Women's NCAA: Big Upsets Rare

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Big upsets are rare in women’s March Madness. Is this the year that changes?

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The lowest seed to ever win a national championship in the women's NCAA basketball tournament's 42-year history has been a No. 3 seed.

No. 14 through No. 16 seeds have a combined 1-360 record in the tournament since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1994 .

"There's much greater chances of upsets in the first two or three rounds," UConn head coach Geno Auriemma said.

NC State coach Wes Moore : "It's just exploded. It's an exciting time to be a part of it" ABC will broadcast the title game for the third consecutive year .

Iowa and South Carolina had higher viewership than the men’s national championship game ( 14.8 million viewers) for the first time.

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