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Another week of women’s hoops means another step closer to Selection Sunday and March Madness.
Autumn Johnson revealed her third bracket predictions of the year with UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame and Southern California as the No. 1 seeds. The undefeated Bruins are the overall top seed.
2025 March Madness women’s bracket predictions
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| SEED | Spokane 1 | Birmingham 2 | Spokane 4 | Birmingham 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | South Carolina | Southern California | Notre Dame |
| 16 | Longwood/Eastern Illinois | Fairleigh Dickinson/Texas Southern | Wofford | North Carolina A&T |
| 8 | Oregon | Creighton | South Dakota State | Mississippi State |
| 9 | Richmond | Louisville | Michigan | Illinois |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | Michigan State | Ole Miss | Maryland |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee | Florida Gulf Coast | UNLV | Belmont |
| 4 | Oklahoma | North Carolina | Duke | Tennessee |
| 13 | Montana State | Fairfield | Hawaii | James Madison |
| 6 | West Virginia | Vanderbilt | Cal | Alabama |
| 11 | Harvard/Stanford | Iowa State/Virginia Tech | Iowa | UTSA |
| 3 | Kentucky | Kansas State | TCU | NC State |
| 14 | Grand Canyon | Norfolk State | Gonzaga | Ball State |
| 7 | Florida State | Baylor | Utah | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | Columbia | Minnesota | Nebraska | Indiana |
| 2 | Ohio State | LSU | Texas | UConn |
| 15 | UAlbany | Southeastern Louisiana | Purdue Fort Wayne | Lehigh |
Last Four in: Virginia Tech, Harvard, Stanford, Iowa State
First Four out: Washington, Florida, Arizona, Colorado
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Conferences with multiple teams in the bracket
| CONFERENCE | TOTAL TEAMS | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 12 | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Southern California, UCLA |
| SEC | 10 | Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt |
| ACC | 10 | California, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Stanford, Virginia Tech |
| Big 12 | 7 | Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Utah, West Virginia |
| Big East | 2 | Creighton, UConn |
| Ivy | 2 | Columbia, Harvard |
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Autumn Johnson’s automatic qualifiers
| AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS | Teams |
|---|---|
| America East | UAlbany |
| American Athletic | UTSA |
| Atlantic 10 | Richmond |
| ACC | Notre Dame |
| ASUN | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Big 12 | TCU |
| Big East | UConn |
| Big Sky | Montana State |
| Big South | Longwood |
| Big Ten | UCLA |
| Big West | Hawaii |
| CAA | North Carolina A&T |
| Conference USA | Middle Tennessee |
| Horizon | Purdue Fort Wayne |
| Ivy | Columbia |
| MAAC | Fairfield |
| MAC | Ball State |
| MEAC | Norfolk State |
| Missouri Valley | Belmont |
| Mountain West | UNLV |
| Northeast | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Ohio Valley | Eastern Illinois |
| Patriot | Lehigh |
| SEC | South Carolina |
| Southern | Wofford |
| Southland | Southeastern Louisiana |
| SWAC | Texas Southern |
| Summit League | South Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | James Madison |
| WCC | Gonzaga |
| WAC | Grand Canyon |
