Michigan guard Olivia Olson, right, and coach Kim Barnes Arico ready to embrace in the closing moments of a win over North Carolina State in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday in Ann Arbor. (AP photo)

This could be a familiar Final Four in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

UConn, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas reached the Final Four last year. They’re the top four seeds this season. And they’ve all won convincingly through the first two rounds of this tournament.

That creates the possibility of the first repeat Final Four since 1996, when Tennessee, UConn, Georgia and Stanford all made the national semifinals for a second straight year. UConn captured the title in 1995, while Tennessee won it all in 1996.

While the results have been relatively predictable, aside from Virginia’s rise from the First Four to the Sweet 16, there have been plenty of notable performances. Here’s one statistical nugget you need to know about each team remaining in the women’s bracket heading into the Sweet 16.

Fort Worth 1

Vanderbilt: Mikayla Blakes’ 891 points this season are the most ever by a Division I sophomore as she has a Division I-leading 27 points per game.

Notre Dame: Through the first two rounds, Hannah Hidalgo has collected 16 steals — more than twice as many as any player in the field.

UConn: Only one of UConn’s victories during its 52-game winning streak had a single-digit margin. That one close call was a 72-69 triumph over Michigan on Nov. 21.

North Carolina: The Tar Heels have allowed NCAA Tournament opponents to shoot just 5 of 38 from 3-point range. North Carolina will face a much greater challenge dealing with the outside shooting of UConn.

Sacramento 2

UCLA: The Bruins have outrebounded their first two NCAA Tournament opponents by 21.5 boards per game, the best in the field.

Minnesota: The Gophers have gone 13 of 27 from 3-point range through the first two rounds for the best 3-point percentage of anyone still playing.

LSU: The Tigers have scored at least 100 points in 16 games this season, including each of their two NCAA Tournament contests.

Duke: In the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, opponents have shot just 27.9% from the floor against Duke.

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Michigan: The Wolverines head into their regional semifinal matchup with Louisville already owning a 3-0 record against Atlantic Coast Conference schools. Those three wins all came against NCAA Tournament teams: Notre Dame, Syracuse and N.C. State. On the other hand, Louisville has faced Michigan twice before in the NCAA Tournament (2019 and 2022), and the Cardinals won both meetings.

Louisville: The Cardinals’ second-round win over Alabama marked the first time all season that Louisville hadn’t outscored its opponent in points off the bench.

Texas: Madison Booker has shot at least 50% in each of her last six games and has shot at least 60% in four of them. Her 40 points in the second round is the highest NCAA Tournament total in Texas history.

Kentucky: Clara Strack’s 29 rebounds through the NCAA Tournament’s round of 32 are the most for any player in the Sweet 16.

Sacramento 4

South Carolina: The Gamecocks’ 17 steals in a second-round win over Southern California represented their highest total ever in an NCAA Tournament game.

Oklahoma: Raegan Beers has recorded double-doubles in each of her five NCAA Tournament games with Oklahoma since transferring from Oregon State. The 6-4 senior is averaging 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in the two games.

TCU: Olivia Miles is one of only three players ever to have two career NCAA Tournament triple-doubles. Her second came Friday when she had 12 points, 16 rebounds and 14 assists against UC San Diego.

Virginia: Kymora Johnson ranks third in Division I in 3-point attempts this season with 274, but she’s also shown a knack for getting to the foul line in this tournament. Johnson has gone 22 of 26 on free-throw attempts and 11 of 30 from 3-point range.

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