This table contains the data behind the story The Rise And Fall Of Women’s NCAA Tournament Dynasties.
womens_basketball_ncaa_history.csv contains data for every team that has participated in the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament since it began in 1982. Every school is shown with its seed, conference record (when available), regular-season record, tournament record and full season record, including winning percentages. More information about select columns is in the table below. All data is from the NCAA.
| Column | Notes |
|---|---|
seed |
The (OR) seeding designation in 1983 notes the eight teams that played an opening-round game to become the No. 8 seed in each region. |
How qual |
Whether the school qualified with an automatic bid (by winning its conference or conference tournament) or an at-large bid. |
1st game at home |
Whether the school played its first-round tournament games on its home court. |
Tourney finish |
The round of the final game for each team. OR=opening-round loss (1983 only); 1st=first-round loss; 2nd=second-round loss; RSF=loss in the Sweet 16; RF=loss in the Elite Eight; NSF=loss in the national semifinals; N2nd=national runner-up; Champ=national champions |
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| rowid | Year | School | Seed | Conference | Conf. W | Conf. L | Conf. % | Conf. place | Reg. W | Reg. L | Reg. % | How qual | 1st game at home? | Tourney W | Tourney L | Tourney finish | Full W | Full L | Full % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1982 | Ohio St. | 5 | Big Ten | - | - | - | - | 19 | 6 | 76.0 | auto | N | 0 | 1 | 1st | 19 | 7 | 73.1 |