It's time for the Madness to begin. The NCAA Tournament fields are set in both men's and women's basketball, and now it's time to crown a new champion of the sports. The women's field of 68 is loaded and there should be plenty of parity among the top teams in the sport with no truly dominant squad this season -- as opposed to last year where South Carolina entered undefeated and the overwhelming favorite to win it all.

Both USC and UConn have strong cases to make it to the Final Four, and win a national championship, but with Paige Bueckers starring a professional basketball career in the face, and UConn without a national title in a decade, the sense of urgency should favor the Huskies.

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