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{{short description|American college basketball tournament}}
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{{Infobox NCAA basketball tournament
| Gender=Women's
| Year=1999
| Image=
1999WomensFinalFourLogo.jpg
| ImageSize=150px
| Caption=
| Teams=64
| FinalFourArena=[[San Jose Arena]]
| FinalFourCity=[[San Jose, California]]
| Champions=[[1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team|Purdue Boilermakers]]
| TitleCount=1st
| ChampGameCount= 1st
| ChampFFCount=2nd
| RunnerUp=[[1998–99 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team|Duke Blue Devils]]
| GameCount=1st
| RunnerFFCount=1st
| Semifinal1=[[1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team|Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters]]
| FinalFourCount=10th
| Semifinal2=[[1998–99 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team|Georgia Lady Bulldogs]]
| FinalFourCount2=5th
| Coach=[[Carolyn Peck]]
| CoachCount=1st
| MOP=[[Ukari Figgs]]
| MOPTeam=Purdue
| Attendance=
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The '''1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament''' began on March 12, 1999, and concluded on March 28, 1999, when [[1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team|Purdue]] won its first national championship in any women's sport. The Final Four was held at the [[San Jose Arena]] in [[San Jose, California]], on March 26–28, 1999. Purdue defeated [[1998–99 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team|Duke]] 62-45 in [[Carolyn Peck]]'s final game as head coach for the Boilermakers.  She had previously announced her intention of leaving Purdue after two seasons to coach the expansion [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] [[Connecticut Sun|Orlando Miracle]].
The two finalists had recent "off the court" history.  Duke's coach, [[Gail Goestenkors]], was a former assistant coach at Purdue under [[Lin Dunn]] until becoming the Blue Devils' head coach in 1992.  Dunn's firing from Purdue in 1996 and the subsequent player defections resulted in the unusual scenario that two Blue Devil players in the championship game had formerly transferred from Purdue. Purdue's [[Ukari Figgs]] was named [[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player]].<ref name="Records Book MOP"/>
==Notable events==
Tennessee, which had won the prior three national championships,  was selected as a No. 1 seed, and started out strongly, beating Appalachian State, 113–54. They continued on easily through the second and third rounds, then faced Duke in the East regional final. Duke was the 3 seed, but had upset Old Dominion 76–63 to reach the regional final. Tennessee and Duke had met in the regular season, with the Lady Vols winning by 14. The game was played in North Carolina, but Tennessee fans outnumbered Duke fans. Tennessee's Chamique Holdsclaw, generally considered the top player in the college game, missed her first ten shots, and ended up with only eight points, her lowest point total of the year. Duke reached an eleven-point lead in the first half, but Tennessee started the second half strong, hitting four baskets in a row, and cut the lead to four points. Duke went over five minutes without scoring a basket, but Tennessee could only cut the lead to a single point. Duke's Georgia Schweitzer tied her career high with 22 points, and the Blue Devils advanced to the Final Four for the first time in their history.<ref name="Duke TN Beacon"/><ref name="Duke TN SI"/>
Connecticut was the 1 seed in the Mideast regional, and hosted the first two rounds at their home court, [[Gampel Pavilion]]. The Huskies won their first game easily, beating St. Francis (PA) by 51 points. The second game, against Xavier, would prove to be very different. Xavier led by as many as ten points in the second half, and with just over two minutes to play, the Musketeers had an eight-point lead, 84–76. UConn scored six consecutive points to tie the game at 84 points each. With 37 seconds left in the game Xavier's Nikki Kremer was fouled, and headed to the line, having hit all eight free throw attempts on the day. She missed both attempts. After [[Shea Ralph]] missed a jumper, [[Tamika Williams]] snared the rebound and was fouled. With seven seconds left in the game she hit both free throws. Xavier tried two desperation shots, but missed both, and UConn narrowly escaped an upset on their own court.<ref name="Xavier"/><ref name="Xavier SI"/>
Georgia faced Duke in one of the national semi-finals. Georgia hit nine of their sixteen three-point attempts, and held the Miller twins, who had been averaging 37 points per game, to only 31. Duke led at halftime, then went on a 14–5 run to extend the lead. Georgia later responded with a 13–4 run, but could not take the lead. Duke won the game, 81–69, and advanced to their first championship game.<ref name="Duke GA"/>
Louisiana Tech returned to the Final Four, a year after reaching the championship game. However, Purdue came into the game riding a 30-game winning streak. Purdue's Ukari Figgs scored 18 points in the first half, leading to a 40–27 lead at halftime. The Lady Techsters fought back in the second half, and cut the lead to three points, but Purdue's Stephanie White-McCarty stole the ball for a score, and followed it with a shot-clock-beating basket to extend the lead back to seven points. Louisiana Tech did not get closer again, and the Boilermakers extended their winning streak to 31 games, and a place in the championship match with a 77–63 win.<ref name="Purdue LT"/>
==Tournament records==
* Steals in a first or second round game – Old Dominion, recorded 25 steals in an East region first-round game against Tennessee Tech, tying the record for most steals in any NCAA tournament game, set by Maryland against Stephen F. Austin in 1989, since the statistic was first recorded in 1988.<ref name="FF Record book" />
* Personal fouls – Missouri State committed 36 personal fouls in a West region second-round game against Colorado State, setting the record for most personal fouls committed in an NCAA tournament game.<ref name="FF Record book"/>
==Qualifying teams – automatic==
Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament.<ref name="FF Record book"/>
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!  Seed
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Appalachian State University|Appalachian State]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Southern Conference]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|14–14}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.412|7–10}}
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Cal State Northridge Matadors|CSU-Northridge]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Big Sky Conference]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|21–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|13–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 15
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Clemson University|Clemson]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.828|24–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 2
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Connecticut|Connecticut]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.871|27–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.944|17–1}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 1
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Ivy League]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.704|19–8}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 14
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Evansville|Evansville]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Missouri Valley Conference]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.655|19–10}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.611|11–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 13
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University|Florida A&M]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.621|18–11}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.778|14–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 15
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Grambling State University|Grambling State]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.862|25–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.016|16–0}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 12
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Wisconsin–Green Bay|Green Bay]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Horizon League|Midwestern Collegiate]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.679|19–9}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.929|13–1}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 14
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[College of the Holy Cross|Holy Cross]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Patriot League]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|21–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.917|11–1}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 14
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Liberty University|Liberty]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Big South Conference]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|21–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.9|9–1}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 14
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana Tech]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Sun Belt Conference]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.929|26–2}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.012|12–0}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 1
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Northeastern University|Northeastern]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[America East Conference|America East]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.759|22–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.722|13–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 13
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Old Dominion University|Old Dominion]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Colonial Athletic Association|Colonial]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.897|26–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.016|16–0}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 2
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Oral Roberts University|Oral Roberts]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[The Summit League|Mid-Continent]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.586|17–12}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.571|8–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 16
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Purdue University|Purdue]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.966|28–1}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.016|16–0}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 1
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Southern Methodist University|SMU]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.655|19–10}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 11
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania)|St. Francis (PA)]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Northeast Conference]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.621|18–11}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.7|14–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 16
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Saint Joseph's University|St. Joseph's]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.806|29–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 11
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Saint Mary's College of California|St. Mary's (CA)]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[West Coast Conference]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|26–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|10–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 12
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Saint Peter's University|St. Peter's]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|25–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|15–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 13
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Stephen F. Austin State University|Stephen F. Austin]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Southland Conference|Southland]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.607|17–11}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.667|12–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 15
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.903|28–2}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.929|13–1}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 1
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Tennessee Technological University|Tennessee Tech]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Ohio Valley Conference]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.724|21–8}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.778|14–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 15
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.903|28–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 2
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Toledo|Toledo]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|25–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.875|14–2}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 6
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Tulane University|Tulane]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Conference USA]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.828|24–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 6
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of California, Santa Barbara|UC-Santa Barbara]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Big West Conference]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.897|26–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.015|15–0}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 10
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Central Florida|UCF]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Atlantic Sun Conference|Trans America]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.69|20–9}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.813|13–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 16
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
|   valign="bottom" | [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10]]
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.767|23–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|15–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 3
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==Qualifying teams – at-large==
Thirty-four additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.<ref name="FF Record book"/>
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! height="13" | Qualifying School
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! Regular<br/> Season
! Conference
!  Seed
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Alabama]]
|   valign="bottom" | Southeastern
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.655|19–10}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|7–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 5
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Arizona]]
|   valign="bottom" | Pacific-10
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.63|17–10}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.667|12–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 6
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Auburn University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Southeastern
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.704|19–8}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.571|8–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 5
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Boston College]]
|   valign="bottom" | Big East
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|21–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.667|12–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 8
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| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Cincinnati]]
|   valign="bottom" | Conference USA
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.733|22–8}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 12
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Colorado State University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Western Athletic
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.939|31–2}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|1.014|14–0}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 2
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Duke University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|24–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.938|15–1}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 3
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Florida International University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Sun Belt
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.793|23–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|9–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 9
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Florida]]
|   valign="bottom" | Southeastern
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.594|19–13}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.429|6–8}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 11
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Georgia]]
|   valign="bottom" | Southeastern
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.793|23–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.643|9–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 3
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]]
|   valign="bottom" | Big Ten
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.621|18–11}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.625|10–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 7
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Iowa State University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Big 12
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.759|22–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 4
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Kansas]]
|   valign="bottom" | Big 12
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.71|22–9}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 9
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Kentucky]]
|   valign="bottom" | Southeastern
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.667|20–10}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|7–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 6
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Louisville]]
|   valign="bottom" | Conference USA
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.677|21–10}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 10
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Louisiana State University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Southeastern
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.741|20–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|10–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 4
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Maine]]
|   valign="bottom" | America East
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.793|23–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.944|17–1}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 10
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Marquette University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Conference USA
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|21–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 8
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Mississippi State University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Southeastern
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.63|17–10}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|7–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 7
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Missouri State University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Missouri Valley
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.8|24–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|15–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 7
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]]
|   valign="bottom" | Big 12
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.656|21–11}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.5|8–8}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 11
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]]
|   valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.788|26–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 4
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[North Carolina State University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.593|16–11}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.563|9–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 10
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Notre Dame]]
|   valign="bottom" | Big East
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.862|25–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|15–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 5
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Ohio State University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Big Ten
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.607|17–11}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.563|9–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 9
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Oregon]]
|   valign="bottom" | Pacific-10
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.828|24–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.833|15–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 5
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Pennsylvania State University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Big Ten
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|21–7}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 8
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Rutgers University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Big East
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.839|26–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.944|17–1}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 3
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Santa Clara University]]
|   valign="bottom" | West Coast
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|22–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.786|11–3}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 13
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Stanford University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Pacific-10
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.621|18–11}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.778|14–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 7
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Texas at Austin]]
|   valign="bottom" | Big 12
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.593|16–11}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.625|10–6}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 12
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[University of Virginia]]
|   valign="bottom" | Atlantic Coast
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.714|20–8}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.75|12–4}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 9
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Virginia Tech]]
|   valign="bottom" | Atlantic 10
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.929|26–2}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.938|15–1}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 4
|-
| height="13"  valign="bottom" | [[Xavier University]]
|   valign="bottom" | Atlantic 10
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.742|23–8}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | {{sort|0.688|11–5}}
| align="center"  valign="bottom" | 8
|}
==Bids by conference==
Thirty conferences earned an automatic bid.  In seventeen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-four additional at-large teams were selected from thirteen of the conferences.<ref name="FF Record book"/>
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| height="14" | 5
|  Atlantic Coast
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| height="14" | 5
|  Big 12
|   Texas Tech, Iowa St., Kansas, Nebraska, Texas
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 4
|  Big East
|   Connecticut, Boston College, Notre Dame, Rutgers
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 4
|  Big Ten
|   Purdue, Illinois, Ohio St., Penn St.
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 4
|  Conference USA
|   Tulane, Cincinnati, Louisville, Marquette
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 4
|  Pacific-10
|   UCLA, Arizona, Oregon, Stanford
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 3
|  Atlantic 10
|  St.  Joseph's, Virginia Tech, Xavier
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 2
|  America East
|   Northeastern, Maine
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 2
|  Missouri Valley
|   Evansville, Missouri St.
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 2
|  Sun Belt
|   Louisiana Tech, FIU
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 2
|  West Coast
|  St.  Mary's, Santa Clara
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 2
|  Western Athletic
|   SMU, Colorado St.
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Big Sky
|  Cal  St. Northridge
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Big South
|   Liberty
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Big West
|  UC  Santa Barb.
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Colonial
|  Old  Dominion
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Ivy
|   Dartmouth
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Metro Atlantic
|  St.  Peter's
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Mid-American
|   Toledo
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Mid-Continent
|   Oral Roberts
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Mid-Eastern
|   Florida A&M
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Midwestern Collegiate
|   Green Bay
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Northeast
|  St.  Francis (PA)
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Ohio Valley
|   Tennessee Tech
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Patriot
|   Holy Cross
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Southern
|   Appalachian St.
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Southland
|   Stephen F. Austin
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Southwestern
|   Grambling
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Trans America
|  UCF
|}
==1999 NCAA tournament schedule and venues==
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In 1999, the field remained at 64 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-16 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 1 and 16 faced each other, as well as seeds 2 and 15, seeds 3 and 14, seeds 4 and 13, seeds 5 and 12, seeds 6 and 11, seeds 7 and 10, and seeds 8 and 9. In the first two rounds, the top four seeds were given the opportunity to host the first-round game. In all cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity.
'''First and Second rounds'''
The following lists the region, host school, venue and the sixteen first and second round locations:<ref name="NCAA Stats"/>
* '''March 12 and 14'''
** '''East Region'''
***[[Old Dominion University Fieldhouse]], [[Norfolk, Virginia]] (Host: [[Old Dominion University]])
** '''Mideast Region'''
***[[Littlejohn Coliseum]], [[Clemson, South Carolina]] (Host: [[Clemson University]])
***[[Harry A. Gampel Pavilion]], [[Storrs, Connecticut]] (Host: [[University of Connecticut]])
***[[Hilton Coliseum]], [[Ames, Iowa]] (Host: [[Iowa State University]])
** '''Midwest Region'''
***[[Carmichael Auditorium]], [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]] (Host: [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]])
***[[Louis Brown Athletic Center]], [[Piscataway, New Jersey]] (Host: [[Rutgers University]])
** '''West Region'''
***[[Thomas Assembly Center]], [[Ruston, Louisiana]] (Host: [[Louisiana Tech University]])
***[[Moby Arena]], [[Fort Collins, Colorado]] (Host: [[Colorado State University]])
* '''March 13 and 15'''
** '''East Region'''
***[[Thompson–Boling Arena]], [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] (Host: [[University of Tennessee]])
***[[Cameron Indoor Stadium]], [[Durham, North Carolina]] (Host: [[Duke University]])
***[[Cassell Coliseum]], [[Blacksburg, Virginia]] (Host: [[Virginia Tech]])
** '''Mideast Region'''
***[[Stegeman Coliseum]], [[Athens, Georgia]] (Host: [[University of Georgia]])
** '''Midwest Region'''
***[[Mackey Arena]], [[West Lafayette, Indiana]] (Host: [[Purdue University]])
***[[Lubbock Municipal Coliseum]], [[Lubbock, Texas]] (Host: [[Texas Tech University]])
** '''West Region'''
***[[Pete Maravich Assembly Center]], [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] (Host: [[Louisiana State University]])
***[[Pauley Pavilion]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] (Host: [[University of California, Los Angeles]])
'''Regional semifinals and finals'''
The Regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 20 to March 22 at these sites:
* '''March 20 and 22'''
** '''Midwest Regional''', [[Redbird Arena]], [[Normal, Illinois]] (Host: [[Illinois State University]])
** '''West Regional''', [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] (Host: [[University of Southern California]])
** '''Mideast Regional''', [[Shoemaker Center]], [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]] (Host: [[University of Cincinnati]])
** '''East Regional''', [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex]], [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four held March 26 and March 28 in [[San Jose, California]] at the [[San Jose Arena]]
==Bids by state==
The sixty-four teams came from thirty-one states. California had the most teams with six bids. Nineteen states did not have any teams receiving bids.<ref name="FF Record book"/>
[[File:NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 1999.svg|thumb|right|500 px|NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 1999]]
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|-
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;" | Bids
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"| State
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"| Teams
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 6
|  California
|  Cal  St. Northridge, St. Mary's, UC Santa Barb., UCLA, Santa Clara, Stanford
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 4
|  Florida
|   Florida A&M, UCF, FIU, Florida
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 4
|  Louisiana
|   Grambling, Louisiana Tech, Tulane, LSU
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 4
|  North Carolina
|   Appalachian St., Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina St.
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 4
|  Ohio
|   Toledo, Cincinnati, Ohio St., Xavier
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 4
|  Texas
|   SMU, Stephen F. Austin, Texas Tech, Texas
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 4
|  Virginia
|   Liberty, Old Dominion, Virginia, Virginia Tech
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 3
|  Indiana
|   Evansville, Purdue, Notre Dame
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 3
|  Massachusetts
|   Holy Cross, Northeastern, Boston College
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 2
|  Alabama
|   Alabama, Auburn
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 2
|  Kentucky
|   Kentucky, Louisville
|-    valign="bottom"
|style="font-size:11pt"  height="14" | 2
|  New Jersey
|  St.  Peter's, Rutgers
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 3
|  Pennsylvania
|  St.  Joseph's, Penn St., St Francis
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 2
|  Tennessee
|   Tennessee, Tennessee Tech
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 2
|  Wisconsin
|   Green Bay, Marquette
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Arizona
|   Arizona
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Colorado
|   Colorado St.
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Connecticut
|   Connecticut
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Georgia
|   Georgia
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Illinois
|   Illinois
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Iowa
|   Iowa St.
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Kansas
|   Kansas
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Maine
|   Maine
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Mississippi
|   Mississippi St.
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Missouri
|   Missouri St.
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Nebraska
|   Nebraska
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  New Hampshire
|   Dartmouth
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Oklahoma
|   Oral Roberts
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  Oregon
|   Oregon
|-    valign="bottom"
| height="14" | 1
|  South Carolina
|   Clemson
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==Brackets==
Data source<ref name="Records Book MOP"/>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>{{Snd}} Denotes overtime period
===East Region – Greensboro, North Carolina===
{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br/>March 12 and 13
| RD2=Second round<br/>March 14 and 15
| RD3=Regional semifinals<br/>March 20
| RD4=Regional finals<br/>March 22
| subgroup1= [[Thompson–Boling Arena|Knoxville, Tennessee]] – Sat/Mon
| subgroup2= [[Cassell Coliseum|Blacksburg, Virginia]] – Sat/Mon
| subgroup3= [[Cameron Indoor Stadium|Durham, North Carolina]] – Sat/Mon
| subgroup4= [[Old Dominion University Fieldhouse|Norfolk, Virginia]] – Fri/Sun
| RD1-team01='''[[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]'''
| RD1-team02=[[Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball|Appalachian State]]
| RD1-score01='''113'''
| RD1-score02=54
| RD1-team03='''[[Boston College Eagles women's basketball|Boston College]]'''
| RD1-team04=[[Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball|Ohio State]]
| RD1-score03='''72'''
| RD1-score04=59
| RD1-team05='''[[Auburn Tigers women's basketball|Auburn]]'''
| RD1-team06=[[Texas Longhorns women's basketball|Texas]]
| RD1-score05='''69'''
| RD1-score06=61
| RD1-team07='''[[Virginia Tech Hokies|Virginia Tech]]'''
| RD1-team08=[[Saint Peter's College, New Jersey|St. Peter's]]
| RD1-score07='''73'''
| RD1-score08=48
| RD1-team09=[[Tulane Green Wave women's basketball|Tulane]]
| RD1-team10='''[[Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball|Saint Joseph's]]'''
| RD1-score09=72
| RD1-score10='''83'''
| RD1-team11='''[[Duke Blue Devils women's basketball|Duke]]'''
| RD1-team12=[[Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball|Holy Cross]]
| RD1-score11='''79'''
| RD1-score12=51
| RD1-team13=[[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]
| RD1-team14='''[[Maine Black Bears women's basketball|Maine]]'''
| RD1-score13=58
| RD1-score14='''60'''
| RD1-team15='''[[Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball|Old Dominion]]'''
| RD1-team16=[[Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles women's basketball|Tennessee Tech]]
| RD1-score15='''74'''
| RD1-score16=48
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01='''Tennessee'''
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Boston College
| RD2-score01='''89'''
| RD2-score02=62
| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-team03=Auburn
| RD2-seed04=4
| RD2-team04='''Virginia Tech'''
| RD2-score03=61
| RD2-score04='''76'''
| RD2-seed05=11
| RD2-team05=Saint Joseph's
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06='''Duke'''
| RD2-score05=60
| RD2-score06='''66'''
| RD2-seed07=10
| RD2-team07=Maine
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08='''Old Dominion'''
| RD2-score07=62
| RD2-score08='''72'''
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01='''Tennessee'''
| RD3-seed02=4
| RD3-team02=Virginia Tech
| RD3-score01='''68'''
| RD3-score02=52
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03='''Duke'''
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04=Old Dominion
| RD3-score03='''76'''
| RD3-score04=63
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Tennessee
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02='''Duke'''
| RD4-score01=63
| RD4-score02='''69'''
}}
===Mideast Region – Cincinnati===
{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br/>March 12 and 13
| RD2=Second round<br/>March 14 and 15
| RD3=Regional semifinals<br/>March 20
| RD4=Regional finals<br/>March 22
| subgroup1= [[Harry A. Gampel Pavilion|Storrs, Connecticut]] – Fri/Sun
| subgroup2= [[Hilton Coliseum|Ames, Iowa]] – Fri/Sun
| subgroup3= [[Stegeman Coliseum|Athens, Georgia]] – Sat/Mon
| subgroup4= [[Littlejohn Coliseum|Clemson, South Carolina]] – Fri/Sun
| RD1-team01='''[[UConn Huskies women's basketball|Connecticut]]'''
| RD1-team02=[[Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball|St. Francis (PA)]]
| RD1-score01='''97'''
| RD1-score02=46
| RD1-team03='''[[Xavier Musketeers women's basketball|Xavier]]'''
| RD1-team04=[[FIU Panthers women's basketball|Florida International]]
| RD1-score03='''85'''
| RD1-score04=71
| RD1-team05='''[[Oregon Ducks women's basketball|Oregon]]'''
| RD1-team06=[[Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball|Cincinnati]]
| RD1-score05='''65'''
| RD1-score06=56
| RD1-team07='''[[Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball|Iowa State]]'''
| RD1-team08=[[Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball|Santa Clara]]
| RD1-score07='''74'''
| RD1-score08=61
| RD1-team09=[[Toledo Rockets women's basketball|Toledo]]
| RD1-team10='''[[SMU Mustangs women's basketball|SMU]]'''
| RD1-score09=76
| RD1-score10='''91'''
| RD1-team11='''[[Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball|Georgia]]'''
| RD1-team12=[[Liberty Lady Flames basketball|Liberty]]
| RD1-score11='''73'''
| RD1-score12=52
| RD1-team13='''[[Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball|Illinois]]'''
| RD1-team14=[[Louisville Cardinals women's basketball|Louisville]]
| RD1-score13='''69'''
| RD1-score14=67
| RD1-team15='''[[Clemson Tigers women's basketball|Clemson]]'''
| RD1-team16=[[Florida A&M Lady Rattlers basketball|Florida A&M]]
| RD1-score15='''76'''
| RD1-score16=45
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01='''Connecticut'''
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Xavier
| RD2-score01='''86'''
| RD2-score02=84
| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-team03=Oregon
| RD2-seed04=4
| RD2-team04='''Iowa State'''
| RD2-score03=70
| RD2-score04='''85'''
| RD2-seed05=11
| RD2-team05=SMU
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06='''Georgia'''
| RD2-score05=55
| RD2-score06='''68'''
| RD2-seed07=7
| RD2-team07=Illinois
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08='''Clemson'''
| RD2-score07=51
| RD2-score08='''63'''
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Connecticut
| RD3-seed02=4
| RD3-team02='''Iowa State'''
| RD3-score01=58
| RD3-score02='''64'''
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03='''Georgia'''
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04=Clemson
| RD3-score03='''67'''
| RD3-score04=54
| RD4-seed01=4
| RD4-team01=Iowa State
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02='''Georgia'''
| RD4-score01=71
| RD4-score02='''89'''
}}
===Midwest Region – Normal, Illinois===
{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br/>March 12 and 13
| RD2=Second round<br/>March 14 and 15
| RD3=Regional semifinals<br/>March 20
| RD4=Regional finals<br/>March 22
| subgroup1= [[Mackey Arena|West Lafayette, Indiana]] – Sat/Mon
| subgroup2= [[Carmichael Auditorium|Chapel Hill, North Carolina]] – Fri/Sun
| subgroup3= [[Louis Brown Athletic Center|Piscataway, New Jersey]] – Fri/Sun
| subgroup4= [[Lubbock Municipal Coliseum|Lubbock, Texas]] – Sat/Mon
| RD1-team01='''[[1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team|Purdue]]'''
| RD1-team02=[[Oral Roberts Golden Eagles women's basketball|Oral Roberts]]
| RD1-score01='''68'''
| RD1-score02=48
| RD1-team03=[[Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball|Marquette]]
| RD1-team04='''[[Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball|Kansas]]'''
| RD1-score03=58
| RD1-score04='''64'''
| RD1-team05='''[[Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball|Alabama]]'''
| RD1-team06=[[Grambling State Tigers women's basketball|Grambling State]]
| RD1-score05='''80'''
| RD1-score06=68
| RD1-team07='''[[North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball|North Carolina]]'''
| RD1-team08=[[Northeastern Huskies women's basketball|Northeastern]]
| RD1-score07='''64'''
| RD1-score08=55
| RD1-team09='''[[Arizona Wildcats women's basketball|Arizona]]'''
| RD1-team10=[[Florida Gators women's basketball|Florida]]
| RD1-score09='''87*'''
| RD1-score10=84
| RD1-team11='''[[Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball|Rutgers]]'''
| RD1-team12=[[Dartmouth Big Green women's basketball|Dartmouth]]
| RD1-score11='''84'''
| RD1-score12=70
| RD1-team13=[[Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball|Mississippi State]]
| RD1-team14='''[[NC State Wolfpack women's basketball|NC State]]'''
| RD1-score13=57
| RD1-score14='''76'''
| RD1-team15='''[[Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]]'''
| RD1-team16=[[Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball|Stephen F. Austin]]
| RD1-score15='''80'''
| RD1-score16=54
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01='''Purdue'''
| RD2-seed02=9
| RD2-team02=Kansas
| RD2-score01='''55'''
| RD2-score02=41
| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-team03=Alabama
| RD2-seed04=4
| RD2-team04='''North Carolina'''
| RD2-score03=56
| RD2-score04='''70'''
| RD2-seed05=6
| RD2-team05=Arizona
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06='''Rutgers'''
| RD2-score05=47
| RD2-score06='''90'''
| RD2-seed07=10
| RD2-team07=NC State
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08='''Texas Tech'''
| RD2-score07=78
| RD2-score08='''85'''
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01='''Purdue'''
| RD3-seed02=4
| RD3-team02=North Carolina
| RD3-score01='''82'''
| RD3-score02=59
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03='''Rutgers'''
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04=Texas Tech
| RD3-score03='''53'''
| RD3-score04=42
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01='''Purdue'''
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=Rutgers
| RD4-score01='''75'''
| RD4-score02=62
}}
===West Region – Los Angeles===
{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First round<br/>March 12 and 13
| RD2=Second round<br/>March 14 and 15
| RD3=Regional semifinals<br/>March 20
| RD4=Regional finals<br/>March 22
| subgroup1= [[Thomas Assembly Center|Ruston, Louisiana]] – Fri/Sun
| subgroup2= [[Pete Maravich Assembly Center|Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] – Sat/Mon
| subgroup3= [[Pauley Pavilion|Los Angeles California]] – Sat/Mon
| subgroup4= [[Moby Arena|Fort Collins, Colorado]] – Fri/Sun
| RD1-team01='''[[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech]]'''
| RD1-team02=[[UCF Knights women's basketball|UCF]]
| RD1-score01='''90'''
| RD1-score02=48
| RD1-team03='''[[Penn State Lady Lions basketball|Penn State]]'''
| RD1-team04=[[Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball|Virginia]]
| RD1-score03='''82'''
| RD1-score04=69
| RD1-team05='''[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball|Notre Dame]]'''
| RD1-team06=[[Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball|St. Mary's (CA)]]
| RD1-score05='''61'''
| RD1-score06=57
| RD1-team07='''[[LSU Tigers women's basketball|LSU]]'''
| RD1-team08=[[Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball|Evansville]]
| RD1-score07='''78'''
| RD1-score08=69
| RD1-team09='''[[Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball|Kentucky]]'''
| RD1-team10=[[Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball|Nebraska]]
| RD1-score09='''98'''
| RD1-score10=92
| RD1-team11='''[[UCLA Bruins women's basketball|UCLA]]'''
| RD1-team12=[[Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball|Green Bay]]
| RD1-score11='''76'''
| RD1-score12=69
| RD1-team13='''[[Missouri State Lady Bears basketball|SW Missouri State]]'''
| RD1-team14=[[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos women's basketball|UC Santa Barbara]]
| RD1-score13='''72'''
| RD1-score14=70
| RD1-team15='''[[Colorado State Rams women's basketball|Colorado State]]'''
| RD1-team16=[[Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball|Cal State Northridge]]
| RD1-score15='''71'''
| RD1-score16=59
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01='''Louisiana Tech'''
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Penn State
| RD2-score01='''79'''
| RD2-score02=62
| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-team03=Notre Dame
| RD2-seed04=4
| RD2-team04='''LSU'''
| RD2-score03=64
| RD2-score04='''74'''
| RD2-seed05=6
| RD2-team05=Kentucky
| RD2-seed06=3
| RD2-team06='''UCLA'''
| RD2-score05=63
| RD2-score06='''87'''
| RD2-seed07=7
| RD2-team07=SW Missouri State
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08='''Colorado State'''
| RD2-score07=70
| RD2-score08='''86'''
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01='''Louisiana Tech'''
| RD3-seed02=4
| RD3-team02=LSU
| RD3-score01='''73'''
| RD3-score02=52
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03='''UCLA'''
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04=Colorado State
| RD3-score03='''77'''
| RD3-score04=68
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01='''Louisiana Tech'''
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=UCLA
| RD4-score01='''88'''
| RD4-score02=62
}}
===Final Four – San Jose, California===
{{4TeamBracket | RD1=National semifinals<br/>March 26
| RD2=National championship<br/>March 28
| RD1-seed1=E3
| RD1-team1='''Duke'''
| RD1-score1='''81'''
| RD1-seed2=ME3
| RD1-team2=Georgia
| RD1-score2=69
| RD1-seed3=MW1
| RD1-team3='''Purdue'''
| RD1-score3='''77'''
| RD1-seed4=W1
| RD1-team4=Louisiana Tech
| RD1-score4=63
| RD2-seed1=E3
| RD2-team1=Duke
| RD2-score1=45
| RD2-seed2=MW1
| RD2-team2='''Purdue'''
| RD2-score2='''62'''
}}
<small>E-East; ME-Mideast; MW-Midwest; W-West.</small>
==Record by conference==
Fourteen conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play:<ref name="FF Record book"/>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Conference
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|# of Bids
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Record
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Win %
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Round<br /> of 32
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Sweet<br /> Sixteen
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Elite<br /> Eight
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Final<br /> Four
!  style="background-color:#FFDEAD;"|Championship<br /> Game
|- valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Southeastern
|  8
|  12–8
|  .600
|  6
|  3
|  2
|  1
|  –
|- valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Atlantic Coast
|  5
|  10–5
|  .667
|  4
|  3
|  1
|  1
|  1
|-  valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Big 12
|  5
|  6–5
|  .545
|  3
|  2
|  1
|  –
|  –
|-  valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Big Ten
|  4
|  8–3
|  .727
|  3
|  1
|  1
|  1
|  1
|-  valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Big East
|  4
|  7–4
|  .636
|  4
|  2
|  1
|  –
|  –
|-  valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Pacific-10
|  4
|  5–4
|  .556
|  3
|  1
|  1
|  –
|  –
|-  valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Conference USA
|  4
|  0–4
|  –
|  –
|  –
|  –
|  –
|  –
|- valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Atlantic 10
|  3
|  4–3
|  .571
|  3
|  1
|  –
|  –
|  –
|-  valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Sun Belt
|  2
|  4–2
|  .667
|  1
|  1
|  1
|  1
|  –
|- valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Western Athletic
|  2
|  3–2
|  .600
|  2
|  1
|  –
|  –
|  –
|- style="font-size:11pt"  valign="bottom"
| height="15" | America East
|  2
|  1–2
|  .333
|  1
|  –
|  –
|  –
|  –
|-  valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Missouri Valley
|  2
|  1–2
|  .333
|  1
|  –
|  –
|  –
|  –
|-   valign="bottom"
| height="15" | West Coast
|  2
|  0–2
|  –
|  –
|  –
|  –
|  –
|  –
|-  valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Colonial
|  1
|  2–1
|  .667
|  1
|  1
|  –
|  –
|  –
|}
Sixteen conferences went 0-1: [[Big Sky Conference]], [[Big South Conference]], [[Big West Conference]], [[Ivy League]], [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]], [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]], [[The Summit League|Mid-Continent]], [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]], [[Horizon League|Midwestern Collegiate]], [[Northeast Conference]], [[Ohio Valley Conference]], [[Patriot League]], [[Southern Conference]], [[Southland Conference|Southland]], [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]], and [[Atlantic Sun Conference|Trans America]]<ref name="FF Record book"/>
==All-Tournament team==
* [[Ukari Figgs]], Purdue
* [[Stephanie White-McCarty]], Purdue
* [[Katie Douglas (basketball)|Katie Douglas]], Purdue
* Michele VanGorp, Duke
* Nicole Erickson, Duke <ref name="FF Record book"/>
==Game officials==
* Scott Yarbrough (semifinal)
* Kim Balque(semifinal)
* Dennis DeMayo (semifinal)
* Sally Bell (semifinal)
* Stan Gaxiola (semifinal)
* Lisa Mattingly (semifinal)
* Melissa Barlow (final)
* Bob Trammell (final)
* Teresa Dahlem  (final) <ref name="FF Record book"/>
==See also==
* [[1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]
* [[1999 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament]]
* [[1999 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament]]
* [[1999 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament]]
* [[1999 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament]]
== Notes ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="Records Book MOP">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4269-official-2012-ncaa-womens-final-four-record-book.aspx|title=Official 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book|date=February 2012|publisher=NCAA|access-date=2012-04-17}}</ref>
<ref name="Duke TN Beacon">{{cite web|last=Masilak|first=Jim|title=Duke stuns Lady Vols, 69-63|url=http://utdailybeacon.com/sports/1999/mar/24/duke-stuns-lady-vols-69-63/|work=The Daily Beacon|access-date=18 Feb 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412023913/http://utdailybeacon.com/sports/1999/mar/24/duke-stuns-lady-vols-69-63/|archive-date=2013-04-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Duke TN SI">{{cite news|date=March 24, 1999 |title=Rocky Toppled – Duke stuns three-time defending champion Tennessee|work=CNN SI}}</ref>
<ref name="Xavier">{{cite web|last=AMORE|first=DOM |date=March 15, 1999|title=CONNECTICUT 86, XAVIER 84 Biggest upset of all escapes Muskies|url=http://enquirer.com/xavier/1999/03/15/xu_connecticut_86.html|work=Cincinnati.com|access-date=18 Feb 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Xavier SI">{{cite web|date=March 15, 1999|title=NCAA Women's Tournament Recap (Xavier-Connecticut)|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/scoreboards/1999/03/14/recap.connecticut.xavier.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010212011605/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/women/scoreboards/1999/03/14/recap.connecticut.xavier.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2001|work=CNNSI|access-date=18 Feb 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Duke GA">{{cite web|date=April 1, 1999 |title=Devils take down Georgia|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/1999/ncaa_tourney/women/news/1999/03/26/duke_georgia/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407232955/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/1999/ncaa_tourney/women/news/1999/03/26/duke_georgia/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 7, 2013|work=CNN SI|access-date=18 Feb 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="Purdue LT">{{cite web|last= Kent |first=Milton|date=March 27, 1999|title=Gritty Purdue trips Techsters, 77-63|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1999/03/27/gritty-purdue-trips-techsters-77-63-figgs-and-white-mccarty-lead-team-effort-to-final/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224205616/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-03-27/sports/9903270021_1_tech-coach-leon-barmore-lady-techsters-louisiana-tech|work=Baltimore Sun|archive-date=24 Dec 2014|url-status= live |access-date=18 Feb 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="NCAA Stats">{{cite web|title=Attendance and Sites|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final4/2012/Attend.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=19 March 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="FF Record book">{{cite web|last=Nixon|first=Rick|title=Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book|url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=22 April 2012}}</ref>
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