Last Eight In: North Carolina, Penn State, Missouri, USC, Arkansas, LSU, West Virginia, Nebraska
First Eight Out: Oregon, Purdue, Miami, St. John’s, Iowa State, Seton Hall, Virginia, Middle Tennessee
We learned a couple things during the opening weekend. For one, Ohio State is really good, but South Carolina is better. A’ja Wilson scored 20 points and added 14 rebounds in a thrilling 88-80 win for the Gamecocks. Those two could meet again in the Final Four. The other thing we learned is that North Carolina is as bad as we thought. They lost their opener on Friday at home to Gardner-Webb 66-65 and followed it up with an overtime loss to Oregon. For now, we’ll keep North Carolina in the bracket since it is an inexperienced team that will only get better, but the Tar Heels cannot afford too many more slipups since even at their best UNC is likely a team that will hover around .500 in ACC play.
See the Women's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse
American: Connecticut, South Florida
Big East: DePaul
Big 12: Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, West Virginia
Big Ten: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers
Pac-12: Arizona State, California, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington
SEC: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
A-10: Dayton, George Washington
CAA: James Madison
C-USA: Western Kentucky
Horizon: Green Bay
MAC: Ohio
MVC: Drake
MWC: Wyoming
WCC: Gonzaga
America East: Albany
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: Liberty
Big West: UC Riverside
Ivy League: Princeton
MAAC: Iona
MEAC: Hampton
NEC: Central Connecticut State
OVC: Tennessee-Martin
Patriot: Holy Cross
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland: Stephen F. Austin
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Arkansas State
SWAC: Alabama State
WAC: New Mexico State
See the Women's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
