The regular season is over and the conference tournaments are in the books. Now, it’s time for the Big Dance of the Women’s NCAA Tournament.
Selection Sunday saw the field of 68 set with some interesting draw for the top seeds. No. 1 overall seed UCLA has quite the group of teams it will have to navigate through after winning the Big Ten Tournament. But even that draw did not come without some mild controversy as South Carolina coach Dawn Staley argued that her team should have earned that spot despite also being a No. 1 seed.
Meanwhile, USC may have the toughest bracket off all the No. 1 seeds. The Trojans are in a region that features UConn, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Kansas State and Iowa. A potential showdown between Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins in the Elite Eight would be must-see TV.
The action began on Wednesday night with two First Four games. Iowa State, led by last year’s breakout star Audi Crooks, took down Princeton. The Cyclones will now face off with No. 6 seed Michigan on Friday. Meanwhile, No. 16 seed Southern took down No. 16 UC San Diego…
