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| Season | 2018–19 | ||||
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| Teams | 64 | ||||
| Finals site | Amalie Arena Tampa, Florida | ||||
| Champions | Baylor Lady Bears (3rd title, 3rd title game, 4th Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7th title game, 9th Final Four) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Kim Mulkey (3rd title) | ||||
| MOP | Chloe Jackson (Baylor) | ||||
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The 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 teams to determine the national champion for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 38th annual edition of the tournament began on March 22, and concluded with the championship game on April 7 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, with the University of South Florida serving as host. The tournament field was announced on March 18.
Three schools, Colonial champion Towson, MEAC champion Bethune–Cookman and Southland champion Abilene Christian, made their first appearance in the tournament. Meanwhile, Tennessee continued its record streak of making every NCAA women's basketball tournament at 38 consecutive appearances. UConn also continued its record streak of 12 consecutive Final Four appearances.