# 2013–14 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by twenty-eighth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season with a 33–4 overall, 17–1 to win their twenty-fourth regular season Pac-12 title. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament to USC. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated South Dakota in the first round, Florida State in the second round, Penn State in the sweet sixteen, North Carolina in the elite eight to make their twelfth Final Four appearance. In the final four the Cardinal were defeated by the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament champion, Connecticut.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 3 | Vanguard | W 79–47 | – | Maples Pavilion (N/A) Stanford, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/09/2013* 10:00 am | No. 3 | at Boston College | W 83–71 | 1–0 | Conte Forum (1,628) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/11/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at No. 1 Connecticut Rivalry | L 57–76 | 1–1 | Gampel Pavilion (9,529) Storrs, CT |
| 11/15/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | Cal Poly | W 86–51 | 2–1 | Maples Pavilion (3,913) Stanford, CA |
| 11/17/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | UC Davis | W 66–48 | 3–1 | Maples Pavilion (3,202) Stanford, CA |
| 11/23/2013* 10:30 am, FSN | No. 6 | at Texas | W 63–54 | 4–1 | Frank Erwin Center (3,909) Austin, TX |
| 11/26/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 6 | vs. No. 16 Purdue Hardwood Tournament of Hope | W 86–69 | 5–1 | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (100) Puerto Vallarta, MX |
| 11/27/2013* 2:30 pm | No. 6 | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Hardwood Tournament of Hope | W 83–59 | 6–1 | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (N/A) Puerto Vallarta, MX |
| 11/28/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 6 | vs. South Dakota State Hardwood Tournament of Hope | W 80–60 | 7–1 | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (N/A) Puerto Vallarta, MX |
| 12/14/2013* 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 6 | No. 23 Gonzaga | W 73–45 | 8–1 | Maples Pavilion (N/A) Stanford, CA |
| 12/16/2013* 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 6 | New Mexico | W 75–41 | 9–1 | Maples Pavilion (3,397) Stanford, CA |
| 12/21/2013* 1:30 pm, P12N | No. 6 | No. 3 Tennessee Rivalry | W 76–70 | 10–1 | Maples Pavilion (6,044) Stanford, CA |
| 12/28/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 4 | at Fresno State | W 86–54 | 11–1 | Save Mart Center (4,833) Fresno, CA |
| 01/03/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | Oregon | W 96–66 | 12–1 (1–0) | Maples Pavilion (3,495) Stanford, CA |
| 01/05/2014 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | Oregon State | W 89–67 | 13–1 (2–0) | Maples Pavilion (N/A) Stanford, CA |
| 01/10/2014 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | at Utah | W 87–61 | 14–1 (3–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,652) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/12/2014 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | at No. 17 Colorado | W 87–77 | 15–1 (4–0) | Coors Events Center (3,009) Boulder, CO |
| 01/17/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | at Arizona | W 96–52 | 16–1 (5–0) | McKale Center (1,169) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/20/2014 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | at No. 19 Arizona State | W 80–56 | 17–1 (6–0) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,399) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/24/2014 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | UCLA | W 72–55 | 18–1 (7–0) | Maples Pavilion (4,434) Stanford, CA |
| 01/27/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | USC | W 86–59 | 19–1 (8–0) | Maples Pavilion (3,360) Stanford, CA |
| 01/30/2014 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | No. 21 California | W 70–64 | 20–1 (9–0) | Maples Pavilion (4,228) Stanford, CA |
| 02/02/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | at No. 21 California | W 79–64 | 21–1 (10–0) | Haas Pavilion (5,715) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/07/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 3 | at Washington State | W 77–69 | 22–1 (11–0) | Beasley Coliseum (1,015) Pullman, WA |
| 02/09/2014 12:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | at Washington | L 82–87 | 22–2 (11–1) | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,797) Seattle, WA |
| 02/14/2014 4:00 pm | No. 6 | No. 15 Arizona State | W 61–35 | 23–2 (12–1) | Maples Pavilion (3,450) Stanford, CA |
| 02/16/2014 Noon, P12N | No. 6 | Arizona | W 74–48 | 24–2 (13–1) | Maples Pavilion (3,957) Stanford, CA |
| 02/21/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 5 | at USC | W 64–59 | 25–2 (14–1) | Galen Center (1,055) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/23/2014 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 5 | at UCLA | W 65–56 | 26–2 (15–1) | Pauley Pavilion (7,074) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/27/2014 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 5 | Washington | W 83–60 | 27–2 (16–1) | Maples Pavilion (3,132) Stanford, CA |
| 03/01/2014 7:30 pm, P12N | No. 5 | Washington State | W 84–64 | 28–2 (17–1) | Maples Pavilion (5,628) Stanford, CA |
| 2014 Pac-12 Conference women's tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2014 Noon, P12N | No. 4 | vs. Colorado Quarterfinals | W 69–54 | 29–2 | KeyArena (N/A) Seattle, WA |
| 03/08/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | vs. USC Semifinals | L 68–72 | 29–3 | KeyArena (N/A) Seattle, WA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | vs. South Dakota First Round | W 81–62 | 30–3 | Hilton Coliseum (6,579) Ames, IA |
| 03/24/2014* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | vs. Florida State Second Round | W 63–44 | 31–3 | Hilton Coliseum (4,118) Ames, IA |
| 03/30/2014* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | No. 14 Penn State Sweet Sixteen | W 82–57 | 32–3 | Maples Pavilion (N/A) Stanford, CA |
| 04/01/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | No. 12 North Carolina Elite Eight | W 74–65 | 33–3 | Maples Pavilion (6,145) Stanford, CA |
| 04/06/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Final Four/Rivalry | L 56–75 | 33–4 | Bridgestone Arena (17,548) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Coaches | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4T | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |