Category: March Madness

Top-4 highest-scoring individual performances in women’s March Madness history

The March Madness moniker only started being used in conjunction with the women’s side of the tournament in 2022.

The WNBA playoffs have started and there are 42 Division I schools and 12 countries represented. That means the college basketball season is only a couple of months away, which means March Madness is fast approaching.

The March Madness moniker only started being used in conjunction with the women’s side of the tournament in 2022. Even though it has been more than 40 years since the first women’s NCAA DI tournament in 1982, a win is a win.

The women’s side of the game has had many record-setting moments during those 40+ years. The tournament also expanded from 32 teams in 1982 to 64 teams in 1994. Additional post-season expansion was announced earlier this year when the NCAA created the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament. The postseason tournament will consist of 32 teams and will begin in 2024. The tournament is owned and funded by the NCAA.

Now, let’s take a look at the top-4, highest-scoring individual performances in women’s March Madness history:

Five takeaways from the the women’s March Madness tournament

A look at five of the big takeaways from the women’s NCAA tournament.

It was a tough March Madness for those who disparage women’s basketball. From sold-out games to record-setting attendance to buzzer-beaters to compelling storylines, this tournament showed the demand for women’s basketball.

The national championship game on ABC drew an average of 9.9 million viewers peaking at 12.6 million. That’s more than 2023 Thursday Night Football, the 2021 NBA Finals, and any MLS game ever, just to name a few.

The storylines were exceedingly compelling as well from LSU’s Angel Reese having 34 double-doubles this season to Iowa’s Caitlin Clark breaking scoring records to redemption arcs with LSU’s Alexis Morris.

Players who were quiet all tournament like LSU’s Jasmine Carson balled out in the championship game sinking five 3-pointers in the first half. It was the highest scoring game ever in a women’s basketball title game.

The overarching takeaway from this tournament is that women’s basketball is valuable just like we always knew it was when roadblocks and deliberate undervaluing are taken away.

It has the potential for everything.

Women’s March Madness National Championship game shattered viewership records

The viewership was up 103% and shows that women’s basketball has been undervalued and under-resourced for years.

The Women’s D1 National Championship game between Iowa and LSU shows how in-demand and valuable women’s basketball can be when it has the proper infrastructure. The game was televised on ABC and garnered an average of 9.9 million viewers peaking at 12.6 million. It was the most-viewed NCAA women’s college basketball game on record across all networks.

It was the most-viewed college event ever on ESPN+ amongst all sports, men’s or women’s. The viewership was up 103% and shows that women’s basketball has been undervalued and under-resourced for years. This is only the second year the NCAA has allowed the women’s tournament to use the lucrative March Madness marks and logos.

In 2021, the NCAA retained the law firm of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP (“KHF”) to conduct a comprehensive and thorough external review of gender equity issues in connection with the NCAA, focusing on NCAA championships. This was due to the apparent discrepancies shown when Sedona Prince shared her now famous TikTok video highlighting the inequity in resources.

The Kaplan report outlined how deeply the NCAA has undervalued and at times, kneecapped women’s sports. The report described the undervaluing of women’s teams as “perpetuating a mistaken narrative that women’s basketball is destined to be a ‘money loser’ year after year. Nothing could be further from the truth.”

The women’s final four were the most-viewed NCAA D1 women’s college basketball semifinals in ESPN history with an average of 4.5M viewers. Combine the viewership numbers from the Final Four and the National Championship and it shows just how valuable women’s basketball can be with more investment, more media telling the stories of this side of the game, and more air time. The potential of women’s basketball is limitless.

Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports, spoke with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey after the National Championship game and he echoed that women’s basketball has been validated. It is no longer a vague concept that women’s basketball is valuable, it is now a fact with data points that tell the story of growth despite the roadblocks put in its way.

The National Championship even rivaled the viewership numbers of college football bowl games.

It turns out investing in women’s sports does have a great ROI and the potential is limitless.

UConn’s Dan Hurley believes an expanded tournament will devalue regular season

Hurley isn’t a fan of NCAA Tournament expansion.

There has been plenty of discussion as of late about expanding the field of 68 even further for the NCAA tournament. Recently Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga stated he was in favor of expanding the field to 96 teams. However, Dan Hurley has a different opinion on the matter.

“For me, I think it’s great the way it is,” Hurley said on Sunday. “I feel like devaluing the regular season, I think, potentially hurts the regular season and what it means. I think the pressure to have to win games and being rewarded for winning big nonconference games and then taking care of enough business in the league … I think it’s a privilege to play in this tournament, not a right.”

Hurley doesn’t believe that the selection is perfect but instead of expanding the field, perhaps they should look into how they select certain teams. There are plenty of deserving mid-major programs around the country. Just look at this year’s Final Four field. Florida Atlantic and San Diego State made improbable runs to the final weekend of the tournament. The Aztecs will take on Hurley’s UConn squad for the national championship.

“I do think, though, that there are probably mid-major programs, a lot of times, that are more deserving than like a 10th-place team in a power conference that has figured out how to just game the numbers, so I’ll say that. I see that on Selection Sunday sometimes. And I cringe at that.”

Whether fans agree or not, we could find out if the NCAA committee will expand the field beyond the 68 team format.

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Sell-out crowds and recording-setting performances, this is women’s NCAA basketball

Women’s basketball and teams set a slew of records.

For another straight game, there was a sell-out crowd in women’s March Madness. The 2023 Final Four games set records in viewership and recorded sell-out crowds, and the national championship game did it again.

While the viewership numbers have yet to be announced, the attendance set a record. Not only was it a sellout crowd for the LSU and Iowa matchup, at 19,482, but it set a Women’s March Madness all-time attendance record with 357,542 fans.

The fans, however, weren’t the only ones breaking records as both teams set their own personal, team, and school records.

LSU’s Angel Reese recorded the most double-doubles in a single season with 34, breaking her own previous record of 33. She finished the game with 10 rebounds and 15 points. LSU walked away with the win which is the first basketball national championship, men’s or women’s for the program. Additionally their 102-85 victory is the most points scored in a women’s championship game

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was 50% from the three-point line with six made three-pointers in the first half. She broke the single-tournament record for most 3-pointers made with 32 and the single-tournament record for most points scored with 191 points, beating the previous points record set by Sheryl Swoopes.

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National championship predictions: College Wire staff weighs in

Does anyone dare pick against the UConn Huskies? Our network of editors and staff weigh in.

On Monday evening the two remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament will take center stage as they compete for a national championship. Over the last several weeks, the field of 68 has shrunk to just two teams.

One team, the [autotag]San Diego State Aztecs[/autotag], has never been here before. Their coach has been an assistant on teams that played deep in the tournament but the program reached heights not seen before.

On the other bench, you have a program that has won four national titles. When the [autotag]Connecticut Huskies[/autotag] made it to the Final Four, they have cut down the nets in four of their five trips. When they have played for the title, UConn doesn’t head home empty-handed.

Everything is trending the way of UConn but does San Diego State have one more miracle in them? The College Wire staff and network weighed in with their selections for this showdown in Houston.

March Madness: San Diego State vs. UConn odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Monday’s San Diego State vs. UConn odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The 5th-seeded San Diego State Aztecs (32-6) and No. 4 UConn Huskies (30-8) clash in Monday’s NCAA Tournament Championship Game. The battle at NRG Stadium in Houston will tip off at 9:20 p.m. ET (CBS). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the San Diego State vs. UConn odds as we make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

San Diego State has logged final-minutes comebacks and 1-point victories in each of its last 2 games. The No. 18 team in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll has been struggling at the free-throw line (60% last 3 games, hitting 30 of 50), which has not helped the effort. But the defensive-minded Mountain West Conference-champion Aztecs have prevailed under pressure, and they head into Monday night’s championship tilt having won 9 in a row and 15 of their last 16.

UConn — ranked No. 12 in the Coaches Poll — also plays solid defense, but the Huskies sport a highly-efficient team at the offensive end as well. In this tournament, Connecticut is shooting 49.5% from the field (148 of 299) and 40.3% from 3-point range (50 of 124) on a high-volume 24.8 attempts per game. The Huskies have also logged 13-or-more offensive rebounds and had 20 assists or more in 3 of their 5 tourney games.

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San Diego State vs. UConn odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 9:33 p.m. ET.

  • Moneyline: San Diego State +280 (bet $100 to win $280) | UConn -375 (bet $375 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): San Diego State +7.5 (-110) | UConn -7.5 (-110)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 132.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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San Diego State vs. UConn picks and predictions

Prediction

UConn 66, San Diego State 64

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Moneyline

The Aztecs (+280) have the defense and impressive senior leadership to take this run one more step. A tag of +300 or higher would make for some acceptable leverage; otherwise. PASS.

Against the spread

UConn is reliant on 3-balls, but San Diego State owns the nation’s 3rd-best figure in defending shots from beyond the arc (28.2%, according to NCAA.com). Look for the Aztecs to hold their own with the strong rebounding Huskies and to perhaps have a key edge in turnovers.

Peg this one coming down to the final minutes with San Diego State within 5. There is value in the AZTECS +7.5 (-110).

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Over/Under

These teams play at a slightly-slower-than-average pace (and UConn has been trending slower still). The Under is 8-1 in the Aztecs last 9 games against teams playing .600 ball; it’s 9-1 in SDSU’s last 10 games overall.

With San Diego State being an elite perimeter defense and not a lot of free throws expected in this matchup, a combined score in the 120s is a distinct possibility.

Under 132.5 (-110) is a lean here but no more unless the line climbs to 133.5 or higher. PASS.

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2023 NCAA basketball National Championship: San Diego State vs. UConn prop bet picks and predictions

Analyzing the San Diego State vs. UConn Huskies matchup and offering up expert picks and predictions on the best 5 prop bets to make.

The No. 5-seed San Diego State Aztecs (32-6) will try to use their elite defense to take down the No. 4-seeded UConn Huskies (30-8) in the National Championship Game in Houston Monday at 9:20 p.m. ET (CBS). Below, we break down FanDuel Sportsbook’s NCAA basketball National Championship prop bet odds and lines, and tab the 5 best San Diego State vs. UConn prop bets to make among SportsbookWire’s expert college basketball picks and predictions.

Both teams come into the title game hot.

San Diego State is on a 9-game win streak, last losing Feb. 28 — at Boise State 66-60 as a 2.5-point underdog, The Aztecs won the regular-season title and the conference tournament in the Mountain West.

UConn is looking to become the 1st team NCAA Tournament champion since 2018 Villanova to win all its tourney games by at least 10 points.

This will be a difficult feat for UConn as San Diego State has an elite defense and the ability to keep games close. Per NCAA.com, the Aztecs rank 24th in points allowed per game (63.1 PPG), 38th in opponents’ field-goal percentage (40.9%) and 3rd in opponents’ 3-point percentage (28.2%).

While the Aztecs are great on defense, UConn comes into this matchup top 10 in offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency this season. The Huskies have, despite losing 8 games total, yet to lose a game against a team not in the Big East Conference.

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This will be the toughest matchup of the season for San Diego State, while this will be a bit less difficult for UConn.

The final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll before the NCAA Tournament had the Huskies ranked 12th and the Aztecs 18th.

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Best San Diego State vs. UConn national title prop bet picks

Odds provided by FanDuelSportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 10:56 p.m. ET.

UConn F Adama Sanogo OVER 16.5 points (-115)

Sanogo, the favorite for the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award, is looking to become the 5th player ever to average 20 points and 10 rebounds for the entire tournament while also winning the championship.

San Diego State is a long, rangy defense and is No. 3 in the nation against the 3-point shot. This will cause UConn to go down low to its big man, leading to Sanogo points in the paint.

The 16.5 number offers a few points of value worth backing.

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Sanogo OVER 8.5 rebounds (+104)

With in-the-paint points comes rebounds on misses.

With the Aztecs’ stingy defense, the Huskies will have their share of missed shots. Those misses will lead to rebounds, and Sanogo will be in the right place to grab them.

San Diego State will be forced to put up more shots to remain competitive, and it’s not normally a high-shooting team. The Aztecs will struggle a bit, leading to even more rebounds.

Sanogo’s O/U line of 8.5 rebounds is a good number and worth a play. Plus, if you can find alternate lines of Sanogo over 12 or even 14 rebounds, these would be solid wagers — with higher payoffs of plus-money odds.

San Diego State G Matt Bradley OVER 12.5 points (-106)

After averaging 8.8 PPG in the first 4 games of the tourney, Bradley scored 21 in the Aztecs’ Final Four semifinal victory against FAU.

Bradley is the Aztecs’ leading scorer this season, averaging 12.7 PPG. He’ll will need to have another good game if San Diego State wants to pull off the upset of UConn.

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First-half spread: UCONN -3.5 (-114)

UConn wants to get out and run the floor. It will attempt to control the pace of the game much like it has the entire tournament.

San Diego State will struggle to keep up like it did in the first half against FAU. The Aztecs were down big against the Owls in Saturday’s semifinal, and they will again find themselves down at halftime Monday.

The 3.5 points is in line with the game line of 7.5, but that number is also too low and provides us value on the first-half spread.

Take the value and BET UCONN FIRST HALF -3.5 (-114).

Winning margin: UCONN 11+ POINTS (+156)

UConn has not won a game by less than 10 points this entire tournament. The Huskies’ smallest margin of victory was the 13-point margin Saturday in its 72-59 win over Miami to advance to this title game.

San Diego State will provide the best defense the Huskies have seen in the tournament, but it will not matter as Sanogo and G Jordan Hawkins are playing at a different level right now.

After falling ill Friday and being severely limited Saturday, Hawkins will be in top form Monday and will set NRG Stadium aflame with his UConn teammates.

The 7.5-point line that UConn is favored by is not enough. Another UConn double-digit win is in store. Taking the extended margin of 11+ points for greater odds is a solid prop wager to finish out a winning night.

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March Madness: Sixth-round strategy for the $5K USA TODAY’s NCAA Tournament Survivor Pool

College basketball expert Kevin Erickson makes his final pick in the $5K NCAA Men’s Tournament Survivor Pool.

The NCAA Championship Game is set. It’s the 5th-seeded San Diego State Aztecs and 4th-seeded UConn Huskies taking center stage Monday night in Houston to play for all the marbles.

If you’re fortunate enough to still have one or both of them eligible for the USA TODAY’s NCAA Men’s Tournament Survivor Pool contest and you haven’t been eliminated, which team do you pick?

Only 24 entries remain out 8,109 entrants, but only 3 can even make a pick since 21 of those remaining already picked the Aztecs or Huskies along the way.

I would have been eliminated in the 1st round with my pick of No. 2 seed Arizona, which was knocked out by 15th-seeded Princeton. My 2nd-round picks also would have sent me packing as I selected 13th-seeded Furman, which lost to San Diego State, and 9th-seeded Auburn, which lost to a No. 1 seed in Houston.

At least I bounced back with No. 6 seeded Creighton defeating Princeton in the 3rd round, and with 5th-seeded Miami topping No. 2 seed Texas in the 4th round. Unfortunately, I would have lost in the 5th round on No. 9 seed FAU’s buzzer-beater loss to San Diego State.

SDSU is playing for its 1st national title in program history; UConn is playing for its 5th and will be making its 6th Final Four appearance.

If I were still alive in the Men’s Basketball Tournament Survivor Pool, here’s my strategy.

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National Championship pick

UCONN HUSKIES (30-8)

Who they play: San Diego State Aztecs (32-6)

When: Monday, 9:20 p.m. ET (CBS)

Where: NRG Stadium, Houston

UConn (-7.5) is a nice-sized favorite against San Diego State, per BetMGM Sportsbook. As mentioned, I picked against the Aztecs twice in this contest, using Furman in the 2nd-round in what I hoped would be a points grab (it wasn’t), and taking FAU in the 1-point semifinal loss.

The Huskies steamrolled the Miami Hurricanes in the other semifinal game, winning 72-59. It was actually a lot worse at one point as UConn led by 20 points early in the second half before Miami made it somewhat respectable.

Still, UConn has looked the part of national champion from the jump. There’s a reason the sportsbooks installed the Huskies as 7.5-point favorites.

If the Huskies win Monday, it’s thanks in large part to F Adama Sanogo. He posted 21 points (9-for-11 from the field) with 10 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in Saturday’s win over the Hurricanes. He also hit 2 of 3 behind the 3-point line. If there was anything for the critics to pick on, it’s the fact he was 1-for-4 from the free-throw line. I imagine coach Dan Hurley and Huskies fans will give Sanogo a pass.

The good news for the Huskies is that G Jordan Hawkins, who blamed calamari for food poisoning prior to Saturday’s game, was able to fight through and play against Miami. He hit just 3 of 8 from the field, but all 3 makes were from the perimeter. He ended up with 13 points, 3 boards and a blocked shot.

I expect UConn to win its 5th title Monday. The Huskies have a thing about playing and winning title games in Texas, where they’ve won 3 of their 4 championships.

They last won in 2014 under then-coach Kevin Ollie with the game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Jim Calhoun was the coach of the Huskies’ previous 3 titles. One was in 2011 in this same building, then known as Reliant Stadium. In 2004, UConn won in the Alamodome in San Antonio. Their other title came in 1999, won at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The point is: Roll with UConn Monday, and don’t look back.

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March Madness National Championship first look: San Diego State vs. UConn odds and lines

Looking at Monday’s San Diego State vs. UConn national title game odds, lines and trends. Here’s what you need to know.

The San Diego State Aztecs (32-6) and UConn Huskies (30-8) will meet for all the marbles Monday night in the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship Game. Tip-off from NRG Stadium in Houston is scheduled for 9:20 p.m. ET (CBS).

Below, we look at the San Diego State vs. UConn odds from BetMGM Sportsbook. Plus, check out SportsbookWire’s college basketball expert picks and predictions.

San Diego State, the No. 5 seed from the South Region, advanced to its 1st title game in program history when G Lamont Butler hit a mid-range jumper at the buzzer for a 72-71 victory over FAU, the No. 9 seed from the East Region.

The Aztecs, who trailed by 14 points with 13:53 left, didn’t cover the spread as 2.5-point favorites in claiming their 9th consecutive win. The Over 130.5 easily cashed.

The Aztecs covered in their previous 6 games, including 4 in the NCAA Tournament. They beat 12th-seeded Charleston 63-57 as 5.5-point favorites in the 1st round, 13th-seeded Furman 75-52 as 4.5-point favorites in the 2nd round, No. 1 seed Alabama 71-64 as 6.5-point underdogs in the Sweet 16, 6th-seeded Creighton 57-56 as 2.5-point dogs in the Elite 8 and FAU Saturday.

The Aztecs won the Mountain West regular-season title and the conference’s postseason tournament. Until this NCAA tourney, the furthest SDSU had advanced was the Sweet 16 — twice (2011 and ’14).

Meanwhile, UConn is a win away from its 5th national championship and they are a perfect 5-0 in the title game, last cutting down the nets in 2014. The Huskies, the No. 4 seed in the West Region, defeated Midwest Region 5-seed Miami 72-59 in Saturday’s 2nd semifinal. They covered as 6-point favorites with Under 148.5 cashing.

UConn’s 5 NCAA tourney wins are all by double digits. The Huskies beat No. 13 seed Iona 87-63 as 9-point favorites in the 1st round, 5th-seeded Saint Mary’s 70-55 as 3.5-point favorites in the 2nd round, No. 8 seed Arkansas 88-65 as 3.5-point favorites in the Sweet 16, 3rd-seeded Gonzaga 82-54 as 2.5-point favorites in the Elite 8 and Miami in a Saturday semifinal.

UConn enters Monday on a 5-game win streak. The Huskies finished 4th in the Big East regular season with a 13-7 record and lost in the conference tournament semifinals to top-seeded Marquette before embarking on their current 5-game run to the title game.

The final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll before the NCAA Tournament had the Aztecs ranked 18th and the Huskies 12th.

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San Diego State vs. UConn odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:16 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline (ML): San Diego State +275 (bet $100 to win $275) | UConn -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): San Diego State +7.5 (-110) | UConn -7.5 (-110)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 131.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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2022-23 betting stats (including postseason):

  • ML: San Diego State 32-6 | UConn 30-8
  • ATS: San Diego State 19-16-2  | UConn 26-11-1
  • O/U: San Diego State 15-22 | UConn 20-18

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San Diego State vs. UConn head-to-head

Monday will mark the 2nd all-time meeting between the Aztecs and Huskies.

They met in a 2011 Sweet 16 matchup in Anaheim with UConn defeating San Diego State 74-67. The Huskies were a No. 3 seed, while the Aztecs were seeded 2nd. The game was a pick-’em and the O/U line was 130.0 (according to sports-reference.com).

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