Maryland earns number one seed in Women鈥檚 NCAA Tournament

By Noah Frank
March 16, 2015 | 7:47 PM

WASHINGTON — Four local women鈥檚 basketball teams received their NCAA seeds Monday evening, with one earning home games as top-four seeds in their regions.

Maryland (30-2) was named the top seed in its region and will host 16-seed New Mexico State on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the XFinity Center in College Park.

Despite a 29-3 record, George Washington 聽failed to earn a top four seed and will have to travel cross country to Corvallis, OR as a six seed to face 11 seed Gonzaga on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

After also posting a 29-3 season, James Madison will be a 12 seed and take on 5 seed Ohio State in Chapel Hill, NC on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

American University rode an 11-game winning streak to the Patriot League Conference Tournament Championship and will play as a 14 seed at 3 seed Iowa. The Eagles tip at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Iowa City.

SEC joins Big Ten in banning pros from returning to college, including basketball players

By The Associated Press
August 25, 2026 | 7:45 PM

The Southeastern Conference passed a rule Tuesday banning players who have been drafted by NFL, NBA or WNBA teams or listed on rosters in those leagues, joining the Big Ten in taking a strong stand against this month's unexpected surge of pro players trying to return to college. The SEC's rule differs from the one adopted by the Big Ten, which only included football in its decision released earlier in the day. Combined, it leaves little doubt about where the nation's two biggest conferences stand in the wake of court orders that were allowing players who had been on pro rosters, then released, to return back to college. The SEC rule puts LSU on notice. This week, Tigers coach Lane Kiffin added Dae鈥橯uan Wright and Zxavian Harris, a pair of undrafted players out of Mississippi who had tryouts in the NFL over the summer, but were released by their teams during training camp.

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