Last Eight In: Utah, DePaul, Marquette, Texas, North Carolina State, BYU, Saint Mary’s, Arkansas
First Eight Out: Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Florida, Indiana, San Diego, Virginia Tech, Seton Hall, Middle Tennessee State
Now it is time to begin finding out who is for real. Most leagues begin conference play this week and all of those squads that boast surprisingly good records, but have yet to be seriously tested, are now playing for their tournament lives. The likes of Indiana, Arkansas, Arizona State, Mississippi State and North Carolina State still have a lot to prove and it all starts right now.
See the Women's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Syracuse
American: Connecticut, Louisville
Big East: DePaul, Marquette, Villanova
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, West Virginia
Big Ten: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue
Pac-12: Arizona State, California, Colorado, Stanford, UCLA, Utah
SEC: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
A-10: Saint Joseph’s
CAA: Delaware
C-USA: UTEP
Horizon: Green Bay
MAC: Toledo
MVC: Wichita State
MWC: Fresno State
WAC: Seattle
WCC: BYU, Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s
America East: Albany
A-Sun: Florida Gulf Coast
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: Liberty
Big West: Cal Poly
Ivy League: Princeton
MAAC: Marist
MEAC: Hampton
NEC: St. Francis Brooklyn
OVC: Tennessee-Martin
Patriot: Holy Cross
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland: McNeese State
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Western Kentucky
SWAC: Prairie View A&M
See the Women's Basketball Projected NCAA Tournament Bracket