Denver Ladies Triumph in Championship Finale!
Colorado women's basketball earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the Buffaloes' fourth appearance in the past five seasons.
The Buffaloes are back on the dance floor. The Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team was picked as an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, earning its fourth appearance in five years. The 10-seed Buffaloes will face off against the seventh-seeded Illinois Fighting Illini in the first round of the Big Dance on Saturday.
Colorado will tip off against the Illini at 7:30 p. m. MT on ESPN2.
The Buffaloes are back in March Madness a year after being the First Team Out, following back-to-back Sweet Sixteen runs in the two previous tournaments. Overall, it is the program's 17th appearance. The selection comes after a semifinal run in the Big 12 Tournament, where the Buffaloes captured two wins.
After a first-round bye, the Buffaloes beat Kansas and locked in their March Madness chances in the quarterfinals. Colorado took down the No. 20-ranked Baylor Bears before taking a close loss to the eventual champion in West Virginia.