The likely suspects include No. 1 seeds South Carolina, winner of two of the last three titles; USC, with likely player of the year JuJu Watkins on the roster; UCLA, which beat the Trojans in the women's Big Ten title game;

Duke announced that Flagg would be able to play in Friday’s first-round game against Mount St. Mary’s. Flagg suffered a left ankle injury in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament against Georgia Tech and didn’t play in the semifinals or finals for the Blue Devils.

Day 1 of the women's NCAA tournament tips off at 11:30 a.m. ET Friday with the first of 16 games on opening day. And we're tracking all the action across all corners of the bracket. Buckle up. We're in for 12 hours of women's hoops.