Name: Miss. St. tapped for No. 1 seed in Portland Region
Uploaded: 2019-03-18T21:55:51Z
Duration: 4 min 47 s
Description: The Mississippi State Bulldogs are named the No. 1 seed in the Portland Region of the NCAA women's tournament.


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Women's NCAA basketball tournament 2019 bracket predictions
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The 2019 women's NCAA tournament bracket is out, and while there aren't a ton of surprises in the field of 64, there are plenty of questions before first-round games tip off Friday. Who has the toughest road to the Final Four in Tampa, Florida? What are some of the thrilling games and potential upsets we might see along the way? Charlie Creme, Graham Hays and Mechelle Voepel of espnW make their picks and predictions: Hardest region Creme: Albany Hays: Albany Voepel: Albany Easiest region: Creme: Portland Hays: Chicago Voepel: Greensboro Best first-round game Creme: (8) Central Michigan vs. (9) Michigan State Hays: (5) Marquette vs. (12) Rice Voepel: (8) Central Michigan vs. (9) Michigan State Best potential second-round game Creme: (3) Maryland vs. (6) UCLA Hays: (7) Missouri/(10) Drake vs. (2) Iowa Voepel: (3) Maryland vs. (6) UCLA Team better than its seed Creme: (10) Drake Hays: (12) Rice Voepel: (6) UCLA Team worse than its seed Creme: (7) Rutgers Hays: (5) Gonzaga (due to injuries) Voepel: (5) Gonzaga Biggest snub Creme: UConn as a No. 2 seed Hays: Ohio left out of the field Voepel: Ohio left out of the field Biggest surprise Creme: UCF as the last team in the field Hays: UConn as a No. 2 seed Voepel: UConn as a No. 2 seed Possible Cinderella Creme: BYU (7-seed in Chicago Regional) Hays: South Dakota State (6-seed in Portland Regional) Voepel: Rice (12-seed Chicago Regional) First No. 1 seed to lose Creme: Louisville Hays: Louisville Voepel: Louisville Most talent in one region Creme: Albany Hays: Greensboro Voepel: Portland Under-the-radar player Creme: Reyna Frost, Central Michigan Hays: Macy Miller, South Dakota State Voepel: Cierra Dillard, Buffalo Final Four picks Creme: Baylor, Oregon, Notre Dame, UConn Hays: Baylor, Oregon, Notre Dame, UConn Voepel: Baylor, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, UConn Predicted champ Creme: Notre Dame over Baylor Hays: UConn over Oregon Voepel: Notre Dame over Baylor

Women's NCAA basketball tournament 2019 bracket predictions

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Best first-round game

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Team better than its seed

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Biggest snub

Biggest surprise

Possible Cinderella

First No. 1 seed to lose

Most talent in one region

Under-the-radar player

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