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Between games and studying for final exams, there is precious little time for parents to spend with the players during the NCAA tournament, but they all make the most of it.

The Cardinal's quest for a national championship takes flight with an 8.5-hour, 80-person travel day to Virginia to begin play in the NCAA tournament.

Stanford's name appeared as the No. 1 seed in the Fresno Region along with No. 16 Hampton as the first two teams officially in the NCAA tournament. The Cardinal locker room -- a family-only affair with players, coaches and staff -- erupted.

In what promises to be a hectic few weeks, Stanford senior Nneka Ogwumike will finish her course work, lead her team on an NCAA tournament run and likely become the first pick in the WNBA draft.

Pat Summitt is trying to rebuild Tennessee back to championship form. Monday's announcement will make the quest more challenging.

Gary Blair can coach, Skylar Diggins can play, and there's more to women's college basketball than Stanford, Connecticut, Tennessee and Baylor. And that's a good thing.

Aggies star senior center Danielle Adams took the rare route to college basketball stardom, through junior college. Now, she's on top of the college basketball world.

Tuesday's women's national title game matchup pitting Notre Dame against Texas A&M is making the college basketball world question itself a bit. Is having fresh blood playing for the championship a good thing?

The day after her team lost a heartbreaking game in the Final Four semifinals, the Stanford coach was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The timing of the announcement caused mixed emotions.

The secret of success for this year's Final Four teams is blending personalities.

Three out of the four teams heading to the women's Final Four in Indianapolis rely on veteran point guard leadership, and that's not by accident.

UConn and Stanford were expected to be playing in Indianapolis this weekend. Notre Dame and Texas A&M -- not so much. But the Fighting Irish and the Aggies will be joining the favorites in the Final Four.

Jeanette Pohlen and Kayla Pedersen know what it's like to make the Final Four. This is their fourth trip in four years. But they don't know what it's like to win it all. This time around they are determined to write a different ending.

Gonzaga couldn't find any answer for Stanford's Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike. The super siblings combined for 41 points and 26 rebounds and propelled the Cardinal to an 83-60 victory and into the Final Four for the fourth consecutive season.

Michelle Smith watched the energy of a high-powered Gonzaga win evaporate when Stanford got on the floor and struggled through a grind-out game. For the Bulldogs, a win over Louisville means a matchup with the Cardinal with the Final Four on the line.

More than once this season, Kelly Graves has told his Gonzaga team a fairy tale of a mid-major women's basketball team reaching the Final Four. Now, he and his Bulldogs are trying to write their own happy ending.