Women s basketball top 16 reveal Breaking down the NCAA committee s latest rankings
Women's basketball top-16 reveal: Breaking down the NCAA committee's latest rankings NCAA.com
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BTN x — Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) As for South Carolina, the Gamecocks lost to Kentucky and Mississippi State since the first reveal (and also lost to UConn the same night as that first reveal), but they're 17-4 since a 4-4 start.
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PRESENTED BY A handful of upsets shook up the seed lines, but Baylor women's basketball remains No. 1. The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee again had the Lady Bears No. 1 overall in its top-16 reveal on Monday, March 4 — two weeks before the . Baylor is 27-1 and has won 19 in a row. But after Baylor, there were changes thanks to some upsets since the first top-16 reveal on February 11. Louisville would still be a No. 1 seed if the season ended today, occupying the second spot on the top line. But Notre Dame and UConn are new on the 1-seed line, taking the spots previously held by Oregon and Mississippi State. Here's a look at the new Top 16 — and what's changed:NCAA women s basketball tournament Second Top-16 reveal
Current seed line Team (Record) Seed line change since first REVEAL 1 Baylor (27-1) -- 1 Louisville (27-2) -- 1 Notre Dame (27-3) Up 1 1 UConn (27-2) Up 1 2 Oregon (27-3) Down 1 2 Mississippi State (27-2) Down 1 2 Stanford (25-4) -- 2 Iowa (23-6) Up 1 3 NC State (25-4) Down 1 3 Maryland (26-3) -- 3 Oregon State (24-6) -- 3 South Carolina (21-8) Up 1 4 Miami (FL) (24-7) -- 4 Iowa State (22-7) -- 4 Syracuse (22-7) NR 4 Texas A&M (23-6) NRChanges on the No 1 seed line
Baylor is again in the first spot. Louisville is also in the same position as the second overall seed, even with the Cardinals falling to Miami on February 17. The Hurricanes are again a No. 4 seed. However, . Plus, with UConn moving to a No. 1 seed, the Cardinals' 78-69 win from January 31 looks even better than it did at the time. Unlike Louisville, however, both Mississippi State and Oregon dropped to No. 2 seeds after sustaining losses. The Bulldogs lost once, by eight to Missouri, though they did respond by beating South Carolina and Texas A&M, two teams on the Nos. 3 and 4 seed lines in Monday's reveal. Oregon lost twice, though the Ducks fell to only a No. 2 seed. (a No. 3 seed) and then . Since then, however, the Ducks are 3-0. Because of those losses, defending national champion Notre Dame and UConn both moved up from No. 2 seeds to No. 1 seeds. Here's the regional breakdown: Albany: UConn Mississippi State Oregon State Miami (FL) Chicago: Louisville Stanford Maryland Iowa State Greensboro: Baylor Iowa NC State Texas A&M Portland: Notre Dame Oregon South Carolina SyracuseMoving on up
Despite some movement at the top, there wasn't too much change elsewhere. Among the teams remaining from the first top-16 reveal, Iowa and South Carolina were the only non-new No. 1 seeds to move up on the seed line. The Hawkeyes moved up one seed line to No. 2; South Carolina is up to a No. 3 — though the move is up only one ranking spot, as it was the first No. 4 seed last time. Now the Gamecocks are the final No. 3. Iowa lost to Indiana 75-73 on February 21, but the Hawkeyes won their other four games since the first top-16 reveal. That includes an 86-73 win against Maryland on February 17 in the teams' only regular-season meeting. had 31 points and 17 rebounds in the win. Goin' back-to-back.For the 2nd straight year, 's has been named Big Ten Player of the Year!
BTN x — Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) As for South Carolina, the Gamecocks lost to Kentucky and Mississippi State since the first reveal (and also lost to UConn the same night as that first reveal), but they're 17-4 since a 4-4 start.