The Women's NCAA Tournament has reached the national semifinals after some thrilling games down the stretch in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. But now, it's four of the best teams from the regular season competing for the national title in Tampa.
The NCAA Tournament is drawing to a close for men's basketball. Here are American-Statesman staff March Madness picks for the Final Four predictions.
UCLA, South Carolina and Texas — punched their tickets to the Final Four in Tampa Bay. UConn is the lone No. 2 seed to advance.
ESPN's Jay Bilas received quite a bit of flack for picking all four one-seeds to make the Final Four in his NCAA tournament bracket. He may have had a crystal ball, however, as each No. 1 won their region and will meet in San Antonio to determine this season's champion.
Nearly half a million brackets in the Women's Tournament Challenge correctly predicted UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and UConn to reach the Final Four. While many expected these teams to reach Tampa, Florida, they are an interesting split of old and new.
Geno Auriemma will participate in his 24th Final Four as head coach of UConn, while UCLA is in its first-ever Women's Final Four. UCLA has been one of the great stories of the season behind star Lauren Betts, but this is UConn in the NCAA tournament.
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The women's NCAA Tournament Final Four will take place on Friday, April 4, and both games should be highly competitive. Which teams will advance to the March Madness national championship? Here are our predictions for women's NCAA Tournament's Final Four: