...Kristi Toliver #20 and Marissa Coleman #25 of the Maryland Terrapins celebrate a victory against the Duke Blue Devils on March 8, 2009 in the ACC Championship game at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North...

No easy path for any team at this point

No bracket is flawless, but this year's field is pretty sound. And although some top teams will be playing on the "road," and some very familiar matchups might await, right now, there's no easy path for any team -- except, maybe, UConn.

If UConn doesn't win the title, who will?

In sports, even a sure thing isn't truly a sure thing. So if mega-favorite UConn doesn't win the 2009 title, here are some teams that might end up hoisting the championship trophy.

Whose tourney march will end at Arch?

In less than three weeks, the women's NCAA tournament will culminate with the Final Four in St. Louis. Which teams will be there to decide the 2009 championship?

UConn, Terps, OU, Duke are top seeds

Maryland is the No. 1 seed in the Raleigh region of the NCAA tournament after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles.

Coleman's monster game leads Maryland to first ACC title in 20 years

Marissa Coleman had 28 points and 15 rebounds, Kristie Toliver added 24 points and No. 4 Maryland captured its first Atlantic Coast Conference title in 20 years with a 92-89 overtime victory over Duke (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today, No. 8 AP) on Sunday.

...balloon out of the air as she celebrates the Terrapins 92-89 overtime win over the Duke Blue Devils in the womens ACC tournament final at the Greensboro Coliseum. Coleman also grabbed 15 rebounds and...

Toliver, Newman combine for 58 points as Maryland rolls Duke

Kristi Toliver scored 34 points, Marissa Coleman added 24, and Maryland (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) used a big second-half to breeze past Duke (No. 8 ESPN/USA Today, No. 7 AP) 77-59 Sunday.

Thomas hits four free throws at end to lift No. 10 Duke past No. 15 Maryland

Jasmine Thomas scored 15 points and hit four clutch free throws in the closing seconds to help Duke (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today, No. 4 AP) beat Maryland (No. 15, No. 12) 68-65 on Monday night for its 12th straight victory.

Duke wins, but Terps can feel good, too

The score says Duke won. But Maryland still had plenty to feel good about after its 68-65 loss Monday.

What will happen in the '09 tournament?

If Charlie Creme's December Bracketology ended up as March's 64-team NCAA tournament field, how would it play out? Here are round-by-round predictions -- and yes, UConn reaches St. Louis and the Final Four.

...Toliver added 21 points in action during the Maryland Terrapins 85-70 home win against the Duke Blue Devils at the Comcast Center in College Park, Maryland

UNC picked to finish first in ACC race

North Carolina was the preseason pick to claim its fifth straight league title, receiving 15 of 42 first-place votes by the ACC's panel of reporters and school representatives in voting results released during the league's media day.

Jan 14, 2007; College Park, MD, USA; Duke Blue Devils center (11) Chante Black looks to take a shot as Maryland Terrapins forward/center (15) Laura...

...2008: Senior Crystal Langhorne in action during the Maryland Terrapins 85-70 home win against the Duke Blue Devils at the Comcast Center in College Park, Maryland