What they're saying about the Cardinal

Ailene Voisin (Sacramento Bee writes that losing is a Cardinal sin for Tara, who believes that "... the great teams are the ones that win championships." Read more...

Michelle Smith (Fanhouse) says that Nneka is the Player to Watch in the Sacramento Region: "... is long, can jump like few other players in the country and has collected 13 double-doubles this season." Read more...

John Schumacher (Sacramento Bee) reports that Sacramento State coach Jamie Craighead says of the Sacramento Region, "Texas A&M is a team that could give Stanford fits. At the end, it comes down to those teams." Read more...

KelliAnderson (SI.com) picks Stanford for the Final Four because of, "... the advantages Stanford has enjoyed all year – great frontline play, leadership and chemistry." Read more...

ESPN's experts have this to say about Stanford as a Final Four pick:

Mechelle Voepel

The Cardinal have the scariest No. 2 seed; Texas A&M has so much good guard play that this really is not a good matchup for the Cardinal. However, Stanford will be near home and should prevail on the interior.

Graham Hays

For my money, the two best teams that aren't No. 1 seeds reside in Stanford's quarter of the draw. The good news for the Cardinal is Texas A&M and Xavier would have to play each other before one of them gets a shot at the Pac-10 champs. And the bad news for the Aggies or Musketeers is there's a reason Stanford was able to push Connecticut in Hartford -- even after playing Duke and Tennessee in the same nine-day stretch.

Charlie Creme

A clash with Texas A&M in a regional final would be one of the most anticipated games of the entire tournament, and the Aggies have been tested far more in the past two months. However, Stanford's size and experience would prevail in what would be an interesting battle of styles.

In this NCAA press conference, Tara comments on the bracket, UC Riverside and the Cardinal's current health. Ros, Jeanette and Nneka talk about how they balance basketball and academics (this is finals week), whether they think this season will be a success, and how they deal with the elephant in the room.