Sweet 16 women's Saturday schedule, picks highlight Iowa, LSU
Now that Sweet 16 games are underway, the buzz around a possible 2023 NCAA Tournament championship game rematch between Iowa and LSU is getting louder. But first, those teams need to take care of business Saturday.
Caitlin Clark and top-seeded Iowa face off with No. 5 seed Colorado, while No. 3 seed LSU will have to handle No. 2 seed UCLA. If both teams win, they will meet in an Elite 8 matchup Monday - which would feature another Clark vs. Angel Reese showdown.
Other Saturday games include No. 1 seed Southern California against fifth-seeded Baylor and No. 3 seed UConn against the lowest-seeded team remaining - the surprising No. 7 seed Duke.
So who plays when? And who did Paste BN Sports experts Nancy Armour and Lindsay Schnell pick? Read on:
When is Saturday's first Sweet 16 game?
The UCLA Bruins meet the defending champion LSU Tigers on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
How to watch the women's Sweet 16
The tournament is being broadcast by ESPN's family of networks. Games can be found on ESPN and ABC.
Saturday's Sweet 16 schedule
- (3) LSU vs. (2) UCLA | 1 p.m. | ABC | Albany, New York
- (1) Iowa vs. (5) Colorado | 3:30 p.m. | ABC | Albany, New York
- (1) Southern California vs. (5) Baylor | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN | Portland, Oregon
- (3) UConn vs. (7) Duke | 8 p.m. | ESPN | Portland, Oregon
Saturday's Sweet 16 picks
- Nancy Armour: LSU, Iowa, Southern Cal, UConn
- Lindsay Schnell: LSU, Iowa, Southern Cal, UConn