one name you've got to know, hannah hidalgo. hannah hidalgo's a freshman.als. she has a ton of energy. when i think about other teams facing notre dame, they're not going to be able to prepare for a player like hannah hidalgo. she's going to take them by storm. she's only a freshman. they're a sleeper team and they've got efficient scorers, and their coach ivey is one of my favorite basketball minds in the game. notre dame, we're going to go with oregon state for my sleeper teams. >> gio: let's switch to the men's side. which teams are locks? >> lock teams, i'll give you -- i got one lock team for the men's because there are some teams that broke my heart yesterday. uconn. uconn is similar to south carolina in that they've set themselves apart because they've got balance. you never know whose day it's going to be. it might be, you know, donovan clingan might score 22 points or castle might score 18 points or they've got cam newton who can hit threes and he might pop off for 26 points. you never know who's going to have a great night. you got inside scoring.

. >> angel reese, juju watkins, hannah hidalgo and caitlin clark, tonight leading the hawkeyes to thed advance to the sweet 16. >> reporter: college basketball fans around the country are coming to the same conclusion. the women are outshining the men. >> never has there been so much anticipation for a woman's basketball tournament. there is all these story lines. they were there, but very few people paid attention. and now it has exploded. >> reporter: the excitement building for years. this season culminating in awn precedented tv viewership. women's college basketball ratings up 60% across all major networks ahead of march madness. january's lsu-south carolina matchup topping the nba prime-time rivalry game between the boston celtics and the miami heat. leading the charge is caitlin clark, who recently sat down with my colleague robin roberts. >> it's been so much fun, but we're not done yet. >> reporter: known for her shooting prowess and competitive fire, caitlin is a sensation, selling out at home and on the road all season. how do you take on that pressure and seem to thrive in

i know hailey van lith, i know hannah hidalgo with notre dame. you know, all these players. and that's part of hooking people on on a product that the nba did back magic versus bird, jordan, kobe, lebron shepler says stanford is a team that embodies the spirit of sports. they play a very clean, precise, esthetically great viewing style of basketball. >> the stanford women's basketball team will play on march 29th, and their opponent still needs to be announced in stanford. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> it is exciting. >> it sure is. it's actually a great women's game this weekend. a lot of fun. >> all right, let's get a check on our weather. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel is back with. rain? yeah, rain. >> i love the downer mood. come on. dan. all right, dan and emma, we do have some rain coming, but i'm going to give you a day to enjoy some sunshine tomorrow. how's that sound? where are the cheers? all right, let's take a look at a live picture from our emeryville camera. they're done with this. uh. a lovely view of san francisco, but it's a shaky view.

i know hailey van lith, i know hannah hidalgo with notre dame. you know, all these players.s part of hooking people on on a product that the nba did back magic versus bird, jordan, kobe, lebron shepler says stanford is a team that embodies the spirit of sports. they play a very clean, precise, esthetically great viewing style of basketball. >> the stanford women's basketball team will play on march 29th, and their opponent still needs to be announced in stanford. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> it is exciting. >> it sure is. it's actually a great women's game this weekend. a lot of fun. >> all right, let's get a check on our weather. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel is back with. rain? yeah, rain. >> i love the downer mood. come on. dan. all right, dan and emma, we do have some rain coming, but i'm going to give you a day to enjoy some sunshine tomorrow. how's that sound? where are the cheers? all right, let's take a look at a live picture from our emeryville camera. they're done with this. uh. a lovely view of san francisco, but it's a shaky view. mount dia

i know hailey van lith, i know hannah hidalgo with notre dame.d that's part of hooking people on on a product that the nba did back magic versus bird, jordan, kobe, lebron shepler says stanford is a team that embodies the spirit of sports. they play a very clean, precise, esthetically great viewing style of basketball. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news i love this for them. and it's well-earned. >> yeah it's like live sports is the like final thing we watch collectively together where you have that like yeah huge energy and i love it. college sports i mean did i go to every football game at penn state. sure did. did i know what was going on half the time. sure. didn't >> did i wait for our band to perform? yes. but to be in a crowd of 100,000 people and feel that energy, it's amazing. >> it is really fun. so good for them outside. this morning we'll take you to san jose where we have partly cloudy skies. right now we'll see a fair amount of sunshine throughout the day. it is another dry day underneath our belts. we'll get to 4 p.m. with sunshine

there's an amazing freshman on notre dame, hannah hidalgo.oing to be playing oregon state, along with her teammates, of course. # sanford playing illinois state. and texas. plus the men to watch, yesterday we turned about ej burns. he is fun. and zach edey of purdue. if you like old school basketball, they're playing gonzaga. lot of people will be watching duke and houston. real slug fest today. >> rebecca: a real slug fest. you heard it here first from trevor. caitlin clark doesn't play until saturday, but she might have some interesting summer plans ahead. >> not even waiting until summer. essentially if she loses this weekend she's already been invited to join the usa senior olympic team. they have a camp on wednesday. now, the final four for women's is next weekend so if they keep winning she won't be available. but it's a nice fall back, should iowa get knocked out. >> gio: how's your bracket? >> it's busted. >> eva: we're in the same pool. he's the commissioner. >> i'm at the bottom. >> rebecca: thanks, trevor. coming up get ready for t