South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford, Utah ranked No. 1 seeds in women’s basketball top 16 reveal

South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford and Utah were ranked as the No. 1 seeds Thursday by the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee in the second of two top 16 rankings reveals. Here’s what you need to know:

• South Carolina (27-0) remains the top seed in the rankings. The defending national champion Gamecocks were ranked No. 1 earlier this month in the first of the season’s top-16 reveal, which offers a look at how teams could be seeded in this season’s March Madness tournament.
• Utah (23-3) improved to the No. 4 overall spot and the top seed in its regional group, while UConn (24-5) falls to seventh overall and second in its regional group.
• The full 68-team bracket will be announced at 8 p.m. ET on March 12 on ESPN.

NCAA Top 16*

1. South Carolina
2. Indiana
3. Stanford
4. Utah
5. LSU
6. Maryland
7. UConn
8. Virginia Tech
9. Iowa
10. Notre Dame
11. Duke
12. Ohio State
13. Texas
14. Villanova
15. Arizona
16. Michigan

* Based on games through Feb. 22

Regional assignments

Greenville Regional 1

1. South Carolina
2. Virginia Tech
3. Iowa
4. Michigan

Greenville Regional 2

1. Indiana
2. UConn
3. Notre Dame
4. Arizona

Seattle Regional 3

1. Stanford
2. Maryland
3. Duke
4. Villanova

Seattle Regional 4

1. Utah
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Texas

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