The George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball team represents George Washington University, located in Washington, D.C. It plays its home games in the Charles E. Smith Center, which is also the venue for other George Washington Revolutionaries athletic programs. The team competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
History George Washington began play in 1975. They joined the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1983. Since joining the conference, they have won the regular season title 16 times, winning it in 1994 (shared), 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 (West), 2002, 2003, 2004 (West), 2005 (West), 2006 (shared), 2007, 2008 (shared), 2015, 2016, and 2017 (shared). They have also won the A-10 Tournament in 1992, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2015, 2016, and 2018. In 1997, the Colonials made their four straight NCAA Tournament appearance and sixth in seven years. In the ensuing tournament, the Colonials (ranked as a 5 seed) went all the way to the Elite Eight. They beat Northwestern 61–46, Tulane 81–67, and North Carolina 55–46 before losing to Notre Dame 62–52 in the regional final. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Colonials have an all-time record of 748–448.
NCAA tournament results George Washington has appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament eighteen times. They have a record of 18–18. 1991 #10 First RoundSecond Round #7 Richmond#2 NC State W 73–62L 83–94 1992 #8 First RoundSecond Round #9 Vermont#1 Virginia W 70–69L 58–97 1994 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 UAB#2 Southern Cal W 74–66L 72–76 1995 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 DePaul#5 Drake#1 Colorado W 87–79W 96–93 (OT)L 61–77 1996 #6 First RoundSecond Round #11 Maine#3 Virginia W 83–67L 43–62 1997 #5 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #12 Northwestern#4 Tulane#1 North Carolina#6 Notre Dame W 61–46W 81–67W 55–46L 52–62 1998 #10 First RoundSecond Round #7 Georgia#2 Connecticut W 74–72L 67–75 2000 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 UCLA#2 Notre Dame W 79–72L 60–95 2001 #7 First Round #10 Stanford L 51–76 2003 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 Oklahoma#2 Villanova W 71–61L 57–70 2004 #8 First Round #9 DePaul L 46–83 2005 #9 First RoundSecond Round #8 Ole Miss#1 North Carolina W 60–57L 47–71 2006 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 Old Dominion#2 Tennessee W 87–72L 53–66 2007 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #12 Boise State#4 Texas A&M#1 North Carolina W 76–67W 59–47L 56–70 2008 #6 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #11 Auburn#3 California#2 Rutgers W 66–56W 55–53L 42–53 2015 #6 First Round #11 Gonzaga L 69–82 2016 #8 First Round #9 Kansas State L 51–56 2018 #14 First Round #3 Ohio State L 45–87
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