A day after Southern struggled to maintain a double-digit, fourth-quarter lead in its 51-47 semifinal win over Jackson State, the Jaguars finished strong against the Braves. Southern led 51-36 after three quarters and never let Alcorn get closer than 12 points down the stretch.

Star Tribune basketball writer Kent Youngblood has LSU and Notre Dame among his teams heading to the Women's Final Four.

UCLA remained No. 1 in the Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday, one day after the Bruins earned the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.