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Which team has easiest path to women's Final Four?

March 16, 2026 03:32 PM

Natalie Esquire and Terrika Foster-Brasby unpack the NCAA women's basketball tournament field, debating if UCLA, LSU and Duke headline the hardest region before shouting out Hofstra for nearly winning the CAA Tournament.

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