First round: Arkansas (21-10): The Razorbacks have lost five of their last seven games and are 4-6 on the road.
Second round: Texas (25-5): On one hand, UC would be facing a Hall of Fame coach (Jody Conradt); on the other hand, the Bearcats would be at home.
Sweet 16: Stanford (26-4): The Pac-10 champion Cardinal would be playing their third consecutive game at home.
Elite Eight: LSU (27-3): This No. 1 seed has experience, depth and height and great guards.
Semifinals: Connecticut (31-1): These are the same Huskies that just had a 70-game winning streak snapped.
Final:Tennessee (28-4) or Duke (31-1): The Bearcats will want to borrow a tape of Xavier's 2001 NCAA victory over Tennessee.
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UC women's opponent: Arkansas
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XU's opponent: Troy State
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XU women's opponent: Cal Santa-Barbara
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KENTUCKY BASKETBALL
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UK, Louisville can't meet until final
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