What teams are in the 2018 NCAA women’s basketball tournament?
The bracket for the 2018 NCAA women’s basketball tournament has been announced, and we have the field of all 64 teams who are heading to the Big Dance.
The 2018 NCAA women’s basketball tournament bracket has been released, and it’s time for March Madness to begin. The First Round action begins March 16-17, kicking off the road to the Final Four in Columbus, Ohio.
The field of 64 teams have been set, with perennial powerhouses UConn, Notre Dame, Louisville, and 2017 national champions Mississippi State all receiving No 1 seeds. Here’s the list of teams who have punched their tickets to the Big Dance and their First Round match ups.
Albany Region
No 1 UConn vs No 16 St. Francis (PA)
No 8 Miami (FL) vs No 9 Quinnipiac
No 5 Duke vs No 12 Belmont
No 4 Georgia vs No 13 Mercer
No 6 South Florida vs No 11 Buffalo
No 3 Florida State vs No 14 Little Rock
No 7 California vs No 10 Virginia
No 2 South Carolina vs No 15 NC A&T
Spokane Region
No 1 Notre Dame vs No 16 CSUN
No 8 South Dakota St. vs No 9 Villanova
No 5 DePaul vs No 12 Oklahoma
No 4 Texas A&M vs No 13 Drake
No 6 LSU vs No 11 Central Michigan
No 3 Ohio State vs No 14 George Washington
No 7 Green Bay vs No 10 Minnesota
No 2 Oregon vs No 15 Seattle
Kansas City Region
No 1 Mississippi State vs No 16 Nicholls State
No 8 Syracuse vs No 9 Oklahoma State
No 5 Maryland vs No 12 Princeton
No 4 NC State vs No 13 Elon
No 6 Iowa vs No 11 Creighton
No 3 UCLA vs No 14 American
No 7 Arizona State vs No 10 Nebraska
No 2 Texas vs No 15 Maine
Lexington Region
No 1 Louisville vs No 16 Boise State
No 8 Marquette vs No 9 Dayton
No 5 Missouri vs No 12 FGCU
No 4 Stanford vs No 13 Gonzaga
No 6 Oregon State vs No 11 Western Kentucky
No 3 Tennessee vs No 14 Liberty
No 7 Michigan vs No 10 Northern Colorado
No 2 Baylor vs No 15 Grambling
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The First Round kicks off March 16-17 and will be followed by the Second Round March 18-19. The Sweet Sixteen takes place March 23-24, followed by the Elite Eight March 25-26. The Final Four games will take place in Columbus, Ohio, on March 30, and the tournament will be capped off by the National Championship game on April 1.