The 2024 women's NCAA tournament should have perhaps been played on a blackboard. There's that much chalk all over it after the first round wrapped up.
Higher-seeded teams went 31-1 in the first round. No bracket has played so true to form since the NCAA tournament expanded in 1994. For those who like to pick a few upsets, the plan backfired this year.
Congratulations to No. 11 seeded Middle Tennessee, the only lower-seeded team allowed into the party. And it took an 18-point comeback for the Blue Raiders to upset No. 6 seed Louisville.