The Women’s Bracket

03/18/2024

By: Jeff Yoder

South Carolina, Iowa, USC & Texas Earn No. 1 Seeds

The NCAA women’s bracket was also revealed last night, and it features one unbeaten juggernaut against the field. South Carolina (33-0) was a no-brainer for the top overall seed, while the second 1-seed went to Iowa and Caitlin Clark — the squad that ended South Carolina’s perfect run in last year’s Final Four before losing to LSU. Lo and behold, Iowa finds themselves in the same region as LSU (a 3-seed).

Texas and USC claimed the other two 1-seeds, and they’re no cupcakes. If you don’t know Juju Watkins, you’re about to find out these next few weeks. The USC freshman is averaging 27 points per game, and she’s about to have her national coming out party. The women’s tourney tips off on Wednesday with first-round action Friday-Monday. Let’s dance!

Top Seeds

1s: South Carolina, Iowa, USC, Texas

2s: Notre Dame, UCLA, Ohio State, Stanford

3s: UConn, NC State, LSU, Oregon State

4s: Indiana, Kansas St. Virginia Tech, Gonzaga

Breakdown by Conference

SEC: 8 Teams

Big 12: 7 Teams

Big Ten: 7 Teams

ACC: 7 Teams

PAC-12: 7 Teams

Big East: 4 Teams