UConn, Stanford, Texas A&M, South Carolina, top four in the initial analysis of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament

UConn, Stanford, Texas A&M, South Carolina, top four in the initial analysis of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament

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      Mechelle Voepel covers WNBA, women’s college basketball and other university sports at espnW. Voepel started covering women’s basketball in 1984 and has been on ESPN since 1996.

The NCAA announced the second revelation of the first 16 seeds projected in the First Division women’s basketball tournament.

Seed projections are through Saturday games, and do not take Sunday games into account. The selection program is Monday, March 15 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time on ESPN.

UConn is the best overall seed, followed by No. 2 Stanford, No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 4 South Carolina. These are regional seeds # 1. In the first reveal on February 15, the top four were UConn, South Carolina, Stanford and Louisville. The Cardinals fell to seed No. 4 overall to No. 9.

Only one team emerged from the top 16 of the first revelation: West Virginia, which was replaced by Arkansas. This gives the SEC six teams in the top 16 – Texas A&M, South Carolina, No. 11 Georgia, No. 13 Tennessee, No. 14 Kentucky and No. 16 Arkansas – for the most from any conference.

Meanwhile, Pac-12 has four teams: Stanford, No. 7 Arizona, No. 10 UCLA and No. 15 Oregon.

The NCAA tournament will be held entirely in the San Antonio area, with some first-round matches in the vicinity of San Marcos and Austin. All games from Sweet 16 onwards will be at Alamodome, with the Women’s Final Four on April 2nd and 4th.

As it is a single venue event, there will be a true S curve for support, rather than the geography influencing where teams are placed.

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