This year's Selection Sunday had no shortage of drama and excitement as teams on both the men's and women's side of the bracket waited to see if they made it into the field of 68. For the women, the focus of Selection Sunday was on the battle for the No.

Could a Rick Pitino-led St. John's squad, red-hot after winning its first Big East Tournament championship in 25 years, make it back to the Final Four for the first time since 1985 and go even further with a victory in the national championship?

When we talk about increased parity in women’s college basketball, what we really mean is depth at the top of the sport. There are legitimately 6-8 teams good enough to cut down the nets this year, which means that it’s hard to pencil the No. 1 seeds all into the Final Four like we used to do without thinking twice.