2018 NCAA Division I Women 's Basketball tournament - wikipedia 2018 NCAA Division I Women 's Basketball tournament 2018 NCAA Division I Women 's Basketball Tournament Season 2017 -- 18 Teams 64 Finals site Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Champions Notre Dame Fighting Irish ( 2nd title, 6th title game, 8th Final Four ) Runner - up Mississippi State Bulldogs ( 2nd title game, 2nd Final Four ) Semifinalists Connecticut Huskies ( 19th Final Four ) Louisville Cardinals ( 3rd Final Four ) Winning coach Muffet McGraw ( 2nd title ) MOP Arike Ogunbowale ( Notre Dame ) NCAA Division I Women 's Tournaments `` 2017 2019 '' 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 Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. This is the third time that the women 's Final Four was played in Ohio after previously being held in Cincinnati in 1997 and Cleveland 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. 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. Contents 1 2018 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues 2 Subregionals Tournament and automatic qualifiers procedures 2.1 Automatic qualifiers 2.2 Tournament seeds 3 Bracket 3.1 Albany Regional -- Albany, New York 3.1. 1 Albany Regional Final 3.1. 2 Albany Regional all tournament team 3.2 Kansas City Regional -- Kansas City, Missouri 3.2. 1 Kansas City Regional Final 3.2. 2 Kansas City Regional all tournament team 3.3 Lexington Regional -- Lexington, Kentucky 3.3. 1 Lexington Regional Final 3.3. 2 Lexington Regional all tournament team 3.4 Spokane Regional -- Spokane, Washington 3.4. 1 Spokane Regional Final 3.4. 2 Spokane Regional all tournament team 4 Final Four 4.1 Nationwide Arena -- Columbus, Ohio 4.1. 1 Final Four 4.1. 2 National Championship 4.1. 3 Final Four all - tournament team 5 Record by conference 6 Media coverage 6.1 Television 6.1. 1 Studio host and analysts 6.1. 2 Broadcast assignments 6.2 Radio 7 See also 8 References 9 External links 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. Subregionals ( First and Second Rounds ) March 16 -- 18 KFC Yum ! Center, Louisville, Kentucky ( Host : University of Louisville ) Thompson -- Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee ( Host : University of Tennessee ) Reed Arena, College Station, Texas ( Host : Texas A&M University ) Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina ( Host : North Carolina State University ) Edmund P. Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Indiana ( Host : University of Notre Dame ) Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina ( Host : University of South Carolina ) Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon ( Host : University of Oregon ) Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas, ( Host : Baylor University ) March 17 -- 19 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut ( Host : University of Connecticut ) Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia ( Host : University of Georgia ) St. John Arena, Columbus, Ohio, ( Host : Ohio State University ) Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, Tallahassee, Florida ( Host : Florida State University ) Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi ( Host : Mississippi State University ) Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California ( Host : Stanford University ) Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California ( Host : University of California, Los Angeles ) Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas ( Host : University of Texas at Austin ) Regional Semifinals and Finals ( Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight ) Albany Kansas City Lexington Spokane Columbus 2018 NCAA Regionals and Final Four March 23 -- 25 Kansas City Regional, Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri ( Host : Big 12 ) Lexington Regional, Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky ( Host : University of Kentucky ) March 24 -- 26 Albany Regional, Times Union Center, Albany, New York ( Hosts : MAAC ) Spokane Regional, Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington ( Host : University of Idaho ) National Semifinals and Championship ( Final Four and Championship ) March 30 and April 1 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio ( Host : Ohio State University ) Subregionals tournament and automatic qualifiers procedures Further information : NCAA Women 's Division I Basketball Championship § Tournament format 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 conference 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. Conference Team Record Appearance Last bid ACC Louisville 32 -- 2 21st 2017 America East Maine 23 -- 9 8th American Connecticut 32 -- 0 30th 2017 Atlantic 10 George Washington 19 -- 13 18th 2016 Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 30 -- 4 5th 2017 Big 12 Baylor 31 -- 1 17th 2017 Big East DePaul 26 -- 7 23rd 2017 Big Sky Northern Colorado 26 -- 6 1st Never Big South Liberty 24 -- 9 17th 2013 Big Ten Ohio State 27 -- 6 25th 2017 Big West Cal State Northridge 19 -- 15 4th 2015 Colonial Elon 25 -- 7 2nd 2017 C - USA Western Kentucky 24 -- 8 20th 2017 Horizon Green Bay 29 -- 3 18th 2017 Ivy League Princeton 24 -- 5 7th 2016 MAAC Quinnipiac 27 -- 5 4th 2017 Mid-American Central Michigan 28 -- 4 4th 2013 MEAC North Carolina A&T 23 -- 8 4th 2016 Missouri Valley Drake 26 -- 7 12th 2017 Mountain West Boise State 23 -- 9 5th 2017 Northeast Saint Francis ( PA ) 24 -- 9 12th 2011 Ohio Valley Belmont 31 -- 3 4th 2017 Pac - 12 Oregon 30 -- 4 14th 2017 Patriot American 26 -- 6 2nd 2015 SEC South Carolina 26 -- 6 15th 2017 Southern Mercer 30 -- 2 1st Never Southland Nicholls State 19 -- 13 1st Never SWAC Grambling State 19 -- 13 6th 1999 Summit South Dakota State 26 -- 6 8th 2016 Sun Belt Little Rock 23 -- 9 5th 2015 West Coast Gonzaga 27 -- 5 10th 2017 WAC Seattle 18 -- 14 1st Never Tournament seeds Albany Regional -- Times Union Center, Albany, New York Seed School Conference Record Berth type Connecticut American 32 -- 0 Automatic South Carolina SEC 26 -- 6 Automatic Florida State ACC 25 -- 6 At - large Georgia SEC 25 -- 6 At - Large 5 Duke ACC 22 -- 8 At - Large 6 South Florida American 26 -- 7 At - Large 7 California Pac - 12 21 -- 10 At - Large 8 Miami ( FL ) ACC 21 -- 10 At - Large 9 Quinnipiac MAAC 27 -- 5 Automatic 10 Virginia ACC 18 -- 13 At - Large 11 Buffalo Mid-American 27 -- 5 At - Large 12 Belmont Ohio Valley 31 -- 3 Automatic 13 Mercer Southern 30 -- 2 Automatic 14 Little Rock Sun Belt 23 -- 9 Automatic 15 North Carolina A&T MEAC 23 -- 8 Automatic 16 Saint Francis ( PA ) Northeast 24 -- 9 Automatic Kansas City Regional -- Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Seed School Conference Record Berth type Mississippi State SEC 32 -- 1 At - Large Texas Big 12 26 -- 6 At - Large UCLA Pac - 12 24 -- 7 At - Large NC State ACC 24 -- 8 At - Large 5 Maryland Big Ten 25 -- 7 At - Large 6 Iowa Big Ten 24 -- 7 At - Large 7 Arizona State Pac - 12 21 -- 12 At - Large 8 Syracuse ACC 22 -- 8 At - Large 9 Oklahoma State Big 12 20 -- 10 At - Large 10 Nebraska Big Ten 21 -- 10 At - Large 11 Creighton Big East 18 -- 12 At - Large 12 Princeton Ivy League 24 -- 5 Automatic 13 Elon Colonial 25 -- 7 Automatic 14 American Patriot 26 -- 6 Automatic 15 Maine America East 23 -- 9 Automatic 16 Nicholls State Southland 19 -- 13 Automatic Lexington Regional -- Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky Seed School Conference Record Berth type Louisville ACC 32 -- 2 Automatic Baylor Big 12 31 -- 1 Automatic Tennessee SEC 24 -- 7 At - Large Stanford Pac - 12 22 -- 10 At - Large 5 Missouri SEC 24 -- 7 At - Large 6 Oregon State Pac - 12 23 -- 7 At - Large 7 Michigan Big Ten 22 -- 9 At - Large 8 Marquette Big East 23 -- 9 At - Large 9 Dayton Atlantic 10 23 -- 6 At - Large 10 Northern Colorado Big Sky 26 -- 6 Automatic 11 Western Kentucky C - USA 24 -- 8 Automatic 12 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 30 -- 4 Automatic 13 Gonzaga West Coast 27 -- 5 Automatic 14 Liberty Big South 24 -- 9 Automatic 15 Grambling State SWAC 19 -- 13 Automatic 16 Boise State Mountain West 23 -- 9 Automatic Spokane Regional -- Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington Seed School Conference Record Berth type Notre Dame ACC 29 -- 3 At - Large Oregon Pac - 12 30 -- 4 Automatic Ohio State Big Ten 27 -- 6 Automatic Texas A&M SEC 24 -- 9 At - Large 5 DePaul Big East 26 -- 7 Automatic 6 LSU SEC 19 -- 9 At - Large 7 Green Bay Horizon 29 -- 3 Automatic 8 South Dakota State Summit 26 -- 6 Automatic 9 Villanova Big East 22 -- 8 At - Large 10 Minnesota Big Ten 23 -- 8 At - Large 11 Central Michigan Mid-American 28 -- 4 Automatic 12 Oklahoma Big 12 16 -- 14 At - Large 13 Drake Missouri Valley 26 -- 7 Automatic 14 George Washington Atlantic 10 19 -- 13 Automatic 15 Seattle WAC 18 -- 14 Automatic 16 Cal State Northridge Big West 19 -- 15 Automatic Bracket All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC − 4 ) * -- Denotes overtime period Albany Regional -- Albany, New York First Round Round of 64 March 16 -- 17 Second Round Round of 32 March 18 -- 19 Regional Semifinals Sweet 16 March 24 Regional Final Elite 8 March 26 Connecticut 140 16 St. Francis ( PA ) 52 Connecticut 71 Storrs, Connecticut ( Sat / Mon ) 9 Quinnipiac 46 8 Miami ( FL ) 72 9 Quinnipiac 86 Connecticut 72 5 Duke 59 5 Duke 72 12 Belmont 58 5 Duke 66 Athens, Georgia ( Sat / Mon ) Georgia 40 Georgia 68 13 Mercer 63 Connecticut 94 South Carolina 65 6 South Florida 79 11 Buffalo 102 11 Buffalo 86 Tallahassee, Florida ( Sat / Mon ) Florida State 65 Florida State 91 14 Little Rock 49 11 Buffalo 63 South Carolina 79 7 California 62 10 Virginia 68 10 Virginia 56 Columbia, South Carolina ( Fri / Sun ) South Carolina 66 South Carolina 63 15 North Carolina A&T 52 Albany Regional Final ESPN Monday, March 26 7 : 00 pm Summary # 1 Connecticut Huskies 94, # 2 South Carolina Gamecocks 65 Scoring by quarter : 30 -- 12, 24 -- 21, 22 -- 14, 18 -- 18 Pts : G. Williams 23 Rebs : N. Collier 7 Asts : K. Samuelson 7 Pts : A. Wilson 27 Rebs : A. Wilson 8 Asts : D. Cliney / T. Harris / B. Jackson / A. Jennings 2 Times Union Center -- Albany, New York Attendance : 9,522 Referees : Eric Brewton, Roy Gulbeyan, Brenda Pantoja Albany Regional all tournament team Gabby Williams, UConn ( MOP ) Cierra Dillard, Buffalo A'ja Wilson, South Carolina Crystal Dangerfield, UConn Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Kansas City Regional -- Kansas City, Missouri First Round Round of 64 March 16 -- 17 Second Round Round of 32 March 18 -- 19 Regional Semifinals Sweet 16 March 23 Regional Final Elite 8 March 25 Mississippi State 95 16 Nicholls State 50 Mississippi State 71 Starkville, Mississippi ( Sat / Mon ) 9 Oklahoma State 56 8 Syracuse 57 9 Oklahoma State 84 Mississippi State 71 NC State 57 5 Maryland 77 12 Princeton 57 5 Maryland 60 Raleigh, North Carolina ( Fri / Sun ) NC State 74 NC State 62 13 Elon 35 Mississippi State 89 UCLA 73 6 Iowa 70 11 Creighton 76 11 Creighton 64 Los Angeles, California ( Sat / Mon ) UCLA 86 UCLA 71 14 American 60 UCLA 84 Texas 75 7 Arizona State 73 10 Nebraska 62 7 Arizona State 65 Austin, Texas ( Sat / Mon ) Texas 85 Texas 83 15 Maine 54 Kansas City Regional Final ESPN Sunday, March 25 7 : 30 pm Summary # 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs 89, # 3 UCLA Bruins 73 Scoring by quarter : 23 -- 17, 19 -- 9, 21 -- 24, 26 -- 23 Pts : V. Vivians 24 Rebs : T. McCowan 21 Asts : R. Johnson / M. William 5 Pts : J. Canada 23 Rebs : J. Canada 8 Asts : J. Canada 5 Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO Attendance : 4,089 Referees : Tina Napier, Charles Gonzalez, Susan Blauch Kansas City Regional all tournament team Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State ( Co-MOP ) Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State ( Co-MOP ) Kiara Leslie, NC State Jordin Canada, UCLA Monique Billings, UCLA Lexington Regional -- Lexington, Kentucky First Round Round of 64 March 16 -- 17 Second Round Round of 32 March 18 -- 19 Regional Semifinals Sweet 16 March 23 Regional Final Elite 8 March 25 Louisville 74 16 Boise State 42 Louisville 90 Louisville, Kentucky ( Fri / Sun ) 8 Marquette 72 8 Marquette 84 9 Dayton 65 Louisville 86 Stanford 59 5 Missouri 70 12 Florida Gulf Coast 80 12 Florida Gulf Coast 70 Stanford, California ( Sat / Mon ) Stanford 90 Stanford 82 13 Gonzaga 68 Louisville 76 6 Oregon State 43 6 Oregon State 82 11 Western Kentucky 58 6 Oregon State 66 Knoxville, Tennessee ( Fri / Sun ) Tennessee 59 Tennessee 100 14 Liberty 60 6 Oregon State 72 Baylor 67 7 Michigan 75 10 Northern Colorado 61 7 Michigan 58 Waco, Texas ( Fri / Sun ) Baylor 80 Baylor 96 15 Grambling State 46 Lexington Regional Final ESPN Sunday, March 25 12 : 00 pm Summary # 1 Louisville Cardinals 76, # 6 Oregon State Beavers 43 Scoring by quarter : 14 -- 8, 17 -- 16, 28 -- 12, 17 -- 7 Pts : A. Durr 18 Rebs : J. Jones 6 Asts : K. McWilliams Pts : M. Gülich 14 Rebs : M. Gülich 8 Asts : D. Evans 5 Rupp Arena -- Lexington, KY Attendance : 6,268 Referees : Dee Kantner, Jesse Dickerson, Michol Murray Lexington Regional all tournament team Asia Durr, Louisville ( MOP ) Myisha Hines - Allen, Louisville Arica Carter, Louisville Sam Fuehring, Louisville Marie Gülich, Oregon State Spokane Regional -- Spokane, Washington First Round Round of 64 March 16 -- 17 Second Round Round of 32 March 18 -- 19 Regional Semifinals Sweet 16 March 24 Regional Final Elite 8 March 26 Notre Dame 99 16 Cal State Northridge 81 Notre Dame 98 Notre Dame, Indiana ( Fri / Sun ) 9 Villanova 72 8 South Dakota State 74 9 Villanova 81 * Notre Dame 90 Texas A&M 84 5 DePaul 90 12 Oklahoma 79 5 DePaul 79 College Station, Texas ( Fri / Sun ) Texas A&M 80 Texas A&M 89 13 Drake 76 Notre Dame 84 Oregon 74 6 LSU 69 11 Central Michigan 78 11 Central Michigan 95 Columbus, Ohio ( Sat / Mon ) Ohio State 78 Ohio State 87 14 George Washington 45 11 Central Michigan 68 Oregon 83 7 Green Bay 77 10 Minnesota 89 10 Minnesota 73 Eugene, Oregon ( Fri / Sun ) Oregon 101 Oregon 88 15 Seattle 45 Spokane Regional Final ESPN Monday, March 26 9 : 00 pm Summary # 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 84, # 2 Oregon Ducks 74 Scoring by quarter : 22 -- 21, 18 -- 25, 21 -- 9, 23 -- 19 Pts : K. Westbeld 20 Rebs : J. Young 13 Asts : M. Mabrey 7 Pts : S. Ionescu 26 Rebs : R. Hebard 10 Asts : S. Ionescu 4 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena -- Spokane, WA Attendance : 5,226 Referees : Lisa Mattingly, Penny Davis, Kevin Pethtel Spokane Regional all tournament team Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame ( MOP ) Marina Mabrey, Notre Dame Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M Sabrina Ionescu, 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 ). Nationwide Arena -- Columbus, Ohio National Semifinals March 30 National Championship Game April 1 A1 Connecticut 89 S1 Notre Dame 91 * S1 Notre Dame 61 KC1 Mississippi State 58 KC1 Mississippi State 73 * L1 Louisville 63 * -- Denotes overtime period Final Four ESPN2 Friday, March 30 7 : 00 pm Report # 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs 73, # 1 Louisville Cardinals 63 ( OT ) Scoring by quarter : 13 -- 11, 18 -- 19, 15 -- 18, 13 -- 11, Overtime : 14 -- 4 Pts : Vivians -- 25 Rebs : McCowan -- 25 Asts : William -- 4 Pts : Durr -- 18 Rebs : Jones -- 9 Asts : Carter -- 3 Nationwide Arena -- Columbus, OH Attendance : 19,564 Referees : Lisa Mattingly, Penny Davis, Denise Brooks ESPN2 Friday, March 30 9 : 52 pm Report # 1 Connecticut Huskies 89, # 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 91 ( OT ) Scoring by quarter : 14 -- 24, 27 -- 10, 19 -- 23, 19 -- 22, Overtime : 10 -- 12 Pts : Collier -- 24 Rebs : Williams -- 10 Asts : Williams -- 7 Pts : Young -- 32 Rebs : Shepard, Young -- 11 Asts : Shepard, Westbeld -- 5 Nationwide Arena -- Columbus, OH Attendance : 19,564 Referees : Lisa Jones, Michael McConnell, Karen Preato National Championship Main article : 2018 NCAA Division I Women 's Basketball Championship Game ESPN Sunday, April 1 6 : 00 pm Report # 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 61, # 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs 58 Scoring by quarter : 14 -- 17, 3 -- 13, 24 -- 11, 20 -- 17 Pts : J. Shepard -- 19 Rebs : K. Westbeld -- 9 Asts : Three tied -- 2 Pts : V. Vivians -- 21 Rebs : T. McCowan -- 17 Asts : M. William -- 2 Nationwide Arena -- Columbus, OH Attendance : 19,599 Referees : Dee Kantner, Brenda Pantoja, Joseph Vaszily Final Four all - tournament team Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame ( MOP ) Jessica Shepard, Notre Dame Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State Napheesa Collier, Connecticut Record by conference Conference Bids Record Win % R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC ACC 8 16 -- 7. 696 8 6 SEC 7 12 -- 7. 632 7 5 -- American 4 -- 2. 667 -- -- Pac - 12 6 12 -- 6. 667 6 5 -- -- -- Big 12 5 -- 4. 556 -- -- -- -- Mid-American 4 -- 2. 667 -- -- -- -- Big Ten 6 4 -- 6. 400 6 -- -- -- -- -- Big East 4 -- 4. 500 -- -- -- -- -- MAAC 1 -- 1. 500 -- -- -- -- -- Atlantic Sun 1 -- 1. 500 -- -- -- -- -- Atlantic 10 0 -- 2. 000 -- -- -- -- -- -- 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 ESPN had US television rights to all games during the tournament. During the first and second rounds, ESPN aired select games nationally on ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPNews. All other games aired regionally on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPN3 and were streamed online via WatchESPN. 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 Maria Taylor ( Host ) Andy Landers ( Analyst ) Rebecca Lobo ( Analyst ) ( First, Second Rounds, Final Four and National Championship Game ) Nell Fortner ( Analyst ) ( Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game ) Broadcast assignments First & Second Rounds Friday / Sunday Beth Mowins & Nell Fortner -- Louisville, Kentucky Brenda VanLengen & Carol Ross -- Knoxville, Tennessee Lowell Galindo & Andraya Carter -- College Station, Texas John Brickley & Mike Thibault -- Raleigh, North Carolina Roy Philpott & Brooke Weisbrod -- Notre Dame, Indiana Paul Sunderland & Steffi Sorensen -- Columbia, South Carolina Dave Pasch & LaChina Robinson -- Eugene, Oregon Eric Frede & 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 & Kara Lawson -- Storrs, Connecticut Melissa Lee & Amanda Butler -- Athens, Georgia Sam Gore & Christy Winters - Scott -- Columbus, Ohio Clay Matvick & Katie Smith -- Tallahassee, Florida Courtney Lyle & Tamika Catchings -- Starkville, Mississippi Elise Woodward & Dan Hughes -- Stanford, California Tiffany Greene & Chiney Ogwumike -- Los Angeles, California Pam Ward & Gail Goestenkors -- Austin, Texas Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight Saturday / Monday Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe -- Albany, New York Dave Pasch, LaChina Robinson & Molly McGrath -- Spokane, Washington Championship Adam Amin, Kara Lawson, Rebecca Lobo & Holly Rowe -- Columbus, Ohio Radio Westwood One 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 were n't allowed to stream those broadcasts online. Regional Finals Sunday Justin Kutcher & Ann Schatz -- Lexington, Kentucky Ted Emrich & 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 2018 U Sports Women 's Basketball Championship 2018 National Invitation Tournament 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 2018 College Basketball Invitational 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament References ^ Jump up to : `` Women 's basketball : Columbus to host Final Four in 2018 ''. 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Question: where is the women's final four being held this year
Answer: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio