2020 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
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The 2020 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament was the national postseason championship event for top-tier U.S. women’s college basketball teams that was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament
ⓘ
college basketball postseason tournament ⓘ |
| atLargeBidAuthority | NCAA selection committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| automaticBidSources | conference tournament champions ⓘ |
| bracketStatus | not released ⓘ |
| canceled | true ⓘ |
| canceledBy | NCAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationDate | 2020-03-12 ⓘ |
| cancellationReason | COVID-19 pandemic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationScope | all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships ⓘ |
| champion | none ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defendingChampion | Baylor Lady Bears basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | Division I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourBranding | Women’s Final Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourCity | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourHostCity | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourHostState | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourScheduledEnd | 2020-04-05 ⓘ |
| finalFourScheduledStart | 2020-04-03 ⓘ |
| finalFourVenue | Smoothie King Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gamesPlayed | 0 ⓘ |
| genderCategory | women’s ⓘ |
| governingBody | NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCityForFinalFour | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedPurpose | determine national champion of NCAA Division I women’s basketball for 2019–20 season ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | top tier of U.S. women’s college basketball postseason ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament ever canceled after selection process began era ⓘ |
| notableImpact | ended 2019–20 women’s college basketball season without an NCAA champion ⓘ |
| organizer | National Collegiate Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pandemicContext | part of widespread sports cancellations in March 2020 ⓘ |
| plannedNumberOfTeams | 64 ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEventCanceled | 2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament GENERATED ⓘ |
| scheduledToEnd | 2020-04-05 ⓘ |
| scheduledToStart | 2020-03-20 ⓘ |
| seasonOf | 2019–20 NCAA Division I women’s basketball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | automatic bids and at-large bids ⓘ |
| selectionShowStatus | not held ⓘ |
| shortName | 2020 NCAA Women’s Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| sportSeasonInterruptedBy | COVID-19 pandemic in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionPartnersPlanned |
ESPN
NERFINISHED
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ESPN2 NERFINISHED ⓘ ESPN3 NERFINISHED ⓘ ESPNU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | single-elimination ⓘ |
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