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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.

In an unforgettable women's tournament, a first-time champion was crowned Tuesday night. Along the way there were so many special moments -- shots that thrilled us, smiles that captivated us, dances that inspired us.

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?

Connecticut, Notre Dame, Texas A&M and Stanford went through their final practices before Sunday's Final Four, hoping to fine-tune their game plans and get ready to play.

We asked staff writers from each of the student newspapers to state the case for why their school will win it all. Who's it going to be: Stanford, Notre Dame, UConn or Texas A&M? Check it out.

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

We get to the source, asking a real rocket scientist to look at the women's Final Four and forecast who will win the national title.

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.

Texas A&M coach Gary Blair's roots are in Dallas, so it was fitting his Aggies broke through against Baylor here for their first Final Four berth.

Another No. 1 seed fell in the women's tournament Tuesday. This time it was Brittney Griner and the Baylor Lady Bears. The only other No. 1 seed in action, UConn, advanced to the Final Four for the fourth straight year.

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.

From the Corps of Cadets to the 12th Man and mascot, Texas A&M is serious about tradition. In our first Hoops Across America story, espnW takes it all in.