NCAA unveils the last of three top 16 reveals for 2018: UConn, Mississippi State, Louisville and Notre Dame remain top seeds

The NCAA’s Division I Women’s Basketball Committee announced the third and final regular season top-16 reveal on Monday. The seeds remained the same from the last announcement on February 1. UConn, Mississippi State, Louisville and Notre Dame are the four No. 1 seeds. Baylor, Oregon, South Carolina and Texas  are the No. 2 seeds.

The committee also designated region assignments for all 16 seeds.  If the season ended today, UConn would be the No. 1 seed in the Albany Region, while Mississippi State would be the top seed in the Kansas City region, Louisville in the Lexington Region and Notre Dame in the Spokane Region.

Per the NCAA: “The three top-16 announcements will have no bearing on the final 64-team field for the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship that will be announced during the Selection Special on Monday, March 12 at 7 p.m. on ESPN.”

NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee – February 19 – Top-16 Ranking*

No. 1 Seeds

  1. UConn (No. 1 seed – Albany Region)
  2. Mississippi State (No. 1 seed – Kansas City Region)
  3. Louisville (No. 1 seed – Lexington Region)
  4. Notre Dame (No. 1 seed – Spokane Region)

No. 2 Seeds

  1. Baylor
  2. Oregon
  3. South Carolina
  4. Texas

No. 3 Seeds

  1. Florida State
  2. UCLA
  3. Missouri
  4. Tennessee

No. 4 Seeds

  1. Ohio State
  2. Maryland
  3. Georgia
  4. Stanford

*Rankings based on games played through Sunday, February 18

NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee – February 1 – Top-16 Ranking*

No. 1 Seeds

  1. UConn (Albany Region)
  2. Mississippi State (Kansas City Region)
  3. Louisville (Lexington Region)
  4. Notre Dame (Spokane Region)

No. 2 Seeds

  1. Oregon
  2. Baylor
  3. South Carolina
  4. Florida State

No. 3 Seeds

  1. Texas
  2. UCLA
  3. Tennessee
  4. Georgia

No. 4 Seeds

  1. Maryland
  2. Missouri
  3. Michigan
  4. Texas A&M

*Rankings based on games played through Wednesday, January 31.

First Reveal Results – Jan. 18

No. 1 Seeds

  1. Connecticut (Albany Region)
  2. Mississippi State (Kansas City Region)
  3. Louisville (Lexington Region)
  4. Oregon (Spokane Region)

No. 2 Seeds

  1. Tennessee
  2. Notre Dame
  3. Texas
  4. South Carolina

No. 3 Seeds

  1. Baylor
  2. Ohio State
  3. Florida State
  4. UCLA

No. 4 Seeds

  1. Missouri
  2. Texas A&M
  3. Rutgers
  4. Georgia
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