Jasmyne Roberts steals the ball and races to the hoop, scoring a bucket that would contribute to her career-high 26 points. | Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The No. 9 seed Miami Hurricanes earned the program’s first Elite Eight appearance, holding off a comeback from the No. 4 seed Villanova Wildcats. The No. 3 seed LSU Lady Tigers then escaped against the No. 2 seed Utah Utes, advancing to the program’s first Elite Eight since 2008. On Friday afternoon in Greenville, SC, the Miami Hurricanes and LSU Lady Tigers both advanced to the Elite Eight. The Canes and Tigers will meet Sunday afternoon, wi ..read more

The South Carolina Gamecocks have, as expected, run roughshod through their first two games of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. | Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports Historically speaking, high-major programs have been the most successful in the Women’s NCAA Tournament. That remains the case ahead of the 2023 Sweet Sixteen, but for every team that has been a pleasant surprise, there’s another that didn’t live up to expectations. Of the 64 teams to compete in the 2023 Women’s NCAA Tournament, over half are considered high-majors. This includes programs from the typical “power five” conferences — the ACC, Big ..read more

The Ohio State Buckeyes were once No. 2 in the country. Then they lost five of seven and everybody forget about them. Where do they rank now that they’re in the Sweet Sixteen? | Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We’ve got two No. 1 seeds, four No. 2 seeds, three No. 3 seeds, three No. 4 seeds, one No. 5 seed, one No. 6 seed, one No. 8 seed and one No. 9 seed in the NCAAW Sweet Sixteen. But how much will seeding really matter moving forward? Matchup difficulty will vary for each team in each remaining round, but, ultimately, they all have to win four more games to accomplish ..read more

Hailey Van Lith | Photo by Lance King/Getty Images Hailey Van Lith scored 20-plus for the Louisville Cardinals in an NCAA Tournament game. Sound Familiar? Plus, the Tennessee Lady Volunteers have been the most dominant team in the 2023 Big Dance thus far. The Louisville Cardinals and Tennessee Lady Volunteers both advanced to the Sweet Sixteen on Monday. Here are our recaps of their second-round games: No. 5 seed Louisville Cardinals over No. 4 seed Texas Longhorns, 73-51 Louisville and Texas both lost in their conference tournament’s championship game, but Louisville won two blowouts to get t ..read more

Jacy Sheldon | Photo by Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Jacy Sheldon provided a thrilling game-winner for the Ohio State Buckeyes, while Maddy Siegrist and Lucy Olsen made sure the Villanova Wildcats were not upset by the Cinderella FGCU Eagles. The Ohio State Buckeyes and Villanova Wildcats both advanced to the Sweet Sixteen on Monday. Here are our recaps of their second-round games: No. 3 seed Ohio State Buckeyes over No. 6 seed North Carolina Tar Heels, 71-69 Jacy Sheldon split two defenders with a crossover dribble that she nearly lost control of and then rose up for a little tea ..read more

Photo by Peyton Williams/NCAA Photos via Getty Images The Colorado Buffaloes are dancing on to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2002. Meanwhile, the UConn Huskies turned a nerve-racking first quarter into a comfortable victory. The Colorado Buffaloes and UConn Huskies both advanced to the Sweet Sixteen on Monday. Here are our recaps of their second-round games: No. 6 seed Colorado Buffaloes over No. 3 seed Duke Blue Devils, 61-53 (OT) Aaronette Vonleh made an incredible layup while falling down after an offensive rebound to extend the Buffaloes’ lead to five at the 1:33 mark of overt ..read more

Destiny Harden (jersey #3) | Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Destiny Harden has done it again for the Miami Hurricanes, while Charisma Osborne helped the UCLA Bruins come back from down one entering the fourth. The Miami Hurricanes and UCLA Bruins both advanced to the Sweet Sixteen on Monday. Here are our recaps of their second-round games: No. 9 seed Miami Hurricanes over No. 1 seed Indiana Hoosiers, 70-68 Miami’s Destiny Harden got too good of a look at 5.3 seconds remaining and with that combined with Chloe Moore-McNeil’s missed layup at 22.8 seconds remaining, India ..read more

An emotional Yolett McPhee-McCuin is headed to the Sweet Sixteen. | Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Ole Miss Rebels are the first team to ruin a No. 1 seed’s Sweet Sixteen plans since 2009. I picked the No. 8 seed Ole Miss Rebels to beat the No. 1 seed Stanford Cardinal in nearly all my brackets, including my main bracket. The Rebels achieved the feat on Sunday, winning 54-49 in Stanford to become the first team to knock off a No. 1 seed before the Sweet Sixteen since 2009. I was a little nervous about my pick given Stanford’s talent on paper and the composure the pro ..read more

Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Ole Miss Rebels took down the mighty Stanford Cardinal, who won the tournament two years ago. Plus, Angel Reese continues to take her game to new heights for the LSU Tigers. The Ole Miss Rebels and LSU Tigers both advanced to the Sweet Sixteen on Sunday. Here are our recaps of their second-round games: No. 8 seed Ole Miss Rebels over No. 1 seed Stanford Cardinal 54-49 In arguably the upset of the tournament, Ole Miss took down No. 1 seed Stanford in a tight game that came down to the closing seconds when Madison Scott stole the ball fro ..read more

Caitlin Clark | Photo by Rebecca Gratz/NCAA Photos via Getty Images With a valiant team effort, the Iowa Hawkeyes were able to overcome frequent turnovers to conquer the haunting memory of last year’s defeat before their home crowd. The No. 2 seed Iowa Hawkeyes redeemed themselves from last year’s second-round exit by defeating the physically tough No. 10 seed Georgia Lady Bulldogs to earn a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in Seattle. They played together as a team and each player contributed even as freshman forward Hannah Stuelke was out with an ankle injury she sustained in practice on Saturday ..read more