Finally, the Midwest... Duke looked a little shaky against Georgia State, but it won anyway. The Devils woke up in the second half, and Coach G hopes they will keep that energy for the rest of the season. Utah's Kim Smith scored 35 to set up a date with the Devils.

Cappie Pondexter had another great game in Rutgers's win over W Kentucky. Charlotte couldn't contain Christi Thomas, who scored 31 points inside and led Georgia to victory. Rutgers hopes its speed will overcome Georgia's size advantage. That game starts in just a couple hours on ESPN.

Miami lost to New Mexico, but it thinks that its strong performance proves that it deserved to be in the tourney, despite what some (like me) have said. Now Mississippi State will have to deal with the Lobos fans, who LaToya Thomas says are the loudest in the country.

Texas Tech didn't play well but survived its game against SMS. The Raiders will meet UCSB, which beat Xavier.