Azzi Fudd is back and probably sick of the talk about UConn’s dynasty being over, so don’t be surprised if she shines the next couple weeks. Virginia Tech - quietly excellent all season - earned the 1-seed, but UConn - still the most dominant program in the modern era - seems to be rounding into form just in time. Washington State is smoking hot after running through the Pac-12 conference tournament as a No 7 seed, but FGCU plays a style that’s upset-ready and could absolutely make a run. State is tough and tournament tested but has lost a lot this year, while Princeton knows how to pull off an NCAA upset after taking down No. 2.5 apg), impact player on and off the court.īEST FIRST-ROUND GAME: Don’t make us pick between No. 2.1 apg), the Pac-12 Player of the Year Miami G Haley Cavinder (12.6, 4.7 rpg. PLAYERS TO WATCH: Villanova F Maddy Siegrist (28.9 ppg, 9.3 rpg), the nation's top scorer LSU F Angel Reese (23.4 ppg, 15.5 rpg), AKA the Bayou Barbie and a double-double machine Utah F Alissa Pili (20.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg. Top seed Indiana slumped out of the Big Ten tournament early after a dominant regular season can the Hoosiers prove they do belong among the elite by booking a ticket to Dallas, or will Villanova's Maddy Siegrist be the 2023 edition of 2001 Jackie Stiles, an absolute scoring sensation that can will her team to the Final Four? 13 Cleveland Stateĭespite being played in the South, this is a very West Coast-heavy region with both the Pac-12 tournament champion (Washington State) and the Pac-12 co-regular-season champion (Utah) capable of making a run to the Final Four. 16 Tennessee Tech or Monmouth (play-in winner) Portland beat Gonzaga for the West Coast Conference tournament championship, and Zags have some terrific wins.PLAYERS TO WATCH: South Carolina F Aliyah Boston (13.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2 blocks), the consensus player of the year in 2022 Arizona G Shaina Pellington (13.3 points, 3.7 assists, 1.9 steals), a tremendous two-way player Maryland G Diamond Miller (19.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.1 steals), an explosive scorer who can take over a game UCLA G Charisma Osborne (15.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists) is the engine that makes the Bruins go.īEST FIRST-ROUND GAME: No. Notre Dame, with an injured and likely not playing Olivia Miles, could be ripe for an upset, but Maryland should be battle-tested after a strong run in the ultra-competitive Big Ten. The Gamecocks, who also won the title in 2017, can dominate on both ends of the floor and might not be challenged until the Elite Eight, but a potential rematch with UCLA could be enticing as the Bruins played the No. 14 Southern Utahĭefending champion South Carolina seeks to become the first team to win back-to-back championships since Connecticut won four in a row from 2013-16. 11 Illinois or Mississippi State (play-in winner) Here is everything you need to know about this year’s tournament, including a look at each region, best first-round games, players to watch and tournament snubs: Greenville 1 Region ET on ESPN, while the championship game will be held Sunday, April 2 at 3 p.m. The Final Four will take place on Friday, March 31 with games at 7 and 9:30 p.m. The tournament kicks off with First Four games on Wednesday and Thursday, with the winners advancing to First Round games on Friday and Saturday. NEWSLETTER: Sign up to get sports news and features delivered daily $1 MILLION grand prize for a perfect bracket. THE BRACKETS ARE BACK: The USA TODAY Sports Bracket Challenge is back. 3 seeds, etc.Ģ023 TOURNAMENT: View the full women's and men's brackets The bracket, however, retains the same set-up, with four No. So, instead of four cities hosting two Sweet 16 games and one Elite Eight game each, the two sites will host four regional semifinals (on March 24-25) and two regional finals (on March 26-27), apiece. Instead of each of those four teams leading four different regional sites, for the first time in the women's tournament, there will be only two sites for Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games, with Seattle and Greenville, South Carolina, hosting so-called super regionals. The Gamecocks share top billing with Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford, which also earned No. Undefeated South Carolina (32-0), which has topped the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll every week this season, is the No. While the selections may have produced some surprises, there was one item that was never in doubt. The bracket has been released, and 68 teams will put on their March Madness dancing shoes for the 2023 NCAA Div.
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