The 2012 NCAA Women's Tournament has reached the Sweet 16 stage, and the No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish are still alive in the Raleigh Regional. Their matchup against the No. 5 St. Bonaventure Bonnies doesn't come until Sunday, but the other half of the tournament bracket advances teams to the Elite Eight on Saturday.
In the Des Moines Regional, No. 11 Kansas takes on No. 2 Tennessee, and then No. 4 Georgia Tech tries to upset top-seeded Baylor. Out in the Fresno Regional, No. 3 St. John's tips off against No. 2 Duke, and No. 5 South Carolina hopes to make waves against top-seeded Stanford. Here is the tournament schedule for Saturday:
Des Moines Regional
10:04 a.m. MT: No. 11 Kansas vs. No. 2 Tennessee; TV: ESPN
12:00 p.m. MT: No. 4 Georgia Tech vs. No. 1 Baylor; TV: ESPN
Fresno Regional
7:04 p.m. MT: No. 3 St. John's vs. No. 2 Duke; TV: ESPN
9:32 p.m. MT: No. 5 South Carolina vs. No. 1 Stanford; TV: ESPN2
Here's an updated look at the tournament landscape from Jessica Lantz of SB Nation's Women's basketball blog, Swish Appeal.
(1) Baylor | (1) Notre Dame | |||||||
Des Moines, IA | Raleigh, NC | |||||||
March 24 | March 25 | |||||||
(4) Georgia Tech | (5) St. Bonaventure | |||||||
Des Moines, IA | Raleigh, NC | |||||||
(11) Kansas | March 26 | March 27 | (3) Texas A&M | |||||
Des Moines, IA | Raleigh, NC | |||||||
March 24 | March 25 | |||||||
(2) Tennessee | (2) Maryland | |||||||
Denver, CO | April 3 | Denver, CO | ||||||
(1) Stanford | April 1 | April 1 | (1) Connecticut | |||||
Fresno, CA | Kingston, RI | |||||||
March 24 | March 25 | |||||||
(5) South Carolina | (4) Penn State | |||||||
Fresno, CA | Kingston, RI | |||||||
(3) St. John's | March 26 | March 27 | (11) Gonzaga | |||||
Fresno, CA | Kingston, RI | |||||||
March 24 | March 25 | |||||||
(2) Duke | (2) Kentucky | |||||||
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