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Notre Dame Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament History

Notre Dame women’s basketball is one of the best-known programs in the entire country and has been for quite some time.  Under the direction of Muffet McGraw who took over as head coach in the 1987-88 season, Notre Dame has gone to the NCAA Tournament 27 times, starting with their first bid in 1992.

Although it was a relative short time ago, Notre Dame has quickly arose towards the top of the list of best women’s college basketball programs nationally.  They’ve won two national championships, and have turned into a regular in the Final Four.

Here is how Notre Dame has fared all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

1992

Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

#12

Round of 64

#5 UCLA

L 72–93

 

1994

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#7

Round of 64

#10 Minnesota

L 76–81

 

1996

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#12

Round of 64
Round of 32

#5 Purdue
#4 Texas Tech

W 73–60
L 67–8

 

1997

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#6

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four

#11 Memphis
#3 Texas
#2 Alabama
#5 George Washington
#3 Tennessee

W 93–62
W 86–83
W 87–81
W 62–52
L 66–80

 

1998

Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

#9

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen

#8 Southwest Missouri State
#1 Texas Tech
#4 Purdue

W 78–64
W 62–52
L 65–70

 

1999

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#5

Round of 64
Round of 32

#12 Saint Mary’s (Calif)
#4 LSU

W 61–57
L 64–74

 

2000

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#2

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen

#15 San Diego
#7 George Washington
#3 Texas Tech

W 87–61
W 95–60
L 65–69

 

2001

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#1

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship

#16 Alcorn State
#8 Michigan
#5 Utah
#3 Vanderbilt
#1 Connecticut
#3 Purdue

W 98–49
W 88–54
W 69–54
W 72–64
W 90–75
W 68–66

 

2002

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#7

Round of 64
Round of 32

#10 New Mexico
#2 Tennessee

W 58–44
L 50–89

 

2003

Jan 3, 2018; South Bend, IN, USA; A general view of the Word of Life Mural, commonly known as Touchdown Jesus, on the campus of the University of Notre Dame before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the North Carolina State Wolfpack at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

#11

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen

#6 Arizona
#3 Kansas State
#2 Purdue

W 59–47
W 59–53
L 47–66

 

2004

Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

#5

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen

#5 Southwest Missouri State
#13 Middle Tennessee
#1 Penn State

W 69–65OT
W 59–46
L 49–55

 

2005

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

#4

Round of 64
Round of 32

#13 Santa Barbara
#5 Arizona State

W 61–51
L 61–70

 

2006

#9

Round of 64

#8 Boston College

L 61–78

 

2007

#9

Round of 64
Round of 32

#8 California
#1 North Carolina

W 62–59
L 51–60

 

2008

Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

#5

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen

#12 SMU
#4 Oklahoma
#1 Tennessee

W 75–62
W 79–75OT
L 64–74

 

2009

#7

Round of 64

#10 Minnesota

L 71–79

 

2010

Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

#2

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen

#15 Cleveland State
#10 Vermont
#3 Oklahoma

W 86–58
W 84–66
L 72–77OT

 

2011

Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

#2

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship

#15 Utah
#10 Temple
#6 Oklahoma
#1 Tennessee
#1 Connecticut
#2 Texas A&M

W 67–54
W 77–64
W 78–53
W 73–59
W 72–63
L 70–76

 

2012

Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

#1

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship

#16 Liberty
#8 California
#5 St. Bonaventure
#2 Maryland
#1 Connecticut
#1 Baylor

W 74–43
W 73–62
W 79–35
W 80–49
W 83–75OT
L 61–80

 

2013

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#1

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four

#16 Tennessee-Martin
#9 Iowa
#12 Kansas
#2 Duke
#1 Connecticut

W 97–64
W 74–57
W 93–63
W 87–76
L 65–83

 

2014

Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

#1

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship

#16 Robert Morris
#9 Arizona State
#5 Oklahoma State
#2 Baylor
#4 Maryland
#1 Connecticut

W 93–42
W 84–67
W 89–72
W 88–69
W 87–61
L 58–79

 

2015

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

#1

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship

#16 Montana
#9 DePaul
#4 Stanford
#2 Baylor
#1 South Carolina
#1 Connecticut

W 77–43
W 79–67
W 81–60
W 77–68
W 66–65
L 53–63

 

2016

Joe Raymond-USA TODAY Sports

#1

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen

#16 North Carolina A&T
#9 Indiana
#4 Stanford

W 95–61
W 87–70
L 84–90

 

2017

Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

#1

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight

#16 Robert Morris
#9 Purdue
#5 Ohio State
#2 Stanford

W 79–49
W 88–82OT
W 99–76
L 75–76

 

2018

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#1

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship

#16 Cal-State Northridge
#9 Villanova
#4 Texas A&M
#2 Oregon
#1 Connecticut
#1 Mississippi St.

W 99–81
W 98–72
W 90–84
W 84–74
W 91–89OT
W 61–58

 

2019

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

#1

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship

#16 Bethune-Cookman
#9 Michigan State
#4 Texas A&M
#2 Stanford
#2 Connecticut
#1 Baylor

W 92–50
W 91–63
W 87–80
W 84–68
W 81–76
L 81–82

 

2022

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

#5

Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen

#12 UMass
#4 Oklahoma
#1 NC State

W 89–78
W 108–64
L 63–66

 

2023

Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

To be determined…

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