| Patricia Heys' Prediction
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| MORTAL LOCKS |
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The NCAA selection committee once again practiced reverse discrimination and sent the top three male-coached teams to the same region. (This way it's pretty much guaranteed that the Final Four will have at least
three female coaches.) So top-ranked Connecticut's Geno Auriemma, fourth-ranked Georgia's Andy Landers and sixth-ranked Louisiana Tech's Leon Barmore will have to battle it out just to get to the Final Four. Purdue,
Notre Dame and Duke will have much easier roads.
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| UPSET SPECIALS |
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There's still a sizable gap between the best teams in the country and all the rest, so expect few upsets. Penn State looks the most likely to lose early after an inconsistent season.
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| MY WINNER IS |
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Duke . Georgia has fire and then more fire in the Miller twins. Duke has fire in freshman Alana Beard, but also a steady leadership presence in Georgia Schweitzer. A well-coached Duke team will defeat a weary Georgia
squad, as Andy Landers falls short of his first national title once again.
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