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Chalk talk: Women's March Madness goes mostly according to seed as top teams advance to second round

March Madness has mostly been March Predictable in the women's NCAA Tournament so far.

For the first time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1994, no team seeded 11 or worse advanced to the second round.

The only two double-digit seeds still standing in the round of 32 were a pair of 10s — Oregon and South Dakota State. The Ducks needed overtime to beat Vanderbilt and the Jackrabbits topped Oklahoma State by six points, rallying from a double-digit second-half deficit.

That sets up some solid second-round games, with No.