# 2011–12 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2011–12 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer, and a member of the Pacific-10 Conference, won the conference's regular-season and tournament titles and advanced to the Final Four of the 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season Schedule ||||||
| November 4 5:00 pm, no | Texas | W 72-59 | 1-0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| November 13 2:00 pm, no | Gonzaga | W 76-61 | 2-0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| November 17 7:00 pm, no | Old Dominion | W 97-48 | 3-0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| November 21 4:30 pm, no | at Connecticut | L 58-68 | 3-1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Hartford, Connecticut |
| November 25 10:00 am, no | at Xavier | W 80-64 | 4-1 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| November 30 7:00 pm, no | UC Davis | W 93-44 | 5-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| December 4 2:00 pm, no | at Fresno State | W 93-59 | 6-1 | Save Mart Center Fresno, California |
| December 17 1:00 pm, no | Princeton | W 85-66 | 7-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| December 20 7:00 pm, no | Tennessee Rivalry | W 97-80 | 8-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| December 22 2:00 pm, no | CSU Bakerfield | W 90-48 | 9-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| December 29 7:00 pm, no | at USC | W 61-53 | 10-1 | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| December 31 2:00 pm, no | at UCLA | W 77-50 | 11-1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| January 5 7:00 pm, no | Oregon | W 93-70 | 12-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| January 7 2:00 pm, no | Oregon State | W 67-60 | 13-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| January 12 6:00 pm, no | at Utah | W 62-43 | 13-1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| January 14 3:00 pm, no | at Colorado | W 80-54 | 14-1 | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| January 19 7:00 pm, no | Washington State | W 75-41 | 16-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| January 21 2:00 pm, no | Washington Huskies | W 65-47 | 17-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| January 28 2:00 pm, no | California | W 74-71 | 18-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| February 2 6:00 pm, no | at Arizona State | W 62-49 | 19-1 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| February 4 1:00 pm, no | at Arizona | W 91-51 | 20-1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| February 9 6:00 pm, no | USC | W 69-52 | 21-1 | Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, California |
| February 12 12:00 pm, no | UCLA | W 82-59 | 22-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| February 16 7:00 pm, no | at Oregon State | W 78-45 | 23-1 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| February 18 1:00 pm, no | at Oregon | W 81-46 | 24-1 | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, Oregon |
| February 23 7:00 pm, no | Colorado | W 68-46 | 25-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| February 25 2:00 pm, no | Utah | W 69-42 | 26-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| February 29 7:00 pm, no | Seattle University | W 76-52 | 27-1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| March 4 6:00 pm, no | at California | W 86-61 | 28-1 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| March 8 12:00 pm, no | vs. Washington Quarterfinals | W 76-57 | 29-1 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| March 9 12:00 pm, no | vs. Arizona State Semifinals | W 52-43 | 30-1 | Staples Center Los Angeles, CA |
| March 10 11:30 am, no | vs. California Championship | W 77-62 | 31-1 | Staples Center Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## NCAA basketball tournament

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 17* 10:30 am, ESPN2 | vs. Hampton First Round | W 73-51 | 32-1 | Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA |
| March 19* 7:15 pm, ESPNU | vs. West Virginia Second Round | W 72-55 | 33-1 | Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA |
| March 24* 8:30 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 25 South Carolina Sweet Sixteen | W 76-60 | 34-1 | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| March 26* 6:00 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 6 Duke Elite Eight | W 81-69 | 35-1 | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| April 1* 6:00 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 1 Baylor Final Four | L 47-59 | 35-2 | Pepsi Center Denver, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||