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WINNERS
1. Baylor. The Lady Bears were beaten handily in the Big 12 title game by West Virginia; have a star player in Alexis Jones whose health status is up in the air; suffered two of their three losses in the season's final month; and could conceivably win a national championship and never get on an airplane. Baylor will open at home in Waco, then get to play the regionals in Oklahoma City -- a 287-mile bus ride away. The Final Four is in Dallas. The committee placing the Lady Bears in the Oklahoma City region gave Baylor by far the easiest geographical path to a title.
2. Kansas State.
3. Miami.
4. Cal and Northern Iowa.
5. Kentucky.
LOSERS
1. Duke and Maryland.
2. South Carolina.
3. Drake.
4. Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish can't complain about a No. 1 seed and have won in all circumstances in tournaments past, so Notre Dame will likely be just fine. But after leaving South Bend, the Irish will likely be the "road" team in the regionals, no matter what. Even if Kentucky doesn't reach the Lexington region to face Notre Dame, the likely alternative is then Ohio State. The Columbus faithful should also be in full force at Rupp.
5. Syracuse.
Selection Monday winners and losers
1. Baylor. The Lady Bears were beaten handily in the Big 12 title game by West Virginia; have a star player in Alexis Jones whose health status is up in the air; suffered two of their three losses in the season's final month; and could conceivably win a national championship and never get on an airplane. Baylor will open at home in Waco, then get to play the regionals in Oklahoma City -- a 287-mile bus ride away. The Final Four is in Dallas. The committee placing the Lady Bears in the Oklahoma City region gave Baylor by far the easiest geographical path to a title.
2. Kansas State.
3. Miami.
4. Cal and Northern Iowa.
5. Kentucky.
LOSERS
1. Duke and Maryland.
2. South Carolina.
3. Drake.
4. Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish can't complain about a No. 1 seed and have won in all circumstances in tournaments past, so Notre Dame will likely be just fine. But after leaving South Bend, the Irish will likely be the "road" team in the regionals, no matter what. Even if Kentucky doesn't reach the Lexington region to face Notre Dame, the likely alternative is then Ohio State. The Columbus faithful should also be in full force at Rupp.
5. Syracuse.
Selection Monday winners and losers