Indiana Women's Basketball Predicted to Finish in Final Four on ESPN's 'Get Up'

Friday morning on ESPN's 'Get Up', analyst Monica McNutt was asked by Mike Greenberg who she thought would make the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four. She has the Hoosiers potentially going to the title game.

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Friday morning on ESPN's 'Get Up', anchor Mike Greenberg asked analyst Monica McNutt which team has the best chance of taking down No. 1 overall seed South Carolina in the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

McNutt said Stanford is her first pick, but her wildcard option is Indiana as she believes the Hoosiers will make the Final Four.

Below is a transcript of the full segment that aired around 8:50 a.m. ET.

MIKE GREENBERG: So here's my question, which one team in the field in any bracket has the best shot to beat [South Carolina] in this tournament?

MONICA McNUTT: I'm going Stanford. They could potentially meet in the Final Four, because I think you're going to hear certain coaches talk about their team's experience in March, right?

You're gonna hear Geno say it, gonna hear Tara VanDerveer say it and of course Dawn Staley as well, but that's legit. Stanford was obviously the team that beat South Carolina a couple years ago. I think they've got the size. They've got the depth, and obviously they've got the experience to do it. 

Now, I've been really thinking about this all morning. Wildcard though for me if they get through — I'm curious about the matchup with Indiana if they get all the way to the title game.

GREENBERG: Alright, so give us your Final Four right now and who winds up cutting down the nets.

McNUTT: My Final Four has been stressing me out Greeny. I got Stanford, South Carolina. I think UConn is gonna take care of business versus Virginia Tech, and it's between Indiana and Utah right now. I'm believing Indiana, but I'm wondering how Utah is gonna respond having been bounced out of the Pac-12 tournament a little bit early. Are they rested? This was a team that was in the top 10 all year long. 

And so for folks that are maybe looking for some newer names, I mean, Indiana hasn't gotten this deep in a while, but Utah might be a team to watch as well, but I'm going South Carolina, Stanford, Indiana, and UConn right now.

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