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2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: #12 BYU's major upset of #5 N.C. State is a victory for the WCC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 6:42pm

BYU didn't look like a mid- anything in a major upset over the fifth-seeded N.C. State Wolfpack on the biggest of stages, representing the growing strength of the WCC with a well-timed team effort. After the BYU Cougars' ugly 71-57 loss to the Gonzaga ...more

First day games of the women's NCAA basketball tourney deliver plenty of "wow" moments
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 23, 2014 at 6:37pm

The wows:Cal edged Fordham, 64-63.A last-second trey lifted St. John's over USC, 71-68.Oklahoma outlasted DePaul, 104-100, in the highest-scoring game in Tournament history.BYU upset higher-seeded North Carolina State, 72-57.Florida State also pulled an u...more

Stanford Beats South Dakota, Advances
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 23, 2014 at 10:21am

Well round one is done and in the books. The Stanford Women’s Basketball team with the #2 seed, beat #15 seed South Dakota 81-62 to advance to the round of 32 (which needs a cute nickname). One more win puts them back in the familiar territory of Ma...more

Notre Dame and Purdue dominate in openers
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 10:14am

#1 overall seed Notre Dame kept their undefeated streak alive as they top Robert Morris and Purdue thrashes MAC Champion, Akron. #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 93, #16 Robert Morris Colonials 42 MVP: Michaela Mabrey scored 11 of her 16 points in the fir...more

2014 NCAA Women's Tournament: Baylor survives scare, tops WKU
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 10:09am

Western Kentucky got within four points of the 2nd-seeded Baylor Lady Bears, but could not get any closer as the Lady Bears advanced to play the Cal Golden Bears on Monday night. Freshman Nina Davis scored 24 points in the first half as the Baylor...more

#7 Cal comes back, beats #10 Fordham
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 10:03am

The Cal Bears battled back from as much as seven down in the second half to stun the Fordham Rams in the finals seconds. Calfornia's Brittany Boyd hit a runner with 10.8 seconds remaining to give the California (22-9) the 64-63 lead. Then it was a soli...more

WNBA prospects in the 2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Stanford region
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 9:52am

Chiney Ogwumike is obviously the top prospect in the Stanford region, but there will be a pretty good matchup of prospects in the first round and a mid-major prospect that's definitely worth watching. Since there are only two games scheduled in the Sta...more

Swish Appeal's 2014 WNBA community mock draft: Who should the New York Liberty draft with the fourth pick?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 23, 2014 at 9:34am

Our community mock draft continues today with the New York Liberty on the clock for the fourth pick. We know the NCAA Tournament begins today, but the mock draft will continue during the tournament - it gives pro fans a space to talk about the top draf...more

Dance Card: Cal, Pac-12 at-large
by Swish Appeal
posted March 22, 2014 at 1:18pm

Making a Final Four raised expectations and Cal met them in conference play. But can they repeat their post-season success? Who? The Golden Bears of the University of California at Berkeley. Cal for (very) short, California for slightly less short. &...more

Can we start this Tournament, already?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 22, 2014 at 1:09pm

Let's get this thing started! For God sakes.NCAA Tournament news:Match up previews galore.Duke coach Joanne McCallie is unhappy that the Blue Devils are in the same region as UConn.A mid-season meeting has Kentucky ready for the NCAA's. They also blew off...more

2014 NCAA women's basketball tournament preview: Notre Dame bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 22, 2014 at 1:04pm

The history made in the Notre Dame region might not be an upset of its undefeated host, but could by significant for one program anyway. Sean Farrell of SB Nation's Nunes Magician highlighted a somewhat startling fact in his preview of Syracuse's tourn...more

2014 NCAA Tournament predictions on Edge of Sports Radio: Why Notre Dame could win it all
by Swish Appeal
posted March 22, 2014 at 12:54pm

Queenie made an appearance on Dave Zirin's Edge of Sports Radio show to discuss the 2014 NCAA women's basketball tournament and predicted Notre Dame to win it all. Dave Zirin of the Nation got in touch with us earlier this week about having someone on ...more

2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Preview: Louisville Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 22, 2014 at 12:30pm

While Tennessee is the favorite to win region, don't sleep on West Virginia and Louisville When it came down to the final top-seed, it was the Tennessee Lady Vols who did enough for the committee to earn that seed. However, this is a pretty solid regio...more

2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament open thread: TV schedule, previews, team-by-team tournament capsules
by Swish Appeal
posted March 22, 2014 at 12:27pm

Come discuss the first day of the tournament with us. This is what we've all been waiting for: the actual tournament. There won't be a whole lot of set up here since we've already given you thousands of words region-by-region throughout the week, but ...more

Buffet’s Billion Dollar Challenge Excludes Women’s Bracket
by Pretty Tough
posted March 19, 2014 at 11:00pm

Over the weekend the NCAA Tournament men’s brackets were finalized, which means the Quicken Loans Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge has opened. Backed by Warren Buffett, the challenge will pay anyone who can pick a perfect bracket a billion dollars.&...more

It IS March Madness: Still a Shadow Championship
by Fair Game News
posted March 19, 2014 at 10:54pm

By Laura Pappano Get ready: For the next few weeks college basketball will be everywhere you turn. Unfortunately, few of the games that will be playing non-stop on screens will feature women’s teams. Yes, women are playing — just not where y...more

Swish Appeal's preliminary 2014 WNBA Draft Board
by Swish Appeal
posted March 19, 2014 at 10:52pm

Tomorrow we're going to start up a community WNBA mock draft, that will run alongside the 2014 NCAA Tournament. To get the discussion going, we're going to post a preliminary draft board of players who have a solid chance of making a roster. After the ...more

2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament preview: The Lincoln region
by Swish Appeal
posted March 19, 2014 at 10:45pm

UConn will defend their national title from the Lincoln region and has already scored a regional Sports Illustrated cover to celebrate their undefeated season, in which star sophomore Breanna Stewart is compared to Kevin Durant. To take a look at the f...more

Dance Card: Florida, SEC at-large
by Swish Appeal
posted March 19, 2014 at 10:36pm

You'll be forgiven if you were a little surprised by this one. Who? The Gators of Florida. What? Marketing works. I'm not sure if Albert and Alberta are named after Albert Murphree or if they're just names that shorten to Al. (At least they have f...more

Dance Card: Florida State, ACC at-large
by Swish Appeal
posted March 19, 2014 at 10:05pm

From the bubble to facing Iowa State in Ames for the first round the tournament. Who? The Seminoles of Florida State. What? The team name is derived from the Seminole Tribe of Florida, who have an official agreement with the university. You probably ...more

2014 NCAA women's basketball tournament: Who was the biggest snub?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2014 at 10:16pm

Which teams who were left out of the 2014 NCAA Tournament field might have deserved to get a bid? We look at the numbers to see who the snubs were. Yesterday, I opened the post about number one seeds with a discussion of why defining a team's "worthine...more

Basketball & Brackets Matter: A Perfect Women’s Bracket
by One Sport Voice
posted March 18, 2014 at 10:10pm

The 2014 March Madness NCAA D-I basketball brackets for the men and women are now set. Teams are anxiously awaiting play. I love March Madness, but I am awaiting something different….word from Warren Buffet. I have tweeted Mr. Buffet (@WarrenBuffet...more

Other things actually did happen today
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 18, 2014 at 9:00am

AP final top 25 poll.USA Today final top 25 poll.Louisiana-Monroe coach Mona Martin is retiring after 19 years.The health of Central Michigan's Cyrstal Bradford is uncertain after their MAC Tournament loss.WNBA:The Lynx have a new jersey partnership with ...more

NCAA women's basketball tournament selection surprises: South Carolina gets a one seed, Louisville gets a three seed
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2014 at 8:56am

In a couple of early surprises on NCAA Selection Monday, South Carolina was awarded a one seed and Louisville a three seed. In a stunning surprise that will catch many off-guard, the four No.1 seeds are as follows: UConn, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Sout...more

WNIT bracket announced
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 18, 2014 at 8:55am

The visual WNIT bracket.The game schedule list:Round #1Wednesday, March 19Washington State at Montana, time TBATCU at Colorado, time TBAGreen Bay at Minnesota, time TBAQuinnipiac at Villanova, time TBAEast Carolina at George Washington, time TBAThursday, ...more

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