NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament 2015: Monday's Schedule, Bracket Predictions

If the men's NCAA tournament feels like the inevitable coronation of Kentucky, than yes, the women's tourney feels like the same for UConn. And on Monday, the most dominant team in the country in any sport will have the chance to show off the gulf between itself and the field.

Still, there are plenty of other teams in contention, with many of them playing Monday. Below, you'll find the schedule and a preview of the upcoming action.

Schedule

Time (ET)	Matchup	Prediction
6 p.m.	(7) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (2) Florida St	Florida State
6:30 p.m.	(8) Princeton vs. (1) Maryland	Maryland
6:30 p.m.	(10) Pittsburgh vs. (2) Tennessee	Tennessee
6:30 p.m.	(5) Oklahoma vs. (4) Stanford	Oklahoma
6:30 p.m.	(5) Ohio State vs. (4) North Carolina	North Carolina
9 p.m.	(8) Rutgers vs. (1) Connecticut	UConn
9 p.m.	(6) South Florida vs. (3) Louisville	South Florida
9 p.m.	(11) Arkansas-Little Rock vs. (3) Arizona St	Arizona State

Preview

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Of the things in life that seem guaranteed, the UConn women winning basketball games seems to be chief amongst them at this point. Of course, when you are 33-1 on the season, went 40-0 the season before and have won back-to-back championships, people are going to assume you'll continue to roll.

With all due respect to Rutgers, it doesn't stand a chance. It knows that, but the players aren't about to back down. The team's head coach, C. Vivian Stringer, had nothing but praise for the UConn program, per Steve Politi of NJ.com:

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"It's such a great program and one [that] all of us strive to," Stringer said. "We sure hope to. We're happy to have an opportunity to play his program. I believe, if you want to be the best, you've got to play the best."

Stringer understands the gulf between UConn and her team—between his team and every team, for that matter. She has a program that's climbing back toward its permanent spot in the national elite, and so win or lose, measuring against Connecticut can help that process.

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If Rutgers loses by less than 15 points, all praise should go to the Scarlet Knights. UConn is simply dominant.

There's another undefeated team that has been gaining plenty of headlines this postseason, though perhaps for slightly different reasons. Princeton has a very famous fan, as President Obama was in the stands for the team's victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay. His niece, Leslie Robinson, is a freshman forward for the team.

Of course, the Tigers have been making a bit of history themselves, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Princeton is very, very good, and many feel it was under-seeded in this tournament. That makes its matchup against No. 1 Maryland all the more intriguing. Maryland isn't undefeated, but it has won 25 straight, so the Tigers are in for a fight if they hope to pull off the upset.

Unfortunately, the dream will probably end Monday for Princeton. 

Frankly, don't expect too many upsets on Monday. No. 2 Florida State and No. 2 Tennessee are too strong to fall this early. No. 11 Arkansas-Little Rock pulled off one upset, but it won't get past No. 3 Arizona State. If No. 5 Oklahoma or No. 5 Ohio State advance, few folks will see them as major upsets.

No. 6 South Florida has played a strong schedule this season, facing Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma and UConn (three times), though it did go just 1-5 in those games, beating only Oklahoma. Still, it won't be intimidated by a solid Louisville side, and I could see the team pulling off the day's biggest upset.