query: who won the women 's ncaa basketball championship in 2017

pos: 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament The 2017 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was played from Friday, March 17 to Sunday, April 2, 2017, with the Final Four played at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on March 31 and April 2. This was the first time that the women's Final Four was played in Dallas and the first time since 2002 that the Final Four games were played on Friday and Sunday, rather than Sunday and Tuesday. South Carolina defeated Mississippi State to win the championship. Tennessee continued its record streak of making every NCAA Women's

pos: South Carolina Gamecocks earned a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament 4 consecutive seasons (2014-2017). The 2015 season also saw the team win its first out of two NCAA regional championships (2015, 2017) and advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history. Most recently, the Gamecocks won the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship, marking the first ever National Championship that the men's or women's program has ever won in school history. The Gamecocks share a home with the South Carolina men's basketball team at the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena. The South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

pos: 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game as the color analysts, and Holly Rowe as the sideline reporter. Maria Taylor, Rebecca Lobo and Andy Landers provided studio coverage. 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game The 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. The game was played on April 2, 2017, at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 67–55, to claim their first-ever national championship. Going into the game, South Carolina and Mississippi State have met 35 times in women's basketball since December 29,

pos: 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game The 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. The game was played on April 2, 2017, at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 67–55, to claim their first-ever national championship. Going into the game, South Carolina and Mississippi State have met 35 times in women's basketball since December 29, 1984, with the Gamecocks holding a one-game edge over the Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference (SEC) play. In the 2016–17 SEC regular

pos: A'ja Wilson A'ja Wilson A'ja Riyadh Wilson (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in college, and helped lead the Gamecocks to their first NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 2017, and won the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award. In 2018, she won a record 3rd straight SEC Player of the Year award, led South Carolina to a record 4th straight SEC Tournament Championship, became the all-time leading scorer in South Carolina women's basketball history, and was a consensus

pos: 2017–18 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team defeated Mississippi State to win their first National Championship. A'ja Wilson won the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award. !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | Exhibition !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | SEC Women's Tournament !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | NCAA Women's Tournament 2017–18 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team The 2017–18 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by tenth year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference.

pos: A'ja Wilson season performance almost led the Aces to the playoffs as they finished 9th place with a 14–20 record. A'ja Wilson A'ja Riyadh Wilson (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in college, and helped lead the Gamecocks to their first NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 2017, and won the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award. In 2018, she won a record 3rd straight SEC Player of the Year award, led South Carolina to a record 4th straight

pos: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 11, 2016 and ended with the Final Four title game in Dallas on April 2, 2017, won by South Carolina. Practices officially began on September 30, 2016. Only one school joined a new conference for 2016–17: The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls. In addition, Alabama returned women's home games to Coleman Coliseum, home to Alabama men's basketball since the venue's opening in 1968. The Crimson Tide women began play in 1974 at Foster Auditorium, and split home

pos: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season teams changed coaches during and after the season. 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 11, 2016 and ended with the Final Four title game in Dallas on April 2, 2017, won by South Carolina. Practices officially began on September 30, 2016. Only one school joined a new conference for 2016–17: The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls. In addition, Alabama returned women's home games to Coleman Coliseum, home to Alabama men's basketball since the venue's opening in 1968. The Crimson Tide women began play

neg: Bob Chipman (basketball) Bob Chipman (basketball) Robert Chipman (born May 18, 1951) is an American retired college basketball coach who coached Washburn University from 1979 to 2017. He is the 21st-winningest coach in college basketball history, with 788 wins entering the 2016–17 season. His 1986–1987 Washburn team won the NAIA national championship, and his 2000–2001 team was the NCAA Division II national runner-up. His 1992–1993 Washburn team advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship, and his 2000–2001 team advanced to the championship game of the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. On July 12, 2016, Chipman announced

neg: 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game 180 countries. In Canada, the game aired on TSN. Radio coverage in the United States was provided by Westwood One. 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2017–18 season. The game was played on April 2, 2018, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, between the Michigan Wolverines and the Villanova Wildcats. Michigan last won the NCAA championship in 1989, while Villanova won the championship

neg: 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2017–18 season. The game was played on April 2, 2018, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, between the Michigan Wolverines and the Villanova Wildcats. Michigan last won the NCAA championship in 1989, while Villanova won the championship in 2016. Villanova defeated Michigan, 79–62. Donte DiVincenzo, a reserve player, scored 31 points for Villanova, and was named the

neg: University of New Mexico men's basketball team is famous for its venue, The Pit. It may be best known as the site of the 1983 NCAA basketball championship, in which North Carolina State University, coached by Jim Valvano, upset the University of Houston. The UNM women's basketball team has won the Mountain West championship for four of the past five years, and have gone to the NCAA Tournament for the past six consecutive years. The UNM women's cross-country team won the NCAA championship in 2015 and 2017. Lobo Ednah Kurgat also won the individual title in 2017. The Lobo football team plays at Dreamstyle

neg: Bob Chipman (basketball) that he would retire at the end of the 2016–17 season. Bob Chipman (basketball) Robert Chipman (born May 18, 1951) is an American retired college basketball coach who coached Washburn University from 1979 to 2017. He is the 21st-winningest coach in college basketball history, with 788 wins entering the 2016–17 season. His 1986–1987 Washburn team won the NAIA national championship, and his 2000–2001 team was the NCAA Division II national runner-up. His 1992–1993 Washburn team advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship, and his 2000–2001 team advanced to the championship game of the NCAA

neg: 2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Thompson as head coach. On April 3, 2017, Georgetown hired Patrick Ewing to replace the fired John Thompson III as head coach. Generally considered the greatest player in Georgetown men's basketball history, Ewing had led the Georgetown teams of 1981 through 1985, which had reached the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament′s championship game three times and won one national championship, in 1984. He then went on to a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 17-season playing career in the National Basketball Association, playing for the New York Knicks from 1985 to 2000, the Seattle SuperSonics from 2000 to 2001, and

neg: Isaiah Livers the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game to (#2 Coaches Poll/#2 AP Poll) Villanova. Isaiah Livers Isaiah M. Livers (born July 28, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines who is playing his sophomore season for the 2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. He attended Kalamazoo Central High School where he won the Mr. Basketball of Michigan. He was part of the 2017–18 team that won the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and reached the Championship Game of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Livers was born on July 28, 1998

neg: 2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season Tournament, Cincinnati, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Temple received an at-large bid to the NIT. The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2018 NBA draft. 2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season The 2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017 followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The conference held its media day in October 2017. Conference play begin in December 2017 and concluded on March 3, 2018. Cincinnati won the regular season championship by two games

neg: 2017 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament 2017 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament The 2017 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason tournament men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference. It was held from March 8 through March 11, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The championship was won by Villanova who defeated Creighton in the championship game. The tournament win was Villanova's third all-time tournament championship and second in the prior three years. As a result, Villanova received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. All 10 Big East schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by the conference

neg: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. It determined the national champion for the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on April 3, 2017, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and the North Carolina Tar Heels. North Carolina defeated Gonzaga, 71–65, to win its sixth men's basketball national championship. This was the first national championship game to be played in a state in either the Mountain

neg: University at Buffalo 2005 the men's basketball team reached the Mid-American Conference Championship game, but lost 79–80 to the Ohio Bobcats, thus missing a chance for their first trip to the NCAA Tournament. In 2015 the bulls won their conference championship game, and won the MAC Tournament, making their first trip to the NCAA Tournament. In 2016 the men's basketball team once again won the MAC championship game, making their second trip to the NCAA Tournament in a row. In 2017 the program once again made the NCAA Tournament and upset no. 4 seed Arizona in the First Round, advancing to the Second

neg: 2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season 2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season The 2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 41st season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was held at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from March 8–12, 2017. Dayton won the regular season championship. Rhode Island won the A-10 Tournament by beating VCU in the tournament championship. As a result, Rhode Island received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Three A-10 teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament: Dayton, VCU, and Rhode Island. Both Dayton and VCU lost in the First

neg: 2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season 2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season The 2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017 followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The conference held its media day in October 2017. Conference play begin in December 2017 and concluded on March 3, 2018. Cincinnati won the regular season championship by two games over Houston and Wichita State. The American Athletic Tournament was held at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida from March 8–11, 2018. Cincinnati also won the AAC Tournament championship, defeating Houston in the championship

neg: 2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season this was the Pac-12's 103rd season of basketball. Arizona won the regular season conference championship by two games over second-place USC. The Pac-12 Tournament was held from March 7–10, 2018 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Arizona defeated USC in the tournament championship. As a result, the Wildcats received the conference' automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA received bids to the NCAA Tournament. The conference achieved an 0–3 record in the Tournament. Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. Source: Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists. Below is a table

neg: 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament bye and the top four teams received a double bye. <nowiki>* denotes overtime period</nowiki> 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament The 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference. It was held March 8–12, 2017 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The championship was won by Rhode Island who defeated VCU in the championship game. As a result, Rhode Island received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. All 14 A-10 schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to

neg: 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament The 2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference. It was held March 8–12, 2017 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The championship was won by Rhode Island who defeated VCU in the championship game. As a result, Rhode Island received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. All 14 A-10 schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round

neg: Villanova Wildcats men's basketball and Kansas in 2018), which is sixth most all-time. The Villanova Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 37 times, the eighth highest total in NCAA history. They have won the Big East regular season championship eight times, most recently winning four straight from 2014 to 2017. They won the Big East Tournament in 1995, 2015, 2017, and 2018. Villanova entered the 2016–2017 season with an all-time winning percentage of (.648), placing the Wildcats tied for 13th among all NCAA Division I basketball programs. Through 2018, Villanova has 1,753 wins, which is 23rd among Division I men's basketball teams. Villanova

neg: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill had won 40 NCAA team championships in six different sports, eighth all-time. These include twenty one NCAA championships in women's soccer, six in women's field hockey, four in men's lacrosse, six in men's basketball, one in women's basketball, and two in men's soccer. The Men's basketball team won its 6th NCAA basketball championship in 2017, the third for Coach Roy Williams since he took the job as head coach. UNC was also retroactively given the title of National Champion for the 1924 championship, but is typically not included in the official tally. Other recent successes include the 2011 College Cup

neg: Maryville, Missouri the east side of Maryville. Maryville became a football powerhouse in 1994 when Mel Tjeerdsma became coach of Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football. The Bearcats played in 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2016 NCAA Division II Football Championship games winning in 1998, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2016.The basketball team won another national title in the NCAA Division II Basketball Championship in 2017. In addition the Maryville High School football team appeared in 1996, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017 (winning in 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2017, in addition to an earlier championship in

neg: NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each March, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season. The NCAA tournament was preceded by the AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, which was held annually from 1972 to 1982. Basketball was one of 12 women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program

neg: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game referees had "ruined" the contest through a combination of incorrect foul calls, missed calls, and superfluous use of instant replay. Tom Ley of "Deadspin" condemned the game as "memorably disgusting." Multiple prominent current and former basketball players vocalized their distaste for the game's quality of officiating on social media, including LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, James Worthy, and Jay Williams. 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. It determined the national champion for the 2016–17 NCAA Division I

neg: 2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season 2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season The 2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2017 and concluded in March with the 2018 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Virginia Cavaliers won an outright regular season championship, their third in five years under the guidance of Tony Bennett, who also received his third ACC Coach of the Year Award. He also became the only living three-time

neg: Alabama–Huntsville Chargers Conference regular season title in 2015–16, and going 25–8 and reaching the NCAA South Region championship game at home. The Chargers won their third GSC Tournament title in 2016–17, finishing 26–8 and reaching the NCAA South Region final at home. As of September 6, 2017, Josh Magette would be the university's first and only player to sign with an NBA team, being a part of the Atlanta Hawks for the 2017-18 NBA season. The UAH women's basketball program began in 1977 as a member of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). The program joined the NAIA in 1981,

neg: Florida Gators Division I history to hold the men's basketball and football championships during the same school year. In January 2009, the Gators football team won the 2009 BCS National Championship Game with a 24–14 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners. The Florida Gators baseball team took home its first championship at the 2017 NCAA championship, defeating rival SEC foe the LSU Tigers in two games. The Gators won the NCAA men's indoor track and field championship in three consecutive seasons in 2010, 2011 and 2012, the NCAA women's swimming and diving team national championship in 2010, the NCAA women's tennis championship in

neg: 2017 Women's Basketball Invitational UNC Greensboro 74-62. 2017 Women's Basketball Invitational The 2017 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) is a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament or 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament. The 2017 field was announced on March 13. First round WBI games took place on March 15 and 16; second-round games were played March 18 and March 19. The tournament semifinals were held March 23 with the 2017 WBI Championship game played the final weekend of March. Rice won the WBI for the first

neg: 2017 Women's Basketball Invitational 2017 Women's Basketball Invitational The 2017 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) is a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament or 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament. The 2017 field was announced on March 13. First round WBI games took place on March 15 and 16; second-round games were played March 18 and March 19. The tournament semifinals were held March 23 with the 2017 WBI Championship game played the final weekend of March. Rice won the WBI for the first time ever, beating

neg: University of Dayton Championship final game and won the National Invitational Tournament in 1962, 1968, and 2010. In 2014, the men's basketball Flyers made it to the NCAA Elite Eight after upsetting sixth-seeded Ohio State, third-seeded Syracuse, and 10th-seeded Stanford. The football team won NCAA Division III national titles in 1980 and 1989 and finished runner-up in 1981, 1987, and 1991. The Sports Network also named the Flyers football squad the nation's top Football Championship Subdivision mid-major program in 2007. The women's basketball team won the American Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division II national championship in 1980, a year after

neg: 2017–18 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season 2017–18 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season The 2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play started on December 29, 2017 and will conclude on March 3, 2018. The Big 12 Tournament will begin on March 7, with the championship game on March 10, and will be played at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas won the regular season conference title, their NCAA record 14th consecutive year winning the regular season title. On March 18,

neg: 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player. The Michigan Wolverines last won the NCAA Tournament in 1989. Their most recent appearance in the championship game was in 2013. At one point unranked in the AP Poll, Michigan won their final 14 games before the title game to end the 2017–18 regular season with a 28–7 win-loss record after winning the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. They earned the No. 3 seed in the West Regional. Michigan defeated the No. 14 Montana Grizzlies in the first round by a score of 61–47. They then reached the Sweet 16 by defeating

neg: Rice University team made the NCAA tournament, while again five Rice track and field athletes received individual NCAA berths. In 2008, the women's volleyball team again made the NCAA tournament. In 2011 the Women's Swim team won their first conference championship in the history of the university. This was an impressive feat considering they won without having a diving team. In 2017, the women's basketball team, led by second-year head coach Tina Langley, won the Women's Basketball Invitational, defeating UNC-Greensboro 74-62 in the championship game at Tudor Fieldhouse. Though not a varsity sport, ultimate frisbee is where Rice has seen the most

neg: Texas Longhorns men's basketball both all-time wins and all-time win percentage. The Longhorns have won 27 total conference championships in men's basketball and have made 34 total appearances in the NCAA Tournament (11th-most appearances all time, with a 35–37 overall record), reaching the NCAA Final Four three times (1943, 1947, 2003) and the NCAA Regional Finals (Elite Eight) seven times. As of the end of the 2017–18 season, Texas ranks sixth among all Division I men's basketball programs for total NCAA Tournament games won without having won the national championship (35), trailing Kansas State (37), Notre Dame (38), Purdue (39), Illinois (40), and Oklahoma

neg: West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball The West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. West Virginia has earned eight bids to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, led by West Virginia coach and former WVU player Mike Carey. Most recently, they won the 2017 Big 12 Tournament, despite finishing sixth in the regular season. The first women's basketball team was started in 1973, as a result of the Title IX mandates. The first coach was Kittie Blakemore, who was asked to

neg: 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament The 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball. It began March 10, 2017, following the 2016–17 season and concluded with the championship game on March 25, 2017. The eight regional winners met in the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. For the first time, the Elite Eight was held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 71-61, to win the first national championship in the school's history. Location:

neg: University of South Carolina men's soccer which competes in Conference USA and women's sand volleyball which competes as an independent) and are known as the Gamecocks. The Gamecocks have won ten national team championships: 2017 NCAA Championship in women's basketball; 2010 & 2011 NCAA Championships in baseball; 2002 NCAA Championship in women's outdoor track & field; 2005, 2007, and 2015 National Championships in women's equestrian; and 2005, 2006, and 2007 Hunt Seat National Championships in women's equestrian. Also, the men's and women's track & field teams have produced many NCAA individual champions, world championship medalists, and Olympic medalists. The baseball and basketball teams have

neg: South Carolina Gamecocks Rugby Endowment Fund. The rugby team has been led since 2011 by head coach Mark Morris. The Gamecocks have won ten national team championships: 2017 NCAA Championship in women's basketball; 2010 & 2011 NCAA Championships in baseball; 2002 NCAA Championship in women's outdoor track & field; 2005, 2007, and 2015 National Championships in women's equestrian; and 2005, 2006, and 2007 Hunt Seat National Championships in women's equestrian. Also, the men's and women's track & field teams have produced many NCAA individual champions, world championship medalists, and Olympic medalists. The baseball and basketball teams have also produced Olympic medalists. Other significant

neg: Temple University the Temple Owls to the Bad Boy Mowers Gasporilla Bowl in 2017 in which the Owls defeated the Florida International Golden Panthers 28 to 3. The Temple Men's basketball program is ranked 5th in all-time NCAA wins with 1,903 starting the 2017-2018 season. Only Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, and Duke have a higher total. Temple is recognized as having won the first-ever National Collegiate basketball championship in 1938, under Coach James Usilton. That Owls team, which finished with a 23–2 record, won the inaugural National Invitation Tournament by routing Colorado 60-36 in the championship final. Because the NCAA Tournament was

neg: Jacksonville State University Abbott Field in Jacksonville, Alabama. The Gamecocks are coached by Jim Case. During the 2013–2014 campaign, the Gamecocks won the OVC championship and received an automatic bid for the annual NCAA regional tournament. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Jacksonville State University. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. During the 2016–2017 season, the Gamecocks won the OVC championship and received their first NCAA tournament bid under the direction of head coach, Ray Harper. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Jacksonville

neg: Zavier Simpson Zavier Simpson Zavier Marquis Simpson (born Xavier Simpson on February 11, 1997) is an American basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines who is playing his junior season for the 2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. He attended Lima Senior High School where he won the 2016 Ohio Mr. Basketball as a senior. Simpson won 2014 Ohio Division III state championship as a sophomore for Lima Central Catholic High School before transferring to Lima Senior High School the following school year. He was part of the 2017–18 team that reached the Championship Game of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball

neg: 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament The 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference held from March 8 through March 12, 2017 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. It was the first Big Ten Conference Tournament held outside the conference's traditional heartland in the Midwest. The championship was won by Michigan, which defeated Wisconsin in the championship game. As a result, Michigan received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The championship was Michigan's first (after having their win of the inaugural tournament vacated) and they

neg: 2017 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship 2017 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship The 2017 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was the second annual tournament deciding the NCAA championship of beach volleyball, which competition is open to women only. It took place May 5-7 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It was a double elimination tournament, with a single championship match. The USC Trojans won their second consecutive national title, defeating the Pepperdine Waves 3-2 in the championship match. The tournament is open to teams from Divisions I, II, and III. The top three teams each in the East and West Regions will

neg: 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game The 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament and determined the national champion in the 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was held on March 23, 1963, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The matchup pitted the Loyola Ramblers, who were making their first NCAA Tournament appearance, against the Cincinnati Bearcats, the two-time defending national champions. After trailing by 15 points in the second half, Loyola rallied to force an overtime period, and won the game 60–58 on a

neg: 2018 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament 2018 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament The 2018 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament (also known as Motor City Madness) was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Horizon League of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 2 through March 6, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The tournament was won by No. 2 seed Wright State, who defeated No. 8 seed Cleveland State in the championship game, and received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. All 10 teams participated in the tournament. The top six teams received a bye into

neg: 2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team 2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team The 2017–18 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by seventh year head coach Charlotte Smith, play their home games at Alumni Gym and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in third place. They also won the CAA Tournament Championship for the second straight year and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. They lost in the first round to NC State. This season was

neg: Bill Hougland Bill Hougland William Marion "Bill" Hougland (June 20, 1930 – March 6, 2017) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the Kansas Jayhawks' 1952 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship team. He was a member of the 1952 American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played all eight matches. First Round Draft Pick in 1952 by the Minnesota Lakers Four years later he won his second gold medal as part of the 1956 American team. Hougland died on March 6, 2017 in

neg: Roy Williams (coach) Heels to a national title on April 6, 2009, against the Michigan State Spartans (see 2009 NCAA championship game). Williams won his third national championship on April 3, 2017 when he led the Tar Heels to victory against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Williams is one of six NCAA Men's Division I college basketball coaches to have won at least three national championships. In 2006, Williams was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. The following year, in 2007, Williams was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Williams was born in Marion General Hospital in Marion, North Carolina, and spent

neg: 2017–18 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season 2017–18 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season The 2017–18 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball season with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began on January 2018 and concluded on February 2018. The season marked the 40th season of Atlantic Sun Conference basketball. Florida Gulf Coast won the regular season championship by two games over Lipscomb. The Atlantic Sun Tournament was held from February 26 through March 4 at campus sites as top seeds hosted each round. Lipscomb defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the championship game

neg: College of Wooster Long-time head men's basketball coach Steve Moore has won over 700 games at Wooster, and in 2017 became the second-winningest coach all-time in NCAA Division III. His teams have won 17 NCAC championships and have made 24 appearances in the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship, including a record 14 in a row from 2003 through 2016. The team reached the national semifinals ("Final Four") of the NCAA D-III Tournament in 2003, 2007, and 2011. The 2011 team set a school record for victories, with a record of 31-3, and reached the national championship game before falling to St. Thomas

neg: Mike Krzyzewski basketball program. On January 25, 2015, Krzyzewski won his 1,000th game, when Duke defeated St. John's in Madison Square Garden. He is the first men's coach to win 1,000 NCAA Division I basketball games. On April 6, 2015, Krzyzewski won his 5th NCAA championship, when Duke defeated Wisconsin in the title game. Winning against Yale in the 2016 NCAA tournament on March 19, Krzyzewski became the all-time winningest coach in the NCAA Division I tournament with 90 total wins. On November 11, 2017, Krzyzewski won his 1,000th game with the Duke Blue Devils, making him the first head coach to

neg: Immaculata University part of the Colonial States Athletic Conference through the 2017–18 school year, after which the school will become a charter member of the new Atlantic East Conference. Immaculata sponsors nineteen athletic teams, nine men's teams and ten women's teams. Immaculata Men's Basketball Team won the CSAC Championship in 2008. Immaculata women won the first three national championships (1972–74) under the banner of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), which was founded in 1971 and governed women's intercollegiate sports until the AIAW was supplanted by the NCAA in 1982. The school fields a number of sports teams. Varsity Teams:

neg: UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball The UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represents UNC Wilmington or "UNCW". The team plays in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Seahawks have won at least a share of the CAA regular season championship for three consecutive years. They won the CAA Tournament and appeared in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in 2016 and 2017. UNC Wilmington began playing Division I NCAA basketball in the 1976–77 season. The above records do not include the years UNC Wilmington played as a junior college (1951–63) or in the NAIA (1963–76). The Seahawks have appeared in the Division I NCAA

neg: 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team The 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-second year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the Wintrust Arena. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with Marquette. They won the Big East Women's Tournament by defeating Marquette in the championship game. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they

neg: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season New York City on March 27 and 29 The eleventh College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament began on March 13, 2018. This tournament features 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. The eighth CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament began on March 12, 2018 and ended with the championship game on March 30. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. 26 teams participate in this tournament. Several teams changed coaches during and after the season. 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2017–18

neg: Homenetmen Lebanon the title 4-3. Homenetmen also won the Lebanese Cup in 2018 by beating Al Riyadi 77-70, on May 2, 2018. It also won the Arab Club Championship against ASS Sale 99-98 in a packed stadium with more than 6000 fans. Homenetmen Antelias women basketball team is part of the Women Lebanese Basketball League's premier division. They hold the title of the Lebanese Championship for 2015/2016 and 2016/2017, as well as the Arab Club Championship for Women (2017). Homenetmen Lebanon runs Lebanon's one of the most successful sports programs with Homenetmen athletes maintaining a great number of championship titles both individually

neg: 2017 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament 2017 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament The 2017 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the NCAA Division II women's college basketball national champion. It began on March 10, 2017, and concluded with the championship game on March 24, 2017. The first three rounds were hosted by top-seeded teams in regional play. The eight regional winners met for the quarterfinal and semifinals, better known as the "Elite Eight" and "Final Four" respectively, and National Championship game at the Alumni Hall in Columbus, Ohio. The Ashland Eagles completed an undefeated season

neg: UCLA–USC rivalry NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments and has dominated the conference, winning two games for every one that USC won. As of the 2013–2014 season, UCLA has won or shared the conference title 31 times, and USC has won or shared the title 9 times. There have been some notable games in the rivalry. In Women's basketball, UCLA has one AIAW championship and USC has two NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships. USC won its second title, in 1984, at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins and the Women of Troy have faced each other twice in the second round of

neg: 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team and Luke Yaklich. During the regular season, the team finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference. They earned a 5th seed in the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, where they won the championship, thus defending the title won by the 2016–17 Wolverines in the 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament the year before. The Wolverines finished the season with a 33–8 record, setting a program record for wins during a season. The team earned a 3 seed in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and reached the Championship Game before losing to Villanova.

neg: LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers through the 2017 NCAA athletic season. 43 were bestowed by the NCAA, as the NCAA does not award college football national championships at the Division I FBS level or recognize LSU's claimed men's basketball championship. LSU ranks tied for ninth all-time in total NCAA Division I national championships through the 2017 NCAA athletic season. The LSU baseball team has won six national championships since 1991. The team participates in the Western division of the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by Paul Mainieri. They play home games at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The LSU men's basketball team participates

neg: Sports in Texas "Silver" after the 2013 season. After the 2017 season, SSE sold the Stars to MGM Resorts International, which moved the team to Las Vegas as the Las Vegas Aces. At the collegiate level, the state is home to one NCAA Division I Men's Championship team, the Texas Western Miners (now UTEP Miners) team who won the 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament (the historic predecessor to today's Division I men's tournament). In women's collegiate basketball, several teams have won championships, including the Texas Tech Lady Raiders, Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies, and Baylor Lady Bears. From 1905–1915, people in Dallas

neg: Isaiah Livers Isaiah Livers Isaiah M. Livers (born July 28, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines who is playing his sophomore season for the 2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. He attended Kalamazoo Central High School where he won the Mr. Basketball of Michigan. He was part of the 2017–18 team that won the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and reached the Championship Game of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Livers was born on July 28, 1998 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Angela and Morris Livers. He started playing basketball at the age of

neg: Dave Rice (basketball) Dave Rice (basketball) David Wayne Rice (born August 29, 1968) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach at the University of Washington. Rice is the former head men's basketball coach at UNLV where he ranks as the program's third winningest coach. He spent the 2016-2017 season as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Reno, and an assistant coach at the University of Washington in 2017-2018. Rice played for legendary UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, part of the 1989-90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels squad that won the NCAA men's basketball championship. Rice was also a member of

neg: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament The 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2016–17 season. The 79th edition of the tournament began on March 14, 2017, and concluded with the championship game on April 3 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The championship game was the first to be contested in a Western state since 1995 when Seattle was the host of the Final Four for that year. In the Final

neg: Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball to a postseason tournament. In a surprise move more than two months after the season ended, the school announced that, after failing to make the NCAA Tournament in 2016 and 2017, Matta would not return as head coach for the 2017–18 season. Ohio State won 20 or more games in 12 of Matta's 13 seasons, received a berth in the NCAA Tournament eight times, made it to the Sweet Sixteen four times, and to the Final Four twice. Ohio State won the Big Ten regular-season championship five times and Big Ten Tournament championship three times, appearing in the championship game

neg: 2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season AAC announced its conference awards. The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2017 NBA draft. 2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season The 2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The conference held its media day on October 24, 2016. Conference play began on December 27, 2016 and concluded on March 4, 2017. SMU won the regular season championship by one game over Cincinnati. The American Athletic Conference Tournament was held from March 9

neg: Morehead State University I and sponsors 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. MSU competes at the NCAA Division I level including the Football Championship Subdivision. The MSU teams are the Eagles, the eagle mascot is named Beaker, and the school colors are blue and gold. The football Eagles compete as the only public university in the Pioneer Football League of the Football Championship Subdivision. The basketball Eagles won the 2009 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, sending them to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1984. At the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, 13th-seeded Morehead State upset Louisville 62-61. It

neg: Lubbock, Texas the Lady Raiders won the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 1993. The Lady Raiders have also been to the NCAA Elite Eight three times and the NCAA Sweet 16 seven times. In early 2006, Lady Raiders coach Marsha Sharp resigned and was replaced on March 30, 2006 by Kristy Curry, who had been coaching at Purdue. In addition, Lubbock is the home of the Chaparrals of Lubbock Christian University. With a recent move up to NCAA Division 2, the 2015-16 women's basketball team won the national championship. In 2009, the Lubbock Christian University baseball team won their second NAIA National

neg: NCAA Division I "revenue sports". From 2008 to 2012, 205 varsity teams were dropped in NCAA Division I – 72 for women and 133 for men, with men's tennis, gymnastics and wrestling hit particularly hard. In the Football Bowl Subdivision (130 schools in 2017), between 50 and 60 percent of football and men's basketball programs generated positive revenues (above program expenses). However, in the Football Championship Subdivision (124 schools in 2017), only four percent of football and five percent of men's basketball programs generated positive revenues. In 2012, 2% of athletic budgets were spent on equipment, uniforms and supplies for male athletes at

neg: Catholic University Cardinals to Hofstra and Philadelphia. The men's basketball team won the 2001 NCAA Division III National Championship and was the only program in Division III to reach the Sweet Sixteen five consecutive seasons, from 1998-2002. They also reached the postseason in 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, and 2016. The 2011-12 women's basketball team won the Landmark Conference title and made the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament. In 2013 they won their second straight Landmark Conference title and again received the LC's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament, repeating in 2015. In 2017 they received an at-large

neg: Armenians in Lebanon martial arts competitions. Lebanese Armenians also have great influence in women sports in Lebanon, most notably in basketball, cycling and table tennis. The Armenian basketball clubs of Homenetmen and Antranik have won the official Lebanese Basketball Championships on several occasions. The Armenian club Antranik's Women Basketball team went on to win the pan-Arab championship titles. Homenetmen Antelias' Women Basketball team won the Lebanese championship consecutively twice in 2016 and 2017. Lebanon knows a great number of Armenian notable personalities including politicians Khatchig Babikian, Karim Pakradouni, Hagop Pakradounian, media personalities like Zaven Kouyoumdjian, Paula Yacoubian, sportsmen like Wartan Ghazarian and artists

neg: Winona State University 1986 (2) and 1987 (1). In 1989, the team represented the school at the Division II nationals in California after a record-breaking season. The WSU football team won the NSIC conference championship ten times in a 15-year span (1993–2007). The Warriors have also appeared in postseason playoffs 5 times. During the 1993 season they appeared n the NAIA I playoffs and in the NCAA II playoffs 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2017. They have also participated in the Mineral Water Bowl in 2000, 2002, and 2012. The men's basketball team won the 2006 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship, the

neg: Wyoming Cowboys basketball Wyoming Cowboys basketball The University of Wyoming men's basketball program, which competes in the Mountain West Conference, has a lengthy tradition dating back to 1905. Wyoming won the 1943 NCAA championship under Hall of Fame coach Everett Shelton and behind star guard Ken Sailors, who pioneered the jump shot that is now the standard in basketball. Wyoming has made a total of 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Since the Mountain West was formed in 1999, Wyoming has won two conference titles, including an outright championship in 2002. Prior to that, Wyoming won five championships in the Western Athletic Conference,

neg: 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game took place on April 5, 1993 between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Michigan Wolverines at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The match-up was the final one of the fifty-fifth consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship single-elimination tournament — commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament — organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is used to crown a national champion for men's basketball at the Division I level. The Tar Heels won their third NCAA Men's Basketball

neg: 1946 NCAA Basketball Championship Game 1946 NCAA Basketball Championship Game The 1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game took place on March 26, 1946 between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Oklahoma A&M Aggies at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The match-up was the final one of the eighth consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship single-elimination tournament — commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament — organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is used to crown a national champion for men's basketball at the Division I level. The Aggie won their second consecutive NCAA Men's Basketball

neg: 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 2013 National Championship Game was played on April 8, 2013 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, and featured the 2013 Midwest Regional Champions, #1-seeded Louisville, and the 2013 South Regional Champions, #4-seeded Michigan. Louisville's title was subsequently vacated by the NCAA on June 15, 2017 as the result of sex, stripper, and/or prostitution scandal

neg: Bethany College (West Virginia) is the Bison and its colors are green and white. Bethany offers both women and men these sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis and track and field. Additionally,men can play baseball,football, and lacrosse and women can play softball and volleyball. The men's soccer team won the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship in 1994. The Bison defeated Johns Hopkins, 1–0, in double overtime for their first and only NCAA title. In doing so, Bethany became the smallest college in the United States to win an NCAA championship. The winning goal was scored by Pat Ricci and

neg: Virginia Wesleyan Marlins men's basketball team won the national championship in 2006, and the following year returned to the championship game, which they lost. The women's soccer team made it to the final four in 2006 after winning the ODAC tournament for the first time in program history. In 2016, Evan Cox was the Individual NCAA National Champion for Men's Golf. The Virginia Wesleyan College softball team won the 2017 NCAA Division III National Championship with a record 54 wins. Head Coach Brandon Elliott was named NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year. Freshman pitcher Hanna Hull was named first-team All-American and

neg: NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament two weeks and ESPN hired the KSPC Radio staff to help with background and color research about the players and the teams. <nowiki>^</nowiki> 2015 championship vacated by Thomas More NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament The NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of women's NCAA Division III collegiate basketball in the United States. It has been held annually since 1982, when the NCAA began to sponsor women's sports at all three levels. Washington–St. Louis are the most successful program, with five national titles. The current champions are Amherst, who won their

neg: Buffalo Bulls into the MAC Championship game, but lost to Akron. The Bulls head coach in his first year is Bobby Hurley, replacing Reggie Witherspoon. Under coach Bobby Hurley, the Bulls men's basketball team clinched its first conference championship and thus its first trip to the Division I tournament in the school's history in 2015. In 2016 under coach Nate Oats, the Bulls men's basketball team won the MAC championship game again, making their second trip in a row to the NCAA Tournament. In 2017 the program once again made the NCAA Tournament and upset no. 4 seed Arizona in the First

neg: Bill Hougland Lawrence, Kansas, aged 86. Bill Hougland William Marion "Bill" Hougland (June 20, 1930 – March 6, 2017) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the Kansas Jayhawks' 1952 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship team. He was a member of the 1952 American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played all eight matches. First Round Draft Pick in 1952 by the Minnesota Lakers Four years later he won his second gold medal as part of the 1956 American team. Hougland died on

neg: Kansas at the top of the all-time victories list in the 1995 season on its march to the national runner-up finish. The Gorillas, in 96 seasons of intercollegiate competition, have accumulated 579 victories – posting a 579–301–48 overall mark. Washburn University, in Topeka, won the NAIA Men's Basketball Championship in 1987. The Fort Hays State University men won the 1996 NCAA Division II title with a 34–0 record, and the Washburn women won the 2005 NCAA Division II crown. St. Benedict's College (now Benedictine College), in Atchison, won the 1954 and 1967 Men's NAIA Basketball Championships. The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

neg: Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball in 1992. In 1989, Indiana State won its first regular season championship. They won Missouri Valley titles in 2003 and 2006, though they failed to win the tournament title. Indiana State basketball is rich in history, with 17 post-season appearances (6 WNIT appearances, 5 MAIAW Regional appearances and 6 IAIAW appearances), though no NCAA Tournament appearances. They have won three Missouri Valley Conference regular season titles and 1 Gateway Conference title. Prior to joining the NCAA, they won three Indiana Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women titles and four in-season Tournament titles. The Sycamores share a classic rivalry with the

neg: Baylor Bears and Lady Bears Steve Rodriguez. Following a 24-29 record in the 2016 season, Coach Rodriguez and the Baylor baseball team ended the 2017 season with a record of 34-23, good for 4th overall in the Big 12 and an NCAA postseason appearance. The Baylor Lady Bears won the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in 2005. Coached by Kim Mulkey, the Lady Bears defeated the Spartans of Michigan State University 84–62. Mulkey became the first women's coach and only the third coach in history to win an NCAA Division I basketball championship as both a player and a coach, joining Dean Smith and

neg: Maya Moore Wolters, Swin Cash, Sue Bird, and Diana Taurasi on the elite list of female basketball players to have won NCAA titles, WNBA Championships and Olympic gold medals. Moore was one of 33 finalists for the U.S. Women's FIBA World Championship for Women Roster. The 32 professional women's basketball players, plus one collegiate player (Breanna Stewart) were selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the final roster to represent the USA at the FIBA World Championship for Women in Turkey during September and October 2014. Moore made the final roster of 12 players, announced

neg: 1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game 1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game The 1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1939 NCAA Basketball Tournament and the first NCAA Tournament title game. The contest was held on March 27, 1939, at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, Illinois, and determined the national champion in the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season. The Ohio State Buckeyes, the champions of the Big Ten Conference, faced the Oregon Webfoots, winners of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Oregon won the game, 46–33, to claim the school's only national championship in men's college basketball. The inaugural National Invitation Tournament (NIT) was held in

neg: San Beda Red Lions for their bid to have the first ever 7-peat in NCAA history 2016: Make8Happen – for their bid to have the first ever 8-peat in NCAA history 2017: #REDemption – for their bid to regain the juniors basketball title Dubbed the "Red Booters", the San Beda football team has been a consistent championship contender for the past few years in the NCAA. The seniors team has won the NCAA championship for the last 6 years and has won a total of 14 championships, second only to De La Salle University in all-time wins. Coach: Nemesio Gavino Women's Men's Juniors The

neg: Harvard-Westlake School the Angelus League championship with Cathedral High School, the first league championship in football for the school since 2006. In 2009, the men's and women's fencing team won its seventh consecutive league title. In 2013, the baseball team won the CIF Southern Section championship and was named "Baseball America"’s Team of the Year. From 1991 to 2014, the school won 19 swimming and diving league titles, and one CIF championship. In 2016 the school won the Boys Basketball CIF State Division IV championship, and in 2017, Harvard-Westlake Boys Basketball won the Southern Section 1A championship. In 2017, the boys tennis

neg: Sanford Pentagon UNLV won the game 75-61 and the game was televised by Midco Sports Network and ESPN3. On March 16, 2015, it was announced that the Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team would play the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team on November 13, 2015, in an early season non-conference match-up. On December 11, 2013, it was announced that the Sanford Pentagon would be home to multiple NCAA Division II championships. These include the 2017 and 2018 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championships, the 2015, 2016, and 2018 NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championships (except for the championship final in 2016, which

neg: NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament the NCAA). The results for all years are shown in this table below. The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament: NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each March, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season. The NCAA tournament was preceded by the AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, which was held annually from 1972 to 1982. Basketball was one of 12 women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as

neg: 2017 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament Conference Tournament: Florida Atlantic, Florida International <nowiki>*</nowiki>Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed 2017 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament 2017 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament The 2017 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for Conference USA was held from March 8–11, 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama. The first two rounds will take place at Bartow Arena while the semifinals and championship will take place at Legacy Arena. WKU won their 2nd C-USA tournament title and earns an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament. The top twelve teams will qualify for the tournament. Teams will

neg: Wayland Baptist University 38 points, which was the largest margin of victory in 23 years. Four Wayland athletes won individual championships, in addition to Wayland winning the 4x400 relay championship. Wayland's women's basketball program, The Hutcherson Flying Queens, has the distinction of being the winningest team in women's collegiate basketball history. On November 30, 2017, during the 2017-18 season, the Flying Queens posted their 1600th win, 300 plus more wins than any other women’s collegiate basketball team in USA History. By the end of the 2016-17 season, Tennessee who leads all NCAA DI schools, had 1252 wins, followed by Louisiana Tech with 1199

neg: College basketball a Division II championship, similar to the NCAA Division I and II. There is also an NAIA Women's Basketball Championship. The only school to have won national titles in both the NAIA and NCAA Division I is Louisville; the Cardinals have also won the NIT title. Southern Illinois has won NAIA and NIT titles. Central Missouri and Fort Hays State have won NAIA and NCAA Division II national titles. College basketball College basketball today is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including the United States's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate

neg: Carolina–Duke rivalry championship in 1992. North Carolina then won the championship the next year in 1993. Since then, Duke won the national championship in 2001, 2010 and 2015 while North Carolina won national championships in 2005, 2009, and 2017. In 2011, Krzyzewski became the new holder of the record for most career wins by a D-I men's coach, surpassing his mentor Bob Knight (who had surpassed Smith in 2007). On January 25, 2015, Krzyzewski also became the first NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball head coach to reach 1,000 career wins after Duke defeated St Johns in Madison Square Garden 77–68. After Smith's

neg: Wofford College played in 3300 seat Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium on 10 November 2017. Soccer teams play on Snyder Field, which was the college's football stadium through 1995. Wofford men's basketball has won the Southern Conference Championship and an NCAA bid four times since 2010, and in 2016 set an NCAA record by hitting 17 three-point shots out of 21 attempts in a game against VMI. Wofford football won the SoCon championship in 2017 and 2018. Wofford offers a self-contained environment (93% of the students live on campus). The Village apartment-style housing for the senior class was a 2008 "Dorm of Distinction"