Caitlin Clark is on her final run in college basketball before transitioning to the WNBA. Clark and her team are determined to hunt down the NCAA championship to avenge their title miss last season.
After winning its third consecutive Big Ten Tournament championship, Lowa (29-4) enters March Madness as the No. 1 seed in the Albany 2 region and the overall second seed in the NCAA Tournament.
With the announcement of the NCAA bracket on Selection Sunday, the Hawkeyes will host the first two rounds in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on either Friday or Saturday.
They'll start their journey against the winner of Holy Cross (the Patriot League champion) vs. UT Martin (the Ohio Valley Conference champion) in the first round. They'll meet the winner of Virginia vs. Princeton in the second round.
According to sports analyst Andreya Carter, Caitlin Clark's Iowa drew a difficult bracket to the Final Four.
"Iowa looks like it may have the toughest road to the Final Four," Carter said.
Along with the Iowa Hawkeyes, UCLA joins the Albany 2 region as the second seed, defending champion LSU in the third and Kansas State is the fourth seed.
Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese: Will history repeat itself?
Last season, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese created the biggest hype in March Madness with their Final Four rivalry. Caitlin Clark is trying to win her first national title, whereas Angel Reese is looking to repeat the championship as LSU opens March Madness with No. 14 Rice in Baton Rouge.
Though both players clarified that there is no personal animosity lingering between them, the expectation of their rematch is high. However, they cannot meet for the title again as they are in the same region.
But there's a chance of a historic second meeting between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese in the Elite Eight to secure a spot in the Final Four. The game would take place in Albany, New York, on April 1.
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