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.

The two biggest names in college basketball these days will be playing in the women’s tournament when March Madness gets into full swing.

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.