List of NCAA Women's Basketball Champions Year Women's Basketball Champion Score Women's Basketball Runner-up Site 2011 Texas A&M 76-70 Notre Dame Indianapolis, IN 2010 UConn 53-47 Stanford San Antonio, TX 2009 UConn 76-54 Louisville St. Louis, MO 2008 Tennessee 64-48 Stanford Tampa, FL 2007 Tennessee 59-46 Rutgers Cleveland, OH 2006 Maryland 78-75* Duke Boston, MA 2005 Baylor 84-62 Michigan State Indianapolis, IN 2004 UConn 70-61 Tennessee New Orleans, LA 2003 UConn 73-68 Tennessee Atlanta, GA 2002 UConn 82-70 Oklahoma San Antonio, TX 2001 Notre Dame 68-66 Purdue St. Louis, MO 2000 UConn 71-52 Tennessee Philadelphia, PA 1999 Purdue 62-45 Duke San Jose, CA 1998 Tennessee 93-75 Louisiana Tech Kansas City, MO 1997 Tennessee 68-59 Old Dominion Cincinnati, OH 1996 Tennessee 83-65 Georgia Charlotte, NC 1995 UConn 70-64 Tennessee Minneapolis, MN 1994 North Carolina 60-59 Louisiana Tech Richmond, VA 1993 Texas Tech 84-82 Ohio State Atlanta, GA 1992 Stanford 78-62 Western Kentucky Los Angeles, CA 1991 Tennessee 70-67* Virginia New Orleans, LA 1990 Stanford 88-81 Auburn Knoxville, TN 1989 Tennessee 76-70 Auburn Tacoma, WA 1988 Louisiana Tech 56-54 Auburn Tacoma, WA 1987 Tennessee 67-44 Louisiana Tech Austin, TX 1986 Texas 97-81 USC Lexington, KY 1985 Old Dominion 70-65 Georgia Austin, TX 1984 USC 72-61 Tennessee Los Angeles, CA 1983 USC 69-67 Louisiana Tech Norfolk, VA 1982 Louisiana Tech 76-62 Cheyney State Norfolk, VA