WAC Tournament champion Louisiana Tech and WAC regular-season champion Fresno State will both participate in the NCAA Tournament as LA Tech received the WAC's automatic bid to the dance, while Fresno State received an at-large bid to play in this year's event.
After winning its first WAC Tournament Championship since 2006, 14th-seeded Louisiana Tech (23-8) meets No. 3 Florida State (26-5) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 2:30 p.m. (ET) Saturday, March 20, at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla.
The Lady Techsters are making their 26th NCAA Tournament appearance after winning the 2010 WAC Tournament with a thrilling 68-66 victory over Fresno State.
Florida State enters the tournament after falling to Boston College in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, snapping an eight-game winning streak. The Seminoles are ranked No. 11 nationally in both polls.
For the third year in a row, Fresno State (27-6) will play in the NCAA Tournament when the 13th-seeded Bulldogs take on No. 4 Baylor (23-9) at 7:30 p.m. (PT) in the first round on Saturday, March 20, at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.
Fresno State is making its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament as an at-large selection. The Bulldogs won the WAC regular-season title after posting a perfect 16-0 mark in conference play. The loss to Louisiana Tech in the WAC Tournament championship game snapped Fresno State's 19-game win streak.
No. 14/18 Baylor enters the tournament after falling 59-54 to third-seeded Oklahoma in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals last Friday.
This is the ninth time ever and first time since 2005 that the WAC has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament.