Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
American college basketball team
Stanford Cardinal women's basketball 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]
1990, 1992, 2021 2008, 2010 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 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 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 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 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 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-by-season results
Statistics overview
Season
Coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
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:
7–2 (.778)
0–0 (–)
Total:
1,240–359 (.775)
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
NCAA tournament results
Year
Seed
Round
Opponent
Result
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 105−77W 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 106−76W 78−65W 114–87W 75–66W 88–81
1991
#2
Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four
#7 Cal State Fullerton #3 Washington #1 Georgia #1 Tennessee
W 91−67W 73−47W 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 82−73W 75−63W 82–62W 66–65W 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 81−56W 66−62W 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 88−55W 95−73W 81–71W 69–58 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 82−43W 94−63W 78–76W 71–57 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 111−59W 67−45W 91–69W 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 76−51W 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 68−44W 68−43W 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 94−57W 88−62W 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 72−45W 88−70W 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 85−47W 88−54W 72–53W 98–87W 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 74−39W 77−49W 84–66W 74–53 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 79−47W 96−67W 73–36W 55–53W 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 86−59W 75−49W 72–65W 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 73−51W 72−55W 76–60W 81–69 L 47–59
2013
#1
First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen
#16 Tulsa #8 Michigan #4 Georgia
W 72−56W 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 81−62W 63−44W 82–57W 74–65 L 56–75
2015
#4
First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen
#13 Cal State Northridge #5 Oklahoma #1 Notre Dame
W 73−60W 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 85−58W 66−65W 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 72−64W 69−48W 77–66W 76–75 L 53–62
2018
#4
First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen
#13 Gonzaga #12 Florida Gulf Coast #1 Louisville
W 82−68W 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 79−54W 72−63W 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 87−44W 73−62W 89−62W 78−63W 66−65W 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 78–37W 91–65W 72–66W 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 79–50W 87–81 (OT) L 67–77
Notable players
Individual achievements
Lexie Lauren Hull
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