For two weeks the conventional wisdom told us that Cal would be an 8 seed. But just minutes into the selection show the Bears popped up as a 7 seed in the Albany regional, across from 10 seed Virginia in Columbia, South Carolina.
If you’ve been following Cal WBB for more than a few years then you almost certainly know what Virginia means: Joanne Boyle will face the Bears. Boyle’s Cavaliers have played Gottlieb’s Bears once prior, a 2011 game in Hawaii that Cal won, 59-50.
If Cal emerges with a win they will almost certainly play 2 seed South Carolina on their home floor.