Bracket predictons: A new No. 1 seed in latest March Madness women's projections
It’s been a wild week across the nation, leading to some notable changes in my latest bracket predictions. Texas has climbed to a No. 1 seed after beating South Carolina.
Let’s break down my new predictions ahead of the Selection Committee’s first top-16 reveal this Sunday, Feb. 16.
2025 March Madness women's bracket predictions for Feb. 11
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| SEED | Spokane 1 | Birmingham 2 | Spokane 4 | Birmingham 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | Notre Dame | Texas | South Carolina |
| 16 | Longwood / Tennessee Tech | Fairleigh Dickinson / Texas Southern | Wofford | North Carolina A&T |
| 8 | Mississippi State | Michigan | Illinois | Richmond |
| 9 | South Dakota State | Creighton | Louisville | Iowa |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | Michigan State | Maryland | Ole Miss |
| 12 | UTSA | Florida Gulf Coast | UNLV | Belmont |
| 4 | Tennessee | Kansas State | Duke | Oklahoma |
| 13 | Montana State | Fairfield | Hawaii | James Madison |
| 6 | West Virginia | Alabama | Florida State | Oklahoma State |
| 11 | Harvard / Arizona | Virginia Tech / Nebraska | Minnesota | Middle Tennessee |
| 3 | Kentucky | North Carolina | TCU | Ohio State |
| 14 | Grand Canyon | Norfolk State | Gonzaga | Ball State |
| 7 | Cal | Baylor | Utah | Vanderbilt |
| 10 | Oregon | Indiana | Columbia | Iowa State |
| 2 | UConn | LSU | Southern California | NC State |
| 15 | UAlbany | Southeastern Louisiana | Purdue Fort Wayne | Lehigh |
Last Four in: Nebraska, Harvard, Virginia Tech, Arizona
First Four out: Washington, Colorado, Princeton, Florida
📊 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 | 12 | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Southern California, UCLA |
| 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 | Kansas State |
| Big East | UConn |
| Big Sky | Montana State |
| Big South | Longwood |
| Big Ten | UCLA |
| Big West | Hawaii |
| CAA | North Carolina A&T |
| Conference USA | Middle Tennessee |
| Horizon | Purdue Fort Wayne |
| Ivy | Columbia |
| MAAC | Fairfield |
| MAC | Ball State |
| MEAC | Norfolk State |
| Missouri Valley | Belmont |
| Mountain West | UNLV |
| Northeast | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Ohio Valley | Tennessee Tech |
| Patriot | Lehigh |
| SEC | South Carolina |
| Southern | Wofford |
| Southland | Southeastern Louisiana |
| SWAC | Texas Southern |
| Summit League | South Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | James Madison |
| WCC | Gonzaga |
| WAC | Grand Canyon |
