2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams explained

Above:2023 qualifying teams
Label1:Total teams
Data1:68
Label2:Automatic bids
Data2:32
Label3:At-large bids
Data3:36
Label4:Top seed
Data4:South Carolina
Label5:National champion
Data5:LSU

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams are entered into the tournament.[1] Thirty-two of the teams qualified via automatic bids, earned by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 36 teams were via "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Teams are seeded from 1 to 16 within each of the four regionals.

Automatic Bids

A total of 32 automatic bids to the tournament were granted to the below listed conferences, which were given to the team that won the conference's championship tournament.[2] Seeds listed reflect seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in boldface later received at-large berths.[3]

Record (Conf.)!Seed!Last App.!Tournament!Runner-up! class=unsortable
Record (Conf.)Seed
Vermont25–6 (14–2)12010America EastAlbany22–12 (14–2)2
East Carolina23–9 (11–5)32007AmericanHouston15–16 (10–5)4
Florida Gulf Coast33–3 (17–1)12022[4] Atlantic SunLiberty24–9 (16–2)2
St Louis17–17 (10–6)3NeverAtlantic 10UMass27–7 (14–2)1
Virginia Tech29–4 (14–4)[5] 32022ACCLouisville25–11 (12–6)4
Iowa State[6] 22–9 (11–7)[7] 32022Big 12Texas25–9 (14–4)1
Connecticut29–5 (18–2)[8] 12022Big EastVillanova28–6 (17–3)2
Sacramento State25–7 (13–5)3NeverBig SkyNorthern Arizona21–14 (13–5)1
Gardner-Webb29–4 (18–0)12011Big SouthHigh Point17–15 (13–5)2
Iowa26–6 (15–3)[9] 22022Big TenOhio State27–7 (12–6)4
Hawai'i18–14 (13–7)32022Big WestUC Santa Barbara21–12 (12–8)5
Monmouth18–15 (9–9)71983ColonialTowson21–11 (13–5)1
Middle Tennessee28–4 (18–2)12021[10] C-USAWestern Kentucky19–14 (14–6)2
Cleveland State30–4 (17–3)22010HorizonGreen Bay28–5 (18–2)1
Princeton23–5 (12–2)12022Ivy LeagueHarvard18–11 (9–5)3
Iona26–6 (18–2)12016MAACManhattan16–17 (10–10)6
Toledo28–4 (16–2)12017MACBowling Green28–6 (14–4)2
Norfolk State26–6 (11–3)12002MEACHoward16–14 (10–4)3
Drake22–9 (14–6)42019Missouri ValleyBelmont23–12 (17–3)2
UNLV31–2 (18–0)12022Mountain WestWyoming23–10 (13–5)2
Sacred Heart18–13 (12–4)22012NortheastFairleigh Dickinson24–8 (14–2)1
Tennessee Tech22–9 (13–5)32000Ohio ValleyLittle Rock21–11 (17–1)1
Washington State23–10 (9–9)[11] 72022Pac-12UCLA22–8 (11–7)5
Holy Cross24–8 (13–5)22007PatriotBoston University24–8 (17–1)1
South Carolina[12] 32–0 (16–0)[13] 12022SECTennessee21–10 (13–3)3
Chattanooga20–12 (9–5)22017SouthernWofford20–8 (10–4)1
Southeastern Louisiana21–9 (14–4)1NeverSouthlandLamar20–12 (12–6)3
Southern18–14 (12–6)42019SWACArkansas-Pine Bluff14–17 (10–8)7
South Dakota State28–5 (18–0)12021SummitOmaha15–17 (8–10)6
James Madison26–7 (13–5)12016Sun BeltTexas State23–10 (13–5)2
Portland23–8 (15–3)21997West CoastGonzaga28–5 (17–1)1
Southern Utah23–9 (16–2)2NeverWACCalifornia Baptist19–13 (13–5)4

At Large Bids

36 At-Large teams were chosen through the NCAA Basketball Tournament selection process.[14]

Record (Conf.)!Last App.!Conference
Alabama20–10 (9–7)2021SEC
Arizona21–9 (11–7)2022Pac-12
Baylor19–12 (10–8)2022Big 12
Colorado23–8 (13–5)2022Pac-12
Creighton22–8 (15–5)2022Big East
Duke25–6 (14–4)2018ACC
Florida State23–9 (12–6)2022ACC
Georgia21–11 (9–7)2022SEC
Gonzaga28–4 (17–1)2022WCC
Illinois22–9 (11–7)2003Big Ten
Indiana27–4 (16–2)2022Big Ten
Louisville23–11 (12–6)2022ACC
LSU28–2 (15–1)2022SEC
Marquette21–10 (13–7)2022Big East
Maryland25–6 (15–3)2022Big Ten
Miami (FL)19–12 (11–7)2022ACC
Michigan22–10 (11–7)2022Big Ten
Mississippi State20–10 (9–7)2019SEC
NC State20–11 (9–9)2022ACC
North Carolina21–11 (11–7)2022ACC
Notre Dame25–5 (15–3)2022ACC
Ohio State25–7 (12–6)2022Big Ten
Oklahoma25–6 (14–4)2022Big 12
Oklahoma State21–11 (10–8)2021Big 12
Ole Miss23–8 (11–5)2022SEC
Purdue19–11 (9–8)2017Big Ten
Stanford28–6 (15–3)2022Pac-12
South Florida26–6 (15–1)2022American
St Johns22–9 (13–7)2016Big East
Tennessee23–11 (13–3)2022SEC
Texas25–9 (14–4)2022Big 12
UCLA25–9 (11–7)2021Pac-12
USC21–10 (11–7)2014Pac-12
Utah25–4 (15–3)2022Pac-12
Villanova28–6 (17–3)2022Big East
West Virginia19–11 (10–8)2021Big 12

Conferences with multiple bids

Bids Conference class=unsortableSchools
8ACCDuke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech
7Big TenIndiana, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue
Pac-12Arizona, Colorado, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington State
SECAlabama, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee
6Big 12Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahomas State, Texas, West Virginia
4Big EastCreighton, Marquette, St John's, UConn, Villanova
2West CoastGonzaga, Portland
AmericanEast Carolina, South Florida
122 other conferencesSee Automatic Bids
Tournament seeds (list by region)

The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released.[15] [16]

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Greenville Regional 1 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth type
1South CarolinaSEC32–01Automatic
2MarylandBig Ten25–6At-Large
3Notre DameACC25–5At-Large
4UCLAPac-1225–9At-Large
5OklahomaBig 1225–6At-Large
6CreightonBig East22–8At-Large
7ArizonaPac-1221–9At-Large
8South FloridaAmerican26–6At-Large
9MarquetteBig East21–10At-Large
10West VirginiaBig 1219–11At-Large
11*IllinoisBig Ten22–9At-Large
Mississippi StateSEC20–10At-Large
12PortlandWCC23–8Automatic
13Sacramento StateBig Sky25–7Automatic
14Southern UtahWAC23–9Automatic
15Holy CrossPatriot23–8Automatic
16Norfolk StateMEAC26–6Automatic
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Seattle Regional 3 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth type
1Virginia TechACC27–4Automatic
2UConnBig East29–5Automatic
3Ohio StateBig Ten25–7At-Large
4TennesseeSEC23–11At-Large
5Iowa State22–9Automatic
6North CarolinaACC21–11At-Large
7BaylorBig 1219–12At-Large
8USCPac-1221–10At-Large
9South Dakota StateSummit28–5Automatic
10AlabamaSEC20–10At-Large
11*PurdueBig Ten19–11At-Large
St. John'sBig East22–9At-Large
12ToledoMAC28–4Automatic
13Saint LouisAtlantic 1017–17Automatic
14James MadisonSun Belt26–7Automatic
15VermontAmerica East25–6Automatic
16ChattanoogaSouthern20–12Automatic
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Greenville Regional 2 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth type
1IndianaBig Ten27–4At-Large
2UtahPac-1225–4At-Large
3LSUSEC28–2At-Large
4VillanovaBig East28–6At-Large
5Washington StatePac-1223–10Automatic
6MichiganBig Ten22–10At-Large
7NC StateACC20–11At-Large
8Oklahoma StateBig 1221–11At-Large
9Miami (FL)ACC19–12At-Large
10PrincetonIvy League23–5Automatic
11UNLVMountain West31–2Automatic
12Florida Gulf CoastASUN32–3Automatic
13Cleveland StateHorizon30–4Automatic
14HawaiʻiBig West18–14Automatic
15Gardner–WebbBig South29–4Automatic
16*Tennessee TechOhio Valley22–9Automatic
MonmouthColonial18–15Automatic
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Seattle Regional 4 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth type
1StanfordPac-1228–6At-Large
2IowaBig Ten26–6Automatic
3DukeACC25–6At-Large
4TexasBig 1225–9At-Large
5LouisvilleACC23–11At-Large
6ColoradoPac-1223–8At-Large
7Florida StateACC23–9At-Large
8Ole MissSEC23–8At-Large
9GonzagaWCC28–4At-Large
10GeorgiaSEC21–11At-Large
11Middle TennesseeC-USA28–4Automatic
12DrakeMissouri Valley22–9Automatic
13East CarolinaAmerican23–9Automatic
14IonaMAAC26–6Automatic
15Southeastern LouisianaSouthland21–9Automatic
16*SWAC18–14Automatic
Sacred HeartNortheast18–13Automatic
*See First Four

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket NCAA.com . 2023-03-22 . www.ncaa.com . en.
  2. Web site: We're tracking all 32 NCAA women's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2023 NCAA.com . 2023-03-22 . www.ncaa.com . en.
  3. Web site: 2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket NCAA.com . 2023-03-22 . www.ncaa.com . en.
  4. Web site: 2022 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket NCAA.com . 2023-03-22 . www.ncaa.com . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings . 2023-03-22 . theacc.com . en.
  6. Web site: 2023 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship - Big 12 Conference . 2023-03-22 . big12sports.com . en.
  7. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings . 2023-03-22 . big12sports.com . en.
  8. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings . 2023-03-22 . www.bigeast.com . en.
  9. Web site: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings . 2023-03-22 . . en.
  10. Web site: 2021 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket NCAA.com . 2023-03-22 . www.ncaa.com . en.
  11. Web site: Women's Basketball Standings . https://web.archive.org/web/20200612021350/https://pac-12.com/womens-basketball-standings . dead . June 12, 2020 . 2023-03-22 . pac-12.com . en.
  12. Web site: Championship - Women's Basketball . 2023-03-22 . www.secsports.com.
  13. Web site: 2023 SEC Women's Basketball Standings . 2023-03-22 . www.secsports.com.
  14. Web site: 2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket NCAA.com . 2023-03-22 . www.ncaa.com . en.
  15. Web site: Tip times and announce teams set for NCAA tournament First Four and First Round coverage NCAA.com . 2023-10-05 . www.ncaa.com . en.
  16. Web site: 2023-03-20 . NCAA women's bracket 2023: Printable March Madness bracket, seeds for 68-team tournament field . 2023-10-05 . CBSSports.com . en.

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