However, a 69-56 loss to Colorado State in the conference championship on Saturday caused Lunardi to drop the Broncos, making them the first team to miss the tournament. The Rams automatically qualified for March Madness and were awarded the 12 seed in the West Region.

The Creighton men's basketball team is returning to the NCAA Tournament for the 26th time in program history and 10th time in the past 14 years after earning an at-large bid to 2025 NCAA Championship.

Here are 10 local women’s players to watch in the Big Dance, along with a few notable others: Green is in her first season at Alabama after previously playing at Tennessee, Texas A&M and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. She ranks second on the team in scoring, averaging 15.7 points, and adds 5.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game on average.

Women's basketball has not slowed down at all this season as March Madness arrives. A year ago, the women’s NCAA championship game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for the first time,