The bracket for the 2023 women’s NCAA tournament is here, and March Madness is mere days away, with the First Four set for Wednesday and Thursday before first-round competition tips off Friday and continues into Saturday.
Defending champion South Carolina is six wins away from an undefeated season, and while the Gamecocks are favorites to win it all, several other teams might have something to say about it. Big Ten regular-season champion Indiana went most of the season with just one loss, impressing on both ends of the floor behind the standout play of Mackenzie Holmes and Grace Berger. Stanford, co-Pac-12 regular-season champion, has similarly been to two straight Final Fours, and behind All-Americans Cameron Brink and Haley Jones is hoping to make it three.
National player of the year candidate Caitlin Clark is hoping to lead Big Ten tournament champion Iowa to its first Final Four since 1993. Big East regular-season and tournament champion UConn, which has been to 14 consecutive Final Fours, had a down February but could be peaking at the right time with stars Azzi Fudd and Caroline Ducharme back in the fold.
ACC tournament champion Virginia Tech has had a historic season and is one of the hottest teams entering the tournament, while Maryland has surpassed expectations to…
