The field of 16 is set for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship starting with regional action from Dayton, Ohio, and Spokane, Wash., Saturday, March 26, and from Philadelphia, Pa., and Dallas, Texas, Sunday, March 27. All games will be aired on ESPN and ESPN2, with simulcast coverage on ESPN3.com. 

Three of the top four seeds – Baylor, Connecticut and Stanford will matchup against the No. 5 seed in their region, while Tennessee will face No. 4 Ohio State. Additional highlights:

• The Dayton Region also includes No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Notre Dame – a rematch of last year’s regional semifinal in Kansas City, Mo.;
• The lowest seeds remaining — No. 11 Gonzaga plays No. 7 Louisville play Saturday, March 26, at 9 p.m. in the Spokane Region;
• A trio of BIG EAST teams advanced to the Philadelphia Region – No. 5 Georgetown against top-seeded Connecticut and No. 3 DePaul vs. No. 2 Duke of the ACC;
• No. 6 Georgia and No. 5 Green Bay look to spoil an all-Big 12 Regional Final in Dallas, against No. 2 Texas A&M and No. 1 Baylor, respectively.

Trey Wingo along with analysts Kara Lawson and Carolyn Peck will give updates from the studio. 

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