The complete 2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament bracket debuted Monday night on ESPN, with UConn, Tennessee, Baylor, and Stanford taking the No. 1 seeds. No. 5 Georgia Tech and No. 6 Georgia are scheduled to play their round-one games as favorites, taking on Bowling Green and Middle Tennessee State respectively.
Tech gets a tough road draw, with Columbus a far more favorable commute for Bowling Green. Georgia's haul to Auburn is slightly shorter than MTSU's, but at least it's familiar turf.
The Huskies are again the overall favorites, though not by as wide a margin as in previous years. If everything plays out as expected, they could wind up with a national title rematch against the Stanford squad that broke their record winning streak.
The women's tournament begins Saturday, March 19 in the Philadelphia and Dayton regions. Every March 19 game will be shown on both ESPN2 and ESPN3, with ESPN joining the rotation on March 20. For a better guess on which of the various ESPNs will air each game, go here.
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Bracket Schedule
- First round: March 19, 20
- Second round: March 21, 22
- Sweet 16: March 26, 27
- Elite Eight: March 28, 29
- Final Four: April 3 on ESPN (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- Championship: April 5 on ESPN (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Left Bracket
Philadelphia Region
No. 1 Connecticut Huskies vs. No. 16 Hartford, March 20, noon (Storrs, Connecticut)
No. 8 Kansas St. Wildcats vs. No. 9 Purdue Boilermakers, March 20, 2:30 (Storrs, Connecticut)
No. 5 Georgetown Hoyas vs. No. 12 Princeton, March 20, 2:30 (College Park, Maryland)
No. 4 Maryland Terrapins vs. No. 13 St. Francis, March 20 noon (College Park, Maryland)
No. 6 Penn St. Nittany Lions vs. No. 11 Dayton, March 19, 11 am (University Park, Pennsylvania)
No. 3 DePaul vs. No. 14 Navy, March 19, 1:30 (University Park, Pennsylvania)
No. 7 Iowa St. Cyclones vs. No. 10 Marist, March 19, 11 am (Durham, North Carolina
No. 2 Duke Blue Devils vs. No. 15 Tennessee-Martin, March 19, 1:30 (Durham, North Carolina)
Dayton Region
No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers vs. No. 16 Stetson, March 19,11 am (Knoxville, Tennessee)
No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles vs. No. 9 Texas Longhorns, March 19, 1:30 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
No. 5 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. No. 12 Bowling Green, March 19,11 am (Columbus, Ohio)
No. 4 Ohio St. Buckeyes vs. No. 13 UCF, March 19, 1:30 on ESPN2 (Columbus, Ohio)
No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 11 James Madison, March 20, 2:30 (Charlottesville, Virginia)
No. 3 Miami Hurricanes vs. No. 14 Gardner-Webb, Sun, noon (Charlottesville, Virginia)
No. 7 Arizona St. Sun Devils vs. No. 10 Temple Owls, March 19, 4 (Salt Lake City, Utah)
No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. No. 15 Utah Utes, March 19, 6:30 (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Right Bracket
Dallas Region
No. 1 Baylor Bears vs. No. 16 Prairie View, March 20, 7:30 (Waco, Texas)
No. 8 Houston Cougars vs. No. 9 West Virginia Mountaineers, March 20, 5 (Waco, Texas)
No. 5 Green Bay vs. No. 12 Arkansas-Little Rock, March 20, 5 (Wichita, Kansas)
No. 4 Michigan St. Spartans vs. No. 13 Northern Iowa, March 20, 7:30 (Wichita, Kansas)
No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs vs. No. 11 MTSU, March 20, 7:30 (Auburn, Alabama)
No. 3 Florida St. Seminoles vs. No. 14 Samford, March 20, 5 (Auburn, Alabama)
No. 7 Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. No. 10 Louisiana Tech, March 20, 7:30 (Shreveport, Louisiana)
No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies vs. No. 15 McNeese State, March 20, 5 (Shreveport, Louisiana)
Spokane Region
No. 1 Stanford Cardinal vs. No. 16 UC-Davis, March 19, 6:30 (Stanford, California)
No. 8 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. No. 9 St. John's Red Storm, March 19, 4 (Stanford, California)
No. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. No. 12 Fresno State, March 19, 4 (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats vs. No. 13 Hampton, March 19, 6:30 (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
No. 6 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. No. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs, March 19, 4 (Spokane, Washington)
No. 3 UCLA Bruins vs. No. 14 Montana, March 19, 6:30 (Spokane, Washington)
No. 7 Louisville Cardinals vs. No. 10 Vanderbilt Commodores, March 20, noon (Cincinnati, Ohio)
No. 2 Xavier Musketeers vs. No. 15 South Dakota State, March 20, 2:30 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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