Many of the key pieces departed for the WNBA or graduated, but head coach Mark Campbell was successful in rebuilding a roster led by Olivia Miles and Marta Suarez that captured another regular-season Big 12 title<\/a> and reached the championship game<\/a> of the Big 12 Tournament.<\/p>\n TCU is projected to receive a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and might not have to leave Fort Worth to reach the Final Four. As a top-16 seed, the Horned Frogs will host the first two rounds at Schollmaier Arena for the second straight season, and they could play Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games in the Fort Worth regional at Dickies Arena.<\/p>\n The Star-Telegram reached out to women\u2019s basketball analysts Talia Goodman from On3, Rachel Galligan of the Big 12 and ESPN\u2019s Christy Thomaskutty to get a national viewpoint of TCU\u2019s chances in March Madness.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s why they say TCU is capable of making another deep run:<\/p>\n Goodman: \u201cIt\u2019s insane what [Campbell] has been able to do, and I thought the same thing last year, and even his first year with all the injuries. The talent he\u2019s been able to get out of the transfer portal is pretty much unmatched. Olivia Miles was the key. Being able to get her, have someone of her caliber who is a WNBA-ready point guard leading the charge on this team. [Her impact] has been evident in the results this year.<\/p>\n \u201cI think this year\u2019s TCU team is better, I do. I think the [Big 12] is tougher, which is why we\u2019ve seen more parity and a couple of those close losses that they had.\u201d<\/p>\n Galligan: \u201cI think that this year\u2019s team has always had the potential to exceed last year\u2019s team. That\u2019s hard to say right now when they lost the [Big 12] tournament championship, but at the same time, Mark Campbell would even say it\u2019s so hard to win these things. This team has been the No. 1 team all season long, and there\u2019s a reason they were the regular-season champs. There\u2019s a reason they had a target on their back. The biggest difference in my mind is this year has a little more depth. You don\u2019t quite have a Madison Conner [a guard on last year\u2019s team], but you have what she brings to the table divvied up between a few other players. I love their size, and I feel like they have more length that is disruptive.\u201d<\/p>\n Thomaskutty: \u201cWhen you get into the analytics, they\u2019re playing faster, and I think that\u2019s Olivia. It\u2019s just a different style between Olivia and [departed guard Hailey Van Lith]. … I think from a roster perspective Mark can play this roster with so much more diversity because of Marta\u2019s skill set. She can literally play or defend any position on the court. I think this team in a lot of ways is better because of that diversity of skill set, and that\u2019s really about Marta.\u201d<\/p>\n How far can TCU go in March Madness?<\/p>\n Goodman: \u201cIn terms of overall talent … I think this team has the potential to go even further than last year.\u201d<\/p>\n Galligan: \u201cI really do believe this team has Final Four potential. That turning point, playing Colorado [an 80-79 loss Feb. 8], I think this team has taken it to another level that we hadn\u2019t seen earlier in the season.\u201d<\/p>\n Thomaskutty: \u201cI don\u2019t like to answer the question … without knowing the draw. I am a firm believer that matchups matter. … If they\u2019re not in the second weekend, I would be disappointed, though.\u201d<\/p>\n What is the biggest question mark about TCU?<\/p>\n Goodman: \u201cI think it\u2019s still depth. I think they have more than some other teams that are in that tier with them, but the teams that are gonna go far like UConn, UCLA, they have a ton of first-round draft picks on their team, and they have depth under them, too. So depth is the thing I would look out for on TCU.\u201d<\/p>\n Galligan: \u201cFoul trouble. You can\u2019t have Miles and Suarez on the bench. … They\u2019ve got to stay on the court. You can\u2019t be in foul trouble early in the game. That\u2019s just gonna put too much on other players that aren\u2019t used to having to play that role. You can\u2019t turn the ball over. At times earlier on in the season, they have turned the ball over a little too much. Not just Miles, but collectively as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n Thomaskutty: \u201cI think the Achilles\u2019 heel is the turnovers, unforced turnovers by Olivia. The other thing is the foul issue, and specifically with Marta. In their wins, Marta is averaging about 2.5 fouls, and in their losses, it\u2019s almost 4.5. It\u2019s a big thing. This offense went through three players, and now it\u2019s really the two of them. I\u2019m not saying the others aren\u2019t important because I\u2019m a big Donovyn Hunter fan, but if [Miles and Suarez] don\u2019t get their double digits, it could be a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n Can TCU match up with the elite SEC teams?<\/p>\n Goodman: \u201cI think they\u2019ve closed the gap, but there\u2019s really nothing comparable to the physicality of SEC basketball. You\u2019re not playing that type of basketball; you don\u2019t really have to in the Big 12. I think TCU\u2019s gotten scrappier, I think they\u2019re better defensively, but I still think there\u2019s a gap in the physicality \u2014 no matter what league you\u2019re in when you\u2019re comparing it to the SEC.\u201d<\/p>\n Galligan: \u201cThey have a generational playmaker in Olivia, and I think Suarez has to be on, Miles has to be on. When those two are clicking, I really do believe they can be a Final Four team.\u201d<\/p>\n Thomaskutty: \u201cI watch a lot of the SEC, and if we\u2019re talking about Texas and South Carolina, the quality of depth stands out. The quality of depth means a greater margin of error. In my mind, if Olivia goes to the bench, does it hurt like [South Carolina guard] Raven Johnson going to the bench? So has the gap, because of quality of talent, shrunk? I believe so. But I still think there needs to be greater depth.\u201d<\/p>\n Game schedule dates, times, locations March 6 Boston 120, Mavericks 100 March 8 Toronto 122, Mavericks 92 March 10 Atlanta 124, Mavericks 112 March 12 Mavericks 120, Memphis 112 March 13 Cleveland 138, Mavericks 105 March 15 at Cleveland, 2:30 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV, NBATV March 16 at New Orleans, 7 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV March 18 vs. Atlanta, 7:30 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV March 21 vs. L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m., KFAA, MavsTV March 23 vs. Golden State, 8:30 p.m., Peacock, NBC Sports Network Feb. 28 TCU 77, Kansas State 68 March 3 TCU 73, Texas Tech 65 March 7 TCU 73, Cincinnati 63 Big 12 Tournament (at Kansas City, Mo.) March 11 No. 6 TCU 95, No. 14 Oklahoma State 88 (second round) March 12 No. 3 Kansas 78, No. 6 TCU 73 (quarterfinals) NCAA Tournament March 19 vs. No. 9 Ohio State (at Greenville, S.C.), TBD Feb. 25 TCU 83, Cincinnati 70 March 1 TCU 65, Baylor 53 Big 12 Tournament (at Kansas City, Mo.) March 6 No. 1 TCU 63, No. 9 BYU 46 (quarterfinals) March 7 No. 1 TCU 74, No. 12 Kansas State 62 (semifinals) March 8 No. 2 West Virginia 62, No. 1 TCU 53 (championship) NCAA Tournament March 20 or 21 vs. TBD (at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth) March 26 at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m., TBD March 28 at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m., TBD March 29 at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m., TBD March 30 at Baltimore, 5:35 p.m., TBD March 31 at Baltimore, 5:35 p.m., TBD April 1 at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m., TBD March 6 TCU 10, Tulane 2 March 8 Tulane 8, TCU 4 March 8 TCU 4, Tulane 3 (7 innings) March 10 TCU 9, Kansas 4 March 13 TCU 5, Arizona State 4 March 14 Arizona State 15, TCU 8 March 15 at Arizona State, 3 p.m., ESPN+ March 17 vs. New Mexico State, 2 p.m., ESPN+ March 20 vs. Central Florida, 6 p.m., ESPN+ March 21 vs. Central Florida, 5 p.m., ESPN+ March 22 vs. Central Florida, 1 p.m., ESPN+ March 6 Colorado 5, Stars 4 (SO) March 8 Stars 4, Chicago 3 (OT) March 10 Stars 2, Vegas 1 March 12 Stars 7, Edmonton 2 March 14 Stars 3, Detroit 2 (OT) March 16 vs. Utah, 7 p.m., Fox, Victory+ March 18 at Colorado, 8:30 p.m., TNT, HBO Max March 21 at Minnesota, 3 p.m., Victory+ March 22 vs. Vegas, 6 p.m., NHL Network, Victory+ March 24 vs. New Jersey, 7 p.m., KDFI 27, Victory+ 2026 season Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), TBA Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, TBA Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, TBA Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA Nov. 7 at Arizona, TBA Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA Nov. 28 at Texas Tech, TBA 2026 season TBA vs. TBA (at Rio de Janeiro), TBA 2026 opponents (dates and times TBA; one home game will be in Rio) vs. N.Y Giants vs. Philadelphia vs. Washington vs. Arizona vs. San Francisco vs. Tampa Bay vs. Jacksonville vs. Tennessee vs. Baltimore at N.Y Giants at Philadelphia at Washington at L.A. 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TCU head coach Mark Campbell talks to his team during the regular-season finale against Baylor on March 1 at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs won 65-53 to claim the outright Big 12 title. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com How TCU stacks up to last year\u2019s team<\/p>\n![\"BIRMINGHAM,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2207518699-GI.JPG\" "\\"2207518699-GI.JPG\\"")
Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles (left) lost to Hailey Van Lith (right) and TCU in the Sweet 16 last season in Birmingham, Ala. Now, Miles has replaced Van Lith as the main engine of the Horned Frogs\u2019 offense. Carmen Mandato Getty Images <\/p>\n