NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/ncaa-division-i-women-s-basketball-tournament

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the tournament structure?A 68-team single-elimination bracket tournament to determine the national champion
2. What is the selection committee role?Responsible for awarding 36 at-large bids to teams based on season performance
3. How many teams take part in the tournament?68 teams join the tournament, just like the men's tournament.
4. What are the 'First Four' games?The First Four are the first round of games that let the lowest‑seeded teams play to earn a spot in the main 64‑team bracket.

AIAW: Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, the precursor to NCAA governance for women's sports.
First Four: A play-in round for the lowest-seeded teams to qualify for the main 64-team bracket.
Strength of Schedule: A metric used by the Selection Committee to evaluate the difficulty of a team's opponents.
Parity: The state of being equal, particularly in terms of resources, opportunities, and recognition between men's and women's sports.