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Caitlin Clark is the best story in college basketball if not all of basketball. The sensational Iowa guard leads the nation in points and assists and broke scoring records seemingly every other week of the season. Clark now reigns as the NCAA Division 1’s all-time leading scorer — men’s or women’s — and has the Hawkeyes positioned for a top seed for March Madness after winning the Big Ten tournament.
As spectacular as Clark has been, she’s not the only reason to tune into the women’s tournament this year. The state of women’s college basketball has never been stronger. Paige Bueckers was Caitlin Clark before Caitlin Clark. She was named the national player of the year as a freshman and is now back to full strength for UConn after missing her sophomore season last year to a knee injury.Â
Meanwhile, there are a number of supremely talented freshman that have made impacts this season and ensure that the sport will continue to grow after Clark leaves for the WNBA. JuJu Watkins is averaging 27 points per game for USC — second only to Clark — and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo is third in the nation in scoring, while MiLaysia Fulwiley has helped lead a balanced South Carolina team to an undefeated regular season. And then there’s the defending champs in LSU led by juniors Angel Reese and Aneesah Morrow and freshman guard Mikaylah Williams.
Here’s everything you need to know to get ready for the women’s March Madness tournament, from Selection Sunday to the Final Four and the National Championship game.
When is Selection Sunday?
The March Madness bracket and matchups will be announced on Sunday, March 17 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
When does the women’s March Madness start?
The tournament starts with four play-in games over two nights that gets the field down to 64 teams. The First Four play-in…
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