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The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual basketball tournament for women. The NCAA began holding it beginning in 1981-82 season. Attendance and interest have grown over the years.
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Louisiana Tech | Sonja Hogg | 76 - 62 | Cheyney | ||
| 1983 | Southern California | Linda Sharp | 69 - 67 | Louisiana Tech | ||
| 1984 | Southern California | Linda Sharp | 72 - 61 | Tennessee | ||
| 1985 | Old Dominion | Marianne Stanley | 70 - 65 | Georgia | ||
| 1986 | Texas | 1987 | Tennessee | Pat Summitt | 67-44 | Louisiana Tech |
| 1988 | Louisiana Tech | Leon Barmore | 56 - 54 | Auburn | ||
| 1989 | Tennessee | Pat Summitt | 76 - 60 | Auburn | ||
| 1990 | Stanford | 1991 | Tennessee | Pat Summitt | 70 - 67 (OT) | Virginia |
| 1992 | Stanford | Tara VanDerveer | 78 - 62 | Western Kentucky | ||
| 1993 | Texas Tech | Marsha Sharp | 84 - 74 | Ohio State | ||
| 1994 | North Carolina | 1995 | Connecticut | Geno Auriemma | 70 - 64 | Tennessee |
| 1996 | Tennessee | Pat Summit | 83-65 | Georgia | ||
| 1997 | Tennessee | Pat Summit | 68-59 | Old Dominion | ||
| 1998 | Tennessee | Pat Summitt | 93-75 | Louisiana Tech | ||
| 1999 | Purdue | Carolyn Peck | 62 - 45 | Duke | ||
| 2000 | Connecticut | Geno Auriemma | 71-52 | Tennessee | ||
| 2001 | Notre Dame | Muffet McGraw | 68 - 66 | Purdue | ||
| 2002 | Connecticut | Geno Auriemma | 82 - 70 | Oklahoma | ||
| 2003 | Connecticut | Geno Auriemma | 73 - 68 | Tennessee | ||
| 2004 | Connecticut | Geno Auriemma | 70 - 61 | Tennessee |