Any bracket busters? Quick facts on all 16 teams in NCAA Tournament Greenville region

As fans fill out their March Madness brackets, teams across the country are learning about their potential opponents in pursuit of the Final Four.

No. 1 South Carolina is in the Greenville 1 region with teams across different conferences.

Three teams will join South Carolina in Columbia for the NCAA Tournament — South Florida, Marquette and Norfolk State.

Norfolk State will play against the hosting Gamecocks on Friday (2 p.m., ESPN) in Colonial Life Arena, with South Florida and Marquette playing on the same day (11:30 a.m., ESPN2). The winner of those two games will face off in the second round on Sunday.

The remaining teams will play in College Park, Maryland; South Bend, Indiana; and Los Angeles before getting to Greenville.

Here’s one thing to know about each team in South Carolina’s region.

No. 1 seed South Carolina: Hunting for history

The Gamecocks are 32-0 and looking to become the 10th team in women’s basketball history to complete an undefeated season in the NCAA era.

South Carolina will also seek to win back-to-back national titles for the first time in school history.

The last program to accomplish both feats was UConn in 2016.

No. 2 seed Maryland: Reloaded for rematch?

Maryland didn’t have star guard Diamond Miller when it faced USC in November, as she was injured for the team’s second game of the season.

If everything goes chalk, the Terrapins (25-6) would have the opportunity to face the Gamecocks for a second time — at the Elite Eight round in Greenville.

Miller averages 19.7 points and 6.5 rebounds for Maryland.

No. 3 seed Notre Dame: Olivia Miles’ status in question

Olivia Miles suffered a knee injury in Notre Dame’s regular-season finale against Louisville more than two weeks ago and did not play in the ACC Tournament.

Miles led the team in assists, rebounds and steals while helping the Fighting Irish to a 15-3 conference record.

Notre Dame (25-5) scored a season-low 38 points in its last ACC Tournament game, a loss to Louisville.

No. 4 seed UCLA: Bruins pick it up late

Another familiar opponent for the Gamecocks, UCLA reached the Pac-12 Tournament final with three straight wins before losing to Washington State.

Still, the Bruins (25-9) won four of their last five games heading into the NCAA Tournament and could see South Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen.

UCLA went 11-7 in Pac-12 play and lost to the Gamecocks in Colonial Life Arena during non-conference play.

No. 5 seed Oklahoma: Sooners soar on offense

Oklahoma (25-6) has the second-highest scoring average in the country at 84.5 points per game. Four players average at least 11.5 points per game, and the team shoots 35.8% from 3-point range.

The Sooners are also second in the country in assists, and 68.1% of their made shots have come from assists this season.

No. 6 seed Creighton: Bluejays back in tournament

Creighton (22-8) reached the Elite Eight last year as a 10-seed after earning upset wins against Iowa and Iowa State. The Bluejays ultimately fell to South Carolina.

The team’s head coach, Jim Flanery, will coach in his sixth NCAA Tournament with Creighton.

No. 7 seed Arizona: Wildcats bring experience

Under Adia Barnes, the team made it to the national championship game in 2021 and lost to Stanford by one point.

The Wildcats (21-9) have six seniors on the roster, including three fifth-year players.

Arizona is 5-4 against ranked teams this season and snagged the 25th spot in the last Associated Press Top 25. The seventh-seeded Wildcats went 11-7 in the Pac-12 and had the third-highest scoring offense in the conference.

No. 8 seed South Florida: Battle-tested Bulls

South Florida (26-6) spent a few weeks in the AP Top 25 throughout the season and have played against several tournament teams.

The team suffered a two-point overtime defeat to then-No.3 Ohio State in overtime on a neutral site in San Diego, and lost by single digits to Michigan and N.C. State. But the Bulls did upset then-No. 22 Texas in December 70-65.

The Bulls are 2-0 against SEC opponents this year, with wins against Alabama and Arkansas.

No. 9 seed Marquette: Kelly Komara’s SEC past

Marquette assistant coach Kelly Komara has seen South Carolina plenty of times in her coaching career.

She served as the associate head coach for Vanderbilt from 2018 to 2021, a promotion from the assistant coach role she held from 2016 to 2018.

Vanderbilt struggled mightily in that span, particularly against the Gamecocks. The Commodores lost all six meetings against USC. While the Golden Eagles (21-10) do have someone on their staff with familiarity against SEC play, they have yet to face an SEC team this season. They do have wins over two Top 5 teams (UConn and Texas).

No. 10 seed West Virginia: Another Dawn in the bracket

Dawn Plitzuweit has the Mountaineers (19-11) in the NCAA Tournament in her first year with the team. Plitzuweit guided South Dakota to the Sweet Sixteen last season.

West Virginia went 10-8 in the Big 12 and is in the tournament again after missing it last year.

No. 11 seed Mississippi State: SEC company for South Carolina

The Bulldogs (20-10) are one of two SEC schools in the Greenville 1 region.

Mississippi State gave South Carolina a competitive game in Starkville in January in a 58-51 loss, becoming just one of two SEC teams to lose to the Gamecocks by single digits this season.

The team defeated Illinois in a First Four game Wednesday night in South Bend.

No. 12 seed Portland: West Coast warriors

Portland defeated Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship game and earned the automatic bid for the Big Dance.

The Pilots (23-8) are playing in their first NCAA Tournament since 1997.

No. 13 seed Sacramento State: Hornets getting hot

Sacramento State won the Big Sky Tournament to earn the auto-bid, winning three games in three days to do so.

Including that run, the Hornets (25-7) have won nine straight games. Their last loss was an overtime defeat to Northern Arizona.

No. 14 seed Southern Utah: Thunderbirds’ Big Dance debut

Southern Utah went 16-2 in the Western Athletic Conference and won the conference tournament.

The Thunderbirds (23-9), coached by Tracy Sanders, are playing in their first NCAA Tournament.

No. 15 seed Holy Cross: Defense guides the Crusaders

Holy Cross (24-8) secured its March Madness berth with a conference tournament win in the Patriot League.

The Crusaders rank 17th in the country in scoring defense at 54.8 points allowed per game.

The team has played one NCAA Tournament team on its schedule, a 75-55 loss to Marquette in non-conference play.

No. 16 seed Norfolk State: Another MEAC foe

This is the second year in a row the Gamecocks have played the MEAC champion in the first round, as it faced Howard in Colonial Life Arena last season.

Norfolk State (26-6) went 11-3 in the MEAC regular season — winning the title — and won the conference tournament to get to March Madness.

Norfolk State head coach Larry Vickers was awarded the Coach of the Year award in the MEAC.

NCAA tournament Greenville 1 game schedule

Friday’s games — First round

Marquette vs. USF, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2)

West Virginia vs. Arizona, noon (ESPN)

Norfolk State vs. South Carolina, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Holy Cross vs. Maryland, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNEWS)

Southern Utah vs. Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Illinois/Mississippi State vs. Creighton, 6 p.m. (ESPNEWS)

Southern U/Sacred Heart vs. Stanford, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday’s games — First round

Portland vs. Oklahoma, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)

Sacramento State vs. UCLA, 11:30 p.m. (ESPN2)