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Hoops HQ: 2028 Women’s Final Four moved to Lucas Oil — and Indy’s crown gets another jewel
['Kevin Kelley']
1010 WCSI
The NCAA has shifted the 2028 Women’s Final Four across the street from Gainbridge Fieldhouse to Lucas Oil Stadium, giving the showcase room to boom — roughly 13,000 more seats — while underscoring the sport’s rocket-ship rise.
The committee’s calculus was simple: demand has outpaced supply, and the women’s game deserves the bigger stage.
Lucas Oil won’t be set to full NFL capacity; instead, the NCAA will tailor a basketball-friendly bowl that doubles down on sightlines, sound, and spectacle.
It’s a slam-dunk statement: from pep bands to pro polish, Indianapolis knows how to stage a champion.
Between Lucas Oil’s expanded footprint and a city that runs tournament weeks like clockwork, 2028 is set to be less a Final Four than a Final Festival — more seats, more moments, and more proof that the women’s game keeps cutting down bigger nets.