The 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four will be played at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, April 1, and the championship game held two nights later April 3, but the action on Tuesday is need to determine which teams will join Baylor and Stanford in the final quartet. On Monday night, Baylor handled Tennessee, 77-58, and Stanford knocked off Duke, 81-69. On Tuesday night, No. 1 Connecticut takes on No. 2 Kentucky in the Kingston Region (7 p.m. ET, ESPN), while the top-seededNotre Dame Fighting Irish matchup against No. 2 Maryland in the Raleigh Region (9 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Here is a breakdown of Tuesday's schedule:
Kingston Region Final:
No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 1 UConn - 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN3
Raleigh Region Final:
No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 1 Notre Dame - 9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN3
This is what the 2012 NCAA Women's Tournament bracket looks like heading into Tuesday's games:
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(1) Baylor | (1) Notre Dame | |||||||
Des Moines, IA | Raleigh, NC | |||||||
March 24 | (1) Baylor | 1) Notre Dame | March 25 | |||||
(4) Georgia Tech | (5) St. Bonaventure | |||||||
Des Moines, IA | (1) Baylor | Raleigh, NC | ||||||
(11) Kansas | March 26 | March 27 | (3) Texas A&M | |||||
Des Moines, IA | Raleigh, NC | |||||||
March 24 | (2) Tennessee | (2) Maryland | March 25 | |||||
(2) Tennessee | (2) Maryland | |||||||
Denver, CO | April 3 | Denver, CO | ||||||
(1) Stanford | April 1 | April 1 | (1) Connecticut | |||||
Fresno, CA | Kingston, RI | |||||||
March 24 | (1) Stanford | (1) Connecticut | March 25 | |||||
(5) South Carolina | (4) Penn State | |||||||
Fresno, CA | (1) Stanford | Kingston, RI | ||||||
(3) St. John's | March 26 | March 27 | (11) Gonzaga | |||||
Fresno, CA | Kingston, RI | |||||||
March 24 | (2) Duke | (2) Kentucky | March 25 | |||||
(2) Duke | (2) Kentucky | |||||||
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