Let’s get it started right here with Title Game Previews:
X factors and the picks from the ESPN crew: Irish appear to have edge over Aggies – Guard matchup, defense and 3-point shooting all should be big keys Tuesday
Charlie offers: Guard play, Diggins to determine champ
For just the second time in women’s NCAA tournament history, the championship game will be played without a No. 1 seed, but after Sunday night no one should question that Notre Dame and Texas A&M deserve to be there. It’s a game between teams that play quite differently but advanced in similar fashion. Each had to beat a team that it had lost to three times already this season, and because of those losses the Aggies and Irish were each conference runners-up in the regular season and in their league tournaments. Neither squad has allowed an opponent to score 70 points in the tournament. And Texas A&M and Notre Dame knocked off a No. 1 seed in each the last two games they played. A closer look at Tuesday’s title game (ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET; coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET):
They’re also posting lots of video interviews with players.
Don’t forget to check in with the South Bend Tribune, the Indy Star and the San Antonio Express (It this the best Paper of Record for the Aggies?) for coverage.
NPR says, ‘March Madness’ Isn’t Just About Men (well, kids, it is, if you talk about the Tournament and don’t use the adjective qualifier.) and offer a preview.