# 2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2007* | | Chico State | W 95–44 | – | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* | No. 5 | at No. 3 Yale | W 100–44 | 1–0 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut |
| Nov 11, 2007* | No. 5 | at No. 3 Rutgers | W 60–58 | 2–0 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 15, 2007* | | USA Basketball | L 62–97 | – | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 2007* | No. 5 | at Utah | W 81–77 $^{2OT}$ | 3–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Nov 22, 2007* | No. 4 | vs. No. 2 Connecticut Paradise Jam | L 54–66 | 3–1 | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov 24, 2007* | No. 4 | vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam | W 69–61 | 4–1 | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov 25, 2007* 3:00 p.m. | No. 4 | vs. Temple Paradise Jam | W 63–54 | 5–1 | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov 28, 2007* 10:00 p.m. | No. 6 | San Francisco | W 96–61 | 6–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 2, 2007* | No. 6 | UC Davis | W 62–41 | 7–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 16, 2007* 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 | No. 10 Baylor | W 87–63 | 8–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 18, 2007* | No. 5 | at New Mexico | W 73–54 | 9–1 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 22, 2007* | No. 5 | No. 1 Tennessee | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 28, 2007 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Washington State | W 105–47 | 11–1 (1–0) | Maples Pavilion (2,530) Stanford, California |
| Dec 30, 2007 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Washington | W 77–42 | 12–1 (2–0) | Maples Pavilion (3,803) Stanford, California |
| Jan 4, 2008 | No. 2 | at UCLA | L 56–69 | 12–2 (2–1) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 6, 2008 | No. 2 | at USC | L 72–73 | 12–3 (2–2) | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 10, 2008 | No. 7 | Oregon State | W 81–45 | 13–3 (3–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 12, 2008 | No. 7 | Oregon | W 83–49 | 14–3 (4–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 17, 2008 | No. 7 | at Arizona | W 89–64 | 15–3 (5–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 20, 2008 | No. 7 | at Arizona State | W 60–56 | 16–3 (6–2) | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 26, 2008 | No. 7 | No. 8 California | W 72–52 | 17–3 (7–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan 31, 2008 | No. 7 | USC | W 77–51 | 18–3 (8–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 2, 2008 | No. 7 | UCLA | W 75–62 | 19–3 (9–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 5, 2008* | No. 6 | at Santa Clara | W 96–74 | 20–3 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Feb 7, 2008 | No. 6 | at Oregon | W 72–43 | 21–3 (10–2) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Feb 9, 2008 | No. 6 | at Oregon State | W 69–59 | 22–3 (11–2) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Feb 14, 2008 | No. 6 | Arizona | W 69–46 | 23–3 (12–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 14, 2008 | No. 6 | Arizona State | W 79–57 | 24–3 (13–2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Feb 23, 2008 | No. 4 | at No. 8 California | W 60–58 | 25–3 (14–2) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Feb 29, 2008 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at Washington | W 73–53 | 26–3 (15–2) | Bank of America Arena (3,449) Seattle, Washington |
| Mar 2, 2008 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at Washington State | W 74–52 | 27–3 (16–2) | Beasley Coliseum (675) Pullman, Washington |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2008* | (1) No. 4 | vs. (8) Oregon State Quarterfinals | W 64–41 | 28–3 | HP Pavilion San Jose, California |
| Mar 9, 2008* | (1) No. 4 | vs. (5) UCLA Semifinals | W 78–45 | 29–3 | HP Pavilion San Jose, California |
| Mar 10, 2008* | (1) No. 4 | vs. (2) No. 8 California Championship game | W 56–35 | 30–3 | HP Pavilion San Jose, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 22, 2008* | (2 SPO) No. 4 | vs. (15 SPO) Cleveland State First round | W 85–47 | 31–3 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Mar 24, 2008* | (2 SPO) No. 4 | (7 SPO) No. 23 UTEP Second round | W 88–54 | 32–3 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Mar 29, 2008* | (2 SPO) No. 4 | vs. (6 SPO) Pittsburgh Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 72–53 | 33–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington |
| Mar 31, 2008* | (2 SPO) No. 4 | vs. (1 SPO) No. 5 Maryland Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 98–87 | 34–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington |
| Apr 6, 2008* | (2 SPO) No. 4 | vs. (1 GBO) No. 1 Connecticut National Semifinal – Final Four | W 82–73 | 35–3 | St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Apr 8, 2008* | (2 SPO) No. 4 | vs. (1 OKC) No. 3 Tennessee National Championship | L 48–64 | 35–4 | St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SPO=Spokane. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | Not released |
| Coaches | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 |

## Awards and honors

* Candice Wiggins – Pac-12 Player of the Year