Women’s college basketball bracketology as conference tournaments begin

Conference tournaments begin this week in women’s college basketball for a handful of leagues, including the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Atlantic 10 and Summit.

It’s possible a lot of these projections will change by the time USA Today Sports rolls out another bracketology next week as teams will play in high-stakes games against marquee in-conference opponents on neutral courts. Up for grabs are a few undecided spots in the top 16 and positioning on the bubble.

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The biggest change in this week’s projection is North Carolina moving up to the four-line after wins at Virginia and at home against Duke. For now, the metrics like the Tar Heels a bit more than West Virginia, Kentucky or Michigan State. Hurting the Mountaineers’ chances of hosting right now are its lack of Quad 1 wins, but they’re about to have the opportunity to pick up as many as three at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City.

Here’s the full 68-team projection as of Wednesday, March 4:

Fort Worth 1

Storrs, Connecticut

College Park, Maryland

Louisville, Kentucky

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sacramento 2

Los Angeles, California

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

Nashville, Tennessee

Fort Worth 3

Columbia, South Carolina

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fort Worth, Texas

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Sacramento 4

Austin, Texas

Columbus, Ohio

Norman, Oklahoma

Iowa City, Iowa

Bubble Watch

Last Four Byes: Virginia Tech, Princeton, Clemson, Syracuse

Last Four In: Virginia, Nebraska, Colorado, Richmond

First Four Out: Mississippi State, South Dakota State, Stanford, Arizona State

Next Four Out: Utah, James Madison, Texas A&M, BYU

The bubble is still very much dominated by the ACC and Big 12. Virginia and Clemson are going to face off in Duluth, Georgia, at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday. The winner between the Cavaliers and Tigers is going to feel much better heading into Selection Sunday.

At the SEC Tournament, Mississippi State needs to win at least one game to get back on the right side of the bubble. In the Big Ten…

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