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Open Thread: 2nd Round of the NCAA Tournament Begins: Which teams will be the first to get in the Sweet 16?

There are now 32 teams remaining in the 2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Starting at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN3 and ESPN2, you will have a chance to see 16 of these teams fight for eight of the Sweet 16 spots.

Layshia Clarendon and the California Golden Bears will go for a Sweet 16 spot tonight.
Layshia Clarendon and the California Golden Bears will go for a Sweet 16 spot tonight.
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For your reference, here are the eight games on tap, approximate tipoff times, and the region the teams are in:

Time (ET) Teams Region
7:05 PM #8 Vanderbilt at #1 Connecticut Bridgeport
7:10 PM #10 Creighton at #2 Tennessee OKC
7:15 PM #6 Oklahoma at #3 UCLA OKC
7:20 PM #5 Michigan State at #4 Maryland Bridgeport
9:35 PM #12 Kansas at #4 South Carolina Norfolk
9:40 PM #6 Nebraska at #3 Texas A&M Norfolk
9:45 PM #10 South Florida at #2 California Spokane
9:50 PM #5 Iowa State at #4 Georgia Spokane

So enjoy the games, and let's see if some double digit seeds can sneak into the next round. I give up on trying to win the Swish Appeal March Madness challenge at this point.