Maryland women's basketball is a hot item, according to this George Solomon column in the Washington Post.

ACC women's basketball is pretty hot also. (Warning: shameless plug coming) We talked with North Carolina women's coach Sylvia Hatchell on ACC Nation for this weekend's show. She discussed how big the game has become, especially now with Carolina, Duke and Maryland all ranked in the top 10.

And, let's face it, there will be more women's ACC teams than men's teams in the Elite Eight when NCAA tournament time comes. Duke can win a nation title for the men, maybe. None of the other 11 teams have a shot at doing that. Three women's teams can do it this year, and two - Duke and Carolina - have to be among the favorites.