March Madness women's bracket predictions, 2 weeks from Selection Sunday
We’ve officially wrapped up the regular season, and with conference tournaments starting tomorrow, it’s the perfect time for my seventh bracket prediction.
There’s been plenty of movement since last week’s No. 1 seed update. Here's how the top lines are shaping up:
| SEED | Birmingham 1 | Spokane 2 | Birmingham 4 | Spokane 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | Southern Cal | South Carolina | UCLA |
| 16 | High Point/Tennessee Tech | Fairleigh Dickinson/Southern | UNC Greensboro | North Carolina A&T |
| 8 | Illinois | Georgia Tech | Oklahoma State | Cal |
| 9 | South Dakota State | Creighton | Indiana | Mississippi State |
| 5 | Tennessee | Kansas State | Ohio State | Ole Miss |
| 12 | UTSA | FGCU | UNLV | Ball State |
| 4 | Maryland | Alabama | Baylor | North Carolina |
| 13 | Montana State | Fairfield | Hawaii | JMU |
| 6 | Michigan | Louisville | West Virginia | Michigan State |
| 11 | Princeton/Virginia Tech | Minnesota/Iowa State | Washington | Middle Tennessee |
| 3 | Duke | Oklahoma | LSU | Kentucky |
| 14 | Grand Canyon | Norfolk State | Gonzaga | Missouri State |
| 7 | Florida State | Iowa | Vanderbilt | Utah |
| 10 | Nebraska | Richmond | Columbia | Oregon |
| 2 | TCU | NC State | Notre Dame | UConn |
| 15 | UAlbany | Southeastern Louisiana | Green Bay | Lehigh |
Last four in: Iowa State, Princeton, Virginia Tech, and Minnesota
First four out: Harvard, Florida, Arizona, Colorado
💪 Southern Cal is the women's basketball team of the week after winning Big Ten regular season title
Conferences with multiple teams in the bracket
| CONFERENCE | TOTAL TEAMS | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 13 | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Southern Cal, UCLA, Washington |
| SEC | 10 | Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt |
| ACC | 9 | California, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech |
| Big 12 | 7 | Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Utah, West Virginia |
| Big East | 2 | Creighton, UConn |
| Ivy | 2 | Columbia, Princeton |
CINDERELLAS: Lowest seeds to advance to each round in NCAA women's basketball tournament history
Autumn Johnson's automatic qualifiers
| AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS | Teams |
|---|---|
| America East | UAlbany |
| American Athletic | UTSA |
| Atlantic 10 | Richmond |
| ACC | Notre Dame |
| ASUN | FGCU |
| Big 12 | TCU |
| Big East | UConn |
| Big Sky | Montana State |
| Big South | High Point |
| Big Ten | UCLA |
| Big West | Hawaii |
| CAA | North Carolina A&T |
| Conference USA | Middle Tennessee |
| Horizon | Green Bay |
| Ivy | Columbia |
| MAAC | Fairfield |
| MAC | Ball State |
| MEAC | Norfolk State |
| Missouri Valley | Missouri State |
| Mountain West | UNLV |
| Northeast | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Ohio Valley | Tennessee Tech |
| Patriot | Lehigh |
| SEC | Texas |
| Southern | UNC Greensboro |
| Southland | Southeastern Louisiana |
| SWAC | Southern |
| Summit League | South Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | James Madison |
| WCC | Gonzaga |
| WAC | Grand Canyon |
