Maxwell Donaldson's Women's NCAA Tournament Picks

0:00On March 20th, the Women's NCAA Tournament bracket is out, and our Alabama basketball writer Maxwell Donaldson has filled out a full prediction sheet. He starts with the first four games, picking the Brasca over Richmond, Missouri State over Stephen F. Austin, Sanford over Southern, and Arizona State over Virginia to advance. In the first round, Donaldson likes all the top sees to roll through, with teams like Yukon, UCLA, Texas, and South Carolina handling business. Easily. By the second round, surprises start showing up, like Vanderbilt upsetting Illinois and Michigan topping Tennessee. Fans are buzzing about the potential for chalk in the early going, but Donaldson's picks highlights him intriguing matchups, especially from the South East teams he covers closely. His path has strong programs like Notre Dame and Kentucky making deep runs before bowing out. Deeper into the tournament, the sweet 16 sees Yukon, Duke, Texas, and South Carolina still standing strong after the Elite 8.

1:01In the final four in Phoenix, the first weekend of April, he predicts South Carolina beating Yukon and Texas topping Duke. That sets up a championship clash on April 5th between South Carolina and Texas, with the Gamecocks getting revenge for their 17-point loss, in the SEC tournament final and claiming another title under Don Staley.