The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee selected first- and second-round and regional sites for the 2007 and 2008 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championships at its annual meeting June 26-30 in San Francisco.

The Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet's administrative committee approved the sites earlier this month.

The following eight sites will host first- and second-round games either Saturday, March 17, and Monday, March 19, or Sunday, March 18, and Tuesday, March 20, 2007:

• Austin, Texas; Frank Erwin Center (University of Texas at Austin, host)

• East Lansing, Michigan; Breslin Student Events Center (Michigan State University, host)

• Hartford, Connecticut; Hartford Civic Center (University of Connecticut, host)

• Los Angeles; Galen Center (University of Southern California, host)

• Minneapolis; Williams Arena (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, host)

• Pittsburgh; Peterson Events Center (University of Pittsburgh, host)

• Raleigh, North Carolina; RBC Center (North Carolina State University, host)

• Stanford, California; Maples Pavilion (Stanford University, host)

The following sites will host regional contests either Saturday, March 24, and Monday, March 26, or Sunday, March 25, and Tuesday, March 27, 2007:

• Dallas; Reunion Arena (Conference USA and Southern Methodist University, hosts)

• Dayton, Ohio; University of Dayton Arena (University of Dayton, host)

• Greensboro, North Carolina; Greensboro Coliseum (Atlantic Coast Conference, host)

• Fresno, California; Save Mart Center (California State University, Fresno, host)

In 2008, the following sites will host first- and second-round games either Saturday, March 22, and Monday, March 24, or Sunday, March 23, and Tuesday, March 25:

• Albuquerque; The Pit/Bob King Court (University of New Mexico, host)

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Louisiana State University, host)

• Bridgeport, Connecticut; Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard (Fairfield University, host)

• College Park, Maryland; Comcast Center (University of Maryland, College Park, host)

• Des Moines, Iowa; Wells Fargo Arena at the Iowa Events Center (Iowa State University, host)

• Norfolk, Virginia; Ted Constant Convocation Center (Old Dominion University, host)

• Stanford, California; Maples Pavilion (Stanford University, host)

• West Lafayette, Indiana; Mackey Arena (Purdue University, host)

The following sites will host regional contests either Saturday, March 29, and Monday, March 31, or Sunday, March 30, and Tuesday, April 1, 2008:

• Greensboro, North Carolina; Greensboro Coliseum (Atlantic Coast Conference, host)

• New Orleans; New Orleans Arena (University of New Orleans, host)

• Oklahoma City; Ford Center (University of Oklahoma, host)

• Spokane, Washington; Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (Washington State University, host)

The Women's Final Four in 2007 and 2008 will be at Gund Arena in Cleveland (Cleveland State University, host) and the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida (University of South Florida, host), respectively.

The Division I Women's Basketball Committee went to the eight-site first- and second-round format for the first time in 2005.

In addition to selecting preliminary-round sites for 2007 and 2008, the women's basketball committee confirmed the timelines for selecting preliminary-round sites for 2009 and 2010, and Women's Final Four sites for 2012 through 2015.

For the 2009-10 preliminary rounds, bid specifications and facility-availability questionnaires to Division I institutions and conferences must be received by December 2005.

Finalists will be identified in February 2006, and sites will be selected in June 2006.

Deadlines for prospective hosts of the 2012-15 Women's Final Four begin in August 2006 when bid specifications are sent to all prospective host institutions whose sites meet the minimum seating and hotel requirements.

Finalists will be identified in December 2006 and site selection will be announced in June 2007.

Division I Women's Basketball Committee
June 26-30/San Francisco <

* Reviewed officiating topics related to the championship, including the nomination procedures and availability/assignment policies.

• Approved adjustments in the preliminary round and Women's Final Four schedule of events to provide more practice time on the second game day.

• Revised the Women's Final Four open practice day schedule to provide teams more time before and after practice sessions.

• Adjusted the cooling-off period after the regional final and national championship games to 15 minutes (from 10 minutes) for the losing team.

• Recommended that each of the four regional champions be presented a trophy at the regional site, in conjunction with the postgame net-cutting celebration. The national champion would receive an additional trophy at the Women's Final Four.

• Agreed to maintain the current Rating Percentage Index formula after reviewing and comparing with other proposed models.

• Approved minimum/maximum preliminary-round ticket prices.