Women’s basketball bracketology: Using the committee’s cheat sheet

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – FEBRUARY 10: Rutgers Scarlet Knights forward Stasha Carey (35) during the Womens College Basketball game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Maryland Terrapins on February 10, 2019 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PISCATAWAY, NJ – FEBRUARY 10: Rutgers Scarlet Knights forward Stasha Carey (35) during the Womens College Basketball game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Maryland Terrapins on February 10, 2019 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Storrs:

1. Connecticut (AAC)
16. Robert Morris (NEC)

8. California
9. Missouri

Coral Gables:

5. Rutgers
12. Quinnipiac (MAAC)

4. Miami
13. Belmont (OVC)

Two straight losses likely dropped Rutgers from a hosting position, at least for the time being. The Scarlet Knights finish the regular season with a softer (by Big Ten standards) schedule, so as long as they take care of business, they’ll have a chance to pass anyone who slips up. Games at Indiana and Michigan provide the potential stumbling blocks.

Milwaukee:

6. Texas A&M
11. James Madison (Colonial)

3. Marquette (Big East)
14. Hartford (America East)

Palo Alto:

7. Indiana
10. North Carolina

2. Stanford
15. Idaho (Big Sky)

Three losses in five games has probably killed Stanford’s shot at a 1 seed, and that comes at a huge cost. With the path clear for Oregon to play in Portland, Stanford is limited to three regions that will have a definitive home team. Here, that team would be UConn. And to add insult to injury, the Cardinal would have to face a Marquette team in the Sweet 16 that has seemingly forgotten how to lose.