March Madness bracket predictions on Feb. 24
In the last full week of the regular season, Autumn Johnson revealed her updated NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket predictions. UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas hold on to the No. 1 seeds.
Take a look at her predicted 68-team field below.
RANKINGS: AP Top 25 Poll | Net Rankings
| Seed | Region 1 - Fort Worth | Region 4 - Sacramento | Region 2 - Sacramento | Region 3 - Forth Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | Texas | UCLA | South Carolina |
| 16 | Cal Baptist/Navy | Howard/FDU | Alabama A&M | Chattanooga |
| 8 | Illinois | Oregon | Oklahoma State | Notre Dame |
| 9 | Syracuse | Iowa State | Mississippi State | Villanova |
| 5 | West Virginia | North Carolina | Minnesota | Ole Miss |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | San Diego State | Gonzaga | North Dakota State |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Kentucky | Michigan State |
| 13 | McNeese | Green Bay | UC San Diego | Western Illinois |
| 6 | Alabama | Texas Tech | Baylor | Tennessee |
| 11 | Virginia Tech/Colorado | Columbia | Fairfield | Princeton/Nebraska |
| 3 | Maryland | Louisville | Duke | TCU |
| 14 | Charleston | High Point | Miami (Ohio) | Idaho |
| 7 | Washington | Georgia | USC | NC State |
| 10 | Virginia | Rhode Island | Clemson | Rice |
| 2 | LSU | Iowa | Vanderbilt | Michigan |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech | Vermont | Murray State | Eastern Kentucky |
Last four in: Virginia Tech, Nebraska, Princeton, Colorado
First four out: Arizona State, Stanford, South Dakota State, Utah
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Conferences with multiple teams in the bracket
| conference | Total teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 12 | Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Washington |
| SEC | 11 | Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt |
| ACC | 9 | Clemson, Duke, Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech |
| Big 12 | 7 | Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Colorado |
| Big East | 2 | UConn, Villanova |
| Ivy League | 2 | Columbia, Princeton |
Autumn Johnson's automatic qualifiers
| Automatic Qualifer | Team |
|---|---|
| America East | Vermont |
| American | Rice |
| ASUN | Eastern Kentucky |
| Atlantic 10 | Rhode Island |
| ACC | Duke |
| Big 12 | TCU |
| Big East | UConn |
| Big Sky | Idaho |
| Big South | High Point |
| Big Ten | UCLA |
| Big West | UC San Diego |
| CAA | Charleston |
| Conference USA | Louisiana Tech |
| Horizon | Green Bay |
| Ivy | Columbia |
| MAAC | Fairfield |
| MAC | Miami (Ohio) |
| MEAC | Howard |
| Missouri Valley | Murray State |
| Mountain West | San Diego State |
| Northeast | FDU |
| Ohio Valley | Western Illinois |
| Patriot | Navy |
| SEC | South Carolina |
| Southern | Chattanooga |
| Southland | McNeese |
| SWAC | Alabama A&M |
| Summit League | North Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | Georgia Southern |
| West Coast | Gonzaga |
| Western Athletic Conference | Cal Baptist |
