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Associated Press

This year's Women's NCAA Championships has produced more than its share of highlight-reel plays and game-changing shots. The field has been narrowed down to four teams -- Minnesota, Connecticut, Tennessee and LSU -- and we've narrowed down the top plays to five.

It's no surprise the top plays come courtesy of UConn's Diana Taurasi, LSU's Seimone Augustus, Tennessee's Tasha Butts, Minnesota's Lindsay Whalen and Stanford's Kelley Suminski.

Cast your vote now for the Pontiac High Performance Moment of the NCAA Women's Championship!

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UConn's Diana Taurasi: The No-Look

Sometimes the most memorable plays don't even need a perfect ending. Years from now, fans may still remember Diana Taurasi's no-look over-the-head touch pass to Jessica Moore, even if they don't recall that Moore blew the layup. While Taurasi scored 24 points in the game against Penn State, it was her Magic-like pass that epitomized both her all-around brilliance and flashy style.

LSU's Seimone Augustus: Behind the Back

Augustus made it look easy in the Tigers' 62-60 win over SEC rival Georgia on Monday night in the West Regional. Her behind-the-back, crossover-dribble, pull-up basket was the highlight of her 29 points on 12-of-19 shooting. Augustus was selected the Most Outstanding Player in the West Regional.

Tennessee's Tasha Butts: Clutch with 1.7 to Play

This time there would be no controversy. Butts, who was the hero of Tennessee's win against Baylor after hitting two free throws following a controversial last-second foul, finished off the Stanford Cardinal with an old-fashioned up-and-under move. Driving baseline against Stanford star Nicole Powell, Butts spun back to her right and scooped in a shot around Powell's outstretched arms, giving the Vols a two-point lead with 1.7 seconds to play.

Minnesota's Lindsay Whalen: End to End

By throwing caution to the wind, Minnesota's Lindsay Whalen knocked the air out of top-seeded Duke. The girl who grew up idolizing Pete Maravich displayed plenty of her own panache on a perfectly-executed spin move through the smallest of spaces. Racing end to end, the Minnesota native split Duke's startled defense for a back-breaking layup and a spot in New Orleans.

Stanford's Kelley Suminski: The Game-Winner

Just like John Paxson with the Bulls, Stanford's Kelly Suminski knew better than to stand around in awe of her superstar teammate. With the entire Vanderbilt team and everyone in attendance expecting Nicole Powell to take the last shot in a down-to-the-wire Elite Eight tilt, Suminski spotted up from the top of the key. And when Powell found traffic in the land and kicked the ball out, Suminski calmly drained a 3-pointer with less than a second left on the clock to give Stanford the win.



EAST
1 Penn State
2 Connecticut
3 Houston
4 North Carolina
5 Notre Dame
6 Colorado
7 Auburn
8 Virginia Tech
9 Iowa
10 North Carolina State
11 UC Santa Barbara
12 Southwest Missouri State
13 Middle Tennessee
14 UW-Green Bay
15 Penn
16 Hampton
MIDEAST
1 Duke
2 Kansas State
3 Boston College
4 Texas Tech
5 Louisiana Tech
6 Ohio State
7 Minnesota
8 Old Dominion
9 Marquette
10 UCLA
11 West Virginia
12 Montana
13 Maine
14 Eastern Michigan
15 Valparaiso
16 Northwestern State
WEST
1 Texas
2 Purdue
3 Georgia
4 LSU
5 Miami
6 TCU
7 Villanova
8 Michigan State
9 Arizona
10 Mississippi
11 Temple
12 Maryland
13 Austin Peay
14 Liberty
15 St. Francis (Pa.)
16 Southern
MIDWEST
1 Tennessee
2 Vanderbilt
3 Oklahoma
4 Baylor
5 Florida
6 Stanford
7 Rutgers
8 George Washington
9 DePaul
10 Chattanooga
11 Missouri
12 New Mexico
13 Loyola Marymount
14 Marist
15 Lipscomb
16 Colgate