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NEW YORK (AP) The Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast Conference showed conference supremacy in the opening round of the women's NCAA Tournament.

The two power conferences combined to go 13-1 in the first two days. The Pac-12 won all six of its contests, while the ACC went 7-1. The lone loss came in a matchup between the two conferences, with Cal rallying to rout North Carolina.

"I'm not surprised at all that the Pac-12 teams went 6-0. I just have so much respect for the players, teams and coaching in our league," Cal coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. "We knew we'd have a tough first-round game with UNC and that the ACC is really strong, so we tried to take a little extra pride in representing our league and getting the job done."

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