{"id":30705,"date":"2025-03-22T02:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T02:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=30705"},"modified":"2025-03-22T02:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T02:53:00","slug":"south-florida-will-play-the-fifth-seeded-lady-vols-basketball-team-in-the-first-round-of-the-ncaa-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=30705","title":{"rendered":"South Florida will play the fifth-seeded Lady Vols basketball team in the first round of the NCAA Tournament&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>South Florida will play the fifth-seeded Lady Vols basketball team in the first round of the NCAA Tournament&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Tennessee Lady Volunteers, holding a 22-9 record, have secured a No. 5 seed in the 2025 NCAA Women&#8217;s Basketball Tournament and are set to face the 12th-seeded South Florida Bulls (23-10) in the first round. This matchup is scheduled for Friday, March 21, at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-67-2-300x168.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-67-2-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-67-2.jpeg 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tennessee boasts a storied NCAA Tournament history, being the only program to participate in all 43 tournaments, amassing a record of 131-34, and claiming eight national championships. In first-round games, the Lady Vols have an impressive 34-2 record.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>South Florida earned its NCAA berth by clinching the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Tournament title with a 69-62 victory over Rice on March 12. The Bulls have demonstrated strong form, winning 10 of their last 12 games.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The winner of this game will advance to face the victor between No. 4 seed Ohio State and No. 13 seed Montana State in the second round on Sunday, March 23.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Florida will play the fifth-seeded Lady Vols basketball team in the first round of the NCAA Tournament&#8230;&#8230; &nbsp; The Tennessee Lady Volunteers, holding a 22-9 record, have secured a No. 5 seed in the 2025 NCAA Women&#8217;s Basketball Tournament and are set to face the 12th-seeded South Florida Bulls (23-10) in the first round. 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