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LSU women will face San Diego State to open March Madness. Bracket update, game info
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BATON ROUGE – LSU women's basketball's path back to another potential NCAA championship has been unveiled.
And Kim Mulkey's team's road through women's March Madness begins against San Diego State (25-9). LSU will host the Aztecs in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Game date and time will be revealed later tonight.
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LSU is the No. 3 seed in the Spokane 1 Region, with UCLA being the No. over 1 seed in that bracket. LSU also hosts Florida State (23-8) and George Mason (27-5) for the first two rounds and will face the winner in the second round if it wins its NCAA Tournament opener.
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The Tigers (28-5) finished third in the Southeastern Conference during the regular season and advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinals last week where it lost to Texas, 56-49, in Greenville, S.C.
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Who does LSU women's basketball play in March Madness?
LSU opens up play in March Madness against San Diego State.
Since Mulkey has taken over in Baton Rouge, the Tigers have won all three of its opening round games, winning by an average of 13 points.
LSU vs San Diego State predictions
LSU 81, San Diego State 66:LSU hasn't been healthy in three weeks. But against the Aztecs, LSU could advance without its full complement of players as it possesses more athleticism and has been on this stage more often.
How far will LSU go in 2025 NCAA Tournament?
A deep run in this season's NCAA Tournament was always going to be predicated on the luck of the draw and matchups.
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This season, LSU went 8-4 against teams that made this year's March Madness, without nonconference wins over North Carolina State and Washington.
LSU's potential second-round matchup versus Florida State and Ta'Niya Latson will be one of the more intriguing games in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
The Tigers already have a win over North Carolina State, who is the No. 2 seed in Spokane 1 so LSU making it back to the Elite 8 is very doable.
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Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com .
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