Once again, the NCAA women’s tournament featured all four seeded No. 1 seed in a single action-packed basketball day to mark the first part of the second round of March Madness. Each of the main teams had no trouble dismissing their respective opponents as they continued their march towards Sweet 16.
The kickoff was NC State, which despite being behind South Florida at halftime, managed to recover in the second half and end the second round game with a double-digit victory. South Carolina knocked out Oregon State, Stanford eliminated Oklahoma State with 17 points from Haley Jones and UConn did what UConn did best by defeating Syracuse 83-47.
In the other games of the day, Michigan made history by advancing to the first Sweet 16 in the show’s history after defeating No. 3 Tennessee 70-55. Another Big Ten turn came when Iowa No. 5 defeated 4th Kentucky 86-72.
The strongest performance came from Baylor, who destroyed Virginia Tech 90-48. Moon Urison and Dijonai Carrington lost 21 points each and the Lady Bears’ defense limited the Hokies to just six points in the last quarter. The second round is scheduled to start on Wednesday with No. 7 Alabama facing No. 2 Maryland at 1 pm Eastern time.
2021 NCAA tournament schedule, scores
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First round
Sunday, March 21 – Alamodome, Bill Greehey Arena, Frank Erwin Center, University Events Center, UTSA Convocation Center
- (5) Iowa 87, (12) Central Michigan 72
- (7) Virginia Tech 70, (10) Marquette 63
- (8) State of Oklahoma 84 (9) Wake Forest 61
- (4) Kentucky 71, (13) State of Idaho 63
- (3) Tennessee 87, (14) Middle Tennessee 62
- (6) Michigan 87, (11) Florida Gulf Coast 66
- (1) NC State 79, (16) North Carolina A&T 58
- (2) Baylor 101, (15) Jackson State 52
- (5) Georgia Tech 54, (12) Stephen F. Austin 52 (OT)
- (8) Syracuse 72, (9) South Dakota State 55
- (1) South Carolina 79, (16) Mercer 53
- (8) Oregon State 83, (9) Florida State 59
- (1) UConn 102, No. 16 High Point 59
- (4) West Virginia 77, (13) Lehigh 53
- (8) South Florida 57, (9) Washington State 53
- (1) Stanford 87, (16) Utah Valley 44
Monday, March 22 – Alamodome, Bill Greehey Arena, Frank Erwin Center, University Events Center, UTSA Convocation Center
- (3) Georgia 67, (14) Drexel 53
- (11) BYU 69, (6) Rutgers 66
- (7) Alabama 80, (10) North Carolina 71
- (4) Indiana 63, (13) VCU 32
- (3) Arizona 79, (14) Stony Brook 44
- (13) Wright State 66, (4) Arkansas 62
- (12) Belmont 64, (5) Gonzaga 59
- (2) Maryland 98, (15) Mount St. Mary’s 45
- (7) Northwestern 62, (10) UCF 51
- (7) Iowa State 79, (10) Michigan State 75
- (2) Texas A&M 84, (15) Troy 80
- (5) Missouri State 70, (12) UC Davis 51
- (6) Texas 81, (11) Bradley 62
- (2) Louisville 74, (15) Marist 43
- (6) Oregon 67, (11) South Dakota 47
- (3) UCLA 69, (14) Wyoming 48
Second round
Tuesday, March 23
- (1) NC State 79, (8) South Florida 67
- (5) Iowa 86, (4) Kentucky 72
- (6) Michigan 70, (3) Tennessee 55
- (5) Georgia Tech 73, (4) West Virginia 56
- (2) Baylor 90, (7) Virginia Tech 48
- (1) South Carolina 59, (8) State of Oregon 42
- (1) UConn 83, (8) Syracuse 47
- (1) Stanford 73, (8) Oklahoma State 62
Wednesday, March 24
Alamodome, Bill Greehey Arena, UTSA Convocation Center
1 pm – No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 2 Maryland (ESPN2)
15:00 – No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 3 Georgia (ESPN2)
15:00 – No. 13 Wright State vs. No. 5 Missouri State (ESPNU)
5 pm – No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 2 Louisville (ESPN2)
5 pm – No. 12 Belmont vs. No. 4 Indiana (ESPNU)
7 PM – No. 7 Iowa State vs. No. 2 Texas A&M (ESPN2)
7 PM – No. 11 BYU vs. No. 3 Arizona (ESPNU)
9 pm – No. 6 Texas vs. No. 3 UCLA (ESPN2)
Sweet 16
Saturday, March 27 – 2pm start (ABC, ESPN2)
Sunday, March 28 – 1 pm (ABC, ESPN)
Alamodome, San Antonio
Elite Eight
Monday, March 29 – 7 pm (ESPN)
Tuesday, March 30 – 6 pm start (ESPN)
Alamodome, San Antonio
Last four
Friday, April 2 – 6:00 pm (ESPN)
Alamodome, San Antonio
national Championship
Sunday, April 4 – 6 pm (ESPN)
Alamodome, San Antonio