Women's Bracketology: 2025 NCAA tournament
Conference play is in full swing, and the sprint to March is on. Bracketology will be updated twice each week, with new projections every Tuesday and Friday. Automatic bids now total 31 as we continue to count down to Selection Sunday on March 16.
Bracket Watch
The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee released the first look at its top 16 teams Sunday, only to see immediate changes, Monday brought some more. West Virginia's convincing win over Kansas State solidified its No. 5 seed and knocked the Wildcats to a No. 4 seed. Kansas State now must worry about losing its grip on hosting first- and second-round NCAA tournament games. Historically, a top-10 NET rating bodes well for a team ultimately landing in the top 16, but this committee demonstrated Sunday that the NET number alone won't dictate all of its decisions. Kansas State hosts Baylor in a week. If the Wildcats hope to host any more games after that, a win is probably necessary. Getting Ayoka Lee back might be critical to that goal. The 6-foot-6 center, out since late January because of a foot injury, is scheduled to return Saturday.
On the Bubble
Last Four Byes
Last Four In
First Four Out
Next Four Out
68-Team Bracket
Region 1 Spokane
Los Angeles
- 1 UCLA
Knoxville
Durham
Baton Rouge
Region 4 Spokane
Columbia
- 8 Illinois
Manhattan
Raleigh
Los Angeles
- 2 USC - aq
- 15 Hawaii - aq
Region 2 Birmingham
Austin
- 9 Iowa
Columbus
- 5 Alabama
Chapel Hill
- 6 Michigan
Fort Worth
- 10 Nebraska
Region 3 Birmingham
South Bend
- 9
Oregon
Norman
- 4 Oklahoma
Lexington
Storrs
- 10 Indiana
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