Women's Bracketology: 2025 NCAA tournament
The arrival of 2025 brings the shift to conference play and the beginning of the sprint to March. Bracketology now moves to twice-weekly updates, 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
Texas' loss at South Carolina on Sunday doesn't eliminate the Longhorns as a candidate for a No. 1 seed, but it makes the journey back to the top line much tougher. In fact, the Gamecocks' convincing 17-point win only further solidified the top four teams in the national landscape. At this point, the No. 1 seeds -- UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame and USC -- are irrefutable. LSU -- which plays at South Carolina on Jan. 23 -- is the only other contender right now. But if the Gamecocks dominate the Tigers the way they did the Longhorns, the grip of the top four teams gets even more firm. And barring any slipups, and as long as UCLA and USC play competitively in their two matchups, the quartets' spots at the top would be safe.
On the Bubble
Last Four Byes
Last Four In
First Four Out
Next Four Out
68-Team Bracket
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