NCAA tournament Sweet 16: Re-ranking the women's contenders by championship potential
Who has the best chance at a national championship next month in Phoenix? Here's the most to least likely based on team and path through the bracket.
A little louder from the back if anyone had five ACC teams in their Sweet 16 back in December. Or heck, earlier this month. OK, we hear you, Courtney Banghart.
The ACC took the heat of “down year” claims and came out of the fire bolder than ever. Their champion, Duke, and runner-up Louisville are still in the field, as well as Banghart’s North Carolina Tar Heels, and two teams playing the underdog role. No.
6 Notre Dame and No. 10 Virginia, the true Cinderella of the field , are playing for spots in the Elite Eight. All six of the top SEC teams are led by No.
1 seeds South Carolina and Texas. The field is completed by three Big Ten teams, one Big 12 and the Big East behemoth, No. 1 overall seed UConn.
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