The 1984 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 16 and ended on April 1.

[2] The semi-finals and finals were held in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California.

[4] The score of the championship game was reasonably close, 72–61, but according to Sports Illustrated, "USC outscored, out-passed, outdanced and just plain outflashed Tennessee".

Led by Cheryl Miller and the McGee twins, Pamela and Paula, USC won its second consecutive National Championship.

[5] Mary Ostrowski hit nine of nine attempted free throws, the second most for an individual player in a Final Four game, the National Semi-final.

(Not all conference records are available for 1984) [7] Fifteen additional teams were selected to complete the thirty-two invitations.

The exceptions:[6] The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the 15 first round locations.