The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee has awarded regional-round hosting duties for the 2021 and 2022 championships to seven cities, with Spokane, Washington, hosting in both years.

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a rule in women’s basketball permitting padding to cover elbow, hand, finger, wrist or forearm guards, casts, or braces made of fiberglass, plaster, metal or another nonpliable substance. The items must be covered on all exterior sides and edges with a slow-rebounding foam of not less than a half-inch thickness.

The Division I membership will consider making permanent a pilot program that allows the NCAA to pay for family travel expenses to the Men’s and Women’s Final Fours.

After a successful inaugural marketing pilot program that contributed to an increase in women’s basketball attendance at 20 participating schools, the NCAA has announced the 30 schools chosen to participate in year two of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Advancement Program in 2018-19.

The Division I Women’s Basketball Committee issued a public reprimand and penalties to Louisville women’s basketball head coach Jeff Walz after the coach’s misconduct during the 2018 NCAA championship.

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee is looking for opportunities for teams to experiment using the international 3-point line in exhibition games before the start of the 2018-19 season.

An NCAA committee has selected two recipients of the 2018 Jim McKay Scholarships: Soren Dahl, a swimmer at North Carolina State, and Kylee Smith, who played on the Belmont women’s basketball team.