What chalk? After higher seeds went 31-1 in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament, No. 7 seed Duke and 5-seeds Colorado and Baylor erased the chalk and won on their opponents’ home court.
The Blue Devils had the biggest upset of the day, rallying from 16 down to beat No. 2 seed Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.
The Buffaloes upended fourth-seeded Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas. And the Bears knocked off 4-seed Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Duke advanced to its first Sweet 16 since 2018, while Colorado is back for the second consecutive year. Baylor last reached the regional semifinals in 2021 but is making its first Sweet 16 appearance with coach Nicki Collen.
Seventh-seeded Iowa State almost stunned No. 2 seed Stanford at Maples Pavilion. But the Cardinal got a career-high 41 points from Kiki Iraifen and won in overtime in an instant classic to avoid losing in the second round for the second consecutive year.
We break down all eight of Sunday’s second-round games. The second half of the Sweet 16 will be set with Monday’s round of 32, which tips at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Check out where every team landed as we reseeded the 32 remaining teams in the field. And be sure to check out everything we learned Friday on Day 1 and our Day 2 takeaways…
