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Stanford Cardinal women's basketball | |||
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University | Stanford University | ||
First season | 1974–75; 50 years ago | ||
Athletic director | Bernard Muir | ||
Head coach | Kate Paye (1st season) | ||
Conference | ACC | ||
Location | Stanford, California | ||
Arena | Maples Pavilion (capacity: 7,233) | ||
Nickname | Cardinal | ||
Student section | The Red Zone | ||
Colors | Cardinal and white [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament champions | |||
1990, 1992, 2021 | |||
NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
2008, 2010 | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
The Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represents Stanford University, located in Stanford, California. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cardinal are led by first-year head coach Kate Paye, who previously served as the associate head coach under Tara VanDerveer, the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history before her retirement in 2024. The Cardinal won national championships in 1990, 1992 and 2021, and were runners-up in 2008 and 2010.
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Gay Coburn (NCIAC)(1974–1976) | |||||||||
1974–75 | Gay Coburn | 8–3 | — | — | |||||
1975–76 | Gay Coburn | 10–7 | — | — | |||||
Coburn: | 18–10 | ||||||||
Dotty McCrea (NCIAC/NCAC/WCAA)(1976–1985) | |||||||||
1976–77 | Dotty McCrea | 8–11 | — | — | |||||
1977–78 | Dotty McCrea | 17–12 | — | AIAW Regional | |||||
1978–79 | Dotty McCrea | 20–6 | 7–5 | 4 | AIAW Regional | ||||
1979–80 | Dotty McCrea | 17–14 | 7–5 | T–3rd | AIAW Regional | ||||
1980–81 | Dotty McCrea | 15–16 | 5–7 | 5 | — | ||||
1981–82 | Dotty McCrea | 19–8 | 9–3 | 2 | NCAA first round | ||||
1982–83 | Dotty McCrea | 19–16 | 5–9 | 5 | — | ||||
1983–84 | Dotty McCrea | 5–23 | 1–13 | T–7th | — | ||||
1984–85 | Dotty McCrea | 9–19 | 2–12 | 7th | — | ||||
MacCrea: | 129–125 | ||||||||
Tara VanDerveer (Pac-West/Pac-10)(1985–1995) | |||||||||
1985–86 | Tara VanDerveer | 13–15 | 1–7 | 5th | — | ||||
1986–87 | Tara VanDerveer | 14–14 | 8–10 | T–6th | — | ||||
1987–88 | Tara VanDerveer | 27–5 | 14–4 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
1988–89 | Tara VanDerveer | 28–3 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite 8 | ||||
1989–90 | Tara VanDerveer | 32–1 | 17–1 | T–1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
1990–91 | Tara VanDerveer | 26–6 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
1991–92 | Tara VanDerveer | 30–3 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
1992–93 | Tara VanDerveer | 26–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
1993–94 | Tara VanDerveer | 25–6 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Elite 8 | ||||
1994–95 | Tara VanDerveer | 30–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
VanDerveer (1st stint): | 251–62 | ||||||||
Amy Tucker/Marianne Stanley (Pac–10)(1995–1996) | |||||||||
1995–96 | Amy Tucker/Marianne Stanley | 29–3 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
Tucker/Stanley: | 29–3 | ||||||||
Tara VanDerveer (Pac-10/Pac-12)(1996–2024) | |||||||||
1996–97 | Tara VanDerveer | 34–2 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
1997–98 | Tara VanDerveer | 21–6 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA 1st round | ||||
1998–99 | Tara VanDerveer | 18–12 | 14–4 | 3rd | NCAA 1st round | ||||
1999–2000 | Tara VanDerveer | 21–9 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA 2nd round | ||||
2000–01 | Tara VanDerveer | 19–11 | 12–6 | T–1st | NCAA 2nd round | ||||
2001–02 | Tara VanDerveer | 32–3 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
2002–03 | Tara VanDerveer | 27–5 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA 2nd round | ||||
2003–04 | Tara VanDerveer | 27–7 | 14–4 | T–1st | NCAA Elite 8 | ||||
2004–05 | Tara VanDerveer | 32–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite 8 | ||||
2005–06 | Tara VanDerveer | 26–8 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Elite 8 | ||||
2006–07 | Tara VanDerveer | 29–5 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd round | ||||
2007–08 | Tara VanDerveer | 35–4 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Runner–up | ||||
2008–09 | Tara VanDerveer | 33–5 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2009–10 | Tara VanDerveer | 36–2 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Runner–up | ||||
2010–11 | Tara VanDerveer | 33–3 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2011–12 | Tara VanDerveer | 35–2 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2012–13 | Tara VanDerveer | 33–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
2013–14 | Tara VanDerveer | 33–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2014–15 | Tara VanDerveer | 26–10 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
2015–16 | Tara VanDerveer | 27–8 | 14–4 | T–3rd | NCAA Elite 8 | ||||
2016–17 | Tara VanDerveer | 32–6 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2017–18 | Tara VanDerveer | 24–11 | 14–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
2018–19 | Tara VanDerveer | 31–5 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Elite 8 | ||||
2019–20 | Tara VanDerveer | 27–6 | 14–4 | T-2nd | Postseason canceled due to Coronavirus pandemic | ||||
2020–21 | Tara VanDerveer | 31–2 | 19–2 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
2021–22 | Tara VanDerveer | 32–4 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2022–23 | Tara VanDerveer | 29–6 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
2023–24 | Tara VanDerveer | 30–6 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
VanDerveer (2nd stint): | 805–157 | ||||||||
VanDerveer (Total): | 1,057–219 | ||||||||
Kate Paye (ACC)(2024–present) | |||||||||
2024–25 | Kate Paye | 7–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
Paye (Total): | 7–2 | ||||||||
Total: | 1,240–359 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1982 | #7 | First Round | #2 Maryland | L 48−82 |
1988 | #5 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #4 Montana #1 Texas | W 74−72 (OT) L 58−79 |
1989 | #2 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #7 Illinois State #3 Iowa #1 Louisiana Tech | W 105−77 W 98−74 L 75–85 |
1990 | #1 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship | #9 Hawaii #5 Ole Miss #7 Arkansas #2 Virginia #2 Auburn | W 106−76 W 78−65 W 114–87 W 75–66 W 88–81 |
1991 | #2 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #7 Cal State Fullerton #3 Washington #1 Georgia #1 Tennessee | W 91−67 W 73−47 W 75–67 L 60–68 |
1992 | #1 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship | #9 UC Santa Barbara #4 Texas Tech #3 USC #1 Virginia #4 Western Kentucky | W 82−73 W 75−63 W 82–62 W 66–65 W 78–62 |
1993 | #1 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #8 Georgia #4 Colorado | W 93−60 L 67−80 |
1994 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Wisconsin–Green Bay #7 Montana #3 Colorado #1 Purdue | W 81−56 W 66−62 W 78–62 L 65–82 |
1995 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #15 UC Irvine #10 SMU #3 North Carolina #4 Purdue #1 Connecticut | W 88−55 W 95−73 W 81–71 W69–58 L 60–87 |
1996 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Grambling State #8 Colorado State #4 Alabama #6 Auburn #2 Georgia | W 82−43 W 94−63 W 78–76 W71–57 L 76–86 |
1997 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Howard #8 Texas Tech #4 Virginia #2 Georgia #1 Old Dominion | W 111−59 W 67−45 W 91–69 W 82–47 L 82–83 |
1998 | #1 | First Round | #16 Harvard | L 67−71 |
1999 | #7 | First Round | #10 Maine | L 58−60 |
2000 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8 Michigan #1 Georgia | W 71−64 (OT) L 64–83 |
2001 | #10 | First Round Second Round | #7 George Washington #2 Oklahoma | W 76−51 L 50–67 |
2002 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #15 Weber State #10 Tulane #3 Colorado | W 76−51 W 77–55 L 59–62 |
2003 | #3 | First Round Second Round | #14 Western Michigan #6 Minnesota | W 82−66 L 56–68 |
2004 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #11 Missouri #3 Oklahoma #2 Vanderbilt #1 Tennessee | W 68−44 W 68−43 W 57–55 L 60–62 |
2005 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 Santa Clara #10 Utah #3 Connecticut #1 Michigan State | W 94−57 W 88−62 W 76–59 L 69–76 |
2006 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #14 SE Missouri #6 Florida State #2 Oklahoma #1 LSU | W 72−45 W 88−70 W 88–74 L 59–62 |
2007 | #2 | First Round Second Round | #15 Idaho State #10 Florida State | W 96−58 L 61–68 |
2008 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship | #15 Cleveland State #7 UTEP #6 Pittsburgh #1 Maryland #1 Connecticut #1 Tennessee | W 85−47 W 88−54 W 72–53 W 98–87 W 82–73 L 48–64 |
2009 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #15 UC Santa Barbara #10 San Diego State #3 Ohio State #4 Iowa State #1 Connecticut | W 74−39 W 77−49 W 84–66 W74–53 L 64–83 |
2010 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship | #16 UC Riverside #8 Iowa #5 Georgia #3 Xavier #3 Oklahoma #1 Connecticut | W 79−47 W 96−67 W 73–36 W 55–53 W 73–66 L 47–53 |
2011 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 UC Davis #9 St. John's #5 North Carolina #11 Gonzaga #2 Texas A&M | W 86−59 W 75−49 W 72–65 W 83–60 L 62–63 |
2012 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Hampton #8 West Virginia #5 South Carolina #2 Duke #1 Baylor | W 73−51 W 72−55 W 76–60 W 81–69 L 47–59 |
2013 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #16 Tulsa #8 Michigan #4 Georgia | W 72−56 W 73−40 L 59–61 |
2014 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #15 South Dakota #10 Florida State #3 Penn State #4 North Carolina #1 Connecticut | W 81−62 W 63−44 W 82–57 W 74–65 L 56–75 |
2015 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Cal State Northridge #5 Oklahoma #1 Notre Dame | W 73−60 W 86−76 L 60–81 |
2016 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #13 San Francisco #12 South Dakota State #1 Notre Dame #7 Washington | W 85−58 W 66−65 W 90–84 L 76–85 |
2017 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #15 New Mexico State #7 Kansas State #3 Texas #1 Notre Dame #1 South Carolina | W 72−64 W 69−48 W 77–66 W 76–75 L 53–62 |
2018 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Gonzaga #12 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Louisville | W 82−68 W 90−70 L 59–86 |
2019 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 UC Davis #7 BYU #11 Missouri State #1 Notre Dame | W 79−54 W 72−63 W 55–46 L 68–84 |
2021 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship | #16 Utah Valley #8 Oklahoma State #5 Missouri State #2 Louisville #1 South Carolina #3 Arizona | W 87−44 W 73−62 W 89−62 W 78−63 W 66−65 W 54–53 |
2022 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #16 Montana State #8 Kansas #4 Maryland #2 Texas #2 UConn | W 78–37 W 91–65 W 72–66 W 59–50 L 58–63 |
2023 | #1 | First Round Second Round | #16 Sacred Heart #8 Ole Miss | W 92–49 L 49–54 |
2024 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #15 Norfolk State #7 Iowa State #3 NC State | W 79–50 W 87–81 (OT) L 67–77 |
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