In this era of March Madness sanity, where is the chaos the women's NCAA tournament needs?
The nation owes thank you cards to Virginia, Syracuse and Southern Cal. While sanity threatened to fully overtake March Madness , that trio brought the only spice to a flavorless palette . The only true upset owner through the first round of the NCAA women’s tournament is No.
10 seed Virginia and its 82-73 overtime win over No. 7 Georgia . No.
9 Syracuse deserves applause for ousting a superstar by knocking out Audi Crooks and Iowa State, 72-63. And USC survived a bang-bang play at the buzzer by Clemson’s Mia Moore that stands as the most thrilling ender to date, despite it not counting. The No.
9 Trojans advanced, 71-69, in overtime. Yes, the pickings are so slim we’re celebrating toss-up 8-9 matchups as upsets. And none of them are mid-majors, the most pure Cinderellas of them all.
None of the favored No. 11 upset picks — Fairfield (19-point loss to Notre Dame), South Dakota State (18 to Washington) nor Rhode Island (14 to Alabama) — made it to the end. Chalk could have been deeply shaded into the bracket long before the final buzzers.
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