The women’s NCAA Tournament has reached the Sweet 16.
The big news over the weekend was the season-ending injury to Southern California’s JuJu Watkins, costing the tournament one of its brightest stars and dropping the Trojans out of the betting favorites to win it all.
There are plenty of stars left, from Paige Bueckers of UConn to Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame and Madison Booker of Texas.
Here’s the bracket for the women’s NCAA tournament:
How can I watch the tournament?
Every game of the women’s tournament will be aired — here is a schedule — on ESPN’s networks and streaming services with select games on ABC.
Who are the favorites?
The top four betting favorites as Sweet 16 week arrives are (in order): UConn, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
Who is playing?
There were 31 automatic bids that went to conference champions and they were combined with 37 at-large picks by the NCAA selection committee. Selection Sunday unveiled the bracket matchups.
When are the games?
First- and second-round games concluded Monday on campuses across the country. Sweet 16 weekend (March 28-31) put games at two sites once again: Birmingham, Alabama, and Spokane, Washington.
The Final Four is in Tampa, Florida, on Friday, April 4, with the championship game on Sunday, April 6. A year ago, the championship game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for the first time, with an average of 18.9 million viewers watching undefeated South Carolina beat Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark.
Contributing: Associated Press
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