Even as the regular season winds down, the action, announcements, achievements and more from across women’s college basketball have not slowed. Here are the most notable happenings from Monday, Feb. 26 to Sunday, Mar. 3.
Second top 16 reveal headlined by S. Carolina, OSU, Stanford and UCLA
On Thursday, the second top 16 reveal from the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee was announced, with No. 8 UCLA joining No. 1 South Carolina, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Stanford as a No. 1 seed. UCLA replaced No. 13 Colorado as a top seed, an indication of committee’s continued belief in the strength of the Pac-12. Riding a 10-game winning streak, No. 5 Virginia Tech, the regular season ACC champs, would seem to have had reason to protest the committee’s evaluation. However, the Hokies failed to show themselves worthy of a No. 1 seed, falling to No. 17 Notre Dame on Thursday night and Virginia on Sunday. (The Fighting Irish made a strong statement for top 16 consideration, following up their upset of the Hokies by running away from No. 22 Louisville on Sunday.)
No. 1 seeds
1. South Carolina, 2. Ohio State, 3. Stanford, 4. UCLA
UCLA validated their rise to the top line, blowing out Arizona State and Arizona for five-straight wins. The committee also appears to be…
