The likely suspects include No. 1 seeds South Carolina, winner of two of the last three titles; USC, with likely player of the year JuJu Watkins on the roster; UCLA, which beat the Trojans in the women's Big Ten title game;

Duke announced that Flagg would be able to play in Friday’s first-round game against Mount St. Mary’s. Flagg suffered a left ankle injury in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament against Georgia Tech and didn’t play in the semifinals or finals for the Blue Devils.