The 2012 Women's NCAA Tournament kicks off with 16 games on Saturday across the four regions, and the top four seeds in the tourney -- Stanford Cardinal(Fresno Region), Connecticut Huskies (Kingston), Notre Dame Fighting Irish(Raleigh) and Baylor Bears (Des Moines) -- will be eyeing up their path to the Final Four in Denver. The Lady Irish don't play until tomorrow, but the No. 7 DePaul Blue Demons get their tournament started with a matchup against the No. 10 BYU Cougars at 5:40 PM in the Des Moines Region.
Here is a complete look at Saturday's schedule, courtesy of SB Nation's women's basketball blog, Swish Appeal. All times are Central Time.
Fresno Region:
(5) Eastern Michigan vs. (12) South Carolina - 10:05 a.m.
(8) West Virginia vs. (9) Texas - 10:10 a.m.
(4) Purdue vs. (13) South Dakota State - 12:35 p.m.
(1) Stanford vs. (16) Hampton - 12:40 p.m.
Kingston Region:
(8) Kansas State vs. (9) Princeton - 10:20 a.m.
(1) Connecticut vs. (16) Prairie View A&M - 12:50 p.m.
(6) Rutgers vs. (11) Gonzaga - 3:15 p.m.
(2) Kentucky vs. (15) McNeese State - 3:20 p.m.
(3) Miami vs. (14) Idaho State - 5:45 p.m.
(7) Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. (10) Iowa State - 5:50 p.m.
Raleigh Region:
(2) Maryland vs. (15) Navy - 10:15 a.m.
(7) Louisville vs. (10) Michigan State - 12:45 p.m.
(6) Arkansas vs. (11) Dayton - 3:05 p.m.
(3) Texas A&M vs. (14) Albany - 5:35 p.m.
Des Moines Region:
(2) Tennessee vs. (15) Tennessee-Martin - 3:10 p.m.
(7) DePaul vs. (10) BYU - 5:40 p.m.
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