March Madness is nearly here, but first conference tournaments serve as the perfect warmup, with NCAA squads fighting for rivalry wins, trophies, and most importantly, automatic bids to The Big Dance. The women’s action gets underway today — let’s boogie right into this primer.

Only two undefeated teams remain in women’s college basketball. As expected, one of them is the defending champs, No. 1 UConn, but the other — No. 5 Vanderbilt — is an unexpected powerhouse. Ahead of the Commodores’ 3 p.m. ET Sunday showdown vs. No. 2 South Carolina, let’s break down the Black and Gold’s serendipitous success.

Step aside crab fishermen — the most difficult job in the world isn’t on the high seas; it’s in WNBA arenas across the country, where team medical staff are dealing with a barrage of injuries. Here’s the latest from the league’s injury report.

Minnesota Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier will sadly be sidelined for the foreseeable future after leaving Saturday’s game early with a sprained ankle. That’s one question answered — but it’s far from the only WNBA query with tomorrow’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline looming.

One of the WNBA’s most controversial rivalries has thankfully reached its denouement — but the spiciest on-court drama is still to come with the league’s inaugural Rivals Week tipping off tonight.

That’s right, the WNBA season tips off tonight. Enough said — let’s hoop right to it.

Selection committee controversies, heartwarming reaction videos, legendary broadcaster Dickie V making us emotional…March Madness is officially upon us. We have special edition tourney previews heading to your inbox tomorrow and Wednesday, but first, here’s Selection Sunday’s biggest moments, by the numbers.

We’re still six long days from Selection Sunday, but March is already March-ing with a handful of NCAA women’s basketball conference tournament winners crowned over the weekend, securing automatic bids to the 68-team national tournament in the process.

Two youngsters are pulling ahead in the race for the sport’s highest individual honor.

Who's chilling during the last week of the regular season?

And the award for Best Drama goes to...

Last night featured all sorts of bizarre score lines as teams careen towards the postseason