NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket predictions on the first day of March
Autumn Johnson has unveiled her latest March Madness women's bracket predictions after the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee released its final in-season top 16 ranking.
Reflecting the committee's rankings, Johnson has South Carolina, Stanford, Ohio State and UCLA picked as No. 1 seeds.
The official complete bracket will be announced at 8 p.m. ET on March 17.
Here is a look at Johnson's predicted 68-team field as we enter conference tournament play!
| SEED | ALBANY 1 | Portland 2 | albany 3 | portland 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | Stanford | Ohio State | UCLA |
| 16 | High Point | Norfolk State | Chattanooga/Sacred Heart | Lamar/Little Rock |
| 8 | Nebraska | Ole Miss | North Carolina | Alabama |
| 9 | Arizona | Iowa State | Tennessee | Princeton |
| 5 | Syracuse | Utah | Kansas State | Notre Dame |
| 12 | FGCU | Fairfield | Middle Tennessee | Drake |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Indiana | Colorado | Gonzaga |
| 13 | Stony Brook | Tulsa | Toledo | Richmond |
| 6 | Duke | Creighton | Louisville | Baylor |
| 11 | Green Bay/ Texas A&M | Michigan | Columbia/Kansas | Maryland |
| 3 | Oregon State | NC State | LSU | UConn |
| 14 | South Dakota State | Eastern Washington | Grand Canyon | Hawaii |
| 7 | West Virginia | UNLV | Florida State | Michigan State |
| 10 | Cleveland State | Miami | Marquette | Mississippi State |
| 2 | Iowa | Texas | Southern Cal | Virginia Tech |
| 15 | Jackson State | Holy Cross | Marshall | Albany |
Last four in: Kansas, Columbia, Green Bay, Texas A&M
First four out: Villanova, Vanderbilt, Penn State, Auburn
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Conferences with multiple teams in the bracket
| CONFERENCE | TOTAL TEAMS | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| ACC | 9 | Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami (Fla.), NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech |
| SEC | 7 | Alabama, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, |
| Big Ten | 7 | Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Maryland |
| Pac-12 | 7 | Colorado, Oregon State, Southern California, Stanford, UCLA, Utah, Arizona |
| Big 12 | 7 | Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, Kansas |
| Big East | 3 | Creighton, Marquette, UConn, |
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Autumn Johnson's automatic qualifiers
| Automatic Qualifiers | Teams |
|---|---|
| America East | UAlbany |
| AAC | Tulsa |
| A-10 | Richmond |
| ACC | Virginia Tech |
| ASUN | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Big 12 | Oklahoma |
| Big East | UConn |
| Big Sky | Eastern Washington |
| Big South | High Point |
| Big Ten | Ohio State |
| Big West | Hawaii |
| CAA | Stony Brook |
| CUSA | Middle Tennessee State |
| Horizon | Cleveland State |
| Ivy | Princeton |
| MAAC | Fairfield |
| MAC | Toledo |
| MEAC | Norfolk State |
| Missouri Valley | Drake |
| Mountain West | UNLV |
| Northeast | Sacred Heart |
| Ohio Valley | Little Rock |
| Pac-12 | Stanford |
| Patriot | Holy Cross |
| SEC | South Carolina |
| Southern | Chattanooga |
| Southland | Lamar |
| SWAC | Jackson State |
| Summit League | South Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | Marshall |
| WCC | Gonzaga |
| WAC | Grand Canyon |
