Stanford Cardinal women's basketball explained

Women:yes
Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Current:2023–24 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
University:Stanford University
Firstseason:1974–75
Athletic Director:Bernard Muir
Coach:Kate Paye (1st season)
Conference:ACC
Location:Stanford, California
Arena:Maples Pavilion
Capacity:7,233
Nickname:Cardinal
Studentsection:The Red Zone
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H Pattern S:_red stripes
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A Pattern S:_white stripes
Ncaachampion:1990, 1992, 2021
Ncaarunnerup:2008, 2010
Ncaafinalfour:1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022
Ncaaeliteeight:1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
Ncaasweetsixteen:1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
Ncaaroundof32:1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Ncaatourneys:1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament:2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
Conference Season:1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

The Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represents Stanford University, located in Stanford, California. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cardinal are led by first-year head coach Kate Paye, who previously served as the associate head coach under Tara VanDerveer, the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history before her retirement in 2024. The Cardinal won national championships in 1990, 1992 and 2021, and were runners-up in 2008 and 2010.

NCAA tournament results

  1. 7
First Round
  1. 2 Maryland
L 48−82
  1. 5
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 4 Montana
    #1 Texas
W 74−72 (OT)
L 58−79
  1. 2
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 7 Illinois State
    #3 Iowa
    #1 Louisiana Tech
W 105−77
W 98−74
L 75–85
  1. 1
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
  1. 9 Hawaii
    #5 Ole Miss
    #7 Arkansas
    #2 Virginia
    #2 Auburn
W 106−76
W 78−65
W 114–87
W 75–66
W 88–81
  1. 2
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 7 Cal State Fullerton
    #3 Washington
    #1 Georgia
    #1 Tennessee
W 91−67
W 73−47
W 75–67
L 60–68
  1. 1
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
  1. 9 UC Santa Barbara
    #4 Texas Tech
    #3 USC
    #1 Virginia
    #4 Western Kentucky
W 82−73
W 75−63
W 82–62
W 66–65
W 78–62
  1. 1
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 8 Georgia
    #4 Colorado
W 93−60
L 67−80
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 15 Wisconsin–Green Bay
    #7 Montana
    #3 Colorado
    #1 Purdue
W 81−56
W 66−62
W 78–62
L 65–82
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 15 UC Irvine
    #10 SMU
    #3 North Carolina
    #4 Purdue
    #1 Connecticut
W 88−55
W 95−73
W 81–71
W69–58
L 60–87
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 16 Grambling State
    #8 Colorado State
    #4 Alabama
    #6 Auburn
    #2 Georgia
W 82−43
W 94−63
W 78–76
W71–57
L 76–86
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 16 Howard
    #8 Texas Tech
    #4 Virginia
    #2 Georgia
    #1 Old Dominion
W 111−59
W 67−45
W 91–69
W 82–47
L 82–83
  1. 1
First Round
  1. 16 Harvard
L 67−71
  1. 7
First Round
  1. 10 Maine
L 58−60
  1. 9
First Round
Second Round
  1. 8 Michigan
    #1 Georgia
W 71−64 (OT)
L 64–83
  1. 10
First Round
Second Round
  1. 7 George Washington
    #2 Oklahoma
W 76−51
L 50–67
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 15 Weber State
    #10 Tulane
    #3 Colorado
W 76−51
W 77–55
L 59–62
  1. 3
First Round
Second Round
  1. 14 Western Michigan
    #6 Minnesota
W 82−66
L 56–68
  1. 6
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 11 Missouri
    #3 Oklahoma
    #2 Vanderbilt
    #1 Tennessee
W 68−44
W 68−43
W 57–55
L 60–62
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 15 Santa Clara
    #10 Utah
    #3 Connecticut
    #1 Michigan State
W 94−57
W 88−62
W 76–59
L 69–76
  1. 3
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 14 SE Missouri
    #6 Florida State
    #2 Oklahoma
    #1 LSU
W 72−45
W 88−70
W 88–74
L 59–62
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
  1. 15 Idaho State
    #10 Florida State
W 96−58
L 61–68
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
  1. 15 Cleveland State
    #7 UTEP
    #6 Pittsburgh
    #1 Maryland
    #1 Connecticut
    #1 Tennessee
W 85−47
W 88−54
W 72–53
W 98–87
W 82–73
L 48–64
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 15 UC Santa Barbara
    #10 San Diego State
    #3 Ohio State
    #4 Iowa State
    #1 Connecticut
W 74−39
W 77−49
W 84–66
W74–53
L 64–83
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
  1. 16 UC Riverside
    #8 Iowa
    #5 Georgia
    #3 Xavier
    #3 Oklahoma
    #1 Connecticut
W 79−47
W 96−67
W 73–36
W 55–53
W 73–66
L 47–53
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 16 UC Davis
    #9 St. John's
    #5 North Carolina
    #11 Gonzaga
    #2 Texas A&M
W 86−59
W 75−49
W 72–65
W 83–60
L 62–63
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 16 Hampton
    #8 West Virginia
    #5 South Carolina
    #2 Duke
    #1 Baylor
W 73−51
W 72−55
W 76–60
W 81–69
L 47–59
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 16 Tulsa
    #8 Michigan
    #4 Georgia
W 72−56
W 73−40
L 59–61
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 15 South Dakota
    #10 Florida State
    #3 Penn State
    #4 North Carolina
    #1 Connecticut
W 81−62
W 63−44
W 82–57
W 74–65
L 56–75
  1. 4
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 13 Cal State Northridge
    #5 Oklahoma
    #1 Notre Dame
W 73−60
W 86−76
L 60–81
  1. 4
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 13 San Francisco
    #12 South Dakota State
    #1 Notre Dame
    #7 Washington
W 85−58
W 66−65
W 90–84
L 76–85
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 15 New Mexico State
    #7 Kansas State
    #3 Texas
    #1 Notre Dame
    #1 South Carolina
W 72−64
W 69−48
W 77–66
W 76–75
L 53–62
  1. 4
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 13 Gonzaga
    #12 Florida Gulf Coast
    #1 Louisville
W 82−68
W 90−70
L 59–86
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 15 UC Davis
    #7 BYU
    #11 Missouri State
    #1 Notre Dame
W 79−54
W 72−63
W 55–46
L 68–84
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
  1. 16 Utah Valley
    #8 Oklahoma State
    #5 Missouri State
    #2 Louisville
    #1 South Carolina
    #3 Arizona
W 87−44
W 73−62
W 89−62
W 78−63
W 66−65
W 54–53
2022
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 16 Montana State
    #8 Kansas
    #4 Maryland
    #2 Texas
    #2 UConn
W 78–37
W 91–65
W 72–66
W 59–50
L 58–63
2023
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
  1. 16 Sacred Heart
    #8 Ole Miss
W 92–49
L 49–54
2024
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 15 Norfolk State
    #7 Iowa State
    #3 NC State
W 79–50
W 87–81 (OT)
L 67–77

Notable players

Individual achievements

Lexie Lauren Hull

WNBA success

See also: List of Stanford Cardinal in the WNBA draft.