Women's March Madness first-round winners and losers: ACC cruises, mid-majors fall

Cydney Henderson, Meghan L. Hall and Mitchell Northam, USA TODAY Sun, 22 March 2026 at 4:45 am UTC·8 min read The Women's NCAA Tournament has been pretty chalky thus far but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of storylines to talk about after the first-round games have finished. The No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas easily advanced. The ACC is also looking good in the early going, 8-2 through the first round. Mid-majors in the tournament, on the other hand, have not fared so well.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Clemson lost a game by a millisecond and, after being 14-0 earlier this season, Iowa State got eliminated got eliminated despite 37 points from Audi...