[3][4][5] Tennessee continued its streak of making every NCAA women's basketball tournament at 33 consecutive appearances.

It was just the second time in NCAA history the same school had won both the men's and women's tournament; UConn first accomplished that feat in 2004.

The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002; the top sixteen teams, as chosen in the bracket selection process, hosted the first two rounds on campus.

An additional 32 teams were given at-large bids by the selection committee on the basis of their body of work during the regular season.

[7] Sites chosen to host first- and second-round games in 2014 were: Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) The Regionals, named for the city rather than the region of geographic importance since 2005, were held from March 29 to April 1 at the following sites:[8][9] National semifinals and championship (Final Four and national championship) It was the first time that Nashville had hosted a women's Final Four basketball tournament.

[10] The following teams earned automatic qualifiers for the 2014 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion receives the automatic bid): * – Denotes overtime period In their first-round match, DePaul and Oklahoma scored a combined 204 points, setting a tournament record for most points in a non-overtime game.

Connecticut won the rebound battle 54–31 and held Notre Dame to a season low in points.

After the game, Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said "I thought we were playing the Miami Heat for a while [Connecticut is] just that good.

"[6] All nine of the school's titles, five with unbeaten records, have come during Auriemma's twenty seasons as head coach.

They were inhibited by the loss of senior starter Natalie Achonwa to injury in the Regional Final.

Westwood One had nationwide broadcast and streaming radio rights from the regional finals on through the championship.