Women's tournament bests
Highest Tournament Scoring Average
| Year | Player, Team | G | FG | FT | Pts. | Avg. |
| 1982 | Lorri Bauman, Drake | 3 | 36 | 42 | 110 | 36.7 |
| 1983 | LaTaunya Pollard, Long Beach St. | 3 | 35 | 18 | 88 | 29.3 |
| 1984 | Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech | 4 | 45 | 22 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 1985 | Tori Harrison, Louisiana Tech | 3 | 33 | 5 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 1986 | Wanda Ford, Drake | 2 | 27 | 13 | 67 | 33.5 |
| 1987 | Cindy Brown, Long Beach St. | 4 | 41 | 27 | 109 | 27.2 |
| 1988 | Michelle Edwards, Iowa | 3 | 33 | 12 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 1989 | Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee | 5 | 53 | 28 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 1990 | Delmonica DeHorney, Arkansas | 4 | 42 | 26 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 1991 | Kerry Bascom, Connecticut | 4 | 35 | 20 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 1992 | Kim Pehlke, Western Ky. | 5 | 40 | 19 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 1993 | Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech | 5 | 56 | 57 | 177 | 35.4 |
| 1994 | Jodi Brooks, Seton Hall | 3 | 27 | 17 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 1995 | Darlene Saar, George Washington | 3 | 28 | 14 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 1996 | Sheri Sam, Vanderbilt | 4 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 28.3 |
| 1997 | Katryna Gaither, Notre Dame | 5 | 50 | 32 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 1998 | Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee | 6 | 64 | 30 | 158 | 26.3 |
| 1999 | Becky Hammon, Colorado St. | 3 | 15 | 40 | 78 | 26.0 |
All-Time Scoring Leaders
| Player, Team (Years Competed) | G | FG | FT | Pts. | Avg. |
| Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee (1996-97-98-99) | 22 | 195 | 89 |
479 | 21.8 |
| Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee (1986-87-88-89) | 18 | 155 | 78 |
388 | 21.6 |
| Cheryl Miller, Southern California (1983-84-85-86) | 16 | 121 | 91
| 333 | 20.8 |
| Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech (1982-83-84) | 14 | 118 | 76 | 312 | 22.3 |
| Penny Toler, San Diego St./Long Beach St. (85-87-88-89) | 13 | 128 | 35 | 291 | 22.4 |
| Dawn Staley, Virginia (1989-90-91-92) | 15 | 102 | 59 |
274 | 18.3 |
| Cindy Brown, Long Beach St. (1984-85-86-87) | 12 | 98 | 67 |
263 | 21.9 |
| Venus Lacy, Louisiana Tech (1988-89-90) | 13 | 102 | 58 | 263 | 20.2 |
| Clarissa Davis, Texas (1986-87-89) | 12 | 108 | 43 | 261 |
21.8 |
| Janet Harris, Georgia (1982-83-84-85) | 13 | 108 | 38 | 254 | 19.5 |
| Teresa Edwards, Georgia (1983-84-85-86) | 14 | 100 | 49 | 249 | 17.8 |
| Val Whiting, Stanford (1990-91-92-93) | 16 | 99 | 50 | 249 | 15.6 |
Top 10 Single Game Scoring Performances
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Player, Team vs. Opponent, Year | Round | FG | FT | Pts. |
| Lorri Bauman, Drake vs. Maryland, 1982 | RC | 21 | 8 | 50 |
| Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech vs. Ohio St., 1993 | F | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| Barbara Kennedy, Clemson vs. Penn St., 1982 | 1st | 20 | 3 | 43 |
| Cindy Brown, Long Beach St. vs. Ohio St., 1987 | RC | 15 | 10 | 40 |
| LaTaunya Pollard, Long Beach St. vs. Howard, 1982 | 1st | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| Tamika Whitmore, Memphis vs. Youngstown St., 1998 | 1st | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| Kerry Bascom, Connecticut vs. Toledo, 1991 | 2nd | 13 | 8 | 39 |
| Delmonica DeHorney, Arkansas vs. Stanford, 1990 | RC | 15 | 9 | 39 |
| Portia Hill, Stephen F. Austin vs. Arkansas, 1990 | RS | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| Sheri Sam, Vanderbilt vs. Harvard, 1996 | 1st | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| Alicia Thompson, Texas Tech vs. Grambling, 1998 | 1st | 15 | 9 | 39 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee vs. Boston College, 1999 | 2nd | 15 | 9 | 39 |
| [Key: 1st-first round; 2nd-second round; RS-regional semifinal; RC-regional championship; SF-national semifinal; F-national championship.]
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