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It wasn't until Baylor coach Kim Mulkey took the last of her starters out that she finally stopped coaching. She put her hands to her face, seemingly holding back tears, and wrapped star Brittney Griner in a lengthy embrace as her bench began to celebrate the Bears' extraordinary accomplishment.

Brittany Mallory had taken a couple of weeks after Notre Dame's loss to Texas A&M in the national championship game to think about whether she wanted to return for a fifth season.

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.

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 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.

The 2012-13 season will end in New Orleans. We start off with an A through Z look at what to expect along the way.

Championship Week kicks off Wednesday. Here is a breakdown of the six major conference tournaments.