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The NCAA ladies’s event bracket was formally revealed on Sunday afternoon, simply hours after the lads’s bracket was dropped.
As soon as once more, South Carolina claimed the No. 1 total seed within the event. It marks the Gamecocks’ fourth straight season as a No. 1 seed within the NCAA event.
The Gamecocks have been a straightforward alternative for the highest seed. They went an ideal 32-0 this season after marking their second straight undefeated common season, after which they beat LSU in a really contentious title sport to win the SEC event. South Carolina, which received the nationwide championship in 2022, made it to the Closing 4 once more final season — although the Gamecocks have been knocked out by Iowa.
South Carolina will play out of the Albany 1 area, and can tackle both Sacred Coronary heart or Presbyterian first.
Iowa and star Caitlin Clark earned the No. 1 seed within the Albany 2 area. The Hawkeyes will tackle both Holy Cross or UT-Martin of their first sport in Iowa Metropolis. That area is loaded, too, with UCLA, defending nationwide champions LSU, Kansas State and Colorado all in there.
USC earned the No. 1 seed within the Portland 3 area. It marks the primary time the Trojans have had a No. 1 seed since 1986, which was Cheryl Miller’s senior season with this system. They will tackle Texas A&M-Corpus Christi first.
Texas earned the final No. 1 seed within the Portland 4 area, marking the Longhorns’ first time as a No. 1 seed since 2004. They will host Drexel within the first spherical.
Albany 1 Area
No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Sacred Coronary heart/Presbyterian
No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 9 Michigan State
No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast
No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 13 Fairfield
No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 11 Texas A&M
No. 3 Oregon State vs. No. 14 Japanese Washington
No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 10 Marquette
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Kent State
Albany 2 Area
No. 1 Iowa vs. No. 16 Holy Cross/UT Martin
No. 8 West Virginia vs. No. 9 Princeton
No. 5 Colorado vs. No. 12 Drake
No. 4 Kansas State vs. No. 13 Portland
No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 11 Center Tennessee
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 Rice
No. 7 Creighton vs. No. 10 UNLV
No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 15 California Baptist
Portland 3 Area
No. 1 USC vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
No. 8 Kansas vs. No. 9 Michigan
No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt/Columbia
No. 4 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Marshall
No. 6 Syracuse vs. No. 11 Auburn/Arizona
No. 3 UConn vs. No. 14 Jackson State
No. 7 Duke vs. No. 10 Richmond
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Maine
Portland 4 Area
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 16 Drexel
No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 9 Florida State
No. 5 Utah vs. No. 12 South Dakota State
No. 4 Gonzaga vs. No. 13 UC Irvine
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 11 Inexperienced Bay
No. 3 NC State vs. No. 14 Chattanooga
No. 7 Iowa State vs. No. 10 Maryland
No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 15 Norfolk State