2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams

2025 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids31
At-large bids37
Top seedUCLA
ChampionTBD
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
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A total of 68 teams entered into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Thirty-one of the teams were qualified via automatic bids, usually earned by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 37 teams were selected via "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Teams were seeded from 1 to 16 within each of the four regionals, while the Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.

Automatic bids

A total of 31 automatic bids to the tournament are granted to the below listed conferences, normally to the team that wins the conference's championship tournament.[1][2] Seeds listed reflect seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in boldface later received at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. # of app. Tournament Runner-up Record (Conf.) Seed
Vermont 21–12 (13–3) 2 2023 8th America East Albany 26–6 (14–2) 1
South Florida 23–10 (13–4) 3 2023 10th American Rice 17–17 (7–11) 9
George Mason 27–5 (14–4) 2 Never 1st Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's 23–9 (12–6) 4
Duke 26–7 (14–4) 3 2024 27th ACC NC State 26–6 (16–2) 1
Florida Gulf Coast 30–3 (18–0) 1 2024 11th ASUN Central Arkansas 23–9 (15–3) 1
TCU 31–3 (16–2) 1 2010 10th Big 12 Baylor 27–7 (15–3) 2
UConn 31–3 (18–0) 1 2024 36th Big East Creighton 26–6 (16–2) 2
Montana State 30–3 (17–1) 1 2022 4th Big Sky Montana 14–18 (8–10) 6
High Point 21–11 (13–3) 1 2021 2nd Big South Longwood 22–11 (11–5) 2
UCLA 30–2 (16–2) 2 2024 20th Big Ten USC 28–3 (17–1) 1
UC San Diego 20–15 (13–7) 4 Never 1st Big West UC Davis 21–12 (13–7) 3
William & Mary 15–18 (8–10) 9 Never 1st CAA Campbell 21–12 (12–6) 3
Liberty 26–6 (16–2) 1 2018 18th CUSA Middle Tennessee 26–8 (16–2) 2
Green Bay 29–5 (19–1) 1 2024 20th Horizon Purdue Fort Wayne 25–8 (18–2) 2
Harvard 24–4 (11–3) 3 2007 7th Ivy Columbia 23–6 (13–1) 1
Fairfield 28–4 (19–1) 1 2024 7th MAAC Quinnipiac 28–4 (18–2) 2
Ball State 27–7 (16–2) 1 2009 2nd MAC Toledo 24–8 (13–5) 2
Norfolk State 30–4 (14–0) 1 2024 2nd MEAC Howard 21–11 (12–2) 2
Murray State 25–7 (16–4) 1 2008 2nd Missouri Valley Belmont 22–12 (15–5) 3
San Diego State 25–9 (11–7) 4 2012 10th Mountain West Wyoming 22–11 (14–4) 2
Fairleigh Dickinson[a] 28–3 (16–0) 1 Never 1st NEC Stonehill[a] 17–14 (11–5) 2
Tennessee Tech[b] 26–5 (18–2) 1 2023 12th Ohio Valley Lindenwood[b] 21–10 (16–4) 2
Lehigh 27–6 (15–3) 1 2021 5th Patriot Army 24–7 (14–4) 2
South Carolina 30–3 (15–1) 1 2024 21st SEC Texas 31–3 (15–1) 2
UNC Greensboro 25–6 (13–1) 1 1998 2nd Southern Chattanooga 16–14 (9–5) 2
Stephen F. Austin 29–5 (16–4) 3 2022 21st Southland Southeastern Louisiana 26–5 (19–1) 1
Southern 20–15 (15–3) 1 2023 7th SWAC Alcorn State 14–18 (10–8) 6
South Dakota State 29–3 (16–0) 1 2024 13th Summit League Oral Roberts 24–8 (12–4) 2
Arkansas State 21–10 (15–3) 2 Never 1st Sun Belt James Madison 28–5 (18–0) 1
Oregon State 19–15 (12–8) 4 2024 14th WCC Portland 29–4 (17–3) 2
Grand Canyon 32–2 (16–0) 1 Never 1st WAC UT Arlington 17–13 (10–6) 3

At-large bids

37 at-large teams will be determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.

At-large bids
Team Conference Last appearance # of appearances
California ACC 2019 15th
Florida State 2024 23rd
Georgia Tech 2022 12th
Louisville 2024 27th
NC State 2024 33rd
North Carolina 2024 32nd
Notre Dame 2024 30th
Richmond Atlantic 10 2024 5th
Creighton Big East 2024 11th
Baylor Big 12 2024 23rd
Iowa State 2024 23rd
Kansas State 2024 19th
Oklahoma State 2023 18th
Utah 2024 21st
West Virginia 2024 16th
Illinois Big Ten 2023 10th
Indiana 2024 11th
Iowa 2024 31st
Maryland 2024 32nd
Michigan 2024 13th
Michigan State 2024 20th
Nebraska 2024 17th
Ohio State 2024 28th
Oregon 2022 18th
USC 2024 19th
Washington 2017 20th
Columbia Ivy League 2024 2nd
Princeton 2024 12th
Alabama SEC 2024 16th
Kentucky 2022 18th
LSU 2024 30th
Mississippi State 2023 13th
Oklahoma 2024 25th
Ole Miss 2024 21st
Tennessee 2024 43rd
Texas 2024 37th
Vanderbilt 2024 29th

Listed by region and seeding

The tournament seeds and regions are determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets are released on March 16.

Spokane Regional 1 – Spokane Arena; Spokane, WA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 UCLA Big Ten 30–2 1 Automatic 2024
2 NC State ACC 25–8 8 At Large 2024
3 LSU SEC 28–5 10 At Large 2024
4 Baylor Big 12 27–6 14 At Large 2024
5 Ole Miss SEC 20–10 17 At Large 2024
6 Florida State ACC 23–8 23 At Large 2024
7 Michigan State Big Ten 21–9 25 At Large 2024
8 Richmond Atlantic 10 27–6 32 At Large 2024
9 Georgia Tech ACC 22–10 35 At Large 2022
10 Harvard Ivy 24–4 40 Automatic 2007
11 George Mason Atlantic 10 27–5 45 Automatic Never
12 Ball State Mid American 27–7 50 Automatic 2009
13 Grand Canyon WAC 32–2 51 Automatic Never
14 San Diego State Mountain West 25–9 58 Automatic 2012
15 Vermont America East 21–12 59 Automatic 2023
16* UC San Diego Big West 20–15 65 Automatic Never
Southern SWAC 20–14 66 Automatic 2023
Spokane Regional 4 – Spokane Arena; Spokane, WA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 USC Big Ten 28–3 4 At-Large 2024
2 UConn Big East 31–3 5 Automatic 2024
3 Oklahoma SEC 25–7 11 At Large 2024
4 Kentucky SEC 22–7 13 At Large 2022
5 Kansas State Big 12 26–7 20 At Large 2024
6 Iowa Big Ten 22–10 21 At Large 2024
7 Oklahoma State Big 12 25–6 27 At Large 2023
8 California ACC 25–8 29 At Large 2019
9 Mississippi State SEC 21–11 36 At Large 2023
10 South Dakota State Summit League 29–3 37 Automatic 2024
11 Murray State Missouri Valley 25–7 46 Automatic 2008
12 Fairfield MAAC 28–4 47 Automatic 2024
13 Liberty CUSA 26–6 54 Automatic 2018
14 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 30–3 55 Automatic 2024
15 Arkansas State Sun Belt 21–10 62 Automatic Never
16 UNC Greensboro Southern 25–6 64 Automatic 1998
Birmingham Regional 2 – Legacy Arena; Birmingham, AL
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 South Carolina SEC 30–3 2 Automatic 2024
2 Duke ACC 26–7 7 Automatic 2024
3 North Carolina ACC 27–7 12 At Large 2024
4 Maryland Big Ten 23–7 16 At Large 2024
5 Alabama SEC 23–8 18 At Large 2024
6 West Virginia Big 12 24-7 24 At Large 2024
7 Vanderbilt SEC 22–10 28 At Large 2024
8 Utah Big 12 22–8 31 At Large 2024
9 Indiana Big Ten 19–12 33 At Large 2024
10 Oregon Big Ten 19–11 39 At Large 2022
11* Columbia Ivy 23–6 41 At Large 2024
Washington Big Ten 19–13 42 At Large 2017
12 Green Bay Horizon 29–5 49 Automatic 2024
13 Norfolk State MEAC 30–4 52 Automatic 2024
14 Oregon State WCC 19–15 57 Automatic 2024
15 Lehigh Patriot 27–6 60 Automatic 2021
16 Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 26–5 63 Automatic 2023
Birmingham Regional 3 – Legacy Arena; Birmingham, AL
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Texas SEC 31–3 3 Automatic 2024
2 TCU Big 12 31–3 6 Automatic 2010
3 Notre Dame ACC 26–5 9 At Large 2024
4 Ohio State Big Ten 25–6 15 At Large 2024
5 Tennessee SEC 22–9 19 At Large 2024
6 Michigan Big Ten 22-10 22 At Large 2024
7 Louisville ACC 21–10 26 At Large 2023
8 Illinois Big Ten 21–9 30 At Large 2023
9 Creighton Big East 26–6 34 At Large 2024
10 Nebraska Big Ten 21–11 38 At Large 2024
11* Iowa State Big 12 22–11 43 At Large 2024
Princeton Ivy 21–7 44 At Large 2024
12 South Florida AAC 23–10 48 Automatic 2023
13 Montana State Big Sky 30–3 53 Automatic 2022
14 Stephen F. Austin Southland 29–5 56 Automatic 2022
15 Fairleigh Dickinson NEC 29–3 61 Automatic Never
16* High Point Big South 21–11 67 Automatic Never
William & Mary CAA 15–18 68 Automatic Never

*See First Four
Source:[3]

Conferences with multiple bids

Teams in boldface won their conference tournament and received the conference's automatic bid.

Bids Conference Schools
12 Big Ten Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Washington
10 SEC Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt
8 ACC California, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame
7 Big 12 Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Utah, West Virginia
3 Ivy League Columbia, Harvard, Princeton
2 Atlantic 10 George Mason, Richmond
Big East UConn, Creighton

Bids by state

Bids State Schools
1 Alabama Alabama
1 Arizona Grand Canyon
1 Arkansas Arkansas State
5 California California, San Diego State, UCLA, USC, UC San Diego
2 Connecticut Fairfield, UConn
3 Florida Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, South Florida
1 Georgia Georgia Tech
1 Illinois Illinois
3 Indiana Ball State, Indiana, Notre Dame
2 Iowa Iowa, Iowa State
1 Kansas Kansas State
3 Kentucky Kentucky, Louisville, Murray State
2 Louisiana LSU, Southern
1 Maryland Maryland
1 Massachusetts Harvard
2 Michigan Michigan, Michigan State
2 Mississippi Mississippi State, Ole Miss
1 Montana Montana State
5 North Carolina Duke, High Point, NC State, North Carolina, UNC Greensboro
2 Nebraska Creighton, Nebraska
2 New Jersey Fairleigh Dickinson, Princeton
1 New York Columbia
1 Ohio Ohio State
2 Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
2 Oregon Oregon, Oregon State
1 Pennsylvania Lehigh
1 South Carolina South Carolina
1 South Dakota South Dakota State
3 Tennessee Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, Vanderbilt
4 Texas Baylor, Stephen F. Austin, TCU, Texas
5 Virginia George Mason, Liberty, Norfolk State, Richmond, William & Mary
1 Vermont Vermont
1 Utah Utah
1 Washington Washington
1 West Virginia West Virginia
1 Wisconsin Green Bay

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Fairleigh Dickinson received the NEC's automatic bid before the conference tournament championship was played due to Stonehill being ineligible for the NCAA Tournament.
  2. ^ a b Tennessee Tech received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid before the conference tournament championship was played due to Lindenwood being ineligible for the NCAA Tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Tracking all 31 NCAA women's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2025 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "Women's Champ Week: Conference tournament schedules, brackets, auto-bids". ESPN.com. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  3. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (March 18, 2025). "Division I Women's Basketball AQ/At-Large Breakdown" (PDF). NCAA.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
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