After one of the most exciting and unpredictable women’s college basketball seasons in recent memory, Selection Sunday has arrived.
It’s been a fantastic ride, from Caitlin Clark‘s record-breaking season to another unbeaten run by South Carolina, and from the ultracompetitive race in the final season of the Pac-12 to all of the dynamic freshmen lighting up courts across the country.
Evaluating schedules, quality wins, questionable losses, NET rankings and all the observations from games has filled the land of Bracketology for the past six weeks. Now it’s time for the women’s NCAA tournament selection committee to take center stage and provide the final 68-team field.
As the committee continues to meet in Indianapolis ahead of Sunday’s Selection Special (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App), some decisions and team placements are straightforward. Nobody will spend much time on the No. 1 overall seed. The Gamecocks had that wrapped up weeks ago. Many other aspects of the bracket will not be so easy to determine.
So what are the biggest questions facing the selection committee? Here is a look at the most pressing discussions those 12 committee members are facing.
