Women’s college basketball bracket watch: North Carolina’s on track to host in NCAA Tournament

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As we continue getting into the meat of conference play, even less becomes clear in the intermediate while possibilities fade out in the future. Every week, the number of teams that could potentially be a No. 1 seed dwindles more.

The joy of conference play is chaos, particularly in this new era of the Power 4. Penn State and Oklahoma State are the elite disruptors of last week, taking down top 10 teams unexpectedly.

Who will rise next? Who will steady the ship? Will the SEC take another step into madness over the next fortnight as each team finds its own Kryptonite in conference play? Find out on the next episode of Bracket Watch-Z!

TCU falls

Last week, Houston earned its first Big 12 win by beating Oklahoma State. But this week, the Cowgirls delivered TCU its first conference loss. How can you not be romantic about the Big 12?

In what looked like another good win added to the docket for the Horned Frogs, Oklahoma State put together a stunning fourth-quarter comeback and added its second signature win in the last 10 days after knocking off West Virginia.

Though the Cowgirls aren’t yet in hosting territory, they’re trending toward it, climbing up to a No. 7 seed this week from No. 9 last week.

TCU doesn’t drop off the No. 2 line, but it could wind up as the lowest-ranked No. 2 seed if LSU defeats South Carolina on Friday night.

The Big 12 was already unlikely to earn a No. 1 seed in March, but this decreases that likelihood even more. Monitoring Kansas State’s play is worthwhile, but losing Ayoka Lee to injury could open the door for some movement at the top of the conference standings.

Perhaps the biggest winner of the Oklahoma State-TCU game was a team not even playing. Richmond beat the Cowgirls on a neutral court. It also owns victories over other mid-major tournament teams (Fairfield and Columbia) and gave Texas a difficult wire-to-wire game in Austin. The Spiders are 30th in the NET, so as long as they continue with a strong close to A-10 play and a competitive…

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Publish date : 2025-01-24 10:16:00

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