The 1989 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 15 and ended on April 2.

[1] Tennessee's Bridgette Gordon was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Bridgette Gordon scored 17 points from the free throw line in the East Regional final between Tennessee and Long Beach state, the most ever scored in an NCAA tournament game.

Two conferences, Southland and American South sent a single representative as an at-large team.

The exceptions:[3] Because Purdue was also a first round venue, there are only 31 rather than 32 first and second round venues The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the thirty-one first and second round locations: The regionals, named for the general location, were held from March 23 to March 25 at these sites: Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held March 31 and April 2 in Tacoma, Washington at the Tacoma Dome, co-hosted by Seattle University & University of Washington.