My Women's Bracket

Yesterday I did the men's bracket and today it's the women's turn.  The women's bracket was a little easier in one regard.  The top seven teams are very clear.  There are three great teams (UConn, Baylor and Stanford), two really good teams (Tennessee and Duke), and two very good teams (Texas A&M and Xavier).  The National Champion will likely be one of these seven.  That makes the one seeds easy and three of the two seeds easy.  Things are a little less clear at the bottom of the bracket (especially since there are a lot of good teams that are theoretically on the bubble), but I don't think there will be that many surprises once the actual field is announced.  And frankly, for the rest of the teams, it doesn't really matter if they're a #3 seed or a #16 seed, because the women's game is so top-heavy this year.  Also, one quick note, teams that are hosting (those with an asterisk) automatically get to play at home if they make the field, which sucks for some higher-seeded teams that would have to play a road game.  With that being said and without further ado, I present my 2011 Women's NCAA Tournament bracket:

PHILADELPHIA
Storrs: 1-*Connecticut (1) vs. 16-Oakland, 8-Houston vs. 9-Arkansas
University Park: 4-*Penn State vs. 13-Appalachian State, 5-Oklahoma vs. 12-TCU
Albuquerque: 3-UCLA vs. 14-Lamar, 6-Georgia vs. 11-Charlotte
Durham: 2-*Duke vs. 15-American, 7-Michigan vs. 10-Syracuse

DAYTON
Knoxville: 1-*Tennessee (4) vs. 16-Hampton, 8-West Virginia vs. 9-Texas Tech
Charlottesville: 4-North Carolina vs. 13-Liberty, 5-Green Bay vs. 12-Old Dominion
Shreveport: 3-DePaul vs. 14-Middle Tennessee, 6-Georgia Tech vs. 11-*Louisiana Tech
Wichita: 7-Vanderbilt vs. 10-Arizona State, 2-Texas A&M vs. 15-Creighton

SPOKANE
Stanford: 1-*Stanford (2) vs. 16-UC Santa Barbara, 8-Iowa State vs. 9-Purdue
College Park: 4-Georgetown vs. 13-Bowling Green, 5-*Maryland vs. 12-Princeton
Spokane: 3-Florida State vs. 14-Montana, 6-Iowa vs. 11-*Gonzaga
Cincinnati: 7-Marquette vs. 10-Marist, 2-*Xavier vs. 15-Monmouth

DALLAS
Waco: 1-*Baylor (3) vs. 16-Southern, 8-St. John's vs. 9-USC
Salt Lake City: 4-Michigan State vs. 13-East Tennessee State, 5-Kentucky vs. 12-BYU
Auburn: 3-Miami vs. 14-Boston University, 6-Temple vs. 11-Kansas State
Columbus: 7-*Ohio State vs. 10-LSU, 2-Notre Dame vs. 15-Eastern Illinois

Final Four: Philadelphia vs. Dayton, Spokane vs. Dallas

There you go.  I think I did it justice.  Things are, of course, subject to change based on the end of the regular season and the conference tournaments.  Before you go, check out "Sports and Other Neuroses," a new blog by my man Drew.