In the Mideast: UVA avoided its third straight first-round exit by beating Illinois. After crushing Alabama State, Tennessee is ready for UVA. The Vols and the Cavs have played 8 times in the tournament, and Tennessee has won all but one of those games.

Austin Peay nearly upset UNC, but Nikita Bell helped the 'Heels avoid the loss with some clutch shots at the end. UNC will have to play Boulder at Boulder. Some say that's a raw deal. For the first time all season, 6'5" CU center Tera Bjorkland will have to match up against someone taller than she: 6'6" UNC center Candace Sutton.

Kelly Mezzante had a huge game -- she single-handedly outscored Holy Cross in the first half, and Penn State ended up with an easy win. South Carolina star Cristina Ciocan sat out much of the game with foul trouble, but she made her minutes count: she led a second half run that gave the Gamecocks a win over Chattanooga.

GW beat Oklahoma at Oklahoma, showing that the home-court-buying site system doesn't necessarily ruin the tournament. 'Nova played terribly at the beginning but rallied for a win over St. Francis. St Francis scored 21 points in the first 9 minutes and only 15 in the last 31.