University) East Regional University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton) West Regional Oracle Arena, Oakland, California (Host: University of California, Santa Barbara) Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four held March 27 and March 29 in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Kemper Arena Bids by state The sixty-four teams came from thirty-four states, plus Washington, D.C. Four states, California, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina each had the most teams with four bids. Sixteen states did not have any teams receiving bids. Brackets Data source East Region – Dayton, Ohio Mideast Region Midwest Region West Region --Despite the fact that Stanford did not advance to the second round, the Arkansas-Harvard second round game was still played on Stanford’s home court. Final Four – Kansas City, Missouri E-East; ME-Mideast; MW-Midwest; W-West. Record by conference Sixteen conferences had more than one bid, or at least one win in NCAA Tournament play: Fourteen conferences went 0–1: America East, Big Sky Conference, Big South Conference, Horizon League, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Northeast Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland, SWAC, and West Coast Conference All-Tournament team Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee Tamika Catchings, Tennessee Kellie Jolly, Tennessee Tamicha Jackson, Louisiana Tech Chasity Melvin, North Carolina St. Game officials Art Bomengen (semifinal) Melissa Barlow (semifinal) Karen Wilhite (semifinal) Dennis Mayer (semifinal) Scott Yarbrough (semifinal) Teresa Dahlem (semifinal) Sally Bell (final) Bob Trammell (final) Wesley Dean (final) See also 1997–98 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team 1998 Harvard vs. Stanford women's basketball game 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1998 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1998 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1998 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 1998 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament Notes NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Basketball in Lubbock, Texas Events in Lubbock, Texas Sports competitions in Texas