2023 qualifying teams | |
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Total teams | 68 |
Automatic bids | 32 |
At-large bids | 36 |
Top seed | South Carolina |
National champion | LSU |
«2022 2024» |
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.
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]
Qualifying Team | Record (Conf.) | Seed | Last App. | Tournament | Runner-up | Record (Conf.) | Seed |
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Vermont | 25–6 (14–2) | 1 | 2010 | America East | Albany | 22–12 (14–2) | 2 |
East Carolina | 23–9 (11–5) | 3 | 2007 | American | Houston | 15–16 (10–5) | 4 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 33–3 (17–1) | 1 | 2022 [4] | Atlantic Sun | Liberty | 24–9 (16–2) | 2 |
St Louis | 17–17 (10–6) | 3 | Never | Atlantic 10 | UMass | 27–7 (14–2) | 1 |
Virginia Tech | 29–4 (14–4) [5] | 3 | 2022 [4] | ACC | Louisville | 25–11 (12–6) [5] | 4 |
Iowa State [6] | 22–9 (11–7) [7] | 3 | 2022 [4] | Big 12 | Texas [6] | 25–9 (14–4) [7] | 1 |
Connecticut | 29–5 (18–2) [8] | 1 | 2022 [4] | Big East | Villanova | 28–6 (17–3) [8] | 2 |
Sacramento State | 25–7 (13–5) | 3 | Never | Big Sky | Northern Arizona | 21–14 (13–5) | 1 |
Gardner-Webb | 29–4 (18–0) | 1 | 2011 | Big South | High Point | 17–15 (13–5) | 2 |
Iowa | 26–6 (15–3) [9] | 2 | 2022 [4] | Big Ten | Ohio State | 27–7 (12–6) [9] | 4 |
Hawai'i | 18–14 (13–7) | 3 | 2022 [4] | Big West | UC Santa Barbara | 21–12 (12–8) | 5 |
Monmouth | 18–15 (9–9) | 7 | 1983 | Colonial | Towson | 21–11 (13–5) | 1 |
Middle Tennessee | 28–4 (18–2) | 1 | 2021 [10] | C-USA | Western Kentucky | 19–14 (14–6) | 2 |
Cleveland State | 30–4 (17–3) | 2 | 2010 | Horizon | Green Bay | 28–5 (18–2) | 1 |
Princeton | 23–5 (12–2) | 1 | 2022 [4] | Ivy League | Harvard | 18–11 (9–5) | 3 |
Iona | 26–6 (18–2) | 1 | 2016 | MAAC | Manhattan | 16–17 (10–10) | 6 |
Toledo | 28–4 (16–2) | 1 | 2017 | MAC | Bowling Green | 28–6 (14–4) | 2 |
Norfolk State | 26–6 (11–3) | 1 | 2002 | MEAC | Howard | 16–14 (10–4) | 3 |
Drake | 22–9 (14–6) | 4 | 2019 | Missouri Valley | Belmont | 23–12 (17–3) | 2 |
UNLV | 31–2 (18–0) | 1 | 2022 [4] | Mountain West | Wyoming | 23–10 (13–5) | 2 |
Sacred Heart | 18–13 (12–4) | 2 | 2012 | Northeast | Fairleigh Dickinson | 24–8 (14–2) | 1 |
Tennessee Tech | 22–9 (13–5) | 3 | 2000 | Ohio Valley | Little Rock | 21–11 (17–1) | 1 |
Washington State | 23–10 (9–9) [11] | 7 | 2022 [4] | Pac-12 | UCLA | 22–8 (11–7) [11] | 5 |
Holy Cross | 24–8 (13–5) | 2 | 2007 | Patriot | Boston University | 24–8 (17–1) | 1 |
South Carolina [12] | 32–0 (16–0) [13] | 1 | 2022 [4] | SEC | Tennessee [12] | 21–10 (13–3) [13] | 3 |
Chattanooga | 20–12 (9–5) | 2 | 2017 | Southern | Wofford | 20–8 (10–4) | 1 |
Southeastern Louisiana | 21–9 (14–4) | 1 | Never | Southland | Lamar | 20–12 (12–6) | 3 |
Southern | 18–14 (12–6) | 4 | 2019 | SWAC | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14–17 (10–8) | 7 |
South Dakota State | 28–5 (18–0) | 1 | 2021 [10] | Summit | Omaha | 15–17 (8–10) | 6 |
James Madison | 26–7 (13–5) | 1 | 2016 | Sun Belt | Texas State | 23–10 (13–5) | 2 |
Portland | 23–8 (15–3) | 2 | 1997 | West Coast | Gonzaga | 28–5 (17–1) | 1 |
Southern Utah | 23–9 (16–2) | 2 | Never | WAC | California Baptist | 19–13 (13–5) | 4 |
36 At-Large teams were chosen through the NCAA Basketball Tournament selection process. [14]
Team | Record (Conf.) | Last App. | Conference |
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Alabama | 20–10 (9–7) [13] | 2021 [10] | SEC |
Arizona | 21–9 (11–7) [11] | 2022 [4] | Pac-12 |
Baylor | 19–12 (10–8) [7] | 2022 [4] | Big 12 |
Colorado | 23–8 (13–5) [11] | 2022 [4] | Pac-12 |
Creighton | 22–8 (15–5) [8] | 2022 [4] | Big East |
Duke | 25–6 (14–4) [5] | 2018 | ACC |
Florida State | 23–9 (12–6) [5] | 2022 [4] | ACC |
Georgia | 21–11 (9–7) [13] | 2022 [4] | SEC |
Gonzaga | 28–4 (17–1) | 2022 [4] | WCC |
Illinois | 22–9 (11–7) [9] | 2003 | Big Ten |
Indiana | 27–4 (16–2) [9] | 2022 [4] | Big Ten |
Louisville | 23–11 (12–6) [5] | 2022 [4] | ACC |
LSU | 28–2 (15–1) [13] | 2022 [4] | SEC |
Marquette | 21–10 (13–7) [8] | 2022 [4] | Big East |
Maryland | 25–6 (15–3) [9] | 2022 [4] | Big Ten |
Miami (FL) | 19–12 (11–7) [5] | 2022 [4] | ACC |
Michigan | 22–10 (11–7) [9] | 2022 [4] | Big Ten |
Mississippi State | 20–10 (9–7) [13] | 2019 | SEC |
NC State | 20–11 (9–9) [5] | 2022 [4] | ACC |
North Carolina | 21–11 (11–7) [5] | 2022 [4] | ACC |
Notre Dame | 25–5 (15–3) [5] | 2022 [4] | ACC |
Ohio State | 25–7 (12–6) [9] | 2022 [4] | Big Ten |
Oklahoma | 25–6 (14–4) [7] | 2022 [4] | Big 12 |
Oklahoma State | 21–11 (10–8) [7] | 2021 [10] | Big 12 |
Ole Miss | 23–8 (11–5) [13] | 2022 [4] | SEC |
Purdue | 19–11 (9–8) [9] | 2017 | Big Ten |
Stanford | 28–6 (15–3) [11] | 2022 [4] | Pac-12 |
South Florida | 26–6 (15–1) | 2022 [4] | American |
St Johns | 22–9 (13–7) [8] | 2016 | Big East |
Tennessee | 23–11 (13–3) [13] | 2022 [4] | SEC |
Texas | 25–9 (14–4) [7] | 2022 [4] | Big 12 |
UCLA | 25–9 (11–7) [11] | 2021 [10] | Pac-12 |
USC | 21–10 (11–7) [11] | 2014 | Pac-12 |
Utah | 25–4 (15–3) [11] | 2022 [4] | Pac-12 |
Villanova | 28–6 (17–3) [8] | 2022 [4] | Big East |
West Virginia | 19–11 (10–8) [7] | 2021 [10] | Big 12 |
Bids | State | Schools |
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5 | North Carolina | Duke, East Carolina, Gardner-Webb, NC State, North Carolina |
4 | California | Sacramento State, Stanford, UCLA, USC |
4 | Florida | Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Miami, South Florida |
4 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee Tech |
3 | Indiana | Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue |
3 | Iowa | Drake, Iowa, Iowa State |
3 | Louisiana | LSU, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern |
3 | Ohio | Cleveland State, Ohio State, Toledo |
3 | Virginia | James Madison, Norfolk State, Virginia Tech |
2 | Connecticut | Connecticut, Sacred Heart |
2 | Mississippi | Mississippi State, Ole Miss |
2 | New Jersey | Monmouth, Princeton |
2 | New York | Iona, St Johns |
2 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
2 | Texas | Baylor, Texas |
2 | Utah | Southern Utah, Utah |
2 | Washington | Gonzaga, Washington State |
1 | Alabama | Alabama |
1 | Arizona | Arizona |
1 | Colorado | Colorado |
1 | Georgia | Georgia |
1 | Hawai'i | Hawai'i |
1 | Illinois | Illinois |
1 | Kentucky | Louisville |
1 | Massachusetts | Holy Cross |
1 | Maryland | Maryland |
1 | Michigan | Michigan |
1 | Missouri | St Louis |
1 | Nebraska | Creighton |
1 | Nevada | UNLV |
1 | Oregon | Portland |
1 | Pennsylvania | Villanova |
1 | South Carolina | South Carolina |
1 | South Dakota | South Dakota State |
1 | Vermont | Vermont |
1 | West Virginia | West Virginia |
1 | Wisconsin | Marquette |
Bids | Conference | Schools |
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8 | ACC | Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech |
7 | Big Ten | Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue |
Pac-12 | Arizona, Colorado, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington State | |
SEC | Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee | |
6 | Big 12 | Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahomas State, Texas, West Virginia |
4 | Big East | Creighton, Marquette, St John's, UConn, Villanova |
2 | West Coast | Gonzaga, Portland |
American | East Carolina, South Florida | |
1 | 22 other conferences | See Automatic Bids |
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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