Women's NCAA Tournament winners, losers: TCU's Olivia Miles makes history; chalk rules the day

Loser: Colorado State Rams

On a day where the favorites dominated, the 12th-seeded Rams nearly pulled off the stunner against five-seed Michigan State. Sophomore guard Brooke Carlson put it all on the line with 26 points (8-of-17 FG), but a missed three from senior guard Hannah Ronsiek at the end of regulation sealed the 65-62 loss to the Spartans.

Winner: LSU's balanced scoring

The two-seed Tigers were expected to easily handle business against the 15-seed Jacksonville on Friday, and that is exactly what they did in a 116-58 thrashing. Led by senior guard Flau'jae Johnson's 20 points (7-of-14 FG), LSU tied the NCAA women's tournament record with seven players in double-figures.

Loser: Tennessee Lady Vols

Tennessee's season was defined by off-court issues and an inconsistent stretch that included eight straight losses and 11 in its last 13 games. After a poor shooting night (24-of-73) and a career-high 30 points from NC State's Zamareya Jones, the Lady Vols' season ended with a 76-61 first-round loss to the seventh-seeded Wolfpack.

Winner: Ole Miss forward Cotie McMahon

The senior only had 13 points (4-of-14 FG) in five-seed Ole Miss' 81-66 win over 12-seed Gonzaga, but there was more to her performance than just that. That was her 33rd game of the season with double-digit points, which is the most in a season in program history.

Loser: Lower-seeded teams

Upsets are not nearly as common in the women's game as they are for the men, but you would expect at least one under-seeded team to pull off the upset. While Nebraska, Colorado State, Green Bay and Villanova either lost by single-digits or took the lead into the fourth quarter in 14-seed Green Bay's case, it was all chalk in Friday's first-round action. Don't expect that to last, though.

Winner: Baylor Bears

The six-seed Bears entered the first round as a team on upset alert against the 11th-seed Nebraska, fresh off its First Four win against Richmond. Nebraska's Britt Prince had a game-high 27 points (8-of-19 FG), but it was not enough as Baylor outscored the Cornhuskers, 26-15, in the fourth quarter and grinded out the 67-62 win.

Winner: Texas Tech Red Raiders

One last winner of Day 1 was the seven-seed Texas Tech, which held off 10-seed Villanova in a 57-52 win. The Red Raiders were not as sharp down the stretch after a 19-0 start to the season, but the win over the Wildcats is the program's first in the NCAA Tournament since 2005.