Question: who won the ncaa womens basketball championship in 2018
Answer: 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 ''