South Carolina, UCLA, Texas, and USC are projected to be the top seeds in the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Iowa State, Princeton, Harvard, and Washington are projected as the last four teams to reach Women’s March Madness.
Virginia Tech, Saint Joseph’s, Arizona, and Minnesota are the first four teams projected to be left out of the NCAA bracket.
Editor’s note: Follow Women’s March Madness bracket reveal live updates to see who makes the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
March Madness continues this evening with Selection Sunday, when the brackets for the women’s NCAA Tournament will be unveiled.
While the brackets will be set in stone, predictions and projections on who will help make up the field of 68 teams are already being decided. Several teams had already qualified for the tournament after earning an automatic bid after winning their conference tournament championship.
Here’s what experts are projecting for the 2025 bracket:
Projected top seeds
USA Today staff (as of Saturday evening): South Carolina, UCLA, Texas, USC
ESPN’s Charlie Creme (as of Saturday evening): South Carolina, UCLA, USC, Texas
NCAA’s Autumn Johnson (as of Tuesday): UCLA, South Carolina, USC, Texas
CBS’ Connor Groel (as of Tuesday): UCLA, South Carolina, Texas, USC
Projected last teams in
USA Today staff (as of Saturday evening): Iowa State, Princeton, Columbia, Washington
ESPN’s Charlie Creme (as of Saturday evening): Iowa State, Washington, Columbia, Princeton
NCAA’s Autumn Johnson (as of Tuesday): Iowa State, Princeton, Harvard, Richmond
CBS’ Connor Groel (as of Tuesday): Iowa State, Harvard, Washington, Princeton
First four out
USA Today staff (as of Saturday evening): Virginia Tech, Saint Joseph’s, Arizona, Minnesota
ESPN’s Charlie Creme (as of Saturday evening): Virginia Tech, Saint Joseph’s, James Madison, UNLV
NCAA’s Autumn Johnson (as of Tuesday): Virginia Tech, Colorado, James Madison, Minnesota
CBS’ Connor Groel (as of Tuesday): Colorado, James Madison, Virginia Tech, Seton Hall
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