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NCAA Women's March Madness Pick 'Em

@PoliSciPulse - Women’s SWEET 16

Locking in my picks. Today’s games (Friday, 3/29/24): Notre Dame, South Carolina, Stanford, TX.

Tomorrow’s games (Saturday, 3/30/24): LSU, Iowa, USC, UConn.
 
#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (29-4) vs. Winner of Match #2 (Iowa City, IA)
@Trippy Trekker: Iowa
Me: Iowa

Result: Iowa won, 91-65. Congrats to us all!


#8 West Virginia Mountaineers (24-7) vs. #9 Princeton Tigers (25-4) (Iowa City, IA)
Trippy Trekker: West Virginia
Me: West Virginia

Result: West Virginia won, 63-53. Congrats to us all!

4 Kansas State Wildcats (25-7) vs. #13 Portland Pilots (21-12) (Manhattan, KS)
Trippy Trekker: Kansas State
Me: Kansas State

Result: Kansas State won, 78-65. Congrats to us all!

#5 Colorado Buffaloes (22-9 vs. #12 Drake Bulldogs (29-5) (Manhattan, KS)
Trippy Trekker: Colorado
Me: Drake

Result: Colorado won, 86-72. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

#3 LSU Tigers (28-5) vs. #14 Rice Owls (19-14) (Baton Rouge, LA)
Trippy Trekker: LSU
Me: LSU

Result: LSU won, 70-60. Congrats to us all!

#6 Louisville Cardinals (24-9) vs. #11 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (29-4) (Baton Rouge, LA)
Trippy Trekker: Louisville
Me: Louisville

Result: Middle Tennessee won, 71-69. Congrats to no one :(

[BRACKET BUSTED]

#7 Creighton Bluejays (29-5) vs. UNLV Rebels (30-2) (Los Angeles, CA)
Trippy Trekker: Creighton
Me: UNLV

Result: Creighton won, 87-63. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

#2 UCLA Bruins (25-6) vs. #15 California Baptist Lancers (28-3) (Los Angeles, CA)
Trippy Trekker: UCLA
Me: UCLA

Result: UCLA won, 84-55. Congrats to us all!

SCORES Through Albany 2:
Trippy Trekker: 60
Me: 90
 
#1 USC Trojans (26-5) vs. #16 Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders (23-8) (Los Angeles, CA)
@Trippy Trekker: USC
Me: USC

Result: USC won, 87-55. Congrats to us all!

#8 Kansas Jayhawks (19-12) vs. #9 Michigan Wolverines (20-13) (Los Angeles, CA)
Trippy Trekker: Kansas
Me: Michigan

Result: Kansas won, 81-72. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!


#4 Virginia Tech Hokies (24-7) vs. #13 Marshall Thundering Herd (26-6) (Blacksburg, VA)
Trippy Trekker: Virgina Tech
Me: Virginia Tech

Result: Virginia Tech won, 92-49. Congrats to us all!

#5 Baylor Bears (24-7) vs. Winner of Match #4 (Blacksburg, VA)
Trippy Trekker: Baylor
Me: Baylor

Result: Baylor won, 80-63. Congrats to us all!


#3 UConn Huskies (29-5) vs. #14 Jackson State Tigers (26-6) (Storrs, CT)
Trippy Trekker: UConn
Me: UConn

Result: UConn won, 86-64. Congrats to us all!



#6 Syracuse Orange (23-7) vs. Match #3 Winner (Storrs, CT)
Trippy Trekker: Syracuse
Me: Syracuse

Result: Syracuse won, 74-69. Congrats to us all!

#7 Duke Blue Devils (20-7) vs. #10 Richmond Spiders (23-5) (Columbus, OH)
Trippy Trekker: Duke
Me: Richmond

Result: Duke won, 72-61. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

#2 Ohio State Buckeyes (25-5) vs. #15 Maine Black Bears (24-9) (Columbus, OH)
Trippy Trekker: Ohio State
Me: Ohio State

Result: Ohio State won, 80-57. Congrats to us all!

SCORES Through Portland 3 [corrected from last post]:
Trippy Trekker: 210
Me: 150
 
#1 Texas Longhorns (30-4) vs. #16 Drexel Dragons (19-14) (Austin, TX)
Trippy Trekker: Texas
Me: Texas

Result: Texas won, 82-42. Congrats to us all!

#8 Alabama Crimson Tide (23-9) vs. Florida State Seminoles (23-10) (Austin, TX)
Trippy Trekker: Alabama
Me: Alabama

Result: Alabama won, 82-74. Congrats to us all!

#4 Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-3) vs. #13 UC Irvine Anteaters (23-8) (Spokane, WA)
Trippy Trekker: Gonzaga
Me: Gonzaga

Result: Gonzaga won, 75-56. Congrats to us all!

#5 Utah Utes (22-10) vs. #12 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (27-5) (Spokane, WA)
Trippy Trekker: Utah
Me: Utah

Result: Utah won, 68-54. Congrats to us all!

#3 NC State Wolfpack (27-6) vs. #14 Chattanooga Mocs (28-4) (Raleigh, NC)
Trippy Trekker: NC State
Me: NC State

Result: NC State won, 64-45. Congrats to us all!

#6 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (19-12) vs. #11 Green Bay Phoenixes (27-6) (Raleigh, NC)
Trippy Trekker: Tennessee
Me: Tennessee

Result: Tennessee won, 92-63. Congrats to us all!

#2 Stanford Cardinals (28-5) vs. #15 Norfolk State Spartans (27-5) (Stanford, CA)
Trippy Trekker: Stanford
Me: Stanford

Result: Stanford won, 79-50. Congrats to us all!

#7 Iowa State Cyclones (20-11) vs. #10 Maryland Terrapins (19-13) (Stanford, CA)
Trippy Trekker: Iowa State
Me: Maryland

Result: Iowa State won, 93-86. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!

SCORES through end of round 1:
Trippy Trekker: 290
Me: 220
 
WOMEN’S SWEET 16 Games (March 30th Only):

ALBANY 2

#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (31-4) vs. #5 Colorado Buffaloes (24-9)
Pick: Iowa

#3 LSU Tigers (30-5) vs. #2 UCLA Bruins (27-6)
Pick: LSU

PORTLAND 4

#1 USC Trojans (27-5) vs. #5 Baylor Bears (26-7)
Pick: USC

#3 UConn Huskies (31-5) vs. #7 Duke Blue Devils (22-11)
Pick: Duke
 
WOMEN’S SWEET 16 Games (March 30th Only):

ALBANY 2

#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (31-4) vs. #5 Colorado Buffaloes (24-9)
Pick: Iowa

#3 LSU Tigers (30-5) vs. #2 UCLA Bruins (27-6)
Pick: LSU

PORTLAND 4

#1 USC Trojans (27-5) vs. #5 Baylor Bears (26-7)
Pick: USC

#3 UConn Huskies (31-5) vs. #7 Duke Blue Devils (22-11)
Pick :Duke
 
PoliSciPulse said:
WOMEN’S SWEET 16 Games (March 30th Only):

ALBANY 2

#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (31-4) vs. #5 Colorado Buffaloes (24-9)
Pick: Iowa

#3 LSU Tigers (30-5) vs. #2 UCLA Bruins (27-6)
Pick: LSU

PORTLAND 4

#1 USC Trojans (27-5) vs. #5 Baylor Bears (26-7)
Pick: USC

#3 UConn Huskies (31-5) vs. #7 Duke Blue Devils (22-11)
Pick: Duke
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PoliSciPulse said:
WOMEN’S SWEET 16 Games (March 30th Only):

ALBANY 2

#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (31-4) vs. #5 Colorado Buffaloes (24-9)
Pick: Iowa

#3 LSU Tigers (30-5) vs. #2 UCLA Bruins (27-6)
Pick: LSU

PORTLAND 4

#1 USC Trojans (27-5) vs. #5 Baylor Bears (26-7)
Pick: USC

#3 UConn Huskies (31-5) vs. #7 Duke Blue Devils (22-11)
Pick :Duke
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You my dear friend @PoliSciPulse - You picked the same four games in two different posts (Nos. 30 & 31)! Brain fart?

Did you make picks for the four women games played yesterday (Friday, 3/29/24)?

Happy Easter Weekend!
 
Let me go see -- That looks like a double post. Like the screen hadn't refreshed and so I posted it again. I did make the picks on Post #23. Man, this is one of those times I wish you could delete posts for embarrassment purposes :p
 
PoliSciPulse said:
Let me go see -- That looks like a double post. Like the screen hadn't refreshed and so I posted it again. I did make the picks on Post #23. Man, this is one of those times I wish you could delete posts for embarrassment purposes :p
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You put way too much heart, soul, work and talent into these Pick ‘Em contests to ever feel embarrassed.

Thank you again for all you do!
 
WOMEN'S ELITE 8
#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (35-0) vs. #3 Oregon State Beavers (27-7)
Pick: South Carolina

#1 Texas Longhorns (33-4) vs. #3 NC State Wolfpack (30-6)
Pick: NC State

#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (32-4) vs. #3 LSU Tigers (31-5)
Pick: Iowa

#1 USC Trojans (28-5) vs. #3 UConn Huskies (35-4)
Pick: UConn
 
ELITE 8

My picks:

Sunday 3/31/24 South Carolina, TX

Monday 41/1/24 Iowa, UConn
 
#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (33-0) vs. #8 North Carolina Tar Heels (20-12) (Columbia, SC)
@Trippy Trekker: South Carolina
Me: South Carolina

Result: South Carolina won, 88-41. Congrats to us all!

#6 Nebraska Cornhuskers (23-11) vs. #3 Oregon State Beavers (25-7) (Corvallis, OR)
Trippy Trekker: Oregon State
Me: Oregon State

Result: Oregon State won, 61-51. Congrats to us all!

#1 Texas Longhorns (31-4) vs. #8 Alabama Crimson Tide (24-9) (Austin, TX)
Trippy Trekker: Texas
Me: Texas

Result: Texas won, 65-54. Congrats to us all!

#7 Iowa State Cyclones (21-11) vs. #2 Stanford Cardinals (Stanford, CT)
Trippy Trekker: Stanford
Me: Stanford

Result: Stanford won, 87-81. Congrats to us all!

#5 Colorado Buffaloes (23-9) vs. #4 Kansas State Wildcats (26-7) (Manhattan, KS)
Trippy Trekker: Kansas State
Me: Kansas State

Result Colorado won, 63-50. Congrats to no one :(

#11 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (30-4) vs. #3 LSU Tigers (Baton Rouge, LA)
Trippy Trekker: LSU
Me: LSU

Result: LSU won, 83-56. Congrats to us all!

#5 Baylor Bears (25-7) vs. #4 Virginia Tech Hokies (25-7) (Blacksburg, VA)
Trippy Trekker: Virginia Tech
Me: Virginia Tech

Result: Baylor won, 75-72. Congrats to no one :(

#7 Duke Blue Devils (21-11) vs. #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (26-5) (Columbus, OH)
Trippy Trekker: Ohio State
Me: Ohio State

Result: Duke won, 75-63. Congrats to no one :(

SCORES through the 24th:
Trippy Trekker: 390
Me: 320
 
#5 Oklahoma Sooners (23-9) vs. #4 Indiana Hoosiers (25-5) (Bloomington, IN)
@Trippy Trekker: Indiana
Me: Indiana

Guest Picker Bucky: Indiana

Result: Indiana won, 75-68. Congrats to to us all! Congrats also to Bucky, who is 1 for 1 so far!

#7 Ole Miss Rebels (24-8) vs. #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (29-6) (Notre Dame, IN)
Trippy Trekker: Notre Dame
Me: Notre Dame

Guest Picker Bucky: Notre Dame

Result: Notre Dame won, 71-56. Congrats to us all! Congrats also to Bucky, who is 2 for 2 so far!

#5 Utah Utes (23-10) vs. #4 Gonzaga Bulldogs (31-3) (Spokane, WA)
Trippy Trekker: Gonzaga
Me: Gonzaga

Guest Picker Bucky: Gonzaga

Result: Gonzaga won, 77-66. Congrats to us all! Congrats also to Bucky, who is 3 for 3 so far!

#6 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (20-12) vs. #3 NC State Wolfpack (28-6) (Raleigh, NC)
Trippy Trekker: NC State
Me: NC State

Guest Picker Bucky: Tennessee

Result: NC State won, 79-72. Congrats to us all!

#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (30-4) vs. #8 West Virginia Mountaineers (25-7) (Iowa City, IA)
Trippy Trekker: Iowa
Me: Iowa

Guest Picker Bucky: West Virginia

Result: Iowa won, 64-54. Congrats to us all!

#7 Creighton Bluejays (26-5) vs. #2 UCLA Bruins (26-6) (Los Angeles, CA (UCLA))
Trippy Trekker: UCLA
Me: UCLA

Guest Picker Bucky: UCLA

Result: UCLA won, 67-63. Congrats to us all! Congrats also to Bucky, who is 3 for 5 so far!

#1 USC Trojans (27-5) vs. #8 Kansas Jayhawks (20-12) (Los Angeles, CA (USC))
Trippy Trekker: USC
Me: USC

Guest Picker Bucky: USC

Result: USC won, 73-55. Congrats to us all! Congrats also to Bucky, who is 4 for 7 so far!

#6 Syracuse Orange (24-7) vs. #3 UConn Huskies (Storrs, CT)
Trippy Trekker: UConn
Me: UConn

Guest Picker Bucky: UConn

Result: UConn won, 72-64. Congrats to us all! Bucky finishes 5 for 8!

SCORES through the 25th:
Trippy Trekker: 550
Me: 480
 
WOMEN’S SWEET 16 (March 29th games only)


ALBANY 1

#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (34-0) vs. #4 Indiana Hoosiers (26-5)
@Trippy Trekker: South Carolina
Me: South Carolina

Result: South Carolina won, 79-75. Congrats to us all!

#3 Oregon State Beavers (26-7) vs. #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (28-6)
Trippy Trekker: Notre Dame
Me: Notre Dame

Result: Oregon State won, 70-65. Congrats to no one :(

PORTLAND 4
#1 Texas Longhorns (32-4) vs. #4 Gonzaga Bulldogs (32-3)
Trippy Trekker: Texas
Me: Texas

Result: Texas won, 69-47. Congrats to us all!

#3 NC State Wolfpack (27-6) vs. #2 Stanford Cardinals (30-5)
Trippy Trekker: Stanford
Me: NC State

Result: NC State won, 77-67. Congrats to Me!

WOMEN’S SWEET 16 Games (March 30th Only):

ALBANY 2
#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (31-4) vs. #5 Colorado Buffaloes (24-9)
Trippy Trekker: Iowa
Me: Iowa

Result: Iowa won, 89-68. Congrats to us all!

#3 LSU Tigers (30-5) vs. #2 UCLA Bruins (27-6)
Trippy Trekker: LSU
Me: LSU

Result: LSU won, 78-69. Congrats to us all!

PORTLAND 4

#1 USC Trojans (27-5) vs. #5 Baylor Bears (26-7)
Trippy Trekker: USC
Me: USC

Result: USC won, 74-40. Congrats to us all!

#3 UConn Huskies (31-5) vs. #7 Duke Blue Devils (22-11)
Trippy Trekker: UConn
Me: Duke

Result: UConn won, 53-45. Congrats to Trippy Trekker!


SCORES through the Sweet 16:
Trippy Trekker: 760
Me: 660
 
WOMEN’S ELITE 8 - 50 points per pick

#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (35-0) vs. #3 Oregon State Beavers (27-7)
@Trippy Trekker: South Carolina
Me: South Carolina

Result: South Carolina won, 70-58. Congrats to us all!

#1 Texas Longhorns (33-4) vs. #3 NC State Wolfpack (30-6)
Trippy Trekker: Texas
Me: NC State

Result: NC State won, 76-66. Congrats to Me!

#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (32-4) vs. #3 LSU Tigers (31-5)
Trippy Trekker: Iowa
Me: Iowa

Result: Iowa won, 94-87. Congrats to us all!

#1 USC Trojans (28-5) vs. #3 UConn Huskies (35-4)
Trippy Trekker: UConn
Me: UConn

Result: UConn won, 80-73. Congrats to us all!

SCORES through the Elite 8
Trippy Trekker: 910
Me: 860
 
WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR (50 points each, plus 5-point bonus)

Game #1
#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (36-0) vs. #3 NC State Wolfpack (31-6)
Pick: South Carolina

Game #2
#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (33-4) vs. #3 UConn Huskies (36-4)
Pick: UConn

Bonus (5 Points): Of the two teams you picked, who wins the championship?
Pick: UConn
 
PoliSciPulse said:
WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR (50 points each, plus 5-point bonus)

Game #1
#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (36-0) vs. #3 NC State Wolfpack (31-6)
Pick: South Carolina

Game #2
#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (33-4) vs. #3 UConn Huskies (36-4)
Pick: UConn

Bonus (5 Points): Of the two teams you picked, who wins the championship?
Pick: UConn
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Coming down to the wire! Tough to choose between UConn and Iowa! UConn has lost starters to injury, thus a shallow bench. Iowa has one Super Star who has to elevate her supporting cast.

My Final Four picks: South Carolina and UConn. Bonus pick in the Final: South Carolina
 
Trippy Trekker said:
Coming down to the wire! Tough to choose between UConn and Iowa! UConn has lost starters to injury, thus a shallow bench. Iowa has one Super Star who has to elevate her supporting cast.

My Final Four picks: South Carolina and UConn. Bonus pick in the Final: South Carolina
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South Carolina vs Iowa in the final.
SC wins it all.
 
Picking South Carolina over Iowa in Sunday 4/7/24 Final.
 
WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (60 points):

Here’s the predict-the-score bonus. The person who gets closest to the score for each team gets 1 point. There’s a 5-point bonus for getting the score correctly, for a total of 12 points. The only catch is that you must correctly predict the team winning in order to be eligible to for the bonus.

#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (37-0) vs. #1 Iowa Hawkeyes (34-4)
Pick: South Carolina
Predict-the-Score: 70-64.
 
@PoliSciPulse -

South Carolina 80 - Iowa 72

Without injury and/or foul trouble, 6’7” Camilla Cardoza poses a HUGE obstacle for Iowa.
 
South Carolina Lady Gamecocks run the table, finish undefeated, avenge last season’s only loss, a loss to Iowa in the Semi-Final.

FINAL: South Carolina 87 - 75 Iowa.

South Carolina 6’7” Center, Kamilla Cardosa from Brazil, wins MVP. Iowa’s Generational Star, Caitlin Clark, takes Women’s College Basketball to new heights!

I LOVE ❤️ MARCH MADNESS!

Congratulations to the South Carolina Ladies program and all Gamecocks fans! Woo Hoo!

Thank you @PoliSciPulse for this Pick ‘Em Thread! No rush declaring me the thread winner or tallying the final scores. You came in a close 2nd!

I know the feeling. I felt really good coming in 2nd to @Jack Fabulous in the DP Inaugural Dumb Bowl!
 
FINAL FOUR:
Game #1
#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (36-0) vs. #3 NC State Wolfpack (31-6)
Trippy Trekker: South Carolina
Me: South Carolina

Result: South Carolina won, 78-59. Congrats to us all!

Game #2
#1 Iowa Hawkeyes (33-4) vs. #3 UConn Huskies (36-4)
Trippy Trekker: UConn
Me: UConn

Result: Iowa won, 71-69. Congrats to no one :(


SCORES through the Final Four
Trippy Trekker: 965
Me: 910
 
WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (60 points):

Here’s the predict-the-score bonus. The person who gets closest to the score for each team gets 1 point. There’s a 5-point bonus for getting the score correctly, for a total of 12 points. The only catch is that you must correctly predict the team winning in order to be eligible to for the bonus.

#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (37-0) vs. #1 Iowa Hawkeyes (34-4)
Trippy Trekker: South Carolina, 80-72
Me: South Carolina, 70-64.

Result: South Carolina won, 87-75. [b[Congrats to Trippy Trekker (60) and Me (62)![/b]

FINAL RESULTS:
Trippy Trekker: 1025
Me: 972
 
On appeal from @Trippy Trekker, final scores are:
Trippy Trekker: 1027
Me: 970

(I remember looking at the score and thinking, well at least I was closer :p )
 
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