<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 2017 NCAA Division I Women 's Basketball Tournament </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Td> 2016 -- 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Teams </Th> <Td> 64 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Finals site </Th> <Td> American Airlines Center Dallas , Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Champions </Th> <Td> South Carolina Gamecocks ( 1st title , 1st title game , 2nd Final Four ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Runner - up </Th> <Td> Mississippi State Bulldogs ( 1st title game , 1st Final Four ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Semifinalists </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Connecticut Huskies ( 18th Final Four ) </Li> <Li> Stanford Cardinal ( 13th Final Four ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Winning coach </Th> <Td> Dawn Staley ( 1st title ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MOP </Th> <Td> A'ja Wilson ( South Carolina ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> NCAA Division I Women 's Tournaments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> `` 2016 </Td> <Td> 2018 '' </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who won the ncaa women 's championship last year 2017
South Carolina Gamecocks