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The NCAA annoused the protocols for the Women's Tourney.  Also see more info on the NCAA protocols
(Compare to Men's protocols)

All Tier 1 official travel party participants will be required to undergo and document seven consecutive daily negative COVID-19 tests before arrival in San Antonio. One of the seven tests must be a PCR test.

Diamond Health will serve as the testing provider, with responsibilities that include administration of daily COVID-19 tests for Tier 1 individuals upon arrival and throughout the tournament.

(Note: This is apparently  diamondhealthinc.com not diamondhealth.com)

Another NCAA release indicates

Finally, Diamond Health/Vivature Inc. has been selected as the testing provider for all championships other than Division I men’s basketball. In addition, Div

ision I Women’s Basketball is still in negotiations with regards to its testing vendor. Based in Dallas, Diamond Health and Vivature serve more than 400 colleges and universities with technology and administrative services, including COVID-19 testing. They will be responsible for both PCR and antigen testing at the championship sites.

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From the CDC:


From a CDC analysis of testing on students (self-swabbed) at a couple of Universities:

Compared with real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing, the Sofia antigen test had a sensitivity of 80.0% and specificity of 98.9% among symptomatic persons; accuracy was lower (sensitivity 41.2% and specificity 98.4%) when used for screening of asymptomatic persons.

(Note that testing at the NCAA WBB tourney may be a different antigen test.)

Wow.  41% sensitivity.  More than half of those with COVID but no symptoms got false negatives.

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The NCAA annoused the protocols for the Women's Tourney.  Also see more info on the NCAA protocols
(Compare to Men's protocols)

All Tier 1 official travel party participants will be required to undergo and document seven consecutive daily negative COVID-19 tests before arrival in San Antonio. One of the seven tests must be a PCR test.

Diamond Health will serve as the testing provider, with responsibilities that include administration of daily COVID-19 tests for Tier 1 individuals upon arrival and throughout the tournament.

(Note: This is apparently  diamondhealthinc.com not diamondhealth.com)

Another NCAA release indicates

Finally, Diamond Health/Vivature Inc. has been selected as the testing provider for all championships other than Division I men’s basketball. In addition, Div

ision I Women’s Basketball is still in negotiations with regards to its testing vendor. Based in Dallas, Diamond Health and Vivature serve more than 400 colleges and universities with technology and administrative services, including COVID-19 testing. They will be responsible for both PCR and antigen testing at the championship sites.

.

From the CDC:


From a CDC analysis of testing on students (self-swabbed) at a couple of Universities:

Compared with real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing, the Sofia antigen test had a sensitivity of 80.0% and specificity of 98.9% among symptomatic persons; accuracy was lower (sensitivity 41.2% and specificity 98.4%) when used for screening of asymptomatic persons.

(Note that testing at the NCAA WBB tourney may be a different antigen test.)

Wow.  41% sensitivity.  More than half of those with COVID but no symptoms got false negatives.