Women's Final Four predictions: Can Gamecocks win title?

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CLEVELAND -- This women's Final Four has it all: an undefeated team (South Carolina), the national player of the year (Iowa's Caitlin Clark), the player with the greatest comeback story this season (UConn's Paige Bueckers) and the gritty underdogs who assume no one picked them to get here (NC State).

During the regionals, the No. 1 overall seed Gamecocks were challenged in both the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. A rematch of last season's national championship between Iowa and LSU drew a record television audience of more than 12 million viewers. UConn held off rising star JuJu Watkins and USC. And NC State advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1998.

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