March Madness: 2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament Bracket Breakdown

At 7:00 ET (6:00 CT, or my time) tonight the brackets will be unveiled for the 2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament. I am planning on leaving the office at 5:00 to get home and get settled in to update the tables below in the real time with the Women’s Tournament brackets.

I have decided to undertake this endeavor for a few of reasons.

First, I did it yesterday for the men’s brackets and it was actually quite fun. Second, my girlfriend saw how much pub I gave the men’s tournament yesterday and not so subtlely suggested that I do the same for the women. Third, I enjoy the women’s tournament and respect their very fundamentally sound brand of basketball. Fourth, I’m not going to lie, any additional post about March Madness, men’s or women’s, is good for traffic. Add it all up, and it made my decision pretty easy.

All of our March Madness posts for 2009 are linked in the sidebar to the right. So whether you want information on the men’s tournament, the women’s tournament, or NCAA Tournament history in general, it’s all right there at your disposal. And this post about the women’s bracket, as with the men’s posts from this weekend, are designed for you to bookmark and come back to anytime you need info. I will be updating the tables below as soon as information is available. And if I can find announcer schedules and point spreads, I will add those columns, as I have them for the men.

And if there is any info you want but do not see here, just email me or leave a comment and I’ll do my best to find it.

Before we jump into the Women’s NCAA Tournament brackets and schedules, here is your quick preview and assortment of relevant links:

• What: 27th Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament
• When: March 21 – April 7
• Four #1 Seeds: UConn, Maryland, Oklahoma, Duke
• TV: All games will be televised on the ESPN networks
• First Round Sites: 2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament Sites
• Regional Sites: Trenton, NJ; Berkeley, CA; Oklahoma City, OK; Raleigh, NC
• Final Four Location: Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri
• Women’s Bracketology by ESPN: Women’s Tournament Bracket Predictions
• The Bracket, courtesy of ESPN.com: 2009 Women’s Tournament Printable Bracket
• StubHub Tickets: 2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament First and Second Round Tickets
• StubHub Tickets: 2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 and Elite 8 Tickets
• StubHub Tickets: 2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament Final Four Tickets

And now, it’s time to jump into the meat of the post: the 2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament Bracket and Schedule tables. As stated above, I will update the information in each of these tables as soon as it is available, including game scores once the tournament actually starts. Just bookmark this page and come back to it any time you need an update on the Women’s 2009 Tourney.

Can anyone beat UConn? Are they one of the best women’s college basketball teams in history? The Lady Huskies will certainly throw their name in the mix if they run the table over the next three weeks. We shall see. Let’s take a look at the brackets. We’ll start with the Final Four schedule and then go through each individual regional:

(All times are ET, with game times and TV listings courtesy of the Women’s Tournament Schedule at ESPN.com. I am updating them as soon as ESPN has them up.)

2009 Womens Final Four TV Schedule, Bracket, Site

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Trenton Regional Bracket, TV Schedule, Dates, Time, and Sites

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Oklahoma City Regional Bracket, TV Schedule, Dates, Time, and Sites

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Raleigh Regional Bracket, TV Schedule, Dates, Time, and Sites

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Berkeley Regional Bracket, TV Schedule, Dates, Time, and Sites

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Sweet, so there you have it. The official brackets for the 2009 Women’s Basketball Tournament. I will look into getting announcer announcements and spread information as the week goes on. Plus, I’ll check back in later in the week with women’s tournament predictions as well, but feel free to throw your predictions and thoughts in the comments below.

As always, the Women’s NCAA Tournament should provide an underrated but no less exciting amount of compelling basketball. Combined with the Men’s Tournament, it is why March and the first week of April is the best time of the sports year.

2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament Quick Preview: Schedule, Sites, and Tickets

We just published a new Women’s College Basketball Tournament Bracket Breakdown post that will break down each of the four regionals for the 2009 Women’s Tournament once they are announced at 7:00 ET tonight.

You can also scroll to the bottom of this post to see the same four tables, which will be updated simultaneously as the brackets are announced tonight. And you can continue to use this post for information on all of the 2009 tournament sites and for ticket links.

If you are a regular reader of this site, you know that we have focused exclusively on mens sports. Well, I think it’s about time for that to change. (Plus, my girlfriend was a really good high school basketball player, and now when she asks me whether or not I ever talk about women’s basketball on the site, I can say yes.)

Hence, this post.

I do not consider myself a die-hard women’s college basketball fan by any stretch of the imagination. However, I do enjoy the women’s tournament and have a great deal of respect for their game. With this post, I am very simply going to break down the schedule and locations for the 2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament, and provide some resources for anyone who wants to purchase tickets.

• StubHub Tickets: 2009 NCAA Womens Tournament Tickets

The 2009 Women’s Final Four this year is in St. Louis, Missouri and it certainly should be an exciting event. Without further adieu, here is the schedule and the sites and locations for the 2009 Womens NCAA Tournament:

2009 Womens NCAA Tournament First and Second Round Sites/Locations:

The first and second rounds of the 2009 Womens NCAA Tournament will take place from March 21-24 at the following subregional locations:

• The Pit (Host: University of New Mexico) — Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Host: LSU) — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Nationwide Arena (Host: Ohio State University) — Columbus, OH
• Comcast Center (Host: University of Maryland) — College Park, Maryland
• Arena at Gwinnett Center (Host: University of Georgia) — Duluth, Georgia
• United Spirit Arena (Host: Texas Tech University) — Lubbock, Texas
• Galen Center (Host: USC) — Los Angeles, CA
• Louis Brown Athletic Center (Host: Rutgers University) — Piscataway, New Jersey
• E. A. Diddle Arena (Host: Western Kentucky University) — Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Jack Breslin Student Events Center (Host: Michigan State University) — East Lansing, Michigan
• Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Host: University of Iowa) — Iowa City, Iowa
• Edmuch P. Joyce Center (Host: University of Notre Dame) — South Bend, Indiana
• Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion (Host: University of Washington) — Seattle, WA
• Cox Arena (Host: San Diego State University) — San Diego, California
• Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (Host: UCONN) — Storrs, Connecticut
• McKenzie Arena (Host: UT-Chattanooga) — Chattanooga, Tennessee

Click on the following link and go to the appropriate page to find available tickets for the first and second round games you wish to attend:

2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament First and Second Tickets

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2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament Regional Sites/Locations:

The regional semifinal and regional final games of the 2009 Women’s NCAA Tournament will be played from March 28 through March 31 at the following locations:

• Trenton Regional: Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey
• Raleigh Regional: RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina
• Oklahoma City Regional: Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Berkeley Regional: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California

Click on the following links to find available tickets for the regionals you wish to attend:

NCAA Womens Regionals Basketball Tickets – Raleigh Strip (Includes all Sessions) March 28 2009

NCAA Womens Regionals Basketball Tickets – Oklahoma City Strip (Includes both Sessions) March 29 2009

NCAA Womens Regionals Basketball Tickets – Trenton Strip (Includes all Sessions) March 29 2009

NCAA Womens Regionals Basketball Tickets – Berkeley Strip (Includes both Sessions) March 28 2009

2009 Womens NCAA Tournament Final Four Site/Location:

The 2009 Womens Final Four will be played at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri on April 5 and April 7. To purchase tickets for the 2009 Womens Final Four, use the link provided below:

NCAA Womens Final Four Basketball Tickets –

Strip (Includes all Sessions) April 05 and April 07 2009

(All times are ET, with game times and TV listings courtesy of the Women’s Tournament Schedule at ESPN.com. I am updating them as soon as ESPN has them up.)

2009 Womens Final Four TV Schedule, Bracket, Site

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Trenton Regional Bracket, TV Schedule, Dates, Time, and Sites

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Oklahoma City Regional Bracket, TV Schedule, Dates, Time, and Sites

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Raleigh Regional Bracket, TV Schedule, Dates, Time, and Sites

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Berkeley Regional Bracket, TV Schedule, Dates, Time, and Sites

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As always, the Women’s NCAA Tournament should provide an underrated but no less exciting amount of compelling basketball. Combined with the Men’s Tournament, it is why March and the first week of April is the best time of the sports year.