A month away from Selection Sunday, the NCAA selection committee released the top 16 seeds for the first time, with UCLA earning the top overall seed despite a loss to USC in its most recent game. The top two seeds have both sustained defeats in the past week, but those individual results didn’t diminish their overall body of work.
The SEC leads the way with six teams in the top 16, followed by four from the ACC. The Big Ten only has three, two of which are its newest entrants from California. UConn and two teams from the Big 12 round out the field. The SEC also got two No. 1 seeds, including Texas surprisingly coming in ahead of Notre Dame, despite the Irish winning their head-to-head meeting.
As a reminder, getting into the top 16 carries greater importance in the women’s bracket, as each of these teams gets to host the first two rounds of the tournament on its home court.
First look: NCAA women’s hoops top 16 seeding
- UCLA
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Notre Dame
- USC
- LSU
- UConn
- NC State
- TCU
- Duke
- UNC
- Kansas State
- Kentucky
- Ohio State
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
First look: 2025 bracket
Spokane 1: UCLA (1), LSU (6), Duke (10), Tennessee (16)
Birmingham 2: South Carolina (2), NC State (8), TCU (9), Oklahoma (15)
Birmingham 3: Texas (3), UConn (7), North Carolina (11), Ohio State (14)
Spokane 4:…
