Women’s college basketball bracketology post Power 4 Conference tournaments

Texas women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer didn’t want to look too far into the future on Sunday.

Moments after his Longhorns beat the South Carolina Gamecocks in the SEC Tournament Championship in Greenville, South Carolina, he just wanted to enjoy the win.

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But the Longhorns’ victory over the Gamecocks propelled them into the third No. 1 seed in USA TODAY Sports’ latest bracketology projection, which means they will likely have the opportunity to play in its home state in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds. The two regional sites this year are Sacramento and Fort Worth.

Typically, the No. 1 overall seed gets first preference on where it wants to go. Wherever the Huskies decide to go, the Bruins will certainly want to stay on the West Coast and play in Sacramento, leaving Texas the third choice and at least one Fort Worth slot available.

“I’m always a one-game-at-a-time guy. So I’m going to worry like heck over that first round matchup, whoever they send to Austin,” Schaefer said Sunday. “Hopefully, we’ll be fortunate enough after that. I’ll go wherever they send me. I’ll take this team to Timbuktu. I don’t care.

“It would be cool to, obviously, be able to stay around because of our fans. I think they would really embrace the opportunity to follow us.”

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Elsewhere in the latest bracket projection following Power 4 conference tournaments, West Virginia and North Carolina have moved into the top 16 and should have hosting rights in the first round.

UNC won its quarterfinal game in the ACC Tournament and wasn’t blown off the court by Louisville in the semifinals, which should be enough to give the Tar Heels the final No. 4 seed. By winning the Big 12 Tournament, the Mountaineers jumped over Michigan State and Minnesota. Should West Virginia host during the tournament’s opening weekend, it’ll be the first time they’ve had March Madness games in Morgantown since 2014.

Here’s the full 68-team projection as of Sunday, March 8:

Fort Worth 1

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