LSU Gold

Appearances: 25 (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)
All-Time Record: 43-25 (.632)
Best Finishes: NCAA Women’s Final Four national semifinals (2004, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08)

  • 5 NCAA Final Fours (2004, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08)
  • 8 NCAA Elite Eights (1986, 2000, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08)
  • 14 NCAA Sweet 16s (1984, ’86, ’89, ’97, ’99, 2000, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’13, ’14)

1984 Tournament (No. 5 seed Midwest Region)
First Round
Bye
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#5 LSU 92, #4 Missouri 62
Regional Semifinals (Ruston, La.)
#1 Louisiana Tech 92, #5 LSU 67

1986 Tournament (No. 2 seed Mideast Region) 
First Round
Bye
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#2 LSU 78, #10 Middle Tennessee State 65
Regional Semifinals (Iowa City, Iowa)
#2 LSU 81, #3 Ohio State 80
Regional Final (Iowa City, Iowa)
#4 Tennessee 67, #2 LSU 65

1987 Tournament (No. 4 seed Midwest Region)
First Round
Bye
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#5 Southern Illinois 70, #4 LSU 56

1988 Tournament (No. 9 seed West Region)
First Round (Nacogdoches, Texas)
#8 Stephen F. Austin 84, #9 LSU 62

1989 Tournament (No. 4 seed Midwest Region)
First Round

Bye
Second Round (West Lafayette, Ind.)
#4 LSU 54, #5 Purdue 53
Regional Semifinals (Ruston, La.)
#1 Louisiana Tech 85, #4 LSU 65

1990 Tournament (No. 9 seed Midwest Region)
First Round (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
#8 Southern Miss 75, #9 LSU 65

1991 Tournament (No. 2 seed Midwest Region)
First Round

Bye
Second Round (Beaumont, Texas)
#10 Lamar 93, #2 LSU 73

1997 Tournament (No. 4 seed Mideast Region)
First Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#4 LSU 88, #13 Maine 79
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#4 LSU 71, #12 Marquette 58
Regional Semifinal (West Lafayette, Ind.)
#1 Old Dominion 62, #4 LSU 49

1999 Tournament (No. 4 seed West Region)
First Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#4 LSU 78, #13 Evansville 69
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#4 LSU 74, #5 Notre Dame 64
Regional Semifinal (Los Angeles, Calif.)
#1 Louisiana Tech 73, #4 LSU 52

2000 Tournament (No. 3 seed East Region)
First Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#3 LSU 77, #14 Liberty 54
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#3 LSU 57, #11 Stephen F. Austin 45
Regional Semifinal (Richmond, Va.)
#3 LSU 79, #2 Duke 66
Regional Final (Richmond, Va.)
#1 Connecticut 86, #3 LSU 71

2001 Tournament (No. 6 seed Midwest Region)
First Round (West Lafayette, Ind.)
#6 LSU 83, #11 Arizona State 66
Second Round (West Lafayette, Ind.)
#3 Purdue 73, #6 LSU 70

2002 Tournament (No. 6 seed West Region)
First Round (Boulder, Colo.)
#6 LSU 84, #11 Santa Clara 78
Second Round (Boulder, Colo.)
#3 Colorado 69, #6 LSU 58

2003 Tournament (No. 1 seed West Region)
First Round (Eugene, Ore.)
#1 LSU 86, #16 Southwest Texas 50
Second Round (Eugene, Ore.)
#1 LSU 80, #8 UW-Green Bay 69
Regional Semifinal (Palo Alta, Calif)
#1 LSU 69, #5 Louisiana Tech 63
Regional Final (Palo Alto, Calif.)
#2 Texas 78, #1 LSU 60

2004 Tournament (No. 4 seed West Region)
First Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#4 LSU 83, #13 Austin Peay 66
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#4 LSU 76, #12 Maryland 61
Regional Semifinal (Seattle, Wash.)
#4 LSU 71, #1 Texas 55
Regional Final (Seattle, Wash.)
#4 LSU 62, #3 Georgia 60
Final Four (New Orleans, La.)
#1 Tennesee 52, #4 LSU 50

2005 Tournament (No. 1 seed Chattanooga Region)
First Round (Knoxville, Tenn.)
#1 LSU 70, #16 Stetson 36
Second Round (Knoxville, Tenn.)
#1 LSU 76, #9 Arizona 43
Regional Semifinal (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
#1 LSU 90, #13 Liberty 48
Regional Final (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
#1 LSU 59,  #2 Duke 49
Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.)
#2 Baylor 68, #1 LSU 57

2006 Tournament (No. 1 seed San Antonio Region)
First Round (Nashville, Tenn.)
#1 LSU 72, #16 Florida Atlantic 48
Second Round (Nashville, Tenn.)
#1 LSU 72, #9 Washington 49
Regional Semifinal (San Antonio, Texas)
#1 LSU 66,. #4 DePaul 56
Regional Final (San Antonio, Texas)
#1 LSU 62, #3 Stanford 59
National Semifinal (Boston, Mass.)
#1 Duke 64, #1 LSU 45

2007 Tournament (No. 3 seed Fresno Region)
First Round (Austin, Texas)

#3 LSU 77, #14 UNC Ashville 39
Second Round (Austin, Texas)
#3 LSU 49, #11 West Virginia 43
Regional Semifinal (Fresno, Calif.)
#3 LSU 55, #10 Florida State 43
Regional Final (Fresno, Calif.)
#3 LSU 73, #1 UConn 50
National Semifinal (Cleveland, Ohio)
#4 Rutgers 59, #3 LSU 35

2008 Tournament (No. 2 seed New Orleans Region)
First Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#2 LSU 66, #15 Jackson State 32
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#2 LSU 68, #7 Marist 49
Regional Semifinal (New Orleans, La.)
#2 LSU 67, #3 Oklahoma State 52
Regional Final (New Orleans, La.)
#2 LSU 56, #1 North Carolina 50
National Semifinal (Tampa, Fla.)
#1 Tennessee 47, #2 LSU

2009 Tournament (No. 6 seed Raleigh Region)
First Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#6 LSU 69, #11 Green Bay 59
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#3 Louisville 62, #6 LSU 52

2010 Tournament (No. 7 seed Memphis Region)
First Round (Durham, N.C.)
#7 LSU 60, #10 Hartford 39
Second Round (Durham, N.C.)
#2 Duke 60, #7 LSU 52

2012 Tournament (No. 5 seed Kingston Region)
First Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#5 LSU 64, #12 San Diego State 56
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#4 Penn State 90, #5 LSU 80

2013 Tournament (No. 6 seed Spokane Region)
First Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#6 LSU 75, #11 Green Bay 70
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#6 LSU 71, #3 Penn State 66
Regional Semifinal (Spokane, Wash.)
#2 California 73, #6 LSU 63

2014 Tournament (No. 7 seed Louisville Region)
First Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#7 LSU 98, #10 Georgia Tech 78
Second Round (Baton Rouge, La.)
#7 LSU 76, #2 West Virginia 67
Regional Semifinal (Louisville, Ky.)
#3 Louisville 73, #7 LSU 47

2015 Tournament (No. 11 seed Albany Region)
First Round (Tampa, Fla.)
#6 USF 73, #11 LSU 64

2017 Tournament (No. 8 seed Oklahoma City Region)
First Round (Waco, Texas)
#9 California 55, #8 LSU 52

2018 Tournament (No. 6 seed Spokane Region)
First Round (Columbus, Ohio)
#11 Central Michigan 78, #6 LSU 69