Conference tournaments are well underway. The bubble is popping for some teams, while others are playing themselves into higher seedings as Selection Sunday looms.
On Saturday, the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and a slew of midmajors are battling in their conference tournament semifinals. The Big East is competing in the quarterfinals.
Our women’s basketball experts at The Athletic are here with their takeaways as teams fight for a conference title.
NC State victory clarifies ACC seeding
A day after North Carolina avenged a last-second regular-season loss to Florida State, NC State did the same against those very Tar Heels. The Wolfpack comfortably handled their in-state rivals in a 66-55 victory to advance to Sunday’s ACC title game for the second consecutive season. After falling behind 5-0, the Wolfpack reeled off a 21-0 run to take control. The young freshman bigs shined for NC State, shoring up one of its biggest weaknesses in the postseason; Tilda Trygger and Lorena Awou combined for 18 points and limited North Carolina center Maria Gakdeng to six shot attempts.
With the victory, the Wolfpack likely locked up a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, a spot they occupied in each of the two Top 16 seeding reveals. Barring some unexpected results in the Big Ten and SEC…
