The capacity for the next women’s Final Four is in Indianapolis is growing by 13,000.
The NCAA‘s Division I Women’s Basketball Committee voted to place the 2028 women’s Final Four in Lucas Oil Stadium instead of Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indianapolis will also host the Division II and Division III championships that year.
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“With the interest we have seen, holding the women’s Final Four in a larger venue in Indianapolis is a natural next step,” Amanda Braun, athletic director at Milwaukee and chair of the committee, said.
The women’s NCAA tournament will continue to use campus sites for First Four and first- and second-round games. In a news release, the committee said 85% of survey respondents favored keeping campus sites as opposed to using predetermined sites for the first week of the tournament.
The committee also noted 14.6% attendance increase in the regional round, which for the past three tournaments has included two regionals at each of two sites.
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Women’s Final Four locations
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2026: Phoenix (PHX Arena)
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2027: Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena)
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2028: Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium)
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2029: San Antonio (Alamodome)
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2030: Portland, Oregon (Moda Center)
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2031: Dallas (American Airlines Center)
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Women’s NCAA tournament Final Four moving to Lucas Oil Stadium in 2028
