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NCAA announces 16 opening-weekend hosts for women's tournament before the bracket reveal

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Anticipated No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas were chosen as hosts for the first two rounds of the NCAA Women's Tournament on Saturday. For the first time, the NCAA revealed the 16 teams that will be hosting on opening weekend a day before the bracket is revealed. The list of schools was in alphabetical order.

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Hurston's 13 leads Southern women past Alabama State 73-56 to claim SWAC title

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COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Zaria Hurston scored 13 points, Olivia Delancey tallied 12, and Southern took down Alabama State 73-56 on Saturday to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship and punch their ticket to March Madness. The win clinches the second-straight SWAC title and eighth overall for the No. 4-seeded Lady Jaguars (19-13). D'Shantae Edwards scored 11, and Jocelyn Tate chipped in with 10 points for Southern, who shot 49% from the field and 54% from deep while holding Ala...

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Tretter scores 23 as Miami (OH) women survive Toledo 68-58 to clinch NCAA Tournament berth

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Amber Tretter scored 23 points to help the top-seeded Miami of Ohio women beat No. 6 seed Toledo 68-58 on Saturday to win the Mid-American Conference Tournament title and clinch an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 2008. The win marks the second MAC Championship title in program history for the Redhawks and the first for third-year head coach Glenn Box. Ilse de Vries added 17 points for Miami, while Amber Scalia scored 14 and Singer had 13 points.

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WNBA look out: UConn women could be in line to take step up in compeition, says TV commentatror

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Updated Mar 13, 8:23 PM ET

The UConn women’s basketball team is the clear favorite to win the 2026 NCAA championship, but FOX Sports commentator Gus Johnson made perhaps an outlandish claim that the program’s dominance could go beyond the college level. While calling the UConn men’s 93-68 win over Xavier in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, Johnson argued that the undefeated No. 1 UConn women could be a ...

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