Women's Bracketology: Brackets in all shapes and sizes
The Irish moved into the field and the Tar Heels gave themselves a little breathing room as the ACC continues to be the storyline around the bubble.
The Irish moved into the field and the Tar Heels gave themselves a little breathing room as the ACC continues to be the storyline around the bubble.
The bubble looks different in 2021, with sub-.500 teams eligible for at-large berths and most mid-majors lacking opportunities to build their résumés.
In a season of COVID-19 pauses and cancellations, anything seems possible. So just how far could each team in Monday's top-16 reveal go in 2021?
From why Baylor and NC State were seeded lower than expected to how COVID-19 pauses impacted seeds, here are the biggest takeaways from the reveal.
The NCAA selection committee will reveal its current top-16 teams at halftime of Monday's Stanford-Oregon game (ESPN/ESPN App, 9 p.m. ET).
ESPN's Courtney Lyle and Carolyn Peck discuss the impressive play of the Georgia Lady Bulldogs and give their thoughts on if that continues into their matchup against No. 4 South Carolina.
The SEC is heating up, so LaChina Robinson welcomes in ESPN women's basketball analyst Carolyn Peck and ESPN PxP announcer Courtney Lyle to weigh in on the happenings around the conference, including Georgia's emergence, Tennessee's outlook ahead of their UConn matchup and more. Plus, Hartford Courant's Alexa Philippou joins to share insight from the Huskies' perspective of the big matchup against the Lady Vols.
South Carolina is a Final Four-caliber team, but what other SEC squads have the potential? Plus, we discuss Ohio State and make our game picks.
No. 5 South Carolina has paused team activities after a positive coronavirus test and postponed its women's basketball game with Georgia on Thursday night.
Maori Davenport is transferring to Georgia after playing sparingly in her lone season at Rutgers.
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan had 16 points and Tyasha Harris 15 as No. 1 South Carolina won its 24th straight game, beating Georgia 89-56 to start the SEC Tournament on Friday.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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South Carolina | 14-1 | - | 19-3 |
Texas A&M | 12-1 | 1 | 21-1 |
Tennessee | 8-4 | 4.5 | 14-6 |
Georgia | 9-5 | 4.5 | 17-5 |
Kentucky | 9-5 | 4.5 | 16-6 |
Arkansas | 8-6 | 5.5 | 18-7 |
Alabama | 8-7 | 6 | 15-7 |
Mississippi State | 5-6 | 7 | 10-7 |
LSU | 6-8 | 7.5 | 8-12 |
Missouri | 4-9 | 9 | 8-10 |
Florida | 3-10 | 10 | 10-11 |
Ole Miss | 3-10 | 10 | 9-10 |
Vanderbilt | 0-3 | 8 | 4-4 |
Auburn | 0-14 | 13.5 | 5-17 |
AP | COACHES |
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17 | 18 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
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Reigan Richardson | SG | Committed | 94 |
Jillian Hollingshead | PF | Committed | 93 |