Women's Sweet 16 predictions: Experts pick who will advance in March Madness bracket

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If you picked favorites in the Women's NCAA Tournament, you are probably feeling pretty good about your bracket.

If you picked Big Ten stalwarts Iowa or Ohio State, not so much.

The women's portion of March Madness has been pretty mild so far. What do we think will happen in the Sweet 16? Will there be a couple of upset. Our experts think it's possible.

Let's take look at who they are picking below:

FORT WORTH | Region 1​

Vanderbilt vs. Notre Dame prediction​

No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. Friday | ESPN

• Nancy Armour: Vanderbilt
• Heather Burns: Notre Dame
• Meghan L. Hall: Vanderbilt
• Cydney Henderson: Vanderbilt
• Mitchell Northam: Vanderbilt

UConn vs. North Carolina prediction​

No. 1 UConn vs. No. 4 North Carolina, 5 p.m. Friday | ESPN

• Nancy Armour: UConn
• Heather Burns: UConn
• Meghan L. Hall: UConn
• Cydney Henderson: UConn
• Mitchell Northam: UConn

SACRAMENTO | Region 2​

UCLA vs. Minnesota prediction​

No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Friday | ESPN

• Nancy Armour: UCLA
• Heather Burns: UCLA
• Meghan L. Hall: UCLA
• Cydney Henderson: UCLA
• Mitchell Northam: UCLA

LSU vs. Duke prediction​

No. 2 LSU vs. No. 3 Duke, 10 p.m. Friday | ESPN

• Nancy Armour: LSU
• Heather Burns: Duke
• Meghan L. Hall: LSU
• Cydney Henderson: LSU
• Mitchell Northam: Duke

FORT WORTH | Region 3​

Michigan vs. Louisville prediction​

No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Louisville, 12:30 p.m., Saturday | ABC

• Nancy Armour: Louisville
• Heather Burns: Michigan
• Meghan L. Hall: Louisville
• Cydney Henderson: Michigan
• Mitchell Northam: Louisville

Texas vs. Kentucky prediction​

No. 1 Texas vs. No. 5 Kentucky, 3 p.m., Saturday | ABC

• Nancy Armour: Texas
• Heather Burns: Texas
• Meghan L. Hall: Texas
• Cydney Henderson: Texas
• Mitchell Northam: Kentucky

SACRAMENTO | Region 4​

South Carolina vs. Oklahoma prediction​

No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 Oklahoma, 5 p.m., Saturday | ESPN

• Nancy Armour: South Carolina
• Heather Burns: South Carolina
• Meghan L. Hall: South Carolina
• Cydney Henderson: South Carolina
• Mitchell Northam: South Carolina

TCU vs. Virginia prediction​

No. 3 TCU vs. No. 10 Virginia, 7:30 p.m., Saturday | ESPN

• Nancy Armour: Virgina
• Heather Burns: Virginia
• Meghan L. Hall: TCU
• Cydney Henderson: TCU
• Mitchell Northam: Virginia

Sweet 16 schedule: Game tip times, dates​

Friday, March 27​

Fort Worth, Texas and Sacramento, California

• No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
• No. 1 UConn vs. No. 4 North Carolina, 5 p.m. | ESPN
• No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
• No. 2 LSU vs. No. 3 Duke, 10 p.m. | ESPN

Saturday, March 28​

Fort Worth, Texas and Sacramento, California

• No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Louisville, 12:30 p.m. | ABC
• No. 1 Texas vs. No. 5 Kentucky, 3 p.m. | ABC
• No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 Oklahoma, 5 p.m. | ESPN
• No. 3 TCU vs. No. 10 Virginia, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Women's March Madness predictions: Sweet 16 expert picks for NCAA bracket

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