Now into February, the women\u2019s college basketball season is marching on. With only a handful of games left in the regular season, teams are jockeying for position in the bracketology for the Women\u2019s NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n
Right now, the Big Ten is the dominant team in ESPN\u2019s bracketology for the Women\u2019s NCAA Tournament. As of now, the Big Ten has 12 teams set to make the field. The SEC is only a little bit behind them with 10 teams set to make the field. Meanwhile, the seven teams for the Big 12 is the worst among the Power Four conferences while the ACC is sitting at nine teams. The Atlantic 10, Big East, and Ivy League, with two teams set to make the field, are then leading the mid-majors.<\/p>\n
With that,\u00a0here is the latest\u00a0bracketology from ESPN<\/a> for women\u2019s college basketball ahead of the Women\u2019s NCAA Tournament:<\/p>\n Last Four Byes: <\/strong>Minnesota<\/strong><\/a>, Indiana<\/strong><\/a>, Oregon<\/strong><\/a>, Iowa State<\/strong><\/a> There are still several Power Four programs sitting on the bubble. That includes two schools from the Big 12 that are listed either on the First Four Out or the Next Four Out. In that grouping of the Next Four Out, it\u2019s also worth noting ESPN had a slight mistake, listing the USF Bulls twice. They\u2019re one of six mid-majors battling on the bubble.<\/p>\n No conference has more teams listed on the bubble than the Big Ten. That includes four schools listed either in the Last Four Byes or the Last Four In. Washington is also just on the outside looking in on the Women\u2019s NCAA Tournament. So, depending on the last few weeks of the season, those teams could either solidify their spots or slip to the outside looking in.<\/p>\n (Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n The UCLA Bruins headline the first region for the Women\u2019s NCAA Tournament, sitting unbeaten and at the top of the Big Ten standings. In the coming days, the Bruins will have a chance to solidify their position at the of this region too, playing rival USC and Michigan State in their next two games, which are both going to be AP-ranked opponents<\/a>.<\/p>\n There was also some interesting movement in this region. Tennessee moved up after a good week, beating a good UConn team. However, other teams in this region did struggle, and with that California, Ball State, and Minnesota all dropped a bit. That\u2019s particularly important to the Golden Gophers, who are currently sitting on the bubble.<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0UCLA\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>vs. 16.\u00a0Radford<\/strong><\/a>\/Texas Southern<\/strong><\/a> 6.\u00a0Vanderbilt<\/strong><\/a> vs. 11.\u00a0Nebraska\/Virginia Tech Chloe Kitts (Photo by Katie Dugan)<\/p>\n The defending national champions, South Carolina, headline Region 2. They\u2019re maintaining that number one seed despite dropping a game to the Texas Longhorns last week. That\u2019s, perhaps, not overly surprising given that the Gamecocks previously did beat Texas and their only two losses are to teams ranked in the top five of the AP Poll. So, while the loss makes things tighter in the final weeks of the season, South Carolina is in good shape.<\/p>\n Region 2 has several teams moving up this week too. Illinois, Richmond, Belmont, and Oklahoma State are all on the way up to help shape the region into the way it looks now. That includes having UConn sitting at the second seed here, which could potentially lead to a marquee matchup between the Huskies and South Carolina down the road. <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0South Carolina<\/strong><\/a> vs. 16.\u00a0UNCG<\/strong><\/a>\/NC A&T<\/strong><\/a> 6.\u00a0West Virginia<\/strong><\/a> vs. 11.\u00a0Harvard\/Saint Joseph\u2019s Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) celebrates after a basket in the first half against the Connecticut Huskies at the Purcell Pavilion. (Photo by Matt Cashore-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n Notre Dame has been one of the best teams in women\u2019s college basketball all season long. Now, the bracketology has the Irish in line for a number one seed in the Women\u2019s NCAA Tournament. The Irish only have two losses this season, both of which came in a row. Since then, they\u2019ve won 16 games in a row. That includes dominating ACC play, where the Irish are 12-0 on the season.<\/p>\n In Region 3, Utah is moving up in the current seeding. That has made the new Big 12 school feel more comfortable in making the Women\u2019s NCAA Tournament after what has been an inconsistent season for that conference. Meanwhile, a couple of Power Four schools, Mississippi State and Florida State, have dropped a bit. So, there is room for continued movement in the final weeks of the season here. <\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Notre Dame<\/strong><\/a> vs. 16.\u00a0Fairleigh Dickinson<\/strong><\/a> 6.\u00a0Utah<\/strong><\/a> vs. 11.\u00a0Columbia<\/strong><\/a> \u00a9 Aaron E. Martinez\/American-Statesman \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n The Texas Longhorns earned one of the biggest wins of the season, knocking off South Carolina on Sunday. Already one of the top teams in the country, it helped solidify their ranking as one of the best teams in the country and deserving of a number one seed in the Women\u2019s NCAA Tournament, according to ESPN\u2019s bracketology. Still, the schedule ahead is tricky, with Kentucky and LSU coming up in their next couple of games. <\/p>\n The teams a step behind Texas in the seeding are interesting here. Tennessee Tech is new to the bracket as a projected automatic qualifier. Meanwhile, Michigan is moving up a bit after winning three straight games. However, Kansas State and Louisville slipped up, which is interesting given that Kansas State is still projected as the automatic qualifier out of the Big 12. <\/p>\n 1. Texas<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0vs. 16.\u00a0Tennessee Tech<\/strong><\/a> 6. Alabama<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0vs. 11.\u00a0UNLV<\/strong><\/a> The post Women\u2019s Bracketology: 2025 Women\u2019s NCAA Tournament prediction<\/a> appeared first on On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Now into February, the women\u2019s college basketball season is marching on. With only a handful…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}ESPN Bracketology: On the Bubble<\/h2>\n
Last Four In:<\/strong>\u00a0Harvard<\/strong><\/a>, Saint Joseph\u2019s<\/strong><\/a>, Nebraska<\/strong><\/a>, Virginia Tech<\/strong><\/a>
First Four Out:<\/strong>\u00a0Washington<\/strong><\/a>, Princeton<\/strong><\/a>, George Mason<\/strong><\/a>, Arizona<\/strong><\/a>
Next Four Out:<\/strong>\u00a0USF<\/strong><\/a>, Colorado<\/strong><\/a>, Seton Hall<\/strong><\/a>, USF (listed twice)<\/p>\nRegion 1 \u2013 Spokane<\/h2>\n
8.\u00a0California<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0vs. 9.\u00a0South Dakota State<\/strong><\/a>
5.\u00a0Georgia Tech<\/strong><\/a> vs. 12.\u00a0Middle Tennessee State<\/strong><\/a>
4.\u00a0Tennessee<\/strong><\/a> vs. 13.\u00a0Ball State<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
3.\u00a0TCU<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0vs. 14.\u00a0Gonzaga<\/strong><\/a>
7.\u00a0Baylor<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0vs. 10.\u00a0Minnesota
2.\u00a0Duke<\/strong><\/a> vs. 15. Lehigh<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nRegion 2 \u2013 Birmingham<\/h2>\n
8. Illinois<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0vs. 9.\u00a0Richmond<\/strong><\/a>
5.\u00a0Maryland<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0vs. 12. Belmont<\/strong><\/a>
4.\u00a0Oklahoma<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0vs. 13.\u00a0Grand Canyon<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0North Carolina<\/strong><\/a> vs. 14.\u00a0SE Louisiana<\/strong><\/a>
7.\u00a0Oklahoma State<\/strong><\/a> vs. 10.\u00a0Oregon
2.\u00a0UConn<\/strong><\/a> vs. 15. Albany<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nRegion 3 \u2013 Birmingham<\/h2>\n
8. Creighton<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0vs. 9.\u00a0Mississippi State<\/strong><\/a>
5.\u00a0Michigan State<\/strong><\/a> vs. 12. James Madison<\/strong><\/a>
4. Kentucky<\/strong><\/a> vs. 13.\u00a0UTSA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
3.\u00a0Ohio State<\/strong><\/a> vs. 14.\u00a0Norfolk State<\/strong><\/a>
7.\u00a0Florida State<\/strong><\/a> vs. 10.\u00a0Indiana<\/strong><\/a>
2.\u00a0LSU<\/strong><\/a> vs. 15.\u00a0Purdue \u2013 Fort Wayne<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nRegion 4 \u2013 Spokane<\/h2>\n
8.\u00a0Louisville<\/strong><\/a> vs. 9.\u00a0Iowa<\/strong><\/a>
5.\u00a0Ole Miss<\/strong><\/a> vs. 12. Fairfield<\/strong><\/a>
4.\u00a0NC State<\/strong><\/a> vs. 13.\u00a0Florida Gulf Coast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
3.\u00a0Kansas State<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0vs. 14.\u00a0Montana State<\/strong><\/a>
7.\u00a0Michigan<\/strong><\/a> vs. 10.\u00a0Iowa State
2.\u00a0USC<\/strong><\/a> vs. 15. Hawaii<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n