What to Watch For in the Womenâs N.C.A.A. Basketball Final Stanford will fight for its first title since 1992, while Arizona hopes for another stunner in its championship debut. The Stanford Cardinal are chasing their first championship since 1992.Credit...Troy Taormina/USA Today Sports, via Reuters April 4, 2021, 12:01 a.m. ET SAN ANTONIO â For the first time, two teams from the Pac-12 will fight for the national title in the N.C.A.A. womenâs tournament final as top-seeded Stanford faces Arizona, a No. 3 seed. Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer likes the idea of the all-Pac-12 matchup. âThat would be awesome,â she said after Stanford squeezed past South Carolina in a tight semifinal battle for its spot in the title game. âWeâre rooting for Arizona. It would be really exciting, itâs just I think a credit to how competitive the Pac-12 is.â