An examination of the March Madness bracket
Now that the women’s NCAA Tournament field has been determined, the excitement really starts as 68 teams compete in Cleveland to chop down the nets and win the national title.
The stars are out, with Angel Reese hoping to help LSU win the title again and Caitlin Clark attempting to win the first national championship for Iowa. After being ranked first for ten years, the third-seeded Tigers won the championship.
Anticipate that to take a year or so. Here are some potential outcomes over the next two weeks, and keep in mind that my advice is 100% correct up to Friday, when the first round begins.
Rules in chalk
Picking against the top seeds is a dumb move because they have won the championship in 14 of the previous 16 seasons.
Before last year, coach Gary Blair had just once in that time period guided Texas A&M to the championship as a No. 2 seed, which occurred in 2011. Except for 2016, at least two No. 1 seeds have advanced to the Final Four in each of the seasons since 2005. The overwhelming favorite to win is South Carolina, the team with the best overall seed.
Last year, after defeating the top teams, ninth-seeded Miami and eighth-seeded Mississippi advanced to the second weekend. In the second round, Ole Miss returns to the field as the 7-seed, and Notre Dame has to be ready for the team led by coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin.
Behind guard Kaitlyn Chen, Princeton has a seasoned club that led UCLA to a tight loss early in the season in Los Angeles. In the event that the Tigers triumph in their first game, Kaitlyn and Caitlin may play against Iowa.
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