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With 90-plus games on tap and double-elimination at stake, Graham Hays highlights the teams to beat and the players to watch in the opening round of the NCAA softball tournament.

Duke advanced to the Elite Eight after beating Nebraska.

Sure, Notre Dame will likely see another player break the scoring record Skylar Diggins set Sunday en route to another regional final berth. Will they do it with the point guard's same mastery? Likely not.

One of the must-see point guard matchups, Skylar Diggins and Angel Goodrich are no strangers to the spotlight. There's also a lot of mutual respect between the two.

Point guard play will figure prominently in Norfolk as Skylar Diggins tries to steer Notre Dame to a third consecutive Final Four.

Point guard Lindsey Moore excels at putting the ball in the right place. But she also has learned that sometimes, it means keeping it in her own hands for the shot.

Which No. 1 has the toughest road to New Orleans? The Fighting Irish have to travel to Iowa and would play the second round in Norfolk, Va.

Purdue played the aggressor in its mild upset of Nebraska, while Michigan State's defense smothered Penn State to knock off the top seed.

After sitting out last season as a transfer, DeNesha Stallworth is settling in just fine for Kentucky.

Florida State is off to a 5-0 start, Nebraska's Lindsey Moore is emerging as one of the nation's top point guards and Elena Delle Donne has returned to the court at Delaware.

As the focus shifts from college football to basketball, let's recap what we've learned so far, things we thought we knew, and some preseason assumptions that need to be revised.

How much of a difference is there between reloading and rebuilding? Judging by the events at the Devaney Center in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday afternoon, there's at least 57 points' worth of difference. A meeting of two programs facing very similar ch...

Will Washington repeat? Is this the year of the home run? And what did Tulsa do to the selection committee? Graham Hays answers the NCAA softball tournament's biggest questions.

After Baylor knocked off top-seeded Tennessee, ESPN.com's experts think the Lady Bears will pull another upset in the Elite Eight.

After Baylor knocked off top-seeded Tennessee, ESPN.com's experts think the Lady Bears will pull another upset in the Elite Eight.

ESPN.com's experts predict the winner of each game in the round of 16.