Teams | 64 | ||||
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Finals site | Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado | ||||
Champions | Baylor Bears (2nd title, 2nd title game, 3rd Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3rd title game, 4th Final Four) | ||||
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Winning coach | Kim Mulkey (2nd title) | ||||
MOP | Brittney Griner (Baylor) | ||||
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The 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began March 17 and concluded April 3, 2012. The Final Four was played at Pepsi Center[1] in Denver.[2] For only the second time in history, and the first time since 1989, all four of the number one seeds made it to the Final Four. Baylor won its second national championship, defeating Notre Dame 80–61 in the championship game. They were the only team to win 40 straight games in a season until Connecticut matched it in 2014.