ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme picked Vanderbilt women’s basketball to go to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, which would be playing exactly to the expectations of the No. 2 seed the Commodores were given.
Creme, predicting every game, picked Vanderbilt (27-4) to have double-digit victories over 15-seed High Point, 10-seed Colorado and 6-seed Notre Dame. A potential game against the Fighting Irish would pit the Commodores against former player Iyana Moore, though Notre Dame would have to defeat 3-seed Ohio State first.
However, in an Elite Eight matchup, Creme picked Vanderbilt to lose to UConn, 91-67. That matchup, if it happens, could pit Vanderbilt coach Shea Ralph against her mentor Geno Auriemma and pit SEC Player of the Year Mikayla Blakes against UConn’s Sarah Strong, another National Player of the Year contender.
The Commodores last made the Elite Eight in 2002.
Vanderbilt opens its March Madness run against High Point (27-5) at Memorial Gymnasium on March 21 (6 p.m. CT, ESPNews).
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at [email protected] or on X @aria_gerson.
