Lincoln, 30-1.
Nickname: Cornhuskers. Coach: Connie Yori.
Conference: Big 12. Bid: At-Large.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 1.
Tournament Record: 3-8, 8 years. Last appearance: 2008.
Scoring: Team (77.4); Kelsey Griffin 20.3; Cory Montgomery 12.9; Yvonne Turner 12.0; Dominique Kelley 12.0.
Rebounds: Team (39.2); Kelsey Griffin 10.3; Cory Montgomery 5.2.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (13.8/14.8); Lindsey Moore 4.4/2.5; Dominique Kelley 1.8/2.2.
3-pointers: Team (.329); Yvonne Turner 76; Cory Montgomery 34.
Last Ten: 9-1.
The Skinny: Ran off 30 straight wins to start the season before falling to Texas A&M in conference semifinals. The Huskers are a senior dominated team led by Kelsey Griffin. The only question surrounding a deep run in the tournament is they don't have any real NCAA experience.
Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, 17-15.
Nickname: Panthers. Coach: Tanya Warren.
Conference: Missouri Valley. Bid: Missouri Valley champion.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 16.
Tournament Record: First appearance.
Scoring: Team (68.0); Jacqui Kalin 14.5; Lizzie Boeck 12.0; Kim Wypiszynski 9.0.
Rebounds: Team (36.1); Erin Brocka 7.8; Lizzie Boeck 6.2; Kari LaPlante 4.8.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (13.1/16.3); Jacqui Kalin 3.1/2.4; K.K. Armstrong 2.3/2.9.
3-pointers: Team (.333); Jacqui Kalin 75; Nicole Clausen 55.
Last Ten: 7-3.
The Skinny: Lizzie Boeck had 53 points, 24 rebounds and 11 assists over the three games of the tournament. She hit on 20 of 35 shots from the field. After losing nine of its first 13 games, the Northern Iowa women's basketball started to get it together.
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Los Angeles, 24-8.
Nickname: Bruins. Coach: Nikki Caldwell.
Conference: Pac-10. Bid: At-large.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 8.
Tournament Record: 8-9, 9 years. Last appearance: 2006.
Scoring: Team (67.6); Jasmine Dixon 15.1; Markel Walker 10.9; Doreena Campbell 9.8.
Rebounds: Team (39.3); Jasmine Dixon 8.1; Markel Walker 7.4.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (14.2/17.7); Darxia Morris 3.3/2.4; Doreena Campbell 3.1/2.8.
3-pointers: Team (.339); Erica Tukiainen 46.
Last Ten: 9-1.
The Skinny: Nikki Caldwell has led the Bruins to the NCAA tournament for the first time in four years. Transfer Jasmine Dixon has been the sparkplug on offense and will be a huge part of UCLA's success.
N.C. State
Raleigh, N.C., 20-13.
Nickname: Wolfpack. Coach: Kellie Harper.
Conference: Atlantic Coast. Bid: At-Large.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 9.
Tournament Record: 19-20, 20 years. Last appearance: 2007.
Scoring: Team (64.8); Bonae Holston 12.2; Nikitta Gartrell 11.5; Marissa Kastanek 10.5.
Rebounds: Team (41.2); Bonae Holston 6.3; Lucy Ellison 5.7; Tia Bell 5.4.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (11.5/19.0); Amber White 3.0/3.7; Nikitta Gartrell 1.9/2.5.
3-pointers: Team (.335); Marissa Kastanek 61; Brittany Strachan 39.
Last Ten: 7-3.
The Skinny: Kellie Harper didn't have an easy task replacing Hall of Fame coach Kay Yow. She more than excelled with a few big regular season victories. Still, the Wolfpack probably didn't solidfy an NCAA spot until their run to the finals of the ACC tournament.
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East Lansing, 22-9.
Nickname: Spartans. Coach: Suzy Merchant.
Conference: Big Ten. Bid: At-Large.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 5.
Tournament Record: 13-9, 9 years. Last appearance: 2009.
Scoring: Team (67.4); Alyssa DeHaan 10.9; Kalisha Keane 9.8; Lykendra Johnson 8.8.
Rebounds: Team (41.5); Lykendra Johnson 7.6; Alyssa DeHaan 5.8.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (15.2/17.6); Brittney Thomas 3.2/2.7; Kalisha Keane 2.5/2.6.
3-pointers: Team (.328); Kalisha Keane 47.
Last Ten: 8-2.
The Skinny: The Spartans would have loved another shot at Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament, but a loss in the semifinals removed that chance. More worrisome is the status of Alyssa DeHaan, who was limited in the game because of back spasms. Hopefully the time off has helped the NCAAs career block leader get healthy.
Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Ohio, 27-6.
Nickname: Falcons. Coach: Curt Miller.
Conference: Mid-American. Bid: Mid-American champion.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 12.
Tournament Record: 3-9, 9 years. Last appearance: 2007.
Scoring: Team (74.1); Lauren Prochaska 17.5; Tracy Pontius 11.9; Tamika Nurse 10.8.
Rebounds: Team (37.4); Lauren Prochaska 5.7; Jen Uhl 5.5; Tara Breske 4.4.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (15.0/15.7); Tamika Nurse 3.3/2.4; Tracy Pontius 3.1/2.5.
3-pointers: Team (.388); Lauren Prochaska 85; Tracy Pontius 65.
Last Ten: 9-1.
The Skinny: After missing out on the NCAA tournament the past two seasons, the Falcons are back. Lauren Prochaska can flat out shoot. Bowling Green will need to get hot from behind the arc to win a few games.
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Lexington, 25-7.
Nickname: Wildcats. Coach: Matthew Mitchell.
Conference: Southeastern. Bid: At-Large.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 4.
Tournament Record: 4-6, 6 years. Last apperance: 2006.
Scoring: Team (73.9); Victoria Dunlap 17.7; A'dia Mathies 13.2; Amber Smith 9.6.
Rebounds: Team (38.5); Victoria Dunlap 8.3; Amani Franklin 6.5; A'dia Mathies 4.8.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (12.3/15.7); Amber Smith 4.4/3.6; A'dia Mathies 3.0/2.9.
3-pointers: Team (.315); Keyla Snowden 42; Carly Morrow 33.
Last Ten: 6-4.
The Skinny: SEC player of the year Victoria Dunlap has scored 20 or more points in 13 games this season, including four of the last five.
Liberty
Lynchburg, Va., 27-5.
Nickname: Flames. Coach: Carey Green.
Conference: Big South. Bid: Big South champion.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 13.
Tournament Record: 2-12, 12 years. Last appearance: 2009.
Scoring: Team (66.8); Devon Brown 16.9; Avery Warley 10.8; Amber Mays 8.5.
Rebounds: Team (40.0); Devon Brown 8.4; Avery Warley 8.4.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (12.5/19.6); Amber Mays 3.8/3.3.
3-pointers: Team (.312); Devon Brown 39; LaKendra Washington 10.
Last Ten: 9-1.
The Skinny: The Flames are making their 13th NCAA appearance in 14 years, losing in the first round in all but 2005 when they reached the round of 16. Redshirt freshman Devon Brown hit the game-winning shot in the closing seconds of the Big South title game.
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Atlanta, 23-9.
Nickname: Yellow Jackets. Coach: MaChelle Joseph.
Conference: Atlantic Coast. Bid: At-Large.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 6.
Tournament Record: 2-5, 5 years. Last appearance: 2009.
Scoring: Team (66.2); Brigitte Ardossi 15.8; Alex Montgomery 12.2; Deja Foster 9.9.
Rebounds: Team (41.2); Brigitte Ardossi 7.5; Deja Foster 6.1; Alex Montgomery 5.7.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (15.0/18.9); Deja Foster 3.3/3.3; Metra Walthour 2.8/2.1.
3-pointers: Team (.260); Alex Montgomery 59.
Last Ten: 6-4.
The Skinny: Georgia Tech's 23 wins matches the school record for wins in a season set in 1977-1978. The Yellow Jackets are among the nation's best in steals. Aussie Brigitte Ardossi has been the team's most consistent player this season.
Arkansas-Little Rock
Little Rock, 26-6.
Nickname: Trojans. Coach: Joe Foley.
Conference: Sun Belt. Bid: At-Large.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 11.
Tournament Record: First appearance.
Scoring: Team (66.8); Chastity Reed 25.2; Kim Sitzmann 10.3; Shanika Butler 9.0.
Rebounds: Team (34.7); Chastity Reed 7.8; Shanika Butler 6.3; Marian Kursh 5.5.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (15.4/12.3); Shanika Butler 4.5/1.7; Asriel Rolfe 4.1/1.2.
3-pointers: Team (.318); Kim Sitzmann 53; Asriel Rolfe 47.
Last Ten: 9-1.
The Skinny: The Trojans had one of the longest winning streaks in the country, losing for the first time in 2010 in the conference finals. Chastity Reed might be one of the nation's best players that nobody outside of Arkansas has heard of.
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Norman, 23-10.
Nickname: Sooners. Coach: Sherri Coale.
Conference: Big 12. Bid: At-Large.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 3.
Tournament Record: 21-12, 12 years. Last appearance: 2009.
Scoring: Team (71.7); Danielle Robinson 16.9; Nyeshia Stevenson 14.1; Amanda Thompson 13.0.
Rebounds: Team (41.2); Amanda Thompson 10.3; Abi Olajuwon 7.2; Carlee Roethisberger 4.3.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (13.4/16.6); Danielle Robinson 5.2/3.9; Amanda Thompson 2.5/2.8.
3-pointers: Team (.311); Nyeshia Stevenson 75; Carlee Roethisberger 39.
Last Ten: 6-4.
The Skinny: Gone are the Paris sisters from last season's Final Four team. Top shooter Whitney Hand tore her ACL early in the season, yet the Sooners rebuilt themselves and made it to Big 12 title game. Coach Coale's team can put points on the board, they just aren't that deep.
South Dakota State
Brookings, 22-10.
Nickname: Jackrabbits. Coach: Aaron Johnston.
Conference: Summit League. Bid: Summit champion.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 14.
Tournament Record: 1-1, 1 year. Last appearance: 2009.
Scoring: Team (74.2); Maria Boever 14.3; Kristin Rotert 12.6; Kette Cornemann 11.2.
Rebounds: Team (36.0); Maria Boever 6.6; Jenny Sunnarborg 4.2.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (16.8/18.8); Macie Michelson 3.8/2.4; Jill Young 2.1/1.8.
3-pointers: Team (.380); Kristin Rotert 69; Jill Young 61.
Last Ten: 9-1.
The Skinny: The Jackrabbits aren't the same dominant team that made their first NCAA tournament appearance last season. Still they can cause some problems as they can still score and shoot the ball from behind the arc.
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Madison, 21-10.
Nickname: Badgers. Coach: Lisa Stone.
Conference: Big Ten. Bid: At-Large.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 7.
Tournament Record: 2-6, 6 years. Last appearance: 2002.
Scoring: Team (62.5); Alyssa Karel 14.4; Rae Lin D'Alie 8.9; Tara Steinbauer 8.7.
Rebounds: Team (35.1); Tara Steinbauer 6.3; Rae Lin D'Alie 4.8.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (12.3/15.5); Rae Lin D'Alie 3.5/2.7; Teah Gant 2.6/2.1.
3-pointers: Team (.347); Alyssa Karel 46; Taylor Wurtz 39; Rae Lin D'Alie 36.
Last Ten: 5-5.
The Skinny: The Badgers are making their first NCAA tournament appearance under coach Lisa Stone. Wisconsin won 20 games for the second time under Stone and is led by Alyssa Karel. The defensive-minded Badgers look to control the tempo.
Vermont
Burlington, 26-6
Nickname: Catamounts. Coach: Sharon Dawley
Conference: America East. Bid: America East champion.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 10.
Tournament Record: 0-5, 5 years. Last appearance: 2009.
Scoring: May Kotsopoulos, 17.6; Courtnay Pilypaitis, 14.7; Kendra Seto, 9.3; Tonya Young, 8.6.
Rebounds: Courtnay Pilypaitis, 8; Sofia Iwobi, 5.6; Kendra Seto, 5.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (12.3/14.2); Courtnay Pilypaitis, 4.9/3.4; May Kotsopoulos, 2.5/2.5; Sofia Iwobi, 1.8/1.6 .
Last Ten: 9-1
The Skinny: Vermont is led by the senior duo of Canadians May Kotsopoulos and Courtnay Pilypaitis, who combine for 32 points per game. The Catamounts won 10 of their last 11 games, and beat Hartford 55-50 in the confernece championhip game after losing both regular-season matchups with the Hawks.
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South Bend, Ind., 27-5.
Nickname: Irish. Coach: Muffet McGraw.
Conference: Big East. Bid: At-Large.
Region: Kansas City. Seed: No. 2.
Tournament Record: 25-15, 16 years. Last appearance: 2009.
Scoring: Team (76.8); Skylar Diggins 13.6; Lindsay Schrader 11.0; Ashley Barlow 11.0.
Rebounds: Team (38.9); Lindsay Schrader 6.8; Devereaux Peters 5.9; Ashley Barlow 5.3.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (17.9/16.6); Melissa Lechlitner 3.2/2.7; Skylar Diggins 2.9/2.8.
3-pointers: Team (.341); Ashley Barlow 50; Skylar Diggins 32.
Last Ten: 6-4.
The Skinny: Notre Dame was 25-2 against teams not named UConn this year. The Irish's other two losses came with Lindsay Schrader sidelined with an ankle injury. A balanced offense led by freshman Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame is going to be a tough out.
Cleveland State
Cleveland, 19-13.
Nickname: Vikings. Coach: Kate Peterson Abiad.
Conference: Horizon League. Bid: Horizon champion.
Region: Kansas Cityx. Seed: No. 15.
Tournament Record: 0-1, 1 year. Last appearance: 2008.
Scoring: Team (66.9); Kailey Klein 18.5; Shawnita Garland 12.9; Stephaine Crosley 7.4.
Rebounds: Team (37.2); Kailey Klein 7.2; Stephaine Crosley 5.6; Shalonda Winton 5.1.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (15.6/17.2); Shawnita Garland 3.3/2.8; Jessica Roque 2.9/2.5.
3-pointers: Team (.297); Kailey Klein 47; Angel Roque 43.
Last Ten: 8-2.
The Skinny: Kailey Klein capped one of the most dominant performances in league tournament history with her 16th career double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds in the championhip game. She finished the three game tournament with 80 points, the most by a player in league tournament history. The only other time Cleveland State made the NCAAs the Vikings were also a four-seed in the Horizon tournament.
