From Jere at the NYTimes: Big Powers of Women’s Basketball Sprint Past Lady Techsters

The days when Louisiana Tech and other midmajors can be regular title contenders are probably gone under the current structure of college sports. The last of the Lady Techsters’ 10 N.C.A.A. Final Four appearances came in 1999; a year earlier, the Bowl Championship Series was formed, and money and power became concentrated in the hands of six major football conferences.