WNBA Players' 2005 NCAA Tournament Picks

The madness is here... It is finally March and the WNBA Draft is less than a month away. But before WNBA teams make their decisions, the top prospects have one last chance to show their stuff. But more than just a scouting opportunity, the annual NCAA college basketball tournament is an event and WNBA players are getting their predictions in early and their brackets filled out for posterity.

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"I am predicting LSU will win it all. I'm not sure who the other Final Four teams will be, but does it matter? L.S.U. is my alma mater!" -- Aiysha Smith, Washington Mystics

"My top four are Minnesota and Ohio State from the Big Ten, L.S.U. and Duke. Look out for Monique Curry from Duke, Siemone Augustus from L.S.U. and Janel McCarville. Those are the Big Three players to watch." -- Lindsay Whalen, Connecticut Sun

"LSU is one of the best teams this season and North Carolina is also very good. Rutgers definitely has some tough competition." -- Tammy Sutton-Brown, Charlotte Sting

"Parity has come in women's college basketball but I am anxious to see how that plays out in a Tournament-type atmosphere whether teams will be able to beat the schools that always seem to get there. It's a different season with new pressure. If you can get on a run, anything can happen." -- Kara Lawson, Sacramento Monarchs

"Connecticut will bring home another championship and that will be four in a row. Enough said." -- Swin Cash, Detroit Shock

"Just like the WNBA was last year, the NCAA is up for grabs. There are a handful of teams that can win it all and our chances are as good as anyone else's." -- Katie Smith, Minnesota Lynx

Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury

1) LSU Tennessee (1 16) Stetson LSU Tenn W. Carolina (16 8) Oklahoma LSU Tenn New Mexico (8 9) Arizona Arizona Purdue Purdue (9 5) DePaul LSU Tenn NC State (5 12) Virginia Tech Virginia Tech NC State. Mid. Tenn. St. (12 4) Penn State Penn St. Texas Tech Texas Tech (4 13) Liberty Penn State Texas Tech TX-Arlington (13 3) Texas L.S.U. Tenn. Rutgers (3 14) Oral Roberts Texas Rutgers Hartford (14 6) Georgia Texas Temple Temple (6 11) Rice Rice Temple LA Tech (11 7) B.C. Texas Ohio State Maryland (7 10) Houston Houston Maryland Wisc-GB (10 2) Duke Duke Ohio State Ohio State (2 15) Canisius Duke Ohio State Holy Cross (15 L.S.U. UConn 1) UNC Michigan St. (1 16) Coppin St. UNC UCONN Mich St. Alcorn St. (16 8) Mississippi UNC Mich St. USC (8 9) G.W. Miss USC Louisville (9 5) Arizona St. UNC Mich St. Vanderbilt (5 12) E. Kentucky A.S.U. Vanderbilt Montana (12 4) Notre Dame N.D. Kansas St Kansas St (4 13) UC-SB Notre Dame Kansas St Bowling Green (13 3) Minnesota U.N.C. UConn UConn (3 14) St. Francis Minnesota UConn Dartmouth (14 6) Virginia Minn UConn Florida State (6 11) Old Dominion Virginia Florida St. Richmond (11 7) T.C.U. Baylor UConn Iowa State (7 10) Oregon Oregon Iowa State Utah (10 2) Baylor Baylor Stanford Stanford (2 15) Illinois Baylor Stanford Santa Clara (15

Alana Beard, Washington Mystics

1) LSU Tennessee (1 16) Stetson LSU Tenn W. Carolina (16 8) Oklahoma LSU Tenn New Mexico (8 9) Arizona Penn State Purdue Purdue (9 5) DePaul LSU Tenn NC State (5 12) Virginia Tech DePaul NC State Mid. Tenn. St. (12 4) Penn State DePaul Texas Tech Texas Tech (4 13) Liberty Penn State Texas Tech TX-Arlington (13 3) Texas Duke Temple Rutgers (3 14) Oral Roberts Texas Rutgers Hartford (14 6) Georgia Georgia Temple Temple (6 11) Rice Georgia Temple LA Tech (11 7) B.C. Duke Temple Maryland (7 10) Houston B.C. Maryland Wisc-GB (10 2) Duke Duke Ohio State Ohio State (2 15) Canisius Duke Ohio State Holy Cross (15 Duke Stanford 1) UNC Michigan St. (1 16) Coppin St. UNC Duke Mich St. Alcorn St. (16 8) Mississippi UNC Mich St. USC (8 9) G.W. Miss Louisville Louisville (9 5) Arizona St. UNC Mich St. Vanderbilt (5 12) E. Kentucky A.S.U. Vanderbilt Montana (12 4) Notre Dame N.D. Kansas St Kansas St (4 13) UC-SB Notre Dame Kansas St Bowling Green (13 3) Minnesota U.N.C. Stanford UConn (3 14) St. Francis Minnesota UConn Dartmouth (14 6) Virginia Minn UConn Florida State (6 11) Old Dominion Virginia Richmond Richmond (11 7) T.C.U. Minn Stanford Iowa State (7 10) Oregon T.C.U. Iowa State Utah (10 2) Baylor T.C.U Stanford Stanford (2 15) Illinois Baylor Stanford Santa Clara (15

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