# 2008 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2008 State Farm Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a post-season tournament for the women's basketball teams in the Pacific-10 Conference. The games were held on Thursday through Sunday, March 7–10, 2008, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Stanford was the tournament champion and became the NCAA tournament automatic qualifier after defeating California in the championship game.

## Schedule

| Date | Game | Matchup | Winner | Score | Time | TV |
| Thu., Mar. 7 | 1 | #8 Seed (Oregon St.) vs. #9 Seed (Arizona) | Oregon State | 46–31 | 6:00 PM | |
| Thu., Mar. 7 | 2 | #7 Seed (Oregon) vs. #10 Seed (Washington State) | Oregon | 66–45 | 8:15 PM | |
| Fri., Mar. 8 | 3 | Seed #4 (USC) vs. Seed #5 (UCLA) | UCLA | 73–52 | 11:00 AM | |
| Fri., Mar. 8 | 4 | Seed #1 (No. 4 Stanford) vs. #8/#9 Winner (Oregon St.) | Stanford | 64–41 | 1:15 PM | |
| Fri., Mar. 8 | 5 | Seed #3 (Arizona State) vs. Seed #6 (Washington) | Arizona State | 83–64 | 5:00 PM | |
| Fri., Mar. 8 | 6 | Seed #2 (No. 8 California) vs. #7/#10 Winner (Oregon) | California | 67–60 | 7:15 PM | |
| Sat., Mar. 9 | 7 | Semifinal #1 (UCLA vs. No. 4 Stanford) | Stanford | 78–45 | 2:30 PM | FSN |
| Sat., Mar. 9 | 8 | Semifinal #2 (Arizona State vs. No. 8 California) | California | 65–61 | 5:00 PM | FSN |
| Sun., Mar. 10 | 9 | Championship Game (No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 8 California) | Stanford | 56–35 | 3:00 PM | FSN |
Rankings from AP Poll.

## Bracket

| First Round Thursday, March 7 | First Round Thursday, March 7 | First Round Thursday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 FSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 FSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 FSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 FSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 FSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 FSN | Championship Game Sunday, March 10 FSN | Championship Game Sunday, March 10 FSN | Championship Game Sunday, March 10 FSN |
| | | | 4 | USC | 52 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | UCLA | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | UCLA | 45 | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Stanford | 78 | | | |
| | | | 1 | Stanford | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Oregon State | 41 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oregon State | 46 | 8 | Oregon State | 41 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Arizona | 31 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Arizona | 31 | | | | | | | 1 | Stanford | 56 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | California | 35 |
| | | | 2 | California | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oregon | 60 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oregon | 66 | 7 | Oregon | 60 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Washington State | 45 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Washington State | 45 | | | | 2 | California | 65 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Arizona State | 61 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Arizona | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Washington | 64 | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime

## All-Tournament Team

Source:
| Name | Pos. | Year | Team |
| Jayne Appel | C | So. | Stanford |
| Candice Wiggins | G | Sr. | Stanford |

### Most Outstanding Player

| Name | Pos. | Year | Team |
| Candice Wiggins | G | Sr. | Stanford |
This is the 4th time that the MOP of the Tournament was also the Pac-10's Player of the Year, and the second time Wiggins achieved the feat. Stanford's Nicole Powell (2002, 2004) and Wiggins (2005) were MOP and POY in the same season.

## Game notes

* Stanford made the NCAA field for the 21st consecutive season, and 22nd time overall.