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March Madness picks: Our Sunday bracket predictions for 2024 NCAA women's tournament

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Sunday's second-round action in the women's NCAA Tournament includes key games for two SEC schools.

No. 1 overall seed and undefeated South Carolina takes on its neighbor to the north, the No. 8 seed Tar Heels of North Carolina. And defending champion LSU, whose coach Kim Mulkey threatened a reporter over a "hit piece," takes on No. 11 Middle Tennessee State.

The first of eight games tips at noon with No. 2 Ohio State taking on No. 7 Duke. If you need the full tournament schedule and where to watch on TV, here it is.

A look at second-round game picks from USA TODAY Sports experts Nancy Armour, Scooby Axson, Ellen Horrow and Lindsay Schnell.

Albany Region 1

(1) South Carolina vs. (8) North Carolina | 1 p.m. | ABC

  • Nancy Armour: South Carolina

  • Scooby Axson: South Carolina

  • Ellen Horrow: South Carolina

  • Lindsay Schnell: South Carolina

(3) Oregon State vs. (6) Nebraska | 4 p.m. | ESPN

  • Armour: Oregon State

  • Axson: Oregon State

  • Horrow: Oregon State

  • Schnell: Oregon State

Albany Region 2

(4) Kansas State vs. (5) Colorado | 2 p.m. | ESPN

  • Armour: Kansas State

  • Axson: Colorado

  • Horrow: Colorado

  • Schnell: Colorado

(3) LSU vs. (11) Middle Tennessee | 3 p.m. | ABC

  • Armour: LSU

  • Axson: LSU

  • Horrow: LSU

  • Schnell: LSU

Portland Region 3

(2) Ohio State vs. (7) Duke | 12 p.m. | ESPN

  • Armour: Ohio State

  • Axson: Ohio State

  • Horrow: Ohio State

  • Schnell: Ohio State

(4) Virginia Tech vs. (5) Baylor | 8 p.m. | ESPN

  • Armour: Virginia Tech

  • Axson: Baylor

  • Horrow: Virginia Tech

  • Schnell: Baylor

Portland Region 4

1) Texas vs. (8) Alabama | 6 p.m. | ESPN

  • Armour: Texas

  • Axson: Texas

  • Horrow: Texas

  • Schnell: Texas

(2) Stanford vs. (7) Iowa State | 10 p.m. | ESPN

  • Armour: N/A

  • Axson: Stanford

  • Horrow: Stanford

  • Schnell: Iowa State

Bracket predictions for all 64 games

  • Armour: Click here.

  • Axson: Click here.

  • Horrow: Click here.

  • Schnell: Click here.

* — N/A reflects the expert picking the wrong winner in a previous round

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