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Iowa State got a tough draw. A Maryland team who seems to have clicked suddenly in the first round and then a date with Stanford on their home floor if they win that one.

Surprising they gave us the edge over Iowa State after they made the finals of their tournament and had a strong finish.

Really a good draw for us, one seed different was a much, much tougher draw in this bracket.
 
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VolBall09 said:
Iowa State got a tough draw. A Maryland team who seems to have clicked suddenly in the first round and then a date with Stanford on their home floor if they win that one.

Surprising they gave us the edge over Iowa State after they made the finals of their tournament and had a strong finish.

Really a good draw for us, one seed different was a much, much tougher draw in this bracket.
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The only other team to play South Carolina tough other than Tennessee was North Carolina. Second round matchup may be interesting for them.
 
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ttharp said:
I’m keeping an eye on a potential LSU-Louisville 2nd round matchup. I’m not a huge Walz fan, but he always has his teams ready for the big dance.

LSU will only play five players in the 1st round. If Poa isn’t back, they could go out early.
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The Hailey Van Lith matchup against her old team is fun, too.
 
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djtee said:
True but that was early Dec this one will be a CLA which is tough place to win at. Also UNC has lost 7 of the last 11 games
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What I've learned this year it has really come down to matchups with ranked teams losing almost daily to unranked teams. That North Carolina game was chippy like the LSU game. It should be interesting...
 
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ttharp said:
I’m keeping an eye on a potential LSU-Louisville 2nd round matchup. I’m not a huge Walz fan, but he always has his teams ready for the big dance.

LSU will only play five players in the 1st round. If Poa isn’t back, they could go out early.
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When those two coaches meet it can get interesting. That Baylor/Louisville game with Shimmel and Griner is a classic. I still go back and watch it now and then. Antonita Slaughter was unconscious from 3. Had the game of her life.

That was the original Kim jacket toss I think.
 
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VolBall09 said:
When those two coaches meet it can get interesting. That Baylor/Louisville game with Shimmel and Griner is a classic. I still go back and watch it now and then. Antonita Slaughter was unconscious from 3. Had the game of her life.

That was the original Kim jacket toss I think.
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How Louisville guarded Griner that game caused immediate changes in the rules. That game was ruthless.
 
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VolBall09 said:
When those two coaches meet it can get interesting. That Baylor/Louisville game with Shimmel and Griner is a classic. I still go back and watch it now and then. Antonita Slaughter was unconscious from 3. Had the game of her life.

That was the original Kim jacket toss I think.
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Yes! That game was insane!

(I also hate we couldn’t beat Louisville to go to the FF the very next game. They did us a solid.)
 
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Megan Griffith, the coach of Columbia women's basketball, had some choice words for the SEC after losing in the Ivy League tournament final. Now, she's matched up against Vanderbilt in the First Four of the NCAA tournament.

"The NCAA talks about wanting to grow the game and we just consistently put SEC teams in that are 15-14," Griffith said.

The Commodores were a bit better than 15-14 — they finished 22-9 to receive their first bid in 10 years. They also beat Columbia (23-6) on the road in the 2022-23 regular season, when the Lions were one of the first teams left out of the NCAA tournament.
 
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djtee said:
When you cry you get in.
Megan Griffith, the coach of Columbia women's basketball, had some choice words for the SEC after losing in the Ivy League tournament final. Now, she's matched up against Vanderbilt in the First Four of the NCAA tournament.

"The NCAA talks about wanting to grow the game and we just consistently put SEC teams in that are 15-14," Griffith said.

The Commodores were a bit better than 15-14 — they finished 22-9 to receive their first bid in 10 years. They also beat Columbia (23-6) on the road in the 2022-23 regular season, when the Lions were one of the first teams left out of the NCAA tournament.
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Griffith may be forced to eat her words. Though, I don't think that Vanderbilt is noticeably better than Columbia. I rate the game a tossup.

Most of all, I am glad that Abbey Hsu gets to play in the NCAA Tournament. She really is a fabulous player with 2000 points over a four year career. Hsu has pro-level talent even if she doesn't end up catching on with a team in the W.
 
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Max Roguespierre said:
Griffith may be forced to eat her words. Though, I don't think that Vanderbilt is noticeably better than Columbia. I rate the game a tossup.

Most of all, I am glad that Abbey Hsu gets to play in the NCAA Tournament. She really is a fabulous player with 2000 points over a four year career. Hsu has pro-level talent even if she doesn't end up catching on with a team in the W.
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Ralph response:
"I know what's been said, I'm paying attention to everything that's going on and I know my team," Ralph said.

" . . . When you've been in the SEC Conference for a few years, I think you understand — I think that could be an NCAA conference from top to bottom. Every team in our conference has big wins. And it seems, has beaten teams that are going to the tournament and so for me, I feel like that's been a huge asset in terms of our development in terms of our somewhat quick turnaround. . . . We're in the best conference in the country."
 
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VolBall09 said:
When those two coaches meet it can get interesting. That Baylor/Louisville game with Shimmel and Griner is a classic. I still go back and watch it now and then. Antonita Slaughter was unconscious from 3. Had the game of her life.

That was the original Kim jacket toss I think.
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Shoni driving in on Griner and making that circus trick shot and then staring down Griner is an image burned into my mind. Everyone thought Baylor was going to get the easy repeat title but L'Ville said not so fast. I got to meet Jeff a few years later and mentioned to him it was one of my favorite WBB games of all time.

I would not be surprised if LSU got beat by Louisville. Especially if the game is tough and LSU gets riled up and starts acting foolish.
 
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