The road to the women’s national championship begins on March 19, with the March Madness odds favoring South Carolina (+280), UConn (+280) and UCLA (+325). You can bet on who will win thewomen’s March Madness bracket at the bestMarch Madness betting sites, in addition to the winners of individual games.

The NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament begins Wednesday night, and sports fans across the country are rushing to get their brackets filled out before the big dance. We've tapped our Axios Midwest colleagues to help.

It is UCLA that takes the overall No. 1 seed into this year’s tournament, as Cal represents the Bay Area as a No. 8 seed in the Spokane region.