When it comes down to it, there are several key factors that ultimately result in a team advancing or not in the NCAA Tournament. For the most part, Iowa State

Could a Rick Pitino-led St. John's squad, red-hot after winning its first Big East Tournament championship in 25 years, make it back to the Final Four for the first time since 1985 and go even further with a victory in the national championship?

When we talk about increased parity in women’s college basketball, what we really mean is depth at the top of the sport. There are legitimately 6-8 teams good enough to cut down the nets this year, which means that it’s hard to pencil the No. 1 seeds all into the Final Four like we used to do without thinking twice.