The teams that made the NCAA women’s Sweet 16

College Basketball By Washington Post Staff | Mar 23, 2023

March Madness settled in last weekend with the women’s NCAA Tournament. A No. 8 and No. 9 both sent home top-seeded teams, and one region only has one top-four seed left. But there are plenty of elite contenders left, including 34-0 South Carolina. Steph Chambers/Getty Images

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South Carolina (1), the defending champion and favorite to win the tournament, is playing just down the road from its campus. Mic Smith/AP

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Maryland (2) is led by all-Big Ten guard Diamond Miller, who averages more than 19 points per game. Jess Rapfogel/For The Washington Post

Notre Dame (3) is headed to the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row. Michael Caterina/AP

UCLA (4) enters the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years. Kyusung Gong/AP

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Utah (2) entered this year’s tournament with its highest seed ever. Rick Bowmer/AP

LSU (3) has a possible Naismith player of the year in Angel Reese, a transfer from Maryland. Matthew Hinton/AP

Villanova (4) will head to the Elite Eight for the first time in 20 years if it defeats Miami on Friday. Matt Rourke/AP

Miami (9) upset No. 1 Indiana in a thrilling 70-68 fight to the buzzer to make it to the Sweet 16. Darron Cummings/AP

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Virginia Tech (1) advanced to its second Sweet 16 — and first since 1999. Ryan Hunt/Getty Images

Connecticut (2) is playing in the Sweet 16 for the 29th straight season, and hoping to make its 15th Final Four in a row. Jessica Hill/AP

Ohio State (3) defeated No. 6 North Carolina when Jacy Sheldon made the game-winning basket with one second left. Paul Sancya/AP

Tennessee (4) beat Toledo by 47 to advance to the Sweet 16. Wade Payne/AP

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Iowa (2) is led by all-American guard Caitlin Clark, who has scored in double figures in 84 straight games. Charlie Neibergall/AP

Louisville (5) advanced to the Sweet 16 for the sixth tournament in a row — largely propelled by its highly regarded defense. Eric Gay/AP

Colorado (6) beat Duke in overtime to make it to the program’s first Sweet 16 in 21 years. Karl B. DeBlaker/AP

Mississippi (8) danced into the Sweet 16 after knocking out Stanford, a No. 1 seed, with the tournament’s biggest upset last weekend. Josie Lepe/AP

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