These last couple of years have really highlighted women’s issues and brought the problems women face when it comes to bring treated, paid, and respected on equal footing. On that note March Madness isn’t just about the men’s NCAA bracket despite all the media circus that surrounds the Men’s tournament. The fact is, the NCAA has the same 64-team NCAA basketball tournament for the women’s championship. And like the men, the NCAA provides the women’s tournament with a bracket in PDF that college basketball fans love to download and print – no matter the gender.
You’ve arrived at the right place if you’re looking for a printable 2018 Women’s NCAA bracket. The games are scheduled to kick off in an hour or so on Thursday, March 16, 2018, so we’re going to give you access to several versions of the 2018 bracket for the women’s tournament.
2017 Women’s NCAA Bracket Favorites
Similar to the last however many years now, it’s the UConn Lady Huskies. Again, seeded at #1 in their region again and came into the tournament undefeated again at 32-0. The Lady Huskies are matched up again the #16 seeded Saint Francis and it’s unlikely that they’ll have any chance. Unlike the men where parity reigns, the same balance doesn’t exist in Women’s college basketball. If you have some extra change, UConn is an easy bet in the first couple rounds — it’s a matter of how many points they’ll win by. UConn is vying for their fifth championship in the last six years after being bounced in last year’s tournament — ending with a 36-1 record.
Connecticut continues their tradition of bringing in superstars with fantastic players, this year’s edition of the Huskies has three players averaging 15-16 points in Katie Lou Samuelson, Napheesa Collier and Azura Stevens.
The other number one seeds in the tournament aren’t invulnerable either. There’s the familiar Notre Dame as well as Louisville, but this year feature a new team new to the #1 seed: Mississippi State is seeded #1 after rolling through the season with a 32-1 record. With that, we have your NCAA Women’s bracket so you can download and print for the upcoming tournament.
Printable Women’s NCAA Bracket 2018 (PDF)
We have the 2017 Women’s NCAA bracket available for you to download and print in several file types: Microsoft word, high resolution image and in the most-popular-for-brackets PDF form. Even in the years that they haven’t won championships, the UConn Huskies has dominated women’s college basketball for many years now. Will UConn come out on top of the bracket again this year or will they be upset along the way?
The first couple rounds of the NCAA women’s bracket will be spread across four regions and will be played in Lexington (Kentucky), Spokane (Washington), Kansas City (Kansas) and Albany (New York). In the later rounds, this year’s March Madness 2018 Final Four and Championship Game on the women’s side will head to Columbus, Ohio on March 30th and Sunday, April 1st respectively.
NCAA Women’s College Basketball Champions Since 2000
| Year | Champion | Loser | Final | Arena | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Carolina | Mississippi State | 67–55 | American Airlines Center | Dallas | Texas |
| 2016 | Connecticut | Syracuse | 82–51 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis | Indiana |
| 2015 | Connecticut | Notre Dame | 63–53 | Amalie Arena | Tampa | Florida |
| 2014 | Connecticut | Notre Dame | 79–58 | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville | Tennessee |
| 2013 | Connecticut | Louisville | 93–60 | New Orleans Arena | New Orleans | Louisiana |
| 2012 | Baylor | Notre Dame | 80–61 | Pepsi Center | Denver | Colorado |
| 2011 | Texas A&M | Notre Dame | 76–70 | Conseco Fieldhouse | Indianapolis | Indiana |
| 2010 | Connecticut | Stanford | 53–47 | Alamodome | San Antonio | Texas |
| 2009 | Connecticut | Louisville | 76–54 | Scottrade Center | St. Louis | Missouri |
| 2008 | Tennessee | Stanford | 64–48 | St. Pete Times Forum | Tampa | Florida |
| 2007 | Tennessee | Rutgers | 59–46 | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland | Ohio |
| 2006 | Maryland | Duke | 78–75 (OT) | TD Garden | Boston | Massachusetts |
| 2005 | Baylor | Michigan State | 84–62 | RCA Dome | Indianapolis | Indiana |
| 2004 | Connecticut | Tennessee | 70–61 | New Orleans Arena | New Orleans | Louisiana |
| 2003 | Connecticut | Tennessee | 73–68 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta | Georgia |
| 2002 | Connecticut | Oklahoma | 82–70 | Alamodome | San Antonio | Texas |
| 2001 | Notre Dame | Purdue | 68–66 | Savvis Center | St. Louis | Missouri |
| 2000 | Connecticut | Tennessee | 71–52 | First Union Center | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
As you can see, since the turn of the century, the University of Connecticut has dominated the women’s tournament; having won more than half of the championships since 2000. Specifically, they’ve take home 10 of the last 18 champion trophies. In fact, they won three consecutive with Diana Taurasi and Swin Cash, two straight with Maya Moore and Tina Charles, then four consecutive with Breanna Stewart leading them for three of those titles. The 18 titles before the year 2000? Connecticut only won one championship during the span from 1982-1999.
All of the Lady Huskies that were named the Most Outstanding Players in their year’s bracket have gone on to be WNBA All-Stars and impacted the women’s game significantly. Who will be this year’s championship M.O.P., and potentially the next professional female basketball superstar?
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