...Toliver #20 and Marissa Coleman #25 of the Maryland Terrapins celebrate a victory against the Duke Blue Devils...

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.

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?

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.

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.

Mar 8, 2009; Greensboro, NC, USA; Maryland Terrapins forward Marissa Coleman (25) grabs a balloon out...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

...Chante Black looks to take a shot as Maryland Terrapins forward/center (15) Laura Harper defends in the...

...2008: Senior Crystal Langhorne in action during the Maryland Terrapins 85-70 home win against the Duke Blue...