The first top-16 rankings from the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee have been revealed. South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford and UConn lead the rankings. Each team would hold a No. 1 seed if the season ended today, but there’s plenty of basketball still to play.
First, here are the rankings:
- South Carolina (No. 1 seed — Greenville Regional 1)
- Indiana (No. 1 seed — Greenville Regional 2)
- Stanford (No. 1 seed — Seattle Regional 3)
- UConn (No. 1 seed — Seattle Regional 4)
- LSU
- Utah
- Iowa
- Duke
- Maryland
- Notre Dame
- Michigan
- Texas
- Virginia Tech
- North Carolina
- Villanova
- Ohio State
💯 Perfect teams: The last two undefeated teams in DI basketball
Top takeaways
LSU, ranked at five overall, would receive a No. 2 seed. The Tigers (23-0) are one of only two undefeated teams in all of DI basketball — conference rival South Carolina is the other and the two are set for a showdown on Sunday. UConn (21-4) and Stanford (22-3) are ranked higher despite some uncharacteristic losses.
The Huskies lost back-to-back games for the first time since 1993. First, they fell in a close game to No. 1 South Carolina. Then they dropped a Big East game to unranked Marquette. Meanwhile, Stanford dropped two conference games to unranked Southern…
