On the third day of NCAA Tournament action, we saw all teams seeded No. 3 or better win, but all No. 4 seed’s fall.
No. 1-seed South Carolina had a slow first half but then got things together and defeated No. 9-seed Indiana, 64-53. Top-seeded UCLA prevailed over No. 8-seed Richmond, 84-67, behind a 30-point and 14-rebound double-double from Lauren Betts. In the Hailey Van Lith Bowl, No. 2-seed TCU defeated No. 7-seed Louisville, 85-70, to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history, while No. 3-seed Notre Dame bested No. 6-seed Michigan, 76-55.
So far, the best women’s college basketball players have gotten the job done. That doesn’t give us the excitement of some unsung programs rising to national prominence, but it does mean our Sweet 16 will provide us with some tantalizing matchups. Right now, UCLA, South Carolina, Duke, TCU, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Kansas State and Tennessee all advanced to the next round. On Monday, we will find out the eight teams that will join them.
And even if Sunday was short on shocking upsets, we still got a trio of fantastic No. 4-vs.-No. 5 games, all of which ended with the lower seed advancing. Here is a rundown of those games:
Wildcats beat Wildcats
All three of the games between No. 4 seeds and No. 5 seeds were…
