Get ready, Cincinnati.
The 1997 NCAA Women's Final Four is coming.
A week of fans and festivities, bashes and basketball culminates in the national semifinals Friday and national championship game Sunday at Riverfront Coliseum. All games sold out last March.
The semifinals pit Old Dominion (33-1) vs. Stanford (34-1) at 7 p.m., followed by
the Cinderella team, Notre Dame (31-6), vs. defending champion Tennessee (27-10).
Tennesee knocked off top-ranked and undefeated Connecticut 91-81 in the Midwest Regional Monday night.
The first team to qualify Monday was the least likely: Notre Dame, the No. 6 seed in the East region, beat George Washington 62-52. Old Dominion followed with a 53-51 victory over Florida in the Mideast Region, and Stanford routed Georgia 82-47 in the West.
Notre Dame, the first No. 6 seed to reach the Final Four since 1994, is playing in its first Final Four.
For the Irish, coming to Cincinnati is like coming home.
''At least we can get there in one airplane ride,'' said ND coach Muffet McGraw, whose team has traveled to Texas and South Carolina for the first two rounds. ''It will be nice.''
Notre Dame 62, George Washington 52
Old Dominion 53, Florida 51
Tennessee 91, UConn 81
Stanford 82, Georgia 47
Final Four week events
TODAY
5:30-7 p.m.: Nike's P.L.A.Y. Basketball Clinic, YWCA, 898 Walnut.
WEDNESDAY
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: ''Hoopla'' at the Museum Center. Festivities designed for children. Includes special programs and celebrity guests. (Event runs through April.)
11 a.m.-7 p.m.: Fountain Square Activities. Includes Nike's buck-a-shot charity event, dance groups, ball-handling displays and appearances and autograph-signings by celebrity athletes, including Dawn Staley, Ruthie Bolton, Theresa Edwards, Katrina McClain and Lisa Leslie.
4 p.m.: Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe court dedication with past Final Four stars, 901 Findlay St.
7 p.m.: ESPN will broadcast live from the Westin Hotel Atrium with a special ''Women's Final Four'' preview show.
THURSDAY
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: ''Hoopla'' at the Museum Center.
10-11 a.m.: Team A practice, Riverfront Coliseum (open to public).
11 a.m.-9 p.m.: Fountain Square Activities.
11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m.: Team B practice, Riverfront Coliseum (open to public).
12:10-1:10 p.m.: Team C practice, Riverfront Coliseum (open to public).
1:15-2:15 p.m.: Team D practice, Riverfront Coliseum (open to public).
3-6 p.m.: Youth activities at Swifton Commons Mall.
5:30 p.m.-1 a.m.: American Express Entertainment Shuttle. Shuttle pickup at Hyatt, Omni and Westin hotels, running two different routes. Free transportation to Main Street, Mt. Adams, Covington's Riverboat Row and MainStrasse Village.
FRIDAY
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: ''Hoopla'' at the Museum Center.
11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fountain Square Activities.
12:30 p.m.: Good Friday walk held by Cincinnati Organizing Committee.
3-6:30 p.m.: Youth activities at Swifton Commons Mall.
5-6:15 p.m.: Pep Rally at Fountain Square emceed by Lisa Leslie. Final Four bands and cheerleaders compete. Prizes to fans distributed by NCAA sponsors.
Evening: Fan Shuttle. Queen City Metro will take fans from downtown hotels to Coliseum and back. $1 each way.
Dusk-midnight: Light-Up Cincinnati. Downtown buildings will be lit in honor of the Women's Final Four.
7 p.m.: First semifinal game, Riverfront Coliseum (ESPN).
30 minutes after Game 1: Second semifinal game, Riverfront Coliseum (ESPN).
SATURDAY
9 a.m.-noon: NCAA Yes Clinic, Cincinnati Convention Center. 500 youth, ages 10-18, have signed up to participate in the free basketball clinic. Pre-registration for participants, but spectators welcome.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: ''Hoopla'' at the Museum Center.
10 a.m.-7 p.m.: Fountain Square Activities. Anthony Munoz speaking and local high school bands performing between noon and 3 p.m.
11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.: Youth activities at Swifton Commons Mall.
11 a.m.-2 a.m.: Entertainment Shuttle (see Thursday for details).
SUNDAY
11 a.m.-8 p.m.: Fountain Square Activities.
11 a.m.-6 p.m.: ''Hoopla'' at the Museum Center.
11 a.m.-8 p.m.: Entertainment Shuttle (see Thursday for details).
2-8 p.m.: Youth activities at Swifton Commons Mall.
Evening: Fan Shuttle. Queen City Metro will take fans from downtown hotels to Coliseum and back. $1 each way.
8:30 p.m.: Championship game, Riverfront Coliseum (ESPN).
FINAL FOUR WEEK EVENTS
