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2004 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

American college basketball tournament

Field	Value
Gender	Women's
Year	2004
Image	2004 NCAA Women's Final Four logo.png
ImageSize	150px
Caption	2004 Women's Final Four logo
Teams	64
FinalFourArena	New Orleans Arena
FinalFourCity	New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions	[Connecticut Huskies](2003-04-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)
TitleCount	5th
ChampGameCount	5th
ChampFFCount	8th
RunnerUp	[Tennessee Volunteers](2003-04-tennessee-lady-volunteers-basketball-team)
GameCount	11th
RunnerFFCount	15th
Semifinal1	[Minnesota Golden Gophers](2003-04-minnesota-golden-gophers-women-s-basketball-team)
FinalFourCount	1st
Semifinal2	[LSU Tigers](2003-04-lsu-lady-tigers-basketball-team)
FinalFourCount2	1st
Coach	Geno Auriemma
CoachCount	5th
MOP	Diana Taurasi
MOPTeam	[Connecticut](2003-04-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)

The 2004 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 20 and concluded on April 6 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 4–6 and was hosted by Tulane University. UConn, coached by Geno Auriemma, defeated archrivals Tennessee, coached by Pat Summitt, 81–67 in the championship game. UConn's Diana Taurasi was named Most Outstanding Player for the second consecutive year.

Tournament records

Final Four appearances – Connecticut appeared in their fifth consecutive Final Four, tied for the longest such streak, with LSU (2004–08)
Rebounds – Janel McCarville, Minnesota recorded 75 rebounds, the most ever recorded in an NCAA tournament. This record would be broken in 2018 when Mississippi State's Teaira McCowan recorded 109 rebounds.
Assists – Temeka Johnson, LSU, recorded 50 assists, the most ever recorded in an NCAA tournament

Qualifying teams – automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament.

Automatic bids
season	Conference	Seed
Austin Peay State University	Ohio Valley Conference		13
Boston College	Big East		3
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Southern Conference		10
Colgate University	Patriot League		16
Duke University	ACC		1
Eastern Michigan University	MAC		14
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay	Horizon League		14
Hampton University	MEAC		16
University of Houston	Conference USA		3
Liberty University	Big South Conference		14
Lipscomb University	Atlantic Sun Conference		15
Louisiana Tech University	WAC		5
Loyola Marymount University	West Coast Conference		13
University of Maine	America East		13
Marist College	MAAC		14
Middle Tennessee State University	Sun Belt Conference		13
Missouri State University	Missouri Valley Conference		12
University of Montana	Big Sky Conference		12
University of New Mexico	Mountain West		12
Northwestern State University	Southland		16
University of Oklahoma	Big 12		3
Old Dominion University	Colonial		8
University of Pennsylvania	Ivy League		15
Purdue University	Big Ten		2
Southern University	SWAC		16
St. Francis (PA)	Northeast Conference		15
Stanford University	Pac-10		6
Temple University	Atlantic 10		11
University of California, Santa Barbara	Big West Conference		11
Valparaiso University	Mid-Continent		15
Vanderbilt University	SEC		2

Qualifying teams – at-large

Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.

At-large bids
season	Conference	Seed
University of Arizona	Pacific-10		9
Auburn University	Southeastern		7
Baylor University	Big 12		4
University of Colorado at Boulder	Big 12		6
University of Connecticut	Big East		2
DePaul University	Conference USA		9
University of Florida	Southeastern		5
The George Washington University	Atlantic 10		8
University of Georgia	Southeastern		3
University of Iowa	Big Ten		9
Kansas State University	Big 12		2
Louisiana State University	Southeastern		4
Marquette University	Conference USA		9
University of Maryland	Atlantic Coast		12
University of Miami	Big East		5
Michigan State University	Big Ten		8
University of Minnesota	Big Ten		7
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)	Southeastern		10
University of Missouri	Big 12		11
University of North Carolina	Atlantic Coast		4
North Carolina State University	Atlantic Coast		10
University of Notre Dame	Big East		5
Ohio State University	Big Ten		6
Pennsylvania State University	Big Ten		1
Rutgers University	Big East		7
Texas Christian University	Conference USA		6
University of Tennessee	Southeastern		1
University of Texas at Austin	Big 12		1
Texas Tech University	Big 12		4
University of California, Los Angeles	Pacific-10		10
Villanova University	Big East		7
Virginia Tech	Big East		8
West Virginia University	Big East		11

Bids by conference

Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-three cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from eight of the conferences.

1	Western Athletic	Louisiana Tech

First and second rounds

In 2004, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15, seeds 3 and 14, seeds 4 and 13, seeds 5 and 12, seeds 6 and 11, seeds 7 and 10, and seeds 8 and 9. Sixteen sites for the first two rounds were determined approximately a year before the team selections and seedings were completed, following a practice established in 2003.

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

Region	Rnd	Host	Venue	City	State
East	1&2	University of Notre Dame	Edmund P. Joyce Center	Notre Dame	Indiana
East	1&2	University of California, Santa Barbara	UC Santa Barbara Events Center	Santa Barbara	California
East	1&2	Virginia Tech	Cassell Coliseum	Blacksburg	Virginia
East	1&2	Fairfield University	Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard	Bridgeport	Connecticut
Mideast	1&2	University of Montana	Dahlberg Arena	Missoula	Montana
Mideast	1&2	Ohio State University	St. John Arena	Columbus	Ohio
Mideast	1&2	Duke University	Cameron Indoor Stadium	Durham	North Carolina
Mideast	1&2	University of Minnesota	Williams Arena	Minneapolis	Minnesota
Midwest	1&2	University of New Mexico	The Pit (arena)	Albuquerque	New Mexico
Midwest	1&2	Arizona State University	Wells Fargo Arena	Tempe	Arizona
Midwest	1&2	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	McKenzie Arena	Chattanooga	Tennessee
Midwest	1&2	Florida State University	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center	Tallahassee	Florida
West	1&2	University of Texas	Frank Erwin Center	Austin	Texas
West	1&2	Louisiana State University	LSU Assembly Center (Pete Maravich Assembly Center)	Baton Rouge	Louisiana
West	1&2	Iowa State University	Hilton Coliseum	Ames	Iowa
West	1&2	Temple University	Liacouras Center	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Regionals and Final Four

The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 27 to March 30 at these sites:

**Midwest Regional ** Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma (Host: University of Oklahoma)
**West Regional ** Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle (Host: University of Washington)
**East Regional ** Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut (Host: Big East Conference)
**Mideast Regional ** Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Virginia (Host: Old Dominion University)

Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four held April 4 and April 6 in New Orleans at the New Orleans Arena (Host: Tulane University)

Bids by state

The sixty-four teams came from thirty-two states, plus Washington, D.C. Tennessee had the most teams with six bids. Eighteen states did not have any teams receiving bids.

NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 2004

Bids	State	Teams
6	Tennessee	Austin Peay, Chattanooga, Lipscomb, Middle Tenn., Vanderbilt, Tennessee
5	Texas	Houston, Baylor, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech
4	California	Loyola Marymount, Stanford, UC Santa Barb., UCLA
4	Louisiana	Louisiana Tech, Northwestern St., Southern U., LSU
4	Pennsylvania	Penn, Temple, Penn St., Villanova St. Francis Pa.
4	Virginia	Hampton, Liberty, Old Dominion, Virginia Tech
3	Indiana	Purdue, Valparaiso, Notre Dame
3	New York	Colgate, Marist,
3	North Carolina	Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina St.
2	Florida	Florida, Miami FL
2	Michigan	Eastern Mich., Michigan St.
2	Missouri	Missouri St., Missouri
2	Wisconsin	Green Bay, Marquette
1	Alabama	Auburn
1	Arizona	Arizona
1	Colorado	Colorado
1	Connecticut	Connecticut
1	District of Columbia	George Washington
1	Georgia	Georgia
1	Illinois	DePaul
1	Iowa	Iowa
1	Kansas	Kansas St.
1	Maine	Maine
1	Maryland	Maryland.
1	Massachusetts	Boston College
1	Minnesota	Minnesota
1	Mississippi	Ole Miss
1	Montana	Montana
1	New Jersey	Rutgers
1	New Mexico	New Mexico
1	Ohio	Ohio St.
1	Oklahoma	Oklahoma
1	West Virginia	West Virginia

Brackets

Data Source

East Region – Hartford, Connecticut

Mideast Region – Norfolk, Virginia

Midwest Region – Norman, Oklahoma

West Region – Seattle

Final Four – New Orleans

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

Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Sweet Sixteen	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship Game
Big East	8	12-7	63.2%	3	1	1	1
SEC	7	16-7	69.6%	4	3	2	1
Big 12	7	7-7	50.0%	2	0	0	0
Big Ten	6	11-6	64.7%	3	2	1	0
ACC	4	4-4	50.0%	1	1	0	0
Conference USA	4	4-4	50.0%	0	0	0	0
Pac-10	3	3-3	50.0%	1	1	0	0
Atlantic 10	2	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0	0
Big West Conference	1	2-1	66.7%	1	0	0	0
WAC	1	2-1	66.7%	1	0	0	0
Southern Conference	1	1-1	50.0%	0	0	0	0
Sun Belt Conference	1	1-1	50.0%	0	0	0	0

Nineteen conferences went 0-1: America East, Atlantic Sun Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference Colonial, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, Summit League, MEAC, Missouri Valley Conference, Mountain West, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southland, SWAC, and West Coast Conference

All-Tournament team

Diana Taurasi, Connecticut
Jessica Moore, Connecticut
Ann Strother, Connecticut
Janel McCarville, Minnesota
Shanna Zolman Tennessee

Game officials

Scott Yarbrough (semifinal)
Sally Bell (semifinal)
Tina Napier (semifinal)
Melissa Barlow (semifinal)
Greg Small (semifinal)
Bill Titus (semifinal)
Dee Kantner (final)
Melissa Barlow (final)
Bryan Enterline (final)

Notes

References

Nixon, Rick. "2023 Women's Final Four Championship Record Book".
Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA.
HAVEL, CARRIE J.. (2005). "The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship: an analysis of first and second rounds and the change to predetermined sites".
"Attendance and Sites". NCAA.
(February 2012). "Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA.

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