The UCLA women’s basketball team will look to continue its promising season when the fourth-seeded Bruins play No. 13 Sacramento State in the first round of the Greenville 1 Regional of the NCAA tournament on Saturday.
After its stunning win over Stanford, the 17th-ranked Bruins fell to Washington State in the Pac-12 tournament final on March 5, dashing its hopes of an automatic bid. UCLA (25-9) returns to the 68-team tournament after failing to make it last season.
For the first time since 2014, USC (21-9) will also be playing in the NCAA tournament. The eighth-seeded Trojans will face No. 9 South Dakota State in Seattle on Friday in USC’s first March Madness foray under coach Lindsay Gottlieb. Like UCLA, USC upset Stanford earlier this season, but lost to Oregon State in the Pac-12 tournament.
Here’s a rundown of the matchups for the First Four and the first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament:
GREENVILLE 1 REGION
No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Norfolk State
No. 8 South Florida vs. No. 9 Marquette
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Sacramento State
No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Portland
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No 14. Southern Utah
No.6 Creighton vs. No. 11 Illinois/Mississippi State
No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 15 Holy Cross
No. 7 Arizona vs. No. 10 West Virginia
GREENVILLE 2 REGION
No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 16 Tennessee Tech/Monmouth
No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Miami
No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 13 Cleveland State
No.5 Washington State vs. No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 Hawaii
No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Nevada Las Vegas
No. 2 Utah vs. No. 15 Gardner-Webb
No. 7 NC State vs. No. 10 Princeton
SEATTLE 3 REGION
No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 16 Chattanooga
No. 8 USC vs. No. 9 South Dakota State
No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 12 Toledo
No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Saint Louis
No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 11 Purdue/St. John’s
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 14 James Madison
No. 7 Baylor vs. No. 10 Alabama
No. 2 Connecticut vs. No. 15 Vermont
SEATTLE 4 REGION
No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 16 Southern/Sacred Heart
No. 8 Mississippi vs. No. 9 Gonzaga
No. 4 Texas No. 13 East Carolina
No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 12 Drake
No. 3 Duke vs. No. 14 Iona
No. 6 Colorado vs. No. 11 Middle Tennessee
No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana
No. 7 Florida State vs. No. 10 Georgia
This is a developing story. We’ll have more on UCLA and USC making the NCAA women’s basketball tournament soon.
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