This week’s edition of “Around the NCAAW” debuts a day early, setting the stage before tonight’s NCAA Women’s Selection Special at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Final conference tournaments
The final, four automatic bids to the NCAA Tournaments will be determined today:
Patriot: No. 3-seed Boston University vs. No. 1-seed Holy Cross (12 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network)
NEC: No. 2-seed Le Moyne vs. No. 1-seed Sacred Heart (12 p.m. ET, ESPNU/ESPN+)
MVC: No. 3-seed Missouri State vs. No. 1-seed Drake (2 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN+)
CAA: No. 7-seed Drexel vs. No. 1-seed Stony Brook (CBS Sports Network)
Dancing reservations confirmed
Congrats to the following teams for winning their conference’s tournament and securing their spot in the NCAA Tournament: Rice (AAC), Maine (AEC), FGCU (ASUN), Eastern Washington (Big Sky), UC-Irvine (Big West), MTSU (C-USA), Princeton (Ivy), Fairfield (MAAC), Kent State (MAC), Norfolk State (MEAC), UNLV (MWC), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (SLC), Jackson State (SWAC) and California Baptist (WAC).
In addition to the above teams, the following teams have automatically qualified for the NCAA Tournament by winning their conferences’ tournament: Notre Dame (ACC), Richmond (A-10), UConn (Big East), Presbyterian (Big South), Iowa (Big Ten), Texas…
