Stanford University Athletics

STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford earned its 32nd consecutive NCAA Tournament bid when the NCAA Women's Basketball Selection Committee announced the field Monday.
 
The Cardinal (28-4), seeded second, was placed in the Chicago Region. As one of the nation's top 16 overall seeds, Stanford will host first and second-round games in Maples Pavilion on Saturday, March 23 and Monday, March 25. The Cardinal will open its 33rd overall NCAA postseason with No. 15 UC Davis (25-6) at 2:30 p.m. PT on Saturday in a game televised on ESPN2. No. 7 BYU (25-6) and No. 10 Auburn (22-9) will play in the other first-round matchup at 12:30 p.m. PT with the winners meeting in Monday's second-round contest at a time to be determined.
 
Women's basketball Season Ticket Members (STMs) should request postseason tickets by logging into their online Athletics Ticketing account. STMs must request tickets by Monday, March 18 at 11:59 p.m. PT in order to be considered for priority seating.
 
All other fans can purchase tickets beginning Tuesday, March 19 at 10 a.m. PT by visiting gostanford.com/wbbcentral or by calling (800)-STANFORD (option 4). All-session prices are $55 for lower sideline, $45 for lower corner, $35 for upper sideline, $25 for adult general admission and $15 for student/youth/senior general admission. Single-day tickets cost $35 for lower sideline, $30 for lower corner, $25 for upper sideline, $15 for adult general admission and $10 for upper student/youth/senior general admission.
 
All Stanford students are able to attend for free and must present their SUID at the Maples Pavilion will call window to receive a preprinted ticket. Additional details will be shared via the Red Alert email.
 
As a city, Stanford, Calif. has served as a host for 70 NCAA Tournament games, the second-most behind Knoxville,
Tenn. (86). Each of those games has been played in Maples Pavilion, which has hosted more NCAA Tournament games than any other facility except Tennessee's Thompson-Boling Arena (71).
 
The Cardinal is 36-4 all-time in NCAA Tournament games at Maples Pavilion and has won 16 straight. This season will be the 22nd in which Stanford has hosted NCAA Tournament games in Maples Pavilion since staging its first in 1989 and the 21st in which the Cardinal has opened up its postseason at home.
 
Stanford earned its 32nd consecutive and 33rd overall NCAA Tournament bid by collecting the Pac-12's automatic berth into the field after winning its 13th conference tournament championship. Since its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1982, Stanford has won two national championships (1990, 1992), reached 13 Final Fours (1990-92, 1995-97, 2008-12, 2014, 2017), 19 Elite Eights, 25 Sweet 16s and compiled an NCAA Tournament record of 86-30 (.741).
 
Stanford's 13 Final Four appearances are the third-most by any school entering this year's tournament, and its 33 overall appearances rank second behind only Tennessee (38 appearances).
 
Tennessee is the only school that has a longer active streak of NCAA Tournament appearances than Stanford's 32. The Lady Vols have earned a bid to all 38 NCAA Tournaments. The Cardinal's 86 wins in the NCAA Tournament are third all-time behind Tennessee (125) and Connecticut (117) as are its 116 tournament games. Tennessee has appeared in 154 and Connecticut 136.
 
The Cardinal is a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the 12th time and first since 2017. Stanford has gone on to reach the Final Four as a No. 2 seed six times (1991, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017), defeating the No. 1 seed in the regional final in 1991 (Georgia), 2008 (Maryland) and 2017 (Notre Dame).