Kneeling in the End Zone Presents God's Bracket 2011, Womens' Edition

And here's a rundown of the teams from religiously affiliated schools in this year's NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.



Roman Catholic

• Notre Dame (#2, Dayton)


• St. John's (#9, Spokane)

Jesuit

• Xavier (#2, Spokane)


• Georgetown (#5, Philadephia)


• Gonzaga (#11, Spokane)

Vincentian

• DePaul (#3, Philadelphia)

Marianist

• Dayton (#11, Philadelphia)

Franciscan

• St. Francis (PA) (#13, Philadelphia)

Baptist

• Baylor (#1, Dallas)


• Samford (#14, Dallas)


• Gardner-Webb (#14, Dayton)

United Methodist

• Duke (#2, Philadelphia)

Presbyterian

• Princeton (#12, Philadelphia)

Note: While not listed, Vanderbilt (#10, Spokane) has historical ties to The United Methodist Church; Marist (#10, Philadelphia) has historical ties to the Roman Catholic Church; and the Stetson (#16, Dayton) until recently had ties to the Florida Baptist Convention.


See Kneeling in the End Zone: Spiritual Lessons From the World of Sports for an appendix with a complete list of religiously affiliated Division I schools.