INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has selected the first- and second-round and regional sites for the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship and those sites have been approved by the Administrative Committee of the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet.

Cities chosen to host first- and second-round games in 2011 include Albuquerque, New Mexico; Auburn, Alabama; Charlottesville, Virginia; Cincinnati, Ohio; College Park, Maryland; Columbus, Ohio; Durham, North Carolina; Knoxville, Tennessee; Salt Lake City, Utah; Spokane, Washington; Shreveport, Louisiana; Stanford, California; Storrs, Connecticut; University Park, Pennsylvania; Waco, Texas; and Wichita, Kansas.  The four selected regional sites are Dayton, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dallas, Texas; and Spokane, Washington.

“The committee was pleased with the level of interest in our championship that we found from cities, institutions and conferences across the country,” said Jane Meyer, senior associate director of athletics at the University of Iowa and chair of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. “Of the 20 preliminary sites for 2011, we have 11 different conferences represented, with Wichita and Shreveport hosting for the first time.”

The following first- and second-round sites will host games either Saturday, March 19, and Monday, March 21 or Sunday, March 20 and Tuesday, March 22, 2011 (dates to be determined in June, 2010):

Site                                                                       Host(s)

The Pit/Bob King Court                                              University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico                                        

 

Auburn Arena                                                             Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

 

John Paul Jones Arena                                                University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

 

Cintas Center                                                              Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio

 

Comcast Center                                                          University of Maryland, College Park

College Park, Maryland                                             

 

St. John Arena                                                            The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio

 

Cameron Indoor Stadium                                           Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

 

Thompson-Boling Arena                                             University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

 

Jon M. Huntsman Center                                            University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

 

McCarthey Athletic Center                                        Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

 

CenturyTel Center                                                      Louisiana Tech University

Shreveport, Louisiana

Maples Pavilion                                                           Stanford University

Stanford, California

 

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion                                          University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

 

Bryce Jordan Center                                                   Pennsylvania State University

University Park, Pennsylvania

 

Ferrell Center                                                              Baylor University

Waco, Texas

 

INTRUST Bank Arena                                               Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

 

            The following regional sites will host games on the dates indicated:

Site                                                                   Host(s)

March 26 and 28, 2011

University of Dayton Arena                                       University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio

 

Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena                            Washington State University

Spokane, Washington

 

March 27 and 29, 2011

American Airlines Center                                           Big 12 Conference

Dallas, Texas

 

Liacouras Center                                                         Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

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