VaultX Exchange:March Madness picks: Our Monday bracket predictions for 2024 NCAA women's tournament

2025-05-05 13:12:57source:AstraX Exchangecategory:reviews

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Caitlin Clark and Iowa are back. The Hawkeyes headline an eight-game Monday slate in the women's NCAA Tournament second round.

Top-seeded Iowa takes on No. 8 West Virginia at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in what will be Clark's final home game. Another top seed, Southern California, with breakout star JuJu Watkins, meets No. 8 Kansas.

Paige Bueckers and No. 3 UConn, looking to get back to the Final Four after missing it last year, will play No. 6 Syracuse.

The first of eight games tips at 2 p.m. ET with No. 2 Notre Dame taking on No. 7 Ole Miss. If you need the full tournament schedule and where to watch on TV, here it is.

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A look at second-round game picks from USA TODAY Sports experts Nancy Armour, Scooby Axson, Ellen Horrow and Lindsay Schnell.

Albany Region 1

(2) Notre Dame vs. (7) Ole Miss | 2 p.m. | ESPN

  • Nancy Armour: Notre Dame
  • Scooby Axson: Notre Dame
  • Ellen Horrow: Notre Dame
  • Lindsay Schnell: Notre Dame

(4) Indiana vs. (5) Oklahoma | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN2

  • Armour: Indiana
  • Axson: Indiana
  • Horrow: Indiana
  • Schnell: Indiana

Albany Region 2

(1) Iowa vs. (8) West Virginia | 8 p.m. | ESPN

  • Armour: Iowa
  • Axson: Iowa
  • Horrow: Iowa
  • Schnell: Iowa

(2) UCLA vs. (7) Creighton | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN2

  • Armour: UCLA
  • Axson: N/A
  • Horrow: UCLA
  • Schnell: UCLA

Portland Region 3

(3) UConn vs. (6) Syracuse | 6 p.m. | ESPN

  • Armour: UConn
  • Axson: UConn
  • Horrow: UConn
  • Schnell: UConn

(1) Southern Cal vs. (8) Kansas | 10 p.m. | ESPN

  • Armour: Southern Cal
  • Axson: Southern Cal
  • Horrow: Southern Cal
  • Schnell: Southern Cal

Portland Region 4

(3) NC State vs. (6) Tennessee | 4 p.m. | ESPN

  • Armour: Tennessee
  • Axson: NC State
  • Horrow: Tennessee
  • Schnell: Tennessee

(4) Gonzaga vs. (5) Utah | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN2

  • Armour: Utah
  • Axson: Utah
  • Horrow: Utah
  • Schnell: Gonzaga

Bracket predictions for all 64 games

  • Armour: Click here.
  • Axson: Click here.
  • Horrow: Click here.
  • Schnell: Click here.

* — N/A reflects the expert picking the wrong winner in a previous round

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