2008 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball tournament

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2008 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams10
SiteHP Pavilion
San Jose, California
ChampionsStanford Cardinal (17th title)
Winning coachTara VanDerveer (17th title)
MVPCandice Wiggins (Stanford)
TelevisionFSN
Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball tournaments
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2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Stanford 16 2   .889 35 4   .897
No. 10 California 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Arizona State 14 4   .778 22 11   .667
USC 10 8   .556 17 13   .567
UCLA 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Washington 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Oregon 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Oregon State 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Arizona 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
Washington State 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
2008 Pac-10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 State Farm Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a post-season tournament for the women's basketball teams in the Pacific-10 Conference. The games were held on Thursday through Sunday, March 7–10, 2008, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Stanford was the tournament champion[1] and became the NCAA tournament automatic qualifier after defeating California in the championship game.

Schedule

Date Game Matchup Winner Score Time TV
Thu., Mar. 7 1 #8 Seed (Oregon St.) vs. #9 Seed (Arizona) Oregon State 46–31 6:00 PM
Thu., Mar. 7 2 #7 Seed (Oregon) vs. #10 Seed (Washington State) Oregon 66–45 8:15 PM
Fri., Mar. 8 3 Seed #4 (USC) vs. Seed #5 (UCLA) UCLA 73–52 11:00 AM
Fri., Mar. 8 4 Seed #1 (No. 4 Stanford) vs. #8/#9 Winner (Oregon St.) Stanford 64–41 1:15 PM
Fri., Mar. 8 5 Seed #3 (Arizona State) vs. Seed #6 (Washington) Arizona State 83–64 5:00 PM
Fri., Mar. 8 6 Seed #2 (No. 8 California) vs. #7/#10 Winner (Oregon) California 67–60 7:15 PM
Sat., Mar. 9 7 Semifinal #1 (UCLA vs. No. 4 Stanford) Stanford 78–45 2:30 PM FSN
Sat., Mar. 9 8 Semifinal #2 (Arizona State vs. No. 8 California) California 65–61 5:00 PM FSN
Sun., Mar. 10 9 Championship Game (No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 8 California) Stanford 56–35 3:00 PM FSN

Rankings from AP Poll.

Bracket

First Round
Thursday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
FSN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
FSN
Championship Game
Sunday, March 10
FSN
            
4 USC 52
5 UCLA 73
4 UCLA 45
1 Stanford 78
1 Stanford 64
8 Oregon State 41
8 Oregon State 46
9 Arizona 31
1 Stanford 56
2 California 35
2 California 67
7 Oregon 60
7 Oregon 66
10 Washington State 45
2 California 65
3 Arizona State 61
3 Arizona 83
6 Washington 64

Note: * denotes overtime

All-Tournament Team

Source:[2]

Name Pos. Year Team
Jayne Appel C So. Stanford
Candice Wiggins G Sr. Stanford

Most Outstanding Player

Name Pos. Year Team
Candice Wiggins G Sr. Stanford

This is the 4th time that the MOP of the Tournament was also the Pac-10’s Player of the Year, and the second time Wiggins achieved the feat. Stanford’s Nicole Powell (2002, 2004) and Wiggins (2005) were MOP and POY in the same season.

Game notes

  • Stanford made the NCAA field for the 21st consecutive season, and 22nd time overall.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stanford Smothers Cal in Title Game". The Mercury News. March 10, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Pac-12 Women's Record Book" (PDF).

External links