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The 2023 NCAA girls’s basketball event bracket was revealed on Choice Sunday.
To nobody’s shock, South Carolina earned the No. 1 total seed due to its excellent 32-0 document. The opposite No. 1 seeds have been Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford, whereas Illinois, Mississippi State, Purdue and St. John’s simply made the lower because the last four in.
This is a have a look at this yr’s bracket:
NCAA Girls’s Ultimate 4 @WFinalFour
THE BRACKET ‼️
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As anticipated, the Gamecocks possible will not face a lot resistance on their highway to the Ultimate 4 as Aliyah Boston and Co. search for their second straight nationwide championship and third in program historical past. The No. 2 seed within the Greenville 1 area is Maryland, which South Carolina already defeated by 25 factors earlier this season.
Mike Gillespie @MikeABCColumbia
The second the #Gamecocks came upon they’re the #1 total seed. @abc_columbia pic.twitter.com/va7EPixqXr
There’s one other attention-grabbing repeat matchup awaiting the Gamecocks if No. 4 UCLA makes it that far, because the Bruins misplaced by solely 9 factors to South Carolina earlier within the yr. Whereas that does not sound like a lot a comfort, the Gamecocks had some extent differential of plus-30.3 this season, so shedding by single digits ought to present some solace, nevertheless minimal.
Alan Cole @Alan__Cole
Fast ideas: Clearly South Carolina shall be favored, however UCLA is a harmful 4 seed. Bruins led South Carolina for 3 quarters in November.
One other attainable rematch with Maryland within the Elite 8, too.
The well being of Notre Dame’s Olivia Miles is one thing to observe, too.
Kareem Copeland @kareemcopeland
Greenville 1 Area prime 4 seeds: 1. South Carolina. 2. Maryland. 3. Notre Dame. 4 UCLA.
Maryland beat ND 74-72, misplaced to SC 81-56 within the second recreation of the yr.
The Cardinal are on the identical aspect of the bracket, making for an additional attainable rematch within the nationwide semifinal. Stanford took South Carolina to additional time in a five-point loss in November, so the Haley Jones-led group can have some confidence in the event that they run into the Gamecocks once more. Nonetheless, Caitlin Clark and the second-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes may make issues tough for the Cardinal within the Seattle 4 area.
If South Carolina is ready to make it by way of to the nationwide title recreation, attention-grabbing potential matchups await on the opposite aspect of the bracket.
The Gamecocks haven’t confronted the Hoosiers, who’ve some robust groups within the Greenville 2 area like No. 2 Utah and No. 3 LSU. Additionally, a attainable rematch might be on the horizon towards UConn, which is seeded No. 2 within the Seattle 3 area and will current a problem for the Hokies.
The NCAA girls’s event will tip off Wednesday with the First 4, whereas the primary spherical will formally start Friday.
