why women are easier to predict

On Tuesday night, the women will crown their NCAA basketball champion.  The match up is between Notre Dame and Texas A&M.

The women's tournament doesn't offer the amount of surprises and upsets that the men's tournament does.  This comes about because men have better opportunities to play professionally for money after their first year.  This leads to players who are constantly getting used to their teammates as the season goes on.  Oftentimes teams get great recruits, but since the best players leave after a season, there isn't a chance for the men's teams to gel and become great.  Kentucky basketball might be unstoppable if their top talent didn't go to the NBA after one season in college.

Texas A&M battling Notre Dame for the title

Women athletes don't have great opportunities to play basketball professionally.  The WNBA, the women's equivalent to the NBA does not pay well, and many times women athletes play overseas to make money.  The lure is not enough to leave their collegiate careers, leading many women's teams to be strong for many years.