The NCAA women’s basketball tournament begins with UCLA being the top overall seed in program history, with key challengers being South Carolina, Texas, and USC. UCLA avenged its only two losses against USC in the Big Ten tournament championship game. South Carolina’s streak of four consecutive top overall seeds was broken due to a head-to-head loss against UCLA. Connecticut, a traditional powerhouse, is seeking its first national title since 2016 and is led by potential No. 1 WNBA draft pick Paige Bueckers. Other top seeds include Duke, North Carolina State, and TCU, who is making their first tournament appearance since 2010. Texas, led by SEC Player of the Year Madison Booker, tied South Carolina in the SEC standings. Tennessee continues their streak of appearing in all 43 women’s basketball tournaments since 1982. The First Four matchups will determine the opponents for UCLA, USC, South Carolina, and Texas, with the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight following. The tournament features first-time entrants from Grand Canyon, Arkansas State, Fairleigh Dickinson, UC San Diego, George Mason, and William & Mary.
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