INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has selected 17 additional first- and second-round sites for the 2009 and 2010 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship and those sites have been approved by the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet.

    The sites were added after the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee announced in the summer of 2007 that the championship would be expanding to 16 pre-determined first- and second-round sites beginning in 2009.

    Additional cities chosen to host first- and second-round games in 2009 include Bowling Green, Kentucky; Chattanooga, Tennessee; East Lansing, Michigan; Iowa City, Iowa; Notre Dame, Indiana; San Diego, California; Seattle, Washington and Storrs, Connecticut.

    The additional first and second rounds of the 2010 championship will be played in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Ames, Iowa; Cincinnati, Ohio; Durham, North Carolina; Louisville, Kentucky; Norman, Oklahoma; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Tallahassee, Florida and Seattle.

    “The committee was pleased with the amount of interest generated when we announced that we were going to 16 pre-determined sites again in 2009 and 2010,” said Judy Southard, senior associate director of athletics at Louisiana State University and chair of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. “To be able to get a good blend of cities that have past hosting experience in combination with a number of new cities and venues is good for the continued growth of the game of women’s basketball and our championship.”

    The following first- and second-round sites have been added to host games either Saturday, March 21, and Monday, March 23 or Sunday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 24, 2009:

Site                                                                              Host

E.A. Diddle Arena                                                      Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky                                         

 

McKenzie Arena                                                         University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

 

Jack Breslin Student Events Center                           Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan                                             

 

Carver-Hawkeye Arena                                              University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

Joyce Center                                                               University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

Cox Arena                                                                   San Diego State University

San Diego, California

 

Bank of America Arena                                              University of Washington

Seattle, Washington

 

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion                                          University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

         The following first- and second-round sites will host games either Saturday, March 20, and Monday, March 22 or Sunday, March 21 and Tuesday, March 23, 2010:

Site                                                                              Host

The Pit/Bob King Court                                              University of  New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

James. H. Hilton Coliseum                                         Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

 

Cintas Center                                                              Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio                                                         

 

Cameron Indoor Stadium                                           Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

 

Freedom Hall                                                              University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

                                                                                   

Lloyd Noble Center                                                    University of Oklahoma

Norman, Oklahoma

 

Petersen Events Center                                               University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

Donald L. Tucker Center                                            Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

 

Bank of America Arena                                              University of Washington

Seattle, Washington                                                   

 

            The exact dates for the sites will be announced at a later date.

 

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2009

First and Second Rounds

March 21 & 23 and March 22 & 24

 

The Pit/Bob King Court
Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of New Mexico, host

 

Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana State University, host

 

E.A. Diddle Arena

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University, host

 

McKenzie Arena

Chattanooga, Tennessee

University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, host

 

Comcast Center
College Park, Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park, host

 

Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University, host

 

Arena at Gwinnett
Duluth, Georgia
University of Georgia, host

 

Jack Breslin Student Events Center

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University, host

 

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa, host

 

United Spirit Arena
Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech University, host

 

 

 

Joyce Center

Notre Dame, Indiana

University of Notre Dame, host

 

Galen Center
Los Angeles, California
University of Southern California, host

 

Louis Brown Athletic Center
Piscataway, New Jersey
Rutgers University, host

 

Cox Arena

San Diego, California

San Diego State University, host

 

Bank of America Arena

Seattle, Washington

University of Washington, host

 

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut, host

 

Regionals

March 28 & 30

Berkeley Regional

Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, California
University of California, Berkeley, host

 

Raleigh Regional

RBC Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
North Carolina State University, host

 

March 29 & 31

Oklahoma City Regional

Ford Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Big 12 Conference, host

 

Trenton Regional

Sovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, New Jersey
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Rider University, hosts

 

Women’s Final Four

April 5 & 7

Scottrade Center

St. Louis, Missouri

Missouri Valley Conference, host

 

2010

First and Second Rounds

March 20 & 22 and March 21 & 23

 

The Pit/Bob King Court

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico, host

 

James H. Hilton Coliseum

Ames, Iowa

Iowa State University, host

 

Frank Erwin Center

Austin, Texas

University of Texas, Austin, host

 

Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, California
University of California, Berkeley, host

 

Cintas Center

Cincinnati, Ohio

Xavier University, host

 

Cameron Indoor Stadium

Durham, North Carolina

Duke University, host

Thompson-Boling Arena

Knoxville, Tennessee

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, host

 

Freedom Hall

Louisville, Kentucky

University of Louisville, host

 

Williams Arena

Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, host

 

Ted Constant Convocation Center

Norfolk, Virginia

Old Dominion University, host

 

Lloyd Noble Center

Norman, Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma, host

 

Joyce Center

Notre Dame, Indiana

University of Notre Dame, host

 

Petersen Events Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh, host

 

Bank of America Arena

Seattle, Washington

University of Washington, host

 

Donald L. Tucker Center

Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University, host

 

Wells Fargo Arena

Tempe, Arizona

Arizona State University, host