2025 March Madness women’s bracket predictions for Feb. 25Conferences with multiple teams in the bracketAutumn Johnson’s automatic qualifiersNC State earns women’s basketball team of the week honors after defeating Notre DameUCLA reclaims the top spot in women’s basketball Power 10No. 13 NC State beats No. 1 Notre Dame in OT thriller, No. 3 UCLA survives and more from a women’s basketball Sunday
As conference tournaments approach, it’s time for new March Madness bracket predictions.
Let’s break down my latest projected bracket:
2025 March Madness women’s bracket predictions for Feb. 25
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| SEED | Spokane 1 | Birmingham 2 | Spokane 4 | Birmingham 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | Texas | Notre Dame | South Carolina |
| 16 | High Point / Tennessee Tech | Fairleigh Dickinson / Southern | UNC Greensboro | North Carolina A&T |
| 8 | Cal | Creighton | Oklahoma State | Florida State |
| 9 | South Dakota State | Iowa | Oregon | Indiana |
| 5 | West Virginia | Michigan State | Kansas State | Alabama |
| 12 | UTSA | Florida Gulf Coast | UNLV | Ball State |
| 4 | Tennessee | Baylor | Oklahoma | Ohio State |
| 13 | Montana State | Fairfield | Hawaii | James Madison |
| 6 | Maryland | Michigan | Ole Miss | Louisville |
| 11 | Washington / Virginia Tech | Harvard / Iowa State | Minnesota | Middle Tennessee |
| 3 | Duke | North Carolina | Kentucky | NC State |
| 14 | Grand Canyon | Norfolk State | Gonzaga | Missouri State |
| 7 | Utah | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Illinois |
| 10 | Nebraska | Mississippi State | Columbia | Richmond |
| 2 | LSU | UConn | Southern California | TCU |
| 15 | UAlbany | Southeastern Louisiana | Green Bay | Lehigh |
Last four in: Iowa State, Harvard, Virginia Tech, Washington
First four out: Princeton, Florida, Arizona, Colorado
📊 POWER RANKINGS: Texas climbs into the top three of latest women’s basketball Power 10
Conferences with multiple teams in the bracket
| CONFERENCE | TOTAL TEAMS | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 13 | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Southern California, UCLA, Washington |
| SEC | 10 | Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt |
| ACC | 9 | California, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, 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 |
CINDERELLAS: Lowest seeds to advance to each round in NCAA women’s basketball tournament history
Autumn Johnson’s automatic qualifiers
| AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS | Teams |
|---|---|
| America East | UAlbany |
| American Athletic | UTSA |
| Atlantic 10 | Richmond |
| ACC | Notre Dame |
| ASUN | FGCU |
| Big 12 | TCU |
| Big East | UConn |
| Big Sky | Montana State |
| Big South | High Point |
| Big Ten | UCLA |
| Big West | Hawaii |
| CAA | North Carolina A&T |
| Conference USA | Middle Tennessee |
| Horizon | Green Bay |
| Ivy | Columbia |
| MAAC | Fairfield |
| MAC | Ball State |
| MEAC | Norfolk State |
| Missouri Valley | Missouri State |
| Mountain West | UNLV |
| Northeast | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Ohio Valley | Tennessee Tech |
| Patriot | Lehigh |
| SEC | Texas |
| Southern | UNC Greensboro |
| Southland | Southeastern Louisiana |
| SWAC | Southern |
| Summit League | South Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | James Madison |
| WCC | Gonzaga |
| WAC | Grand Canyon |
