2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams

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2025 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids31
At-large bids37
Top seed UCLA
ChampionTBD
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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.

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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 schoolRecord (Conf.)SeedLast app.# of app.TournamentRunner-upRecord (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)2Never1st 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)4Never1st Big West UC Davis 21–12 (13–7)3
William & Mary 15–18 (8–10)9Never1st 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)1Never1st 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)2Never1st 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)1Never1st 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
TeamConferenceLast appearance# of appearances
California ACC 201915th
Florida State 202423rd
Georgia Tech 202212th
Louisville 202427th
NC State 202433rd
North Carolina 202432nd
Notre Dame 202430th
Richmond Atlantic 10 20245th
Creighton Big East 202411th
Baylor Big 12 202423rd
Iowa State 202423rd
Kansas State 202419th
Oklahoma State 202318th
Utah 202421st
West Virginia 202416th
Illinois Big Ten 202310th
Indiana 202411th
Iowa 202431st
Maryland 202432nd
Michigan 202413th
Michigan State 202420th
Nebraska 202417th
Ohio State 202428th
Oregon 202218th
USC 202419th
Washington 201720th
Columbia Ivy League 20242nd
Princeton 202412th
Alabama SEC 202416th
Kentucky 202218th
LSU 202430th
Mississippi State 202313th
Oklahoma 202425th
Ole Miss 202421st
Tennessee 202443rd
Texas 202437th
Vanderbilt 202429th

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
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth typeLast bid
1 UCLA Big Ten 30–21Automatic2024
2 NC State ACC 25–88At Large2024
3 LSU SEC 28–510At Large2024
4 Baylor Big 12 27–614At Large2024
5 Ole Miss SEC 20–1017At Large2024
6 Florida State ACC 23–823At Large2024
7 Michigan State Big Ten 21–925At Large2024
8 Richmond Atlantic 10 27–632At Large2024
9 Georgia Tech ACC 22–1035At Large2022
10 Harvard Ivy 24–440Automatic2007
11 George Mason Atlantic 10 27–545AutomaticNever
12 Ball State Mid American 27–750Automatic2009
13 Grand Canyon WAC 32–251AutomaticNever
14 San Diego State Mountain West 25–958Automatic2012
15 Vermont American East 21–1259Automatic2023
16* UC San Diego Big West 20–1565AutomaticNever
Southern SWAC 20–1466Automatic2023
Spokane Regional 4 – Spokane Arena; Spokane, WA
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth typeLast bid
1 USC Big Ten 28–34At-Large2024
2 UConn Big East 31–35Automatic2024
3 Oklahoma SEC 25–711At Large2024
4 Kentucky SEC 22–713At Large2022
5 Kansas State Big 12 26–720At Large2024
6 Iowa Big Ten 22–1021At Large2024
7 Oklahoma State Big 12 25–627At Large2023
8 California ACC 25–829At Large2019
9 Mississippi State SEC 21–1136At Large2023
10 South Dakota State Summit League 29–337Automatic2024
11 Murray State Missouri Valley 25–746Automatic2008
12 Fairfield MAAC 28–447Automatic2024
13 Liberty CUSA 26–654Automatic2018
14 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 30–355Automatic2024
15 Arkansas State Sun Belt 21–1062AutomaticNever
16 UNC Greensboro Southern 25–664Automatic1998
Birmingham Regional 2 – Legacy Arena; Birmingham, AL
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth typeLast bid
1 South Carolina SEC 30–32Automatic2024
2 Duke ACC 26–77Automatic2024
3 North Carolina ACC 27–712At Large2024
4 Maryland Big Ten 23–716At Large2024
5 Alabama SEC 23–818At Large2024
6 West Virginia Big 12 24-724At Large2024
7 Vanderbilt SEC 22–1028At Large2024
8 Utah Big 12 22–831At Large2024
9 Indiana Big Ten 19–1233At Large2024
10 Oregon Big Ten 19–1139At Large2022
11* Columbia Ivy 23–641At Large2024
Washington Big Ten 19–1342At Large2017
12 Green Bay Horizon 29–549Automatic2024
13 Norfolk State MEAC 30–452Automatic2024
14 Oregon State WCC 19–1557Automatic2024
15 Lehigh Patriot 27–660Automatic2021
16 Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 26–563Automatic2023
Birmingham Regional 3 – Legacy Arena; Birmingham, AL
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth typeLast bid
1 Texas SEC 31–33Automatic2024
2 TCU Big 12 31–36Automatic2010
3 Notre Dame ACC 26–59At Large2024
4 Ohio State Big Ten 25–615At Large2024
5 Tennessee SEC 22–919At Large2024
6 Michigan Big Ten 22-1022At Large2024
7 Louisville ACC 21–1026At Large2023
8 Illinois Big Ten 21–930At Large2023
9 Creighton Big East 26–634At Large2024
10 Nebraska Big Ten 21–1138At Large2024
11* Iowa State Big 12 22–1143At Large2024
Princeton Ivy 21–744At Large2024
12 South Florida AAC 23–1048Automatic2023
13 Montana State Big Sky 30–353Automatic2022
14 Stephen F. Austin Southland 29–556Automatic2022
15 Fairleigh Dickinson NEC 29–361AutomaticNever
16* High Point Big South 21–1167AutomaticNever
William & Mary CAA 15–1868AutomaticNever

*See First Four
Source: [3]

Conferences with multiple bids

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

BidsConferenceSchools
12Big TenIllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Washington
10SECAlabama, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt
8ACCCalifornia, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame
7Big 12Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Utah, West Virginia
3Ivy LeagueColumbia, Harvard, Princeton
2Atlantic 10George Mason, Richmond
Big EastUConn, Creighton

Bids by state

BidsStateSchools
1AlabamaAlabama
1ArizonaGrand Canyon
1ArkansasArkansas State
5CaliforniaCalifornia, San Diego State, UCLA, USC, UC San Diego
2ConnecticutFairfield, UConn
3FloridaFlorida Gulf Coast, Florida State, South Florida
1GeorgiaGeorgia Tech
1IllinoisIllinois
3IndianaBall State, Indiana, Notre Dame
2IowaIowa, Iowa State
1KansasKansas State
3KentuckyKentucky, Louisville, Murray State
2LouisianaLSU, Southern
1MarylandMaryland
1MassachusettsHarvard
2MichiganMichigan, Michigan State
2MississippiMississippi State, Ole Miss
1MontanaMontana State
5North CarolinaDuke, High Point, NC State, North Carolina, UNC Greensboro
2NebraskaCreighton, Nebraska
2New JerseyFairleigh Dickinson, Princeton
1New YorkColumbia
1OhioOhio State
2OklahomaOklahoma, Oklahoma State
2OregonOregon, Oregon State
1PennsylvaniaLehigh
1South CarolinaSouth Carolina
1South DakotaSouth Dakota State
3TennesseeTennessee, Tennessee Tech, Vanderbilt
4TexasBaylor, Stephen F. Austin, TCU, Texas
5VirginiaGeorge Mason, Liberty, Norfolk State, Richmond, William & Mary
1VermontVermont
1UtahUtah
1WashingtonWashington
1West VirginiaWest Virginia
1WisconsinGreen Bay

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.