The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee has selected the first- and second-round and regional sites for the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, and those sites have been approved by the Administrative Committee of the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet.

Cities chosen to host first- and second-round games in 2011 include Albuquerque, New Mexico; Auburn, Alabama; Charlottesville, Virginia; Cincinnati, Ohio; College Park, Maryland; Columbus, Ohio; Durham, North Carolina; Knoxville, Tennessee; Salt Lake City, Utah; Spokane, Washington; Shreveport, Louisiana; Stanford, California; Storrs, Connecticut; University Park, Pennsylvania; Waco, Texas; and Wichita, Kansas.

The four selected regional sites are Dayton, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dallas, Texas; and Spokane, Washington.

“The committee was pleased with the level of interest in our championship that we found from cities, institutions and conferences across the country,” said Jane Meyer, senior associate director of athletics at Iowa and chair of the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. “Of the 20 preliminary sites for 2011, we have 11 different conferences represented, with Wichita and Shreveport hosting for the first time.”

The following first- and second-round sites will host games either Saturday, March 19, and Monday, March 21, or Sunday, March 20, and Tuesday, March 22, 2011 (dates to be determined in June, 2010):                                        

Sites and hosts

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

Auburn Arena; Auburn University; Auburn, Alabama

John Paul Jones Arena; University of Virginia; Charlottesville, Virginia

Cintas Center; Xavier University; Cincinnati, Ohio

Comcast Center; University of Maryland; College Park, Maryland

St. John Arena; The Ohio State Universiyt; Columbus, Ohio

Cameron Indoor Stadium; Duke University;  Durham, North Carolina

Thompson-Boling Arena; University of Tennessee; Knoxville, Tennessee

Jon M. Huntsman Center; University of Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah

McCarthey Athletic Center; Gonzaga University; Spokane, Washington

CenturyTel Center; Louisiana Tech University; Shreveport, Louisiana

Maples Pavilion; Stanford University;  Stanford, California

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; Universit of Connecticut; Storrs, Connecticut

Bryce Jordan Center; Pennsylvania State University; University Park, Pennsylvania

Ferrell Center; Baylor University; Waco, Texas

INTRUST Bank Arena; Wichita State University; Wichita, Kansas

The following regional sites will host games on the dates indicated:

March 26 and 28, 2011

University of Dayton Arena; University of Dayton; Dayton, Ohio

Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena; Washington State University; Spokane, Washington

March 27 and 29, 2011

American Airlines Center; Big 12 Conference; Dallas, Texas

Liacouras Center; Temple University;  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania