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The women's edition of March Madness is right around the corner, as the nation's best teams will do battle to earn a berth in New Orleans for the Final Four on April 7 and 9.

So it's a great time to sign up for the 2013 edition of Women's Tournament Challenge. Then come back after the brackets are revealed March 18, make your picks for the NCAA women's tournament and follow along with the action when games tip off March 23 all the way to the Final Four.

The object of the game is simple, especially for those who have played in bracket games (for both men and women) over the years. Select who you think will win each of the 63 tournament games, from the first round on the weekend of March 23-24 all the way to the championship game April 9. You'll get points for each game you pick correctly, with the points increasing as the tournament progresses. You'll have to make all your picks before the first round tips off, but after that, just tune in to the ESPN family of networks to watch all the women's action unfold. (All women's tournament games will be on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3, as well as WatchESPN.)

If you score the most points, you'll have a chance at a $5,000 Best Buy gift card.

You can fill out up to 10 brackets, so you can have some fun in making your picks. You can go with all the favorites, you can go upset-happy, you can pick teams based on mascots or school colors. You can go in many different directions.

As for the top contenders who could come away with the championship, the best place to start is defending national champion Baylor, which is led again by senior superstar Brittney Griner. Right on Baylor's heels, though, are perennial powerhouses such as Connecticut, Notre Dame, Stanford, Duke and Tennessee.

So best of luck as you take your shot toward women's bracket glory.