college basketball tournament

Field	Value
Gender	Women's
Year	1989
Image	1989WomensFinalFourLogo.jpg
ImageSize	150px
Teams	48
FinalFourArena	Tacoma Dome
FinalFourCity	Tacoma, Washington
Champions	Tennessee Volunteers
TitleCount	2nd
ChampGameCount	3rd
ChampFFCount	6th
RunnerUp	Auburn Tigers
GameCount	2nd
RunnerFFCount	2nd
Semifinal1	Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
FinalFourCount	6th
Semifinal2	Maryland Terrapins
FinalFourCount2	2nd
Coach	Pat Summitt
CoachCount	2nd
MOP	Bridgette Gordon
MOPTeam	Tennessee

The 1989 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 15 and ended on April 2. The tournament expanded from 40 to 48 teams. The Final Four consisted of Auburn, Louisiana Tech, Tennessee, and Maryland, with Tennessee winning its second title with a 76–60 victory over Auburn. Tennessee's Bridgette Gordon was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Records

Auburn has only six turnovers in the National Semi-final game against Louisiana Tech, the fewest turnovers recorded in a Final Four game.

Bridgette Gordon scored 17 points from the free throw line in the East Regional final between Tennessee and Long Beach state, the most ever scored in an NCAA tournament game.

Maryland had 25 steals in a game against Stephen F. Austin in the West Regional semifinal, the most in an NCAA tournament game, since the statistic has been recorded (starting in 1988).

Jennifer Azzi hit nine of eleven three point attempts over the course of the tournament, the best percentage ever recorded in a tournament game (minimum- 1.5 made per game)

Stanford hit 22 of 33 three point attempts over the course of the tournament, the best percentage ever recorded in a tournament game (minimum - three games)

Qualifying teams – automatic

Forty-eight teams were selected to participate in the 1989 NCAA Tournament. Nineteen conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

Automatic bids
Season	Conference	Seed
Bowling Green State University	MAC		9
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Southern Conference		12
University of Colorado at Boulder	Big Eight		3
University of Connecticut	Big East		8
College of the Holy Cross	MAAC		9
Illinois State University	Missouri Valley Conference		7
James Madison University	Colonial		6
California State University, Long Beach	Big West Conference		2
University of Maryland, College Park	ACC		1
University of Montana	Big Sky Conference		10
Ohio State University	Big Ten		3
University of South Carolina	Metro		6
Stanford University	Pac-10		2
University of Tennessee	SEC		1
Tennessee Technological University	Ohio Valley Conference		11
University of Texas at Austin	Southwest		2
University of Utah	High Country		11
West Virginia University	Atlantic 10		12
Western Kentucky University	Sun Belt Conference		5

Qualifying teams – at-large

Twenty-nine additional teams were selected to complete the forty-eight invitations.

At-large bids
Season	Conference	Seed
University of Arkansas	Southwest		12
Auburn University	Southeastern		1
California State University, Fullerton	Big West		7
University of Cincinnati	Metro		8
Clemson University	Atlantic Coast		4
University of Georgia	Southeastern		5
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	Big West		12
University of Iowa	Big Ten		3
La Salle University	Metro Atlantic		9
Louisiana Tech University	American South		1
Louisiana State University	Southeastern		4
University of Miami	Independent		8
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)	Southeastern		3
North Carolina State University	Atlantic Coast		2
Northwestern State University	Southland		10
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater	Big Eight		9
Old Dominion University	Sun Belt		6
Providence College	Big East		11
Purdue University	Big Ten		5
Rutgers University	Atlantic 10		7
University of Southern Mississippi	Metro		10
Saint Joseph's University	Atlantic 10		10
Stephen F. Austin State University	Southland		4
Temple University	Atlantic 10		8
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Big West		6
Vanderbilt University	Southeastern		7
Villanova University	Big East		11
University of Virginia	Atlantic Coast		4
University of Washington	Pacific-10		5

Bids by conference

Nineteen conferences earned an automatic bid. In seven cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Two conferences, Southland and American South sent a single representative as an at-large team. One team earned an at-large bid as an Independent Twenty-six additional at-large teams were selected from ten of the conferences.

1	American South	Louisiana Tech

First and second rounds

In 1989, the field expanded to 48 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1–12 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 8 and 9 faced each other for the opportunity to face the 1 seed in the second round, seeds 7 and 10 played for the opportunity to face the 2 seed, seeds 5 and 12 played for the opportunity to face the 4 seed, and seeds 6 and 11 played for the opportunity to face the 3 seed. In the first two rounds, the higher seed was given the opportunity to host the first-round game. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. The exceptions:

Fifth seeded Purdue played fourth seeded LSU at Purdue
Tenth seeded Montana played seventh seeded Cal St. Fullerton at Montana
Ninth seeded Oklahoma State played eighth seeded Miami(FL) at Oklahoma State
Seventh seeded Vanderbilt played tenth seeded St. Joseph's at St. Joseph's
Ninth seeded Bowling Green played eighth seeded Cincinnati at Bowling Green

Because Purdue was also a first round venue, there are only 31 rather than 32 first and second round venues

The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the thirty-one first and second round locations:

Region	Rnd	Host	Venue	City	State
East	1	Western Kentucky University	E.A. Diddle Arena	Bowling Green	Kentucky
East	1	James Madison University	James Madison University Convocation Center	Harrisonburg	Virginia
East	1	University of Connecticut	Hugh S. Greer Field House	Storrs	Connecticut
East	1	Vanderbilt University	Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University)	Nashville	Tennessee
East	1	University of Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena	Knoxville	Tennessee
East	2	Ohio State University	St. John Arena	Columbus	Ohio
East	2	Long Beach State	University Gym (Gold Mine)	Long Beach	California
East	2	University of Virginia	University Hall (University of Virginia)	Charlottesville	Virginia
Mideast	1	University of Georgia	Georgia Coliseum (Stegeman Coliseum)	Athens	Georgia
Mideast	1	Rutgers University	Louis Brown Athletic Center	Piscataway	New Jersey
Mideast	1	Old Dominion University	Old Dominion University Fieldhouse	Norfolk	Virginia
Mideast	1	Temple University	McGonigle Hall	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Mideast	2	North Carolina State University	Reynolds Coliseum	Raleigh	North Carolina
Mideast	2	University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)	Tad Smith Coliseum	Oxford	Mississippi
Mideast	2	Auburn University	Memorial Coliseum (Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum)	Auburn	Alabama
Mideast	2	Clemson University	Littlejohn Coliseum	Clemson	South Carolina
Midwest	1	University of South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum	Columbia	South Carolina
Midwest	1	Oklahoma State University	Gallagher-Iba Arena	Stillwater	Oklahoma
Midwest	1	Illinois State University	Redbird Arena	Normal	Illinois
Midwest	1 & 2	Purdue University	Mackey Arena	West Lafayette	Indiana
Midwest	2	Louisiana Tech University	Thomas Assembly Center	Ruston	Louisiana
Midwest	2	University of Iowa	Carver–Hawkeye Arena	Iowa City	Iowa
Midwest	2	Stanford University	Maples Pavilion	Stanford	California
West	1	University of Montana	Dahlberg Arena	Missoula	Montana
West	1	University of Washington	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Seattle	Washington
West	1	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	South Gym	Las Vegas	Nevada
West	1	Bowling Green State University	Anderson Arena	Bowling Green	Ohio
West	2	University of Maryland	Cole Field House	College Park	Maryland
West	2	University of Texas	Frank Erwin Center	Austin	Texas
West	2	University of Colorado	CU Events Center (Coors Events Center)	Boulder	Colorado
West	2	Stephen F. Austin University	William R. Johnson Coliseum	Nacogdoches	Texas

Regionals and Final Four

The regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 23 to March 25 at these sites:

**East Regional ** E.A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, Kentucky (Host: Western Kentucky University)
**Mideast Regional ** Memorial Coliseum (Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum), Auburn, Alabama (Host: Auburn University)
**Midwest Regional ** Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana Tech University)
**West Regional ** Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas)

Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held March 31 and April 2 in Tacoma, Washington at the Tacoma Dome, hosted by the University of Washington.

Bids by state

The forty-eight teams came from thirty-one states. Pennsylvania and Tennessee had the most teams with four each. Nineteen states did not have any teams receiving bids.

NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 1989

Bids	State	Teams
4	Pennsylvania	La Salle, St. Joseph's, Temple, Villanova
4	Tennessee	Chattanooga, Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, Vanderbilt
3	California	Long Beach St., Stanford, Cal St. Fullerton
3	Louisiana	Louisiana Tech, LSU, Northwestern St.
3	Ohio	Bowling Green, Ohio St., Cincinnati
3	Virginia	James Madison, Old Dominion, Virginia
2	Mississippi	Ole Miss, Southern Miss.
2	South Carolina	South Carolina, Clemson
2	Texas	Texas, Stephen F. Austin
1	Alabama	Auburn
1	Arkansas	Arkansas
1	Colorado	Colorado
1	Connecticut	Connecticut
1	Florida	Miami FL
1	Georgia	Georgia
1	Hawaii	Hawaii
1	Illinois	Illinois St..
1	Indiana	Purdue
1	Iowa	Iowa
1	Kentucky	Western Ky.
1	Maryland	Maryland
1	Massachusetts	Holy Cross
1	Montana	Montana
1	Nevada	UNLV
1	New Jersey	Rutgers
1	North Carolina	North Carolina St.
1	Oklahoma	Oklahoma St.
1	Rhode Island	Providence
1	Utah	Utah
1	Washington	Washington
1	West Virginia	West Virginia

Brackets

First and second-round games played at higher seed except where noted.

Mideast regional – Auburn, AL ([[Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum]])

March 15 March 18–19 March 23 March 25

Midwest regional – Ruston, LA ([[Thomas Assembly Center]])

March 15 March 18–19 March 23 March 25

East regional – Bowling Green, KY ([[E.A. Diddle Arena]])

March 15 March 18–19 March 23 March 25

West regional – Austin, Texas ([[Frank Erwin Center]])

March 15 March 18–19 March 23 March 25

Final Four – Tacoma, WA ([[Tacoma Dome]])

Record by conference

Nineteen conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play:

Conference	# of Bids	Win %	Round
of 32	Sweet
Sixteen	Elite
Eight	Final
Four	Championship
Game
Southeastern	6	.722	5	4	3	2	2
Atlantic Coast	4	.600	4	4	1	1	–
Atlantic 10	4	.500	4	–	–	–	–
Big West	4	.500	2	2	1	–	–
Big Ten	3	.500	3	2	–	–	–
Big East	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
Metro	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pacific-10	2	.600	2	1	1	–	–
Southwest	2	.500	1	1	1	–	–
Big Eight	2	.333	2	–	–	–	–
Metro Atlantic	2	.333	1	–	–	–	–
Southland	2	.333	1	1	–	–	–
Sun Belt	2	.333	1	–	–	–	–
American South	1	.750	1	1	1	1	–
Big Sky	1	.500	1	–	–	–	–
Colonial	1	.500	1	–	–	–	–
Mid-American	1	.500	1	–	–	–	–
Missouri Valley	1	.500	1	–	–	–	–
Ohio Valley	1	.500	1	–	–	–	–

Two conferences went 0-1: High Country, and Southern Conference

All-Tournament team

Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee
Sheila Frost, Tennessee
Vickie Orr, Auburn
Venus Lacy, Louisiana Tech
Deanna Tate, Maryland

Game officials

Sally Bell (semifinal)
John Morningstar(semifinal)
Larry Sheppard (semifinal)
Bill Stokes (semifinal)
June Corteau (final)
Patty Broderick (final)

References

Gregory Cooper. "1989 NCAA National Championship Tournament".
"CHN Basketball History: Most Outstanding Player".
"Attendance and Sites". NCAA.
Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA.

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