Two Pac-12 teams are now projected as No. 1 seeds by the NCAA women’s basketball committee, which released its second and final top 16 seeding reveal Thursday. The projections were made taking into account results through Wednesday’s games. Being in the top 16 is key in the NCAA women’s tournament, as it allows teams to host early-round games.
The top three seeds stayed the same from the previous reveal on Feb. 9: No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks, No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers, and No. 3 Stanford Cardinal. Now joining that group are the No. 4 Utah Utes, who are battling Stanford for the Pac-12 title. The Cardinal won in double overtime at the Colorado Buffaloes on Thursday to clinch at least a share.
The Utes moved up from No. 6 in the last reveal despite having lost at the Arizona Wildcats on Feb. 17. They faced the California Golden Bears late Thursday night. Stanford and Utah meet Saturday in Salt Lake City.
