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Upsets don't occur in the Women's NCAA Tournament as much as the men's, but they do happen. Fairfield, Gonzaga and Oklahoma State are teams to watch.
Upsets happen in the Women’s NCAA Tournament much less often than they do in the men’s. A double-digit seed has never made the women’s Final Four and the sport doesn’t really have a true iconic Cinderella story to lean on like the men have with 2006 George Mason, 2011 VCU or 2018 Loyola Chicago. But upsets do happen.
Long before UMBC became the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 seed in the men’s tournament, it happened on the women’s side in 1998 when Harvard, led by UConn star Sarah Strong's mom Allison Feaster, upset Stanford.
Even more recently, the 2023 tournament saw two No. 1 seeds lose on their home floor in the second round. No.
8 Ole Miss defeated Stanford, and No. 9 Miami took down Indiana on their way to a magical run to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history. That same season, South Dakota State beat USC in the first round, Toledo defeated Iowa State, and Princeton upset NC State.
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