Last Eight In: Rutgers, Kansas, Virginia, Arkansas, Villanova, Washington, Duquesne, Michigan State
First Eight Out: West Virginia, LSU, Illinois, Wyoming, Charlotte, Saint Mary’s, Minnesota, Florida
The bubble this week was more about backing your way into the NCAA Tournament instead of playing your way into the NCAA Tournament. The lone exception, if one considered Michigan on the bubble in the first place, was the Wolverines. Following a Monday loss at rival Michigan State, Coach Kim Barnes and company pulled it all together to knock off bubble team Illinois on Thursday. On Sunday, Michigan traveled to perennial power Purdue and came away with a huge 67-56 signature victory. This was a team that needed a big win and they finally got it in West Lafayette.
See the Projected Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida State, Miami, Virginia
Big East: Connecticut, Notre Dame, Louisville, Syracuse, DePaul, South Florida, Villanova, Rutgers
Big 12: Baylor, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Kansas
Big Ten: Penn State, Purdue, Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State
Pac-12: Stanford, California, UCLA, Colorado, Washington
SEC: Tennessee, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Arkansas
A-10: Dayton, Duquesne
CAA: Delaware
C-USA: SMU
Horizon: Green Bay
MAC: Toledo
MVC: Creighton
MWC: San Diego State
WAC: Utah State
WCC: Gonzaga
America East: Albany
A-Sun: Florida Golf Coast
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: Liberty
Big West: Pacific
Ivy League: Princeton
MAAC: Marist
MEAC: Hampton
NEC: Quinnipiac
OVC: Eastern Kentucky
Patriot: American
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland: Oral Roberts
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee
SWAC: Alabama A&M
See the Projected Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket