March Madness 2026: Texas overtakes Vanderbilt on No. 1 seed line in committee's second Top 16 reveal
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UConn remains the No. 1 overall seed and is joined on the seed line by Texas in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament committee’s second and final Top 16 reveal on Sunday.
Texas and Vanderbilt flipped spots from the last reveal. Oklahoma and Iowa each made large jumps, and Minnesota joined the ranks after securing significant Big Ten wins. The Gophers have remained top 16 in NET, but did not have other qualifiers to jump into hosting duties.
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Top 16 on March 1
1. UConn
2. UCLA
3. South Carolina
4. Texas
5. Vanderbilt
6. Iowa
7. LSU
8. Michigan
9. Louisville
10. Duke
11. TCU
12. Oklahoma
13. Maryland
14. Michigan State
15. Minnesota
16. Ohio State
The committee released its first Top 16 on Feb. 14, led by No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. Texas, the presumed final No. 1 seed, dropped a seed line after its loss to Vanderbilt days prior. The SEC is packing teams into the top 16, joined by the Big Ten in top teams.
The committee will reveal its top 16 seeds in alphabetical order the day before Selection Sunday for the first time in NCAA Tournament history. The top 16 teams on the women’s side host games the first weekend, and an early announcement gives them an extra day to plan and sell tickets. The selection show is March 15 at 8 p.m. ET.
Sunday marked the final day of the regular season for most conferences, with conference tournaments slated to begin on Wednesday. It is the final opportunity for teams to build their tournament resumes, but also for them to slide if there are missteps.