The 2023 women’s NCAA tournament bracket is in, the game schedule is set and a champion will be crowned at the Final Four in Dallas in just a few weeks.
The undefeated and defending national champion South Carolina Gamecocks ride a 38-game winning streak into March Madness. ESPN analytics give the Gamecocks a 46.4% chance to win the title.
The UConn Huskies — which lost to the Gamecocks in the NCAA title game a year ago and are a No. 2 seed on the other side of the bracket this season — have the next best odds at 11.2%. The top-seeded Stanford Cardinal and Indiana Hoosiers both come in at 7.1%, and fellow No. 1 seeded Virginia Tech Hokies are next at 5.3%.
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We’ve already broken down the 68-team field by region. We’ve named the best players in the bracket. Now, ESPN’s Charlie Creme, Alexa Philippou and M.A. Voepel assess the true championship contenders, whether anyone has a shot at dethroning South Carolina and join a handful of ESPN analysts in making Final Four and championship predictions.
If South Carolina doesn’t run the table for its second consecutive title, which team will raise the championship trophy?
Voepel: South Carolina has taken the
