The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has selected 17 additional first- and second-round sites for the 2009 and 2010 Division I Women’s Basketball Championships. Those sites were approved by the Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet at its recent meeting in St. Louis.

The sites were added after the basketball committee announced last summer that the championship would expand to 16 predetermined first- and second-round sites beginning in 2009.

"The committee was pleased with the amount of interest generated when we announced that we were going to 16 predetermined sites again in 2009 and 2010," said Judy Southard, senior associate director of athletics at Louisiana State University and chair of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. "To be able to get a good blend of cities that have hosting experience in combination with a number of new cities and venues is good for the continued growth of the game of women’s basketball and our championship."

E.A. Diddle Arena

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University, host

McKenzie Arena        

Chattanooga, Tennessee

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, host

Jack Breslin Student Events Center  

East Lansing, Michigan         

Michigan State University, host

Carver-Hawkeye Arena         

Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa, host

Joyce Center  

Notre Dame, Indiana

University of Notre Dame, host

Cox Arena      

San Diego

San Diego State University, host

Bank of America Arena         

Seattle

University of Washington, host

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion     

Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut, host

The following first- and second-round sites will host games either Saturday, March 20, and Monday, March 22, or Sunday, March 21 and Tuesday, March 23, 2010:

The Pit/Bob King Court         

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of  New Mexico, host

James. H. Hilton Coliseum    

Ames, Iowa

Iowa State University, host

Cintas Center 

Cincinnati       

Xavier University, host

Cameron Indoor Stadium      

Durham, North Carolina

Duke University, host

Freedom Hall 

Louisville, Kentucky

University of Louisville, host

Lloyd Noble Center   

Norman, Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma, host

Petersen Events Center          

Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh, host

Donald L. Tucker Center       

Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University, host

Bank of America Arena         

Seattle

University of Washington, host

2009

First and Second Rounds

March 21 & 23 and March 22 & 24

The Pit/Bob King Court
Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of New Mexico, host

Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana State University, host

E.A. Diddle Arena

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University, host

McKenzie Arena

Chattanooga, Tennessee

University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, host

Comcast Center
College Park, Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park, host

Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University, host

Arena at Gwinnett
Duluth, Georgia
University of Georgia, host

Jack Breslin Student Events Center

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University, host

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa, host

United Spirit Arena
Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech University, host

Joyce Center

Notre Dame, Indiana

University of Notre Dame, host

Galen Center
Los Angeles, California
University of Southern California, host

Louis Brown Athletic Center
Piscataway, New Jersey
Rutgers University, host

Cox Arena

San Diego, California

San Diego State University, host

Bank of America Arena

Seattle, Washington

University of Washington, host

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut, host

Regionals

March 28 & 30

Berkeley Regional

Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, California
University of California, Berkeley, host

Raleigh Regional

RBC Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
North Carolina State University, host

March 29 & 31

Oklahoma City Regional

Ford Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Big 12 Conference, host

Trenton Regional

Sovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, New Jersey
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Rider University, hosts

Women’s Final Four

April 5 & 7

Scottrade Center

St. Louis, Missouri

Missouri Valley Conference, host

2010

First and Second Rounds

March 20 & 22 and March 21 & 23

The Pit/Bob King Court

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico, host

James H. Hilton Coliseum

Ames, Iowa

Iowa State University, host

Frank Erwin Center

Austin, Texas

University of Texas, Austin, host

Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, California
University of California, Berkeley, host

Cintas Center

Cincinnati, Ohio

Xavier University, host

Cameron Indoor Stadium

Durham, North Carolina

Duke University, host

Thompson-Boling Arena

Knoxville, Tennessee

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, host

Freedom Hall

Louisville, Kentucky

University of Louisville, host

Williams Arena

Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, host

Ted Constant Convocation Center

Norfolk, Virginia

Old Dominion University, host

Lloyd Noble Center

Norman, Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma, host

Joyce Center

Notre Dame, Indiana

University of Notre Dame, host

Petersen Events Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh, host

Bank of America Arena

Seattle, Washington

University of Washington, host

Donald L. Tucker Center

Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University, host

Wells Fargo Arena

Tempe, Arizona

Arizona State University, host