Women’s March Madness bracket reveal: Selection Sunday live updates
Five teams you need to know ahead of the Women’s NCAA Tournament
It’s almost time for March Madness and Mackenzie Salmon has a quick breakdown of five teams you need to know ahead of Selection Sunday.
The women’s college basketball bracket reveal is underway on the Selection Sunday show. It determines which 68 teams will make it to March Madness 2024. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is poised for another Final Four run after her landmark season where she broke Pete Maravich’s all-time scoring record. LSU’s Angel Reese, Stanford’s Cameron Brink, Connecticut’s Paige Bueckers and South Carolina’s Te-Hina Paopao are hoping to stand in the way of her first national title. USA TODAY Sports will provide the latest women’s bracket reveal updates, news, analysis and more throughout the day. Follow along.
Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes will face No. 16 Holy Cross/UT Martin in the first round. Here’s how the second regional in Albany turned out.
- No. 1 Iowa (29-4) vs. No. 16 Holy Cross/UT Martin
- No. 8 West Virginia (24-7) vs. No. 9 Princeton (25-4)
- No. 5 Colorado (22-9) vs. No. 12 Drake (29-5)
- No. 4 Kansas St. (25-7) vs. No. 13 Portland (21-12)
- No. 6 Louisville (24-9) vs. No. 11 Middle Tenn. (29-4)
- No. 3 LSU (28-5) vs. No. 14 Rice (19-14)
- No. 7 Creighton (25-5) vs. No. 10 UNLV (30-2)
- No. 2 UCLA (25-6) vs. No. 15 California Baptist (28-3)
That is one hell of a path for Caitlin Clark and company to get through. I really like Kansas State and could see them surprising some people. And remember, they’ve already beat Iowa once and lost to Iowa once. Game 3 for all the marbles? Also, suffice it to say everyone will be pulling for an Iowa-LSU rematch. — Lindsay Schnell
South Carolina earns No. 1 seed in Albany Regional 1
Here’s how the first regional in Albany shook out.
- No. 1 South Carolina (32-0) vs. No. 16 Sacred Heart/Presbyterian
- No. 8 North Carolina (19-12) vs. No. 9 Michigan St. (22-8)
- No. 5 Oklahoma (22-9) vs. No. 12 FGCU (29-4)
- No. 4 Indiana (24-5) vs. No. 13 Fairfield (31-1)
- No. 6 Nebraska (22-11) vs. No. 11 Texas A&M (19-12)
- No. 3 Oregon St. (24-7) vs. No. 14 Eastern Wash. (29-5)
- No. 7 Ole Miss (23-8) vs. No. 10 Marquette (23-8)
- No. 2 Notre Dame (26-6) vs. No. 15 Kent St. (21-10)
No. 8 is a tough seed for North Carolina, but know that they’re dangerous. If Deja Kelly takes over a game, anything could happen. Oklahoma as a 5 seed: A little surprising given Sooners won the Big 12 regular season, but faltering in the conference tournament has consequences. Notre Dame as a No. 2 seed is a surprise as they weren’t even on the top 16 seed line the last committee reveal. — Lindsay Schnell
Selection Sunday for women’s college basketball happening now on ESPN. (Looking for coverage of the men’s March Madness bracket reveal? Go here.)
You can find USA TODAY Sports’ bracket for women’s March Madness here. It will update as seeds are revealed during the Selection Sunday show, which starts at 8 p.m. ET.
Here is a printable PDF of the women’s bracket. It will update as seeds are revealed.
ESPN is airing the bracket reveal for women’s March Madness.
Like with the 2023 tournament, the 2024 tournament will feature two super regionals, with two 16-team brackets at each regional, which are in Portland, Ore., and Albany, N.Y. Here are all the venues we know are hosting tournament games over the next several weeks. Location and venues for the First Four and first and second rounds will be determined on Selection Sunday.
| Round | Location | Venue | Dates |
| First Four | TBD | TBD | March 20-21 |
| First round | TBD | TBD | March 22-23 |
| Second round | TBD | TBD | March 24-25 |
| Sweet 16 | Portland | Moda Center | March 29-30 |
| Sweet 16 | Albany, N.Y. | Times Union Center | March 29-30 |
| Elite Eight | Portland | Moda Center | March 31-April 1 |
| Elite Eight | Albany, N.Y. | Times Union Center | March 31-April 1 |
| Final Four | Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse | April 5 |
| National championship | Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse | April 7 |
USA TODAY Sports’ Lindsay Schnell, who covers women’s college basketball, predicts these teams will earn the top four seeds in the women’s draw.
- South Carolina will be the overall No. 1.
- Iowa finished Big Ten play strong by winning the conference tournament title.
- Stanford won the Pac-12 regular season and has a NET of 4. Pac-12 is widely considered the best and toughest league in the country.
- USC beat Stanford both times they played, including handily in Pac-12 tournament championship.
Iowa and Stanford being flipped, but probably not considering what happened in their conference tournaments. Regardless, look for Stanford and USC to be in Portland, and South Carolina and the Caitlin Clark show to be in Albany. The thing we’re most interested in: Which No. 2 seed will Iowa draw?
Caitlin Clark is must-see TV, JuJu Watkins and Hannah Hidalgo are her heirs apparent, and the big question ahead of Selection Sunday is whether top-seeded South Carolina and LSU might fight, err, face each other again in the Final Four. — Nancy…
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