Waiting for the NCAAW belt: the longest droughts

The active franchises that have gone longest without the belt, and the ones still waiting for their first reign.

Every active NCAAW franchise and how long it's been since it last held the belt. The belt moves constantly, so a long wait usually means a franchise keeps losing the one game that matters.

Never held it

311 current programs have never held the belt.

The longest waits

1. Villanova: last held it March 7, 2004, 8,241 days ago.
2. Rutgers: last held it March 9, 2004, 8,239 days ago.
3. Boston College: last held it March 28, 2004, 8,220 days ago.
4. Penn State: last held it December 11, 2004, 7,962 days ago.
5. Nebraska: last held it January 15, 2005, 7,927 days ago.
6. Maryland: last held it January 13, 2007, 7,199 days ago.
7. Duke: last held it March 3, 2007, 7,150 days ago.
8. California: last held it January 26, 2008, 6,821 days ago.
9. Virginia: last held it November 21, 2008, 6,521 days ago.
10. Old Dominion: last held it November 26, 2008, 6,516 days ago.

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