Upsets finally made an appearance in the 2011 Women’s NCAA Tournament on Tuesday as higher seeds fell in bunches. However, the No. 1 seeds in action all moved on as Baylor and Connecticut both booked tickets into the Sweet 16 of the Women’s March Madness. A few other high seeds won’t be joining them after falling in the round of 32.
Women’s NCAA Bracket 2011 Update: Sweet 16 Set After Upsets Rule Tuesday
Louisville, a No. 7 seed, Georgetown, a No. 5 seed, and Oklahoma, a No. 6 seed, all pulled off upsets on Tuesday to join the No. 1 seeds in the Sweet 16. Georgia made it four, knocking off No. 3 seed Florida State, 61-59.
The rest of the results and an updated bracket can be found below. The Sweet 16 gets underway on Saturday as eight teams take the floor at regional sites.
Philadelphia Region
No. 1 Connecticut Huskies def. No. 9 Purdue Boilermakers, 64-40
No. 5 Georgetown Hoyas def. No. 4 Maryland Terrapins, 79-57
No. 3 DePaul def. No. 6 Penn St. Nittany Lions, 75-73
No. 2 Duke Blue Devils def. No. 10 Marist, 71-66
Dayton Region
No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers def. No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles, 79-70
No. 4 Ohio St. Buckeyes def. No. 5 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 67-60
No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners def. No. 3 Miami Hurricanes, 88-83
No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish def. No. 10 Temple Owls, 77-64
Dallas Region
No. 1 Baylor Bears def. No. 9 West Virginia Mountaineers, 82-68
No. 5 Green Bay def. No. 4 Michigan St. Spartans, 65-58
No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs def. No. 3 Florida St. Seminoles, 61-59
No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies def. No. 7 Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 70-48
Spokane Region
No. 1 Stanford Cardinal def. No. 9 St. John’s Red Storm, 75-49
No. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels def. No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats, 86-74
No. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs def. No. 3 UCLA Bruins, 89-75
No. 7 Louisville Cardinals def. No. 2 Xavier Musketeers, 85-75
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