2024 NCAA women's basketball tournament predictions after first top 16 reveal
Autumn Johnson has a fresh set of March Madness women's bracket predictions after the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee released the first of two in-season top 16 ranking. Reflecting the committee's rankings, Johnson has South Carolina, Stanford, Ohio State and Colorado picked as No. 1 seeds.
The second in-season top 16 is set for Feb. 29.
Here is a look at Johnson's predicted 68-team field, made right after the in-season announcement.
2024 March Madness women's bracket predictions
| SEED | ALBANY 1 | PORTLAND 2 | ALBANY 3 | PORTLAND 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | Stanford | Ohio State | Colorado |
| 16 | High Point | Chattanooga/Sacred Heart | Norfolk State | Lamar/Little Rock |
| 8 | Nebraska | Mississippi State | Princeton | Penn State |
| 9 | Washington State | Florida State | Ole Miss | Miami (Fla.) |
| 5 | Gonzaga | Notre Dame | Syracuse | Utah |
| 12 | Florida Gulf Coast | Middle Tennessee | Fairfield | Drake |
| 4 | Louisville | Indiana | LSU | Kansas State |
| 13 | Stony Brook | Ball State | North Texas | Richmond |
| 6 | Baylor | West Virginia | Oklahoma | Creighton |
| 11 | Texas A&M/Michigan | Vanderbilt/Villanova | St. John's | Iowa State |
| 3 | UConn | Oregon State | USC | Virginia Tech |
| 14 | South Dakota State | Grand Canyon | Northern Arizona | Hawaii |
| 7 | North Carolina | UNLV | Michigan State | Duke |
| 10 | Cleveland State | Marquette | Tennessee | Alabama |
| 2 | UCLA | Texas | NC State | Iowa |
| 15 | Jackson State | Marshall | Holy Cross | UAlbany |
Last four in: Texas A&M, Villanova, Vanderbilt, Michigan
First four out: Maryland, Auburn, Kansas, Green Bay
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Conferences with multiple teams in the bracket
| CONFERENCE | TOTAL TEAMS | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| ACC | 9 | Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami (Fla.), NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech |
| SEC | 8 | Alabama, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| Big Ten | 7 | Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State |
| Pac-12 | 7 | Colorado, Oregon State, Southern California, Stanford, UCLA, Utah, Washington State |
| Big 12 | 6 | Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia |
| Big East | 5 | Creighton, Marquette, St. John's, UConn, Villanova |
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Autumn Johnson's automatic qualifiers
| Automatic Qualifiers | Teams |
|---|---|
| America East | UAlbany |
| AAC | North Texas |
| A-10 | Richmond |
| ACC | Virginia Tech |
| ASUN | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Big 12 | Oklahoma |
| Big East | UConn |
| Big Sky | Northern Arizona |
| Big South | High Point |
| Big Ten | Ohio State |
| Big West | Hawaii |
| CAA | Stony Brook |
| CUSA | Middle Tennessee State |
| Horizon | Cleveland State |
| Ivy | Princeton |
| MAAC | Fairfield |
| MAC | Ball State |
| MEAC | Norfolk State |
| Missouri Valley | Drake |
| Mountain West | UNLV |
| Northeast | Sacred Heart |
| Ohio Valley | Little Rock |
| Pac-12 | Stanford |
| Patriot | Holy Cross |
| SEC | South Carolina |
| Southern | Chattanooga |
| Southland | Lamar |
| SWAC | Jackson State |
| Summit League | South Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | Marshall |
| WCC | Gonzaga |
| WAC | Grand Canyon |
