Current:Home > reviewsMarch Madness picks: Our Sunday bracket predictions for 2024 NCAA women's tournament -Secure Growth Solutions
March Madness picks: Our Sunday bracket predictions for 2024 NCAA women's tournament
View
Date:2025-04-17 16:05:09
Editor's note: Follow all the women's March Madness scores, updates, highlights and upsets with USA TODAY Sports' live coverage.
Sunday's second-round action in the women's NCAA Tournament includes key games for two SEC schools.
No. 1 overall seed and undefeated South Carolina takes on its neighbor to the north, the No. 8 seed Tar Heels of North Carolina. And defending champion LSU, whose coach Kim Mulkey threatened a reporter over a "hit piece," takes on No. 11 Middle Tennessee State.
The first of eight games tips at noon with No. 2 Ohio State taking on No. 7 Duke. If you need the full tournament schedule and where to watch on TV, here it is.
A look at second-round game picks from USA TODAY Sports experts Nancy Armour, Scooby Axson, Ellen Horrow and Lindsay Schnell.
FOLLOW THE MADNESS: NCAA basketball bracket, scores, schedules, teams and more.
Albany Region 1
(1) South Carolina vs. (8) North Carolina | 1 p.m. | ABC
- Nancy Armour: South Carolina
- Scooby Axson: South Carolina
- Ellen Horrow: South Carolina
- Lindsay Schnell: South Carolina
(3) Oregon State vs. (6) Nebraska | 4 p.m. | ESPN
- Armour: Oregon State
- Axson: Oregon State
- Horrow: Oregon State
- Schnell: Oregon State
Albany Region 2
(4) Kansas State vs. (5) Colorado | 2 p.m. | ESPN
- Armour: Kansas State
- Axson: Colorado
- Horrow: Colorado
- Schnell: Colorado
(3) LSU vs. (11) Middle Tennessee | 3 p.m. | ABC
- Armour: LSU
- Axson: LSU
- Horrow: LSU
- Schnell: LSU
Portland Region 3
(2) Ohio State vs. (7) Duke | 12 p.m. | ESPN
- Armour: Ohio State
- Axson: Ohio State
- Horrow: Ohio State
- Schnell: Ohio State
(4) Virginia Tech vs. (5) Baylor | 8 p.m. | ESPN
- Armour: Virginia Tech
- Axson: Baylor
- Horrow: Virginia Tech
- Schnell: Baylor
Portland Region 4
1) Texas vs. (8) Alabama | 6 p.m. | ESPN
- Armour: Texas
- Axson: Texas
- Horrow: Texas
- Schnell: Texas
(2) Stanford vs. (7) Iowa State | 10 p.m. | ESPN
- Armour: N/A
- Axson: Stanford
- Horrow: Stanford
- Schnell: Iowa State
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
veryGood! (39)
Related
- Eva Mendes Shares Message of Gratitude to Olympics for Keeping Her and Ryan Gosling's Kids Private
- U.S. measles cases rise to 41, as CDC tallies infections now in 16 states
- Report from National Urban League finds continued economic disparities among Black Americans
- Kate Spade Outlet Slides into Spring with Chic Floral Crossbodies Starting at $49, Plus an Extra 25% off
- 51-year-old Andy Macdonald puts on Tony Hawk-approved Olympic skateboard showing
- F1 champion Max Verstappen wins season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix amid Red Bull turmoil
- U.S. interest payments on its debt are set to exceed defense spending. Should we be worried?
- Celebrated stylemaker and self-named 'geriatric starlet' Iris Apfel dies at age 102
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- 'White Christmas' child star Anne Whitfield dies after 'unexpected accident,' family says
Ranking
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Warby Parker offering free solar eclipse glasses ahead of 'celestial spectacle': How to get them
- Driver crashes SUV into Michigan Walmart, leaving multiple people injured
- Kate Winslet's 'The Regime' is dictators gone wild. Sometimes it's funny.
- Jay Kanter, veteran Hollywood producer and Marlon Brando agent, dies at 97: Reports
- Texas Panhandle wildfires leave dead animals everywhere as agricultural commissioner predicts 10,000 dead cattle
- Davidson women's basketball team forfeits remainder of season because of injuries
- As Texas crews battle largest wildfire in state history, more fire weather ahead: Live updates
Recommendation
Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
Hungry for Some Good Eats? Kate Hudson, Francia Raisa and More Stars Reveal Their Go-To Snacks
Firefighters face difficult weather conditions as they battle the largest wildfire in Texas history
Death of Jon Stewart's dog prompts flood of donations to animal shelter
Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
Florida man pleads guilty to trafficking thousands of turtles to Hong Kong, Germany
Toyota recalls 381,000 Tacoma trucks in the U.S. over potential rear-axle shaft defect
Powerful storm in California and Nevada shuts interstate and dumps snow on mountains