Region: Raleigh, 2nd seed

Record: 27-5

Opponent: No. 15 UT-San Antonio (24-8)

When/where: approx. 8:40 p.m. Sunday, United Spirit Arena, Lubbock

Notable: Jessica Morrow averaged 17 points and earned Most Outstanding Player honors to lead the Lady Bears to the Big 12 tournament title. ... Baylor's leading scorer and rebounder Danielle Wilson was lost to a knee injury late in the season. ...Coach Kim Mulkey had lobbied for a No. 1 seed, saying the top RPI league in the nation deserved two No. 1s, but the Lady Bears do get to start their postseason run in Lubbock. ... Experience with senior starters Morrow, Jhasmin Player and Rachel Allison and strong bench production from Melissa Jones and Morghan Medlock coupled with a tough defense make Baylor a dangerous team.

Lori Dann

Region: Oklahoma City, 1st seed

Record: 28-4

Opponent: No. 16 Prairie View A&M (23-10)

When/where: 6 p.m. Sunday, Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa

Notable: The Paris twins get most of the attention, but the key to how far the Sooners advance might be former Argyle Liberty Christian standout Whitney Hand. When knocking down 3-pointers, the Big 12 Freshman of the Year can open things up for Courtney and Ashley Paris. ... Courtney Paris has offered to pay back her scholarship if she doesn't fulfill her promise of winning a national championship. ... Oklahoma's four losses have all come against teams ranked in the top 11 in the nation – No. 1 Connecticut, No. 10 Texas A&M (twice) and No. 11 North Carolina – and it has wins over 10 teams ranked in the Top 25.

Lori Dann

Region: Berkeley, 6th seed

Record: 21-11

Opponent: No. 11 Mississippi State (22-8)

When/where: 11 a.m., Saturday, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Notable: Former North Crowley standout Brittainey Raven leads the Longhorns with 13.3 points per game, but has had an inconsistent junior season. She has come off the bench the last three games after starting all season . ... The Longhorns have lost six of their last eight games, with five of the defeats coming against ranked teams. ... PG Carla Cortijo fractured her index finger in three places in the regular-season finale and played little in the Big 12 tournament. She is expected to be ready for the NCAA opener. ... Plano West graduate Kathleen Nash was second on the team in scoring at 11.4 points per game.

Lori Dann

Region: Trenton, No. 2 seed

Record: 25-7

Opponent: No. 15 Evansville (15-18)

When/where: 11 a.m. Sunday, Edmund P. Joyce Center, South Bend, Ind.

Notable: Danielle Gant, the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, delivered plenty of offense during the Big 12 tournament. The undersized post player had back-to-back 22-point performances to propel the Aggies into the championship game. ...Texas A&M, which made its first trip to the Elite Eight last season, earned a No. 2 seed with a second consecutive appearance in the Big 12 championship game. ... The Aggies have strong senior leadership from Gant, Takia Starks and La Toya Micheaux, and great depth. ... Defense is A&M's trademark. A&M led the Big 12 in steals and turnover margin, helping it win 10 games over Top 25 opponents.

Lori Dann

Region: Oklahoma City, 16th seed

Record: 23-10

Opponent: No. 1 Oklahoma (28-4)

When/where: 6 p.m. Sunday, Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa

Notable: Prairie View A&M earned its second ever bid by receiving an automatic berth with a victory over Southern in the Southwestern Athletic Conference final. ... Prairie View is coached by Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, the former head coach of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and two-time WNBA MVP. Cooper-Dyke led USC to back-to-back NCAA Tournament titles in 1983 and 1984. ... Prairie View has won 19 consecutive games. ... Prairie View has six players who are 6-foot or taller. ... Prairie View is led by guards Candice Thomas (13.1 ppg, 2.6 apg), Dominique Smith (10.6 ppg) and Gatti Werema (12.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg).

Brandon George

Region: Raleigh, 10th seed

Record: 20-10

Opponent: No. 7 seed South Dakota State (31-2)

When/where: 6 p.m. Sunday, United Spirit Arena, Lubbock

Notable: TCU received an at-large bid out of the Mountain West Conference. It was the Lady Frogs' eighth selection in the last nine seasons. ... TCU has wins this season over No. 13-ranked California and No. 3-ranked Maryland, the top-seeded team in the Raleigh Region. ... Four area products play for TCU: starters Rachel Rentschler (a Texas transfer) of Fort Worth Christian and Micah Garoutte of Plano West and reserves Shayla Moore of Denison and Antoinette Thompson of Fort Worth O.D. Wyatt. ... The No. 16-ranked Jackrabbits have the second-most wins this season behind only Connecticut (33-0).

Brandon George

Region: Raleigh, 15th seed

Record: 24-8

Opponent: No. 2 Baylor (27-5)

When/where: approx. 8:40 p.m. Sunday, United Spirit Arena, Lubbock

Notable: UT-San Antonio earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive season with its 74-63 victory over UT-Arlington on Saturday in the Southland Conference final. ... UTSA was a No. 15 seed in last year's NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to then-No. 2 seed Texas A&M, 91-52. ... UTSA won a school-record 24 games this season and has won nine straight and 22 of its last 24. ... Five players average double figures in scoring, led by senior guard and SLC player of the year Monica Gibbs (15.6 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 6.6 apg) and senior forward Onika Anderson (13.6 ppg, 10.5 rpg).

Brandon George