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Oklahoma

Norman, 21-10.

Nickname: Sooners. Coach: Sherri Coale.

Conference: Big 12. Bid: At-large.

Region: Lexington. Seed: No. 6.

Tournament Record: 31-18. Last Appearance: 2015.

Scoring: (70.3); Kaylon William, 12.7; Peyton Little, 10.6; Vionise Pierre-Louis, 9.5.

Rebounds: (38.9); Kaylon Williams, 7.1; Vionise Pierre-Louis, 5.0; Maddie Manning 5.0.

Assists: (14.3); T’ona Edwards, 3.2; Maddie Manning, 2.7.

3-pointers: Team (.315); Derica Wyatt, 49; Peyton Little, 45; Gabbi Ortiz, 41.

Last Ten: 6-4.

The Skinny: The Sooners have earned 17 consecutive NCAA berths under head coach Sherri Coale. Since 2000, Oklahoma has appeared in three Final Fours and made nine appearances in the Sweet 16.

The Sooners are 31-18 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

Purdue

West Lafayette, Ind. 20-11. Nickname: Boilermakers.

Coach: Sharon Versyp.

Conference: Big Ten. Bid: At-large.

Region: Lexington. Seed: No. 11.

Tournament Record: 46-23. Last Appearance: 2014.

Scoring: (68.1); April Wilson 14.6; Ashley Morrissette 13.1; Bridget Perry 10.8.

Rebounds (36.5); Bridget Perry 5.9; Andreona Keys 5.3; Dominque McBryde 4.2.

Assists: Team (15.7) April Wilson 5.6; Ashley Morrissette 2.9.

3-pointers: Team (.340); Ashley Morrissette 59; April Wilson 43.

Last Ten: 4-6.

The Skinny: Purdue won the 1999 NCAA Tournament and has been to the Final Four three times. This is their eighth appearance in the last 10 seasons.

Kentucky

Lexington, 23-7.

Nickname: Wildcats. Coach: Matthew Mitchell.

Conference: SEC. Bid: At-large.

Region: Lexington. Seed: No. 3.

Tournament Record: 17-12. Last Appearance: 2015.

Scoring: (74.3); Makayla Epps 16.5; Janee Thompson 12.6; Evelyn Akhator 11.9; Alexis Jennings 9.9.

Rebounds (39.5); Evelyn Akhator 9.4; Alexis Jennings 6.9; Makayla Epps 4.8.

Assists: Team (14.4) Janee Thompson 4.9; Makayla Epps 4.4.

3-pointers: Team (.352); Janee Thompson 52; Maci Morris 41.

Last Ten: 8-2.

The Skinny: Kentucky’s seventh-straight appearance, its first was in 1982. ... In Matthew Mitchell’s nine seasons as head coach, Kentucky made the final four of the SEC Tournament eight times, including the last seven in a row. They lost to South Carolina.

UNC Asheville

Asheville, N.C. 26-6 Nickname: Bulldogs. Coach: Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick.

Conference: Big South. Bid: Automatic.

Region: Lexington. Seed: No. 14.

Tournament Record: 0-1.

Last Appearance: 2007.

Scoring: (69.6); Chatori Major 13.7; Tianna Knuckles 12.4.

Rebounds (40.7); KJ Weaver 6.5; Bronaza Fitzgerald 4.6.

Assists: Team (10.5) Ja’Da Brayboy 2.6.

3-pointers: Team (.328); Tianna Knuckles 71; Chatori Major 57.

Last Ten: 8-2.

The Skinny: Chatori Major was the Big South Conference player of the year and tournament MVP ... The Bulldogs’ championship season was a surprise to Big South coaches who projected UNC Asheville to finish eighth out of 11 teams in the conference’s preseason poll.

UNC Asheville went 9-22 last year and won only two games in the 2012-13 season, which was head coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick’s first year at the helm.
 
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