Dates and sites: First/second rounds are March 16 and 19 or March 17 and 19 on the campus of competing institutions. Regionals will be conducted March 24 and 26 at Pittsburgh (East region -- Duquesne, host); Birmingham, Alabama (Mideast region -- Southeastern Conference, host); Denver (Midwest region -- Colorado, host); and Spokane, Washington (West region -- Washington State, host). The semifinals and final will be March 30 and April 1 in St. Louis.

Field: The championship provides for a field of 64 teams competing in four regions.

Selection date: March 11.

2000 champion: Connecticut.

Contending teams: Notre Dame, Connecticut, Tennessee, Duke, Purdue.

Players to watch: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame; Shea Ralph, Connecticut; Kelly and Coco Miller, Georgia; Georgia Schweitzer, Duke.

DIVISION II

Dates and sites: Regionals will be conducted March 8-10 or 9-11 at on-campus sites. The Women's Elite Eight will be held at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota, March 21, 22 and 24. Winona State will serve as host.

Field: The championship provides for a field of 48 teams participating in eight regions.

Selection date: March 4.

2000 champion: Northern Kentucky.

Players to watch: Michelle Cottrell, Northern Kentucky; Nana Lukengu Corts, Saint Rose; Jaime Berry, North Dakota State; Rachel Sloan, Presbyterian.

DIVISION III

Dates and sites: Preliminary rounds are at on-campus sites. First- and second-round games will be February 28 and March 3, respectively. Sectionals are March 9-10. The semifinals and final will take place at the O'Neill Center in Danbury, Connecticut, March 16-17. Western Connecticut State will serve as host.

Field: The championship provides for a field of 50 teams. Eighteen first-round games will determine teams to participate in 16 second-round games.

Selection date: February 25.

2000 champion: Washington (Missouri).

Players to watch: Tasha Rodgers, Washington (Missouri); Jennifer Ulstad, St. Thomas (Minnesota); Meg Barber, New York University; Adrienne Warner, College of New Jersey.