WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
UConn, Stanford, Texas A&M and South Carolina would be the top seeds if the women’s NCAA Tournament began Sunday.
The NCAA selection committee revealed the teams in line for the top 16 seeds, although none of Sunday’s games were factored into the reveal.
“It was a little easier now that we had one under our belts,” NCAA women’s basketball committee chair Nina King said. “We approached it knowing what we needed to look for. What did teams do to help themselves or hurt themselves relative to last top 16 reveal? We had something to work off this time.”
The NCAA also announced the four region names: Alamo, Hemisfair, Mercado and River Walk. Those were chosen to honor the San Antonio region, which is hosting the entire tournament.
“The local organizing committee did the legwork for us,” King said. “What are the recognizable names for San Antonio?”
The No. 1-ranked Huskies were projected as the top seed in the Alamo region. They would be joined by Arizona, Georgia and Arkansas. Stanford would be the top team in the River Walk region and would have Baylor, Louisville and Tennessee. Texas A&M leads the Mercado region with Maryland, UCLA and Kentucky.
South Carolina would earn the No. 1 seed in the Hemisfair bracket. The Gamecocks have N.C. State, Indiana and Oregon in their region.
The winners of the Alamo and Hemisfair regions would play in the national semifinals, as would the Mercado and River Walk champions.
Iowa 84, Wisconsin 70: Despite 21 points from Julie Popisilova, the Badgers dropped their home finale to the Hawkeyes Sunday afternoon.
Iowa used an 11-2 run in the third quarter to put away the Badgers (5-17, 2-17 Big Ten).