Women's Bracketology: 2023 NCAA tournament
Perhaps the busiest offseason in women's college basketball history is nearly over. With the transfer portal transforming the sport and a long list of coaching changes occurring every spring, rosters now take months to fully form. But the 2023-24 campaign is a mere seven weeks away, and it's time to reflect on everything that has happened since April. Consider this the first step in your guide to Selection Sunday on March 17.
Bracket Watch
The changes since April's bracket begin at the top. LSU won the national championship -- and the offseason, with the additions of transfers Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow. Morrow's decision to leave DePaul for Baton Rouge pushed LSU past UConn for the top overall seed. UCLA and Ohio State bump conference rivals Utah and Iowa to claim the final two No. 1 seeds. That shift hints at how compelling the Pac-12 and Big Ten races will be, as those conferences lead the way with nine and eight bids, respectively.
On the Bubble
Last Four Byes
Last Four In
First Four Out
Next Four Out
68-Team Bracket
Albany 1
Baton Rouge
Stanford
Bloomington
Blacksburg
- 15
Siena - aq
Portland 4
Columbus
Louisville
- 5
Texas
Oxford
- 3 Ole Miss
- 14 Towson - aq
Salt Lake City
- 7
Nebraska
- 10 Toledo - aq
- 2 Utah
Albany 2
Storrs
College Park
South Bend
- 6
Colorado
Columbia
- 7 Illinois
Portland 3
Los Angeles
- 8 Michigan
Waco
Knoxville
- 11 Duke
Iowa City
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