1991 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament - First and Second Rounds

First and Second Rounds

Piscataway Harrisonburg Richmond Tallahassee Nashville Springfield Worcester Evanston Stillwater Nacogdoches Austin Missoula Las Vegas Los Angeles Fullerton 1991 NCAA first round Storrs University Park Raleigh West Lafayette Bowling Green Knoxville Auburn Stillwater Charlottesville Beaumont Fayetteville Stanford Athens Seattle Long Beach 1991 NCAA second round

In 1991, the field remained at 48 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-12 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 8 and 9 faced each other for the opportunity to face the 1 seed in the second round, seeds 7 and 10 played for the opportunity to face the 2 seed, seeds 5 and 12 played for the opportunity to face the 4 seed, and seeds 6 and 11 played for the opportunity to face the 3 seed. In the first two rounds, the higher seed was given the opportunity to host the first round game. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. The exceptions:

• Seventh seeded South Carolina played tenth seeded Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt
• Sixth seeded Maryland played eleventh seeded Holy Cross at Holy Cross
• Sixth seeded Iowa played eleventh seeded Montana at Montana
• Fourth seeded Michigan State played fifth seeded Oklahoma State at Oklahoma State
• Second seeded LSU played tenth seeded Lamar at Lamar

The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the thirty-two first and second round locations:

Region	Rnd	Host	Venue	City	State
East	1	Providence College	Alumni Hall (Providence)	Providence	Rhode Island
East	1	Rutgers University	Louis Brown Athletic Center	Piscataway	New Jersey
East	1	James Madison University	James Madison University Convocation Center	Harrisonburg	Virginia
East	1	University of Richmond	Robins Center	Richmond	North Carolina
East	2	Clemson University	Littlejohn Coliseum	Clemson	South Carolina
East	2	University of Connecticut	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion	Storrs	Connecticut
East	2	Pennsylvania State University	Recreation Building (Rec Hall)	University Park	Pennsylvania
East	2	North Carolina State University	Reynolds Coliseum	Raleigh	North Carolina
Mideast	1	Florida State University	Tully Gymnasium	Tallahassee	Florida
Mideast	1	Vanderbilt University	Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University)	Nashville	Tennessee
Mideast	1	Southwest Missouri State University	Hammons Student Center	Springfield	Missouri
Mideast	1	Holy Cross	Hart Center	Worcester	Massachusetts
Mideast	2	Purdue University	Mackey Arena	West Lafayette	Indiana
Mideast	2	Western Kentucky University	E.A. Diddle Arena	Bowling Green	Kentucky
Mideast	2	University of Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena	Knoxville	Tennessee
Mideast	2	Auburn University	Memorial Coliseum (Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum)	Auburn	Alabama
Midwest	1	Northwestern University	Welsh-Ryan Arena	Evanston	Illinois
Midwest	1	Oklahoma State University	Gallagher-Iba Arena	Stillwater	Oklahoma
Midwest	1	Stephen F. Austin University	William R. Johnson Coliseum	Nacogdoches	Texas
Midwest	1	University of Texas	Frank Erwin Center	Austin	Texas
Midwest	2	Oklahoma State University	Gallagher-Iba Arena	Stillwater	Oklahoma
Midwest	2	University of Virginia	University Hall (University of Virginia)	Charlottesville	Virginia
Midwest	2	Lamar University	Montagne Center	Beaumont	Texas
Midwest	2	University of Arkansas	Barnhill Arena	Fayetteville	Arkansas
West	1	University of Montana	Dahlberg Arena	Missoula	Montana
West	1	University of Nevada at Las Vegas	Thomas and Mack Center	Paradise	Nevada
West	1	University of Southern California	Lyon Center	Los Angeles	California
West	1	California State University, Fullerton	Titan Gym	Fullerton	California
West	2	Stanford University	Maples Pavilion	Stanford	California
West	2	University of Georgia	Georgia Coliseum (Stegeman Coliseum)	Athens	Georgia
West	2	University of Washington	Hec Edmundson Pavilion	Seattle	Washington
West	2	Long Beach State	University Gym (Gold Mine)	Long Beach	California