Maxwell Donaldson's Women's NCAA Bracket Picks

0:00On March 16th, the women's NCAA tournament has kicked off, and our Alabama basketball writer Maxwell Donaldson has filled out a complete bracket. He predicts South Carolina will claim the title on April 5th by beating Texas in the championship game. Along the way he sends three number one seeds and a couple of three seeds to the final four in Phoenix. In the first four, Donaldson likes Nebraska over Richmond, Missouri state over Stephen F. Austin, Samford over Southern, and Arizona state over. Virginia. Early rounds see heavy favorites like Yukon, UCLA, Texas, and South Carolina advancing easily. But he has some fun upsets too, like Duke knocking out. Baylor and Vanderbilt topping Illinois. Fans are buzzing about these picks, especially with defending champ South Carolina, Iang were avenged after Texas stunned them by 17 points in the SEC tournament final. Donaldson's path has Yukon cruising through one region, while Duke surprises from another, and Texas and South Carolina dominate their sides.

1:03Deeper into the bracket, the sweet 16 features matchups like Yukon over North Carolina, Duke over LSU, and South Carolina over Oklahoma. In the Elite 8, Yukon edges Vanderbilt, Duke tops UCLA Texas, beats Michigan, and South Carolina handles TCU to reach the final four. There, Donaldson sees South Carolina taking down Yukon in one semi-final, with Texas upsetting Duke and the other. That sets up an epic title clash, where Don Staley's Gamecocks finally get even with the long horns and cut down the nets.