By bypassing the Blue Devils for the title, you can differentiate your entry. Duke’s prowess has made it the most popular title pick in ESPN’s bracket contest ( 25 percent of entries as of Tuesday) as well as CBS’s. Not going with Duke to win is a smart pool strategy Mock outlines here — while still collecting points by riding Duke to the finals.

The women's NCAA Tournament Final Four will take place on Friday, April 4, and both games should be highly competitive. Which teams will advance to the March Madness national championship? Here are our predictions for women's NCAA Tournament's Final Four:

The No. 2 seed Huskies are back in the Final Four for the 24th time as Paige Bueckers scores 31 and and Sarah Strong puts up 22 points and 17 rebounds to lead the way. USC put up an impressive showing despite missing star JuJu Watkins to a season-ending injury, but the Trojans didn't have the firepower to keep up.

Since March Madness expanded to 64 teams in 1985, the only other year that all four top-seeded teams from their respective regions earned Final Four spots was 2008. That year, Kansas won a national title with an overtime victory over Memphis.

UCLA, South Carolina and Texas — punched their tickets to the Final Four in Tampa Bay. UConn is the lone No. 2 seed to advance.

Florida and Duke  have already secured a spot in San Antonio for the 2025 Final Four. On Sunday, the Gators and Blue Devils will find out their semifinal opponents as champions emerge from the Midwest and South regions in Elite Eight action.

The 2025 NCAA women's basketball tournament continued on Sunday, with two of the four Elite Eight matchups in the books. South Carolina took down Duke by the score of 54-50 in the first contest, as head coach Dawn Staley's squad clinched a spot in the Final Four for the fifth consecutive season.

The pool of 16 is now down to 4 as debate for our 2025 March Madness best Upstate pizza in the Upstate is now open; vote in our weeklong public poll.

Women's NCAA Tournament begins on Wednesday, March 19 and runs through Sunday, April 6. See below for everything you need to know about the women's tournament, including the full schedule, scores, tournament sites,