WaPo's Kathy Orton surveys DC-area teams: top-25 Maryland, A-10 power GWU, and never-really-very-good Georgetown.

Why can't DC-area teams go deep in the postseason? Maryland coach Brenda Frese says they might lack the swagger: "We're still really, really young."

GW coach Joe McKeown blames the system: "Why can't [GW] win in the NCAA tournament past the second round? Try playing at Connecticut every year."