Women's bracket predictions, 3 weeks from Selection Sunday
As conference tournaments approach, it's time for new March Madness bracket predictions.
Let’s break down my latest projected bracket:
2025 March Madness women's bracket predictions for Feb. 25
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| SEED | Spokane 1 | Birmingham 2 | Spokane 4 | Birmingham 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | Texas | Notre Dame | South Carolina |
| 16 | High Point / Tennessee Tech | Fairleigh Dickinson / Southern | UNC Greensboro | North Carolina A&T |
| 8 | Cal | Creighton | Oklahoma State | Florida State |
| 9 | South Dakota State | Iowa | Oregon | Indiana |
| 5 | West Virginia | Michigan State | Kansas State | Alabama |
| 12 | UTSA | Florida Gulf Coast | UNLV | Ball State |
| 4 | Tennessee | Baylor | Oklahoma | Ohio State |
| 13 | Montana State | Fairfield | Hawaii | James Madison |
| 6 | Maryland | Michigan | Ole Miss | Louisville |
| 11 | Washington / Virginia Tech | Harvard / Iowa State | Minnesota | Middle Tennessee |
| 3 | Duke | North Carolina | Kentucky | NC State |
| 14 | Grand Canyon | Norfolk State | Gonzaga | Missouri State |
| 7 | Utah | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Illinois |
| 10 | Nebraska | Mississippi State | Columbia | Richmond |
| 2 | LSU | UConn | Southern California | TCU |
| 15 | UAlbany | Southeastern Louisiana | Green Bay | Lehigh |
Last four in: Iowa State, Harvard, Virginia Tech, Washington
First four out: Princeton, Florida, Arizona, Colorado
📊 POWER RANKINGS: Texas climbs into the top three of latest women's basketball Power 10
Conferences with multiple teams in the bracket
| CONFERENCE | TOTAL TEAMS | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 13 | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Southern California, UCLA, Washington |
| SEC | 10 | Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt |
| ACC | 9 | California, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech |
| Big 12 | 7 | Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Utah, West Virginia |
| Big East | 2 | Creighton, UConn |
| Ivy | 2 | Columbia, Harvard |
CINDERELLAS: Lowest seeds to advance to each round in NCAA women's basketball tournament history
Autumn Johnson's automatic qualifiers
| AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS | Teams |
|---|---|
| America East | UAlbany |
| American Athletic | UTSA |
| Atlantic 10 | Richmond |
| ACC | Notre Dame |
| ASUN | FGCU |
| Big 12 | TCU |
| Big East | UConn |
| Big Sky | Montana State |
| Big South | High Point |
| Big Ten | UCLA |
| Big West | Hawaii |
| CAA | North Carolina A&T |
| Conference USA | Middle Tennessee |
| Horizon | Green Bay |
| Ivy | Columbia |
| MAAC | Fairfield |
| MAC | Ball State |
| MEAC | Norfolk State |
| Missouri Valley | Missouri State |
| Mountain West | UNLV |
| Northeast | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Ohio Valley | Tennessee Tech |
| Patriot | Lehigh |
| SEC | Texas |
| Southern | UNC Greensboro |
| Southland | Southeastern Louisiana |
| SWAC | Southern |
| Summit League | South Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | James Madison |
| WCC | Gonzaga |
| WAC | Grand Canyon |
