Tag: 2023 March Madness Women’s tournament

What to do in and around Dallas for the Women’s Final Four

Brands like Playa Society and TOGETHXR have come together to celebrate the women’s side of the game.

The Women’s Final Four and National Championship games take place in Dallas, Texas at the American Airlines Center. The D1 Final Four takes place on March 31st, D2 and D3 National Championships take place on April 1st, and the D1 National Championship game takes place on April 2nd.

The NCAA and their corporate sponsors put together a list of events and activations from March 30th – April 2nd. These events are free to the public and take place throughout the city of Dallas.

There will also be pop-ups and other brands that champion women’s sports holding events in honor of the Final Four and Championship games. Brands like Playa Society and TOGETHXR have come together to celebrate the women’s side of the game. They are holding “an all-day women’s basketball celebration with snacks, drinks, and giveaways.”

Only 7 women’s brackets are perfect after the first round

After the first round of the tournament there remain only seven perfect brackets out of over 2 million submitted.

Sunday starts the second round of the 2023 March Madness Women’s NCAA Division 1 tournament. After the first round of the tournament there remain only seven perfect brackets. The NCAA tracked “more than 2 million in the major online games of the Women’s Bracket Challenge Game, ESPN, CBS and Yahoo” to arrive at this number. After the first round in last year’s tournament there were only three perfect brackets left.

The breakdown of the brackets during the first round looked like this:

  • No. 12 Toledo def. No. 5 Iowa State: 77 perfect brackets
  • No. 6 North Carolina def. No. 11 St. John’s: 62 brackets
  • No. 4 Villanova def. No. 13 Cleveland State: 50 brackets
  • No. 7 Baylor def. No. 10 Alabama: 30 brackets
  • No. 6 Colorado def. No. 11 Middle Tennessee: 13 brackets
  • No. 5 Louisville def. No. 12 Drake: 9 brackets
  • No. 5 Oklahoma def. No. 12 Portland: 7 brackets
  • After No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Texas, No. 4 UCLA wins: Still 7 brackets

Currently the seven remaining sit on the following platforms: ESPN 6 and Yahoo 1.

The second round starts Sunday with No. 1 seeded South Carolina taking on No. 8 South Florida at 1 p.m. ET on ABC. South Florida beat Marquette, 67-65, with a buzzer beater with 31.2 seconds left in overtime to advance.

MADNESS: Twitter reacts to Mississippi State’s upset of Creighton

When Mississippi State upset Creighton, 81-66, just 1.37% of all brackets remained perfect in the Women’s Bracket Challenge Game.

When Mississippi State upset Creighton, 81-66, just 1.37% of all brackets remained perfect in the Women’s Bracket Challenge Game. The Bulldogs played in the First Four game Mar. 15 against the University of Illinois beating them 70-56 to advance to the first round of the 2023 March Madness Women’s Division 1 NCAA tournament.

The win over Creighton was an upset and is Mississippi’s 22nd win of the season and 24th all-time NCAA Tournament win. This is head coach Sam Purcell’s first season with the Bulldogs and he wants people to “talk to him and his players nice.” The Bulldogs will play No. 3 Notre Dame on ESPN Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Twitter erupted with this bracket-buster game. Check out some of the best tweets from during and after the game.

First Four: Golden Eagles soar over the Monmouth Hawks

It had been over 40 years since Monmouth had been to a tournament game.

On Thursday, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles defeated the Monmouth Hawks, 79-69, and broke a few March Madness droughts.

It had been a few decades since the Golden Eagles had been to the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament and won a game. It had been over 40 years since Monmouth had been to a tournament game.

Four players for Tennessee tech had double digits and with 12 three-pointers made, the Hawks couldn’t overcome the deficit. The Golden Eagles advance to the Field of 64 and will take on No. 1 seeded Indiana on March 18th at 11:30 a.m. ET on ESPN2.

This is only the eighth victory for the Ohio Valley Conference in the NCAA Tournament with Tennessee Tech accounting for four of those victories over the years.

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First Four: Mississippi State fetched a win over Illinois to keep March Madness dream alive

Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated the University of Illinois Wednesday night, 70-56, in the First Four of the 2023 March Madness Women’s NCAA D1 tournament.

Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated the University of Illinois Wednesday night, 70-56, in the First Four of the 2023 March Madness Women’s NCAA D1 tournament. This is Mississippi’s 21st win of the season and 23rd all-time NCAA Tournament win. This is head coach Sam Purcell’s first season with the Bulldogs.

“Here you go. You know you always get me. You get me. I’m not doing it. Again, it’s not about me. I appreciate all the love and the recognition, but I would not be sitting here today if I wasn’t coaching a great group of young women,” Purcell said.

Redshirt Senior Jessika Carter was dominant scoring 22 points with nine rebounds. Mississippi State’s bench outscored Illinois 20-6 with two other players, Anastasia Hayes and JerKaila Jordan, scoring in double digits.

Mississippi State will take on the No. 6 seeded Creighton Blue Jays in the Round of 64 which is scheduled for Friday, March 17th at 6:00 p.m. ET.

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HBCU March Madness Women’s NCAA Championship History

A look at how HBCU’s performed in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

The first Division 1 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship tournament took place in 1982. The matchup was between Louisiana Tech, who ended being crowned champion, and Cheyney State. This first-ever matchup set another record, that is still held today. Cheyney State was and remains, the only HBCU to make it to the championship game and to the Final Four. Cheyney State made it back to the tournament and won one game in 1983 and three games to advance to the Final Four in 1984.

Howard University and Jackson State also appeared in the 1982 tournament, but only Cheyney State made it to the last dance. Since then, there have been 19 HBCU women’s basketball programs that have played in the March Madness bracket. Hampton as the most appearances in the tournament for an HBCU with 9 appearances, but have yet to win a game.

Appearances HBCU
9 Hampton
6 Grambling State
6 Howard
6 Jackson State
6 Prairie View A&M
5 North Carolina A&T
5 Southern
3 Alabama State
3 Alcorn State
3 Cheyney
3 Coppin State
3 Tennessee State
2 Florida A&M
1 Bethune-Cookman
1 Delaware State
1 Norfolk State
1 Savannah State
1 South Carolina State
1 Texas Southern

Howard is the only HBCU to win a tournament game since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1994. The Bison won their game in the inaugural First Four game of the 2022 tournament, defeating Incarnate Word 55-51.

The first four games of the 2023 March Madness Women’s tournament start Wednesday and Thursday, Mar. 15-16. This will be the 42nd women’s tournament in NCAA history.

This year, there are a few HBCUs in the tournament with Southern University being in a First Four game.

In the second round Norfolk State, an HBCU, battles against South Carolina at 2 p.m. on ESPN.

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