Women’s March Madness bracket revealed: UCLA gets No. 1 overall seed

The 2025 NCAA basketball tournament officially kicked off with Selection Sunday today and the women’s college basketball bracket has been revealed! The UCLA Bruins earned the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament and will face the winner of the UC San Diego vs Southern in the First Four.

68 teams were given entry to the March Madness tournament with 31 automatic bids and 37 at-large bids selected by the committee. The First Four begins Wednesday, March 19 and the First Round begins Friday, March 21.

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Women’s NCAA March Madness tournament bracket

Regional 1 bracket:

• No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 16 UC San Diego/Southern
• No. 8 Richmond vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech
• No. 5 Mississippi vs. No. 12 Ball State
• No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 13 Grand Canyon
• No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 11 George Mason
• No. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 San Diego State
• No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Harvard
• No. 2 N.C. State vs. No. 15 Vermont

Regional 2 bracket:

• No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Tennessee Tech
• No. 8 Utah vs. No. 9 Indiana
• No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 Green Bay
• No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Norfolk State
• No. 6 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Columbia/Washington
• No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 14 Oregon State
• No. 7 Vanderbilt vs. No. 10 Oregon
• No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Lehigh

Regional 3 bracket:

• No. 1 Texas vs. No. 16 High Point/William & Mary
• No. 8 Illinois vs. No. 9 Creighton
• No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 12 South Florida
• No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Montana State
• No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Iowa State/Princeton
• No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
• No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 10 Nebraska
• No. 2 TCU vs. No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson

Regional 4 bracket:

• No. 1 USC vs. No. 16 UNC Greensboro
• No. 8 California vs. No. 9 Mississippi State
• No. 5 Kansas State vs. No. 12 Fairfield
• No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Liberty
• No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Murray State
• No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast
• No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 South Dakota State
• No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Arkansas State

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