The 2024 NCAA Women’s Tournament features South Carolina, Iowa, Texas and USC as the bracket’s top seeds. Over Wednesday and Thursday, we’ll know the first round opponents of two of those teams thanks to the First Four.
Sacred Heart and Presbyterian begin the First Four action Wednesday night, as the No. 16 seeds will battle for a chance to play No. 1 overall seed South Carolina. Later Wednesday, No. 12 seeds Vanderbilt and Columbia will square off for an opportunity to meet Baylor in the first round.
Reigning champion LSU enters the NCAA Women’s Tournament as a No. 3 seed again, making the Tigers (or perhaps the selection committee?) one of CBS Sports’ “losers” from Selection Sunday. An unequivocal win is three Pac-12 teams securing No. 2 seeds, or better, in the NCAA Tournament.
68 teams will begin their quest to be the last one standing come April 7. However, first we must narrow the field to 64 teams this week. On Wednesday and Thursday, eight teams will face off in the First Four. Here is what you need to know about the teams competing and how you can watch the games.
No. 16 Sacred Heart vs. No. 16 Presbyterian
The first game of the 2024 NCAA Women’s Tournament features Sacred Heart…
