Women’s March Madness Trivia Questions and Answers

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  1. What year did the women’s NCAA Tournament begin?… 1982.
  2. Which school has won the most women’s college basketball championships?… UConn has won 12 times.
  3. Name the three teams that have won back-to-back national championships in Women’s March Madness basketball… UConn: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 UConn: 2009, 2010 Tennessee: 2007, 2008 UConn: 2002, 2003, 2004 Tennessee: 1996, 1997, 1998 USC: 1983, 1984
  4. Which player has won the most Most Outstanding Player awards in Women’s NCAA tournament history?… Breanna Stewart holds the record for the most Women’s NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player awards, winning the honor four times 2013, 2014, 2015, & 2016.
  5. Which #16 was the only team to beat a #1 seed in the history of the women’s tournament?… Harvard.
  6. Which USC standout was the first woman to win consecutive Most Outstanding Player awards honors?… Cheryl Miller.
  7. Which ACC point guard pulled off the rare feat of being named final four MVP, while playing for the national runner-up in ’91?… Dawn Staley, The University of Virginia.
  8. Which Tar Heel hit the game-winning shot as time expired in the 1994 title game?… Charlotte Smith.
  9. Which UConn Husky led her team to the 1995 NCAA title?… Rebecca Lobo
  10. Which point guard led Tennessee to its first of three straight titles, by being named final four Most Outstanding Player in 1996?… MIchelle Marciniak.
  11. Which two-time final four Most Outstanding Player led Tennessee to titles in ’97 and ’98, before starring with the Washington Mystics?… Chamique Holdsclaw.
  12. From 1995-2003, only four teams won the national championship. Name the teams… UConn, Tennessee, Notre Dame, and Purdue
  13. In 1993, Most Outstanding Player Sheryl Swoopes scored how many points in the championship game?… 47.
  14. Pat Summitt was the head coach of which women’s basketball powerhouse?… University of Tennessee.
  15. What is the largest margin of victory in Women’s NCAA Basketball tournament history?… The largest margin of victory in Women’s NCAA Tournament history is 89 points, set by Baylor in a 119-30 win over Texas Southern in the 2017 first round.
  16. In 2013, Louisville became the lowest seed ever to make it to the championship game. What seed were they?… #5. 
  17. What is the most-viewed NCAA March Madness women’s basketball final in history?… The most-viewed NCAA March Madness women’s basketball final in history is the 2024 championship game between South Carolina and Iowa, which averaged 18.7 to 18.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN.
  18. Which player set the record for most blocked shots in an NCAA March Madness women’s game?… Brittney Griner holds the record for the most blocked shots in a single NCAA March Madness women’s game, swatting 14 shots for Baylor against Georgetown in the second round of the 2010 tournament.
  19. What player scored the most points in an NCAA March Madness women’s game?… Lorri Bauman of Drake holds the record for the most points scored in an NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament game, scoring 50 points against Maryland in 1982. She achieved this record in the inaugural 1982 tournament by shooting 21-of-35 from the field and 8-of-11 from the free-throw line.
  20. What players share an NCAA Tournament record for most made 3-pointers in an NCAA March Madness women’s game? Courtney Moses (Purdue): 9 threes vs. South Dakota State (1st Round, 2012). Kia Nurse (UConn): 9 threes vs. Syracuse (2nd Round, 2017). Caitlin Clark (Iowa): 9 threes vs. LSU (Elite Eight, 2024).
  21.   What school ended UConn’s run of four consecutive national championships, and its 111-game winning streak, on a buzzer-beater in overtime in the 2017 semifinals?… Mississippi State 
  22. Name the players to score at least 40 points in back-to-back NCAA March Madness Women’s Tournament games… Caitlin Clark (Iowa), 2023 Women’s NCAA Tournament Games: 41 points (vs. Louisville, Elite Eight), 41 points (vs. South Carolina, Final Four).
  23. What school won the 2020 women’s tournament?… Trick question. The 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled due to Covid.
  24. Nine teams have finished a season unbeaten (including tournaments). UConn accounts for six of those, and three other programs have done it once each. Name them… Tennessee (1997-98), Baylor (2011-12), and South Carolina (2023-24), UConn: 1994-95 (35-0): Led by Rebecca Lobo, the first perfect season in school history. 2001-02 (39-0): Led by Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, and Swin Cash. 2008-09 (39-0): Maya Moore led the team to perfection. 2009-10 (39-0): Led by Tina Charles and Maya Moore. 2013-14 (40-0): Breanna Stewart led this undefeated campaign. 2015-16 (38-0): Breanna Stewart’s senior year, finishing fourth straight title. 
  25. Name the only erson to win the women’s national championship as a player, assistant coach and head coach?… Kim Mulkey is the only person in NCAA history to win a women’s national championship as a player, assistant coach, and head coach. She won as a player at Louisiana Tech (1982), as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech (1988), and as a head coach at Baylor (2005, 2012, 2019) and LSU (2023). Wikipedia Wikipedia +3 Player: Won the inaugural NCAA championship in 1982 with Louisiana Tech. Assistant Coach: Won the 1988 NCAA tournament as an assistant at Louisiana Tech. Head Coach: Won four NCAA titles: 2005, 2012, 2019 (Baylor) and 2023 (LSU). Wikipedia Wikipedia +
  26. The NCAA started hosting a women’s championship in the 1981-82 season. What organization hosted a women’s championship for 11 years, the last in competition with the NCAA’s inaugural women’s tourney, before disbanding?… The organization that hosted a women’s basketball championship for 11 years (1972-1982), with its final tournament competing directly against the inaugural NCAA women’s championship, was the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). The AIAW was forced to disband in 1982 following the NCAA’s move into women’s athletics.
  27. Name the only school to have had two different coaches lead it to the NCAA March Madness Women’s Tournament… Louisiana Tech.
  28. Name the players who have won back-to-back Most Outstanding Player awards in the Women’s Final Four… Breanna Stewart (UConn, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016), Cheryl Miller (USC, 1983, 1984), Diana Taurasi (UConn, 2003, 2004), Candace Parker (Tennessee, 2007, 2008)