Nike Once Again The Predominant Shoe Sponsor Of NCAA Women's Tournament Teams

Nike and its affiliated brands sponsor 50 of the 64 teams in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, down one from 51 in last year's tourney, according to THE DAILY's annual breakdown of the shoe and apparel brands worn in the tourney. Twelve teams wear adidas shoes, the same number as last year. Under Armour has lost two teams in the tourney, going from four teams in '11 to only two this year. Russell Athletic supplies the jerseys for four schools, the same number from last year, while Jordan Brand jerseys are worn by one team. Schools in the chart below are listed by region in their seed order. The first round of the NCAA tournament begins Saturday (THE DAILY).

DES MOINES REGION		FRESNO REGION
TEAM	SHOE/JERSEY	TEAM	SHOE/JERSEY
1) Baylor	Nike/Nike	1) Stanford	Nike/Nike
2) Tennessee	adidas/adidas	2) Duke	Nike/Nike
3) Delaware	Nike/Nike	3) St. John's	Nike/Nike
4) Georgia Tech	Nike/Russell	4) Purdue	Nike/Nike
5) Georgetown	Nike/Nike	5) South Carolina	Under Armour/ Under Armour
6) Nebraska	adidas/adidas	6) Oklahoma	Nike/Nike
7) DePaul	Nike/Nike	7) Vanderbilt	Nike/Nike
8) Ohio State	Nike/Nike	8) WVU	Nike/Nike
9) Florida	Nike/Nike	9) Texas	Nike/Nike
10) BYU	Nike/Nike	10) Middle Tenn State	Nike/Nike
11) Kansas	adidas/adidas	11) Michigan	adidas/adidas
12) Fresno State	Nike/Nike	12) E. Michigan	adidas/adidas
13) Sacred Heart	adidas/adidas	13) South Dakota State	Nike/Nike
14) Arkansas-Little Rock	Nike/Nike	14) Creighton	Nike/Nike
15) Tennessee-Martin	adidas/adidas	15) Samford	Nike/Russell
16) UC Santa Barbara	Nike/Nike	16) Hampton	Nike/Russell
RALEIGH REGION		KINGSTON REGION
TEAM	SHOE/JERSEY	TEAM	SHOE/JERSEY
1) Notre Dame	adidas/adidas	1) UConn	Nike/Nike
2) Maryland	Under Armour/ Under Armour	2) Kentucky	Nike/Nike
3) Texas A&M	adidas/adidas	3) Univ. of Miami	Nike/Nike
4) Georgia	Nike/Nike	4) Penn State	Nike/Nike
5) St. Bonaventure	adidas/adidas	5) LSU	Nike/Nike
6) Arkansas	Nike/Nike	6) Rutgers	Nike/Nike
7) Louisville	adidas/adidas	7) Green Bay	Nike/Nike
8) California	Nike/Nike	8) Kansas State	Nike/Nike
9) Iowa	Nike/Nike	9) Princeton	Nike/Nike
10) Michigan State	Nike/Nike	10) Iowa State	Nike/Nike
11) Dayton	Nike/Nike	11) Gonzaga	Nike/Nike
12) Fla. Gulf Coast	Nike/Nike	12) San Diego State	Nike/Nike
13) Marist	Nike/Nike	13) UTEP	adidas/adidas
14) Albany	Nike/Jordan	14) Idaho State	Nike/Nike
15) Navy	Nike/Nike	15) McNeese State	Nike/Nike
16) Liberty	Nike/Nike	16) Prairie View	Nike/Russell