The first top-16 rankings revealed by the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee gave a glimpse into how teams would be seeded if the season ended now. South Carolina, Indiana, Stanford and UConn would be the No. 1 seeds.
There is one more committee rankings reveal on Feb. 23 before Selection Sunday on March 12. Until then, NCAA Digital’s Autumn Johnson predicted the full 68-team field based on the first top-16 rankings.
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| SEED | GREENVILLE – REGIONAL 1 | GREENVILLE – REGIONAL 2 | SEATTLE – REGIONAL 3 | SEATTLE – REGIONAL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | Indiana | Stanford | UConn |
| 16 | Jackson State/Southern Utah | Albany | Morgan State | Long Beach State/SE Louisiana |
| 8 | Creighton | Ole Miss | Illinois | Oregon |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | Kansas | Alabama | Arkansas |
| 5 | UCLA | Florida State | Oklahoma | Iowa State |
| 12 | Rhode Island | South Dakota State | Columbia | UNLV |
| 4 | Ohio State | Villanova | North Carolina | Virginia Tech |
| 13 | Montana State | Bowling Green | Boston University | Northern Iowa |
| 6 | Arizona | South Florida | Gonzaga | NC State |
| 11 | Mississippi State/Oklahoma State | Washington State/Nebraska | Georgia | Marquette |
| 3 | Maryland | Notre Dame | Texas | Michigan |
| 14 | Drexel | Green Bay | Troy | Eastern Illinois |
| 7 | Tennessee | Baylor | Louisville | Colorado |
| 10 | Miami (Fla.) | FGCU | USC | Purdue |
| 2 | Duke | Utah | Iowa | LSU |
| 15 | Iona | Gardener-Webb | Samford | Fairleigh Dickinson |
No. 1 seeds: South Carolina, Stanford, Indiana and UConn
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