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2023 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids32
At-large bids36
Top seedSouth Carolina
National championLSU
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
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This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams are entered into the tournament. Thirty-two of the teams qualified via automatic bids, earned by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 36 teams were via "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Teams are seeded from 1 to 16 within each of the four regionals.

Automatic Bids

A total of 32 automatic bids to the tournament were granted to the below listed conferences, which were given to the team that won the conference's championship tournament. Seeds listed reflect seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in boldface later received at-large berths.

Qualifying Team Record (Conf.) Seed Last App. Tournament Runner-up Record (Conf.) Seed
Vermont 25–6 (14–2) 1 2010 America East Albany 22–12 (14–2) 2
East Carolina 23–9 (11–5) 3 2007 American Houston 15–16 (10–5) 4
Florida Gulf Coast 33–3 (17–1) 1 2022 Atlantic Sun Liberty 24–9 (16–2) 2
St Louis 17–17 (10–6) 3 Never Atlantic 10 UMass 27–7 (14–2) 1
Virginia Tech 29–4 (14–4) 3 2022 ACC Louisville 25–11 (12–6) 4
Iowa State 22–9 (11–7) 3 2022 Big 12 Texas 25–9 (14–4) 1
Connecticut 29–5 (18–2) 1 2022 Big East Villanova 28–6 (17–3) 2
Sacramento State 25–7 (13–5) 3 Never Big Sky Northern Arizona 21–14 (13–5) 1
Gardner-Webb 29–4 (18–0) 1 2011 Big South High Point 17–15 (13–5) 2
Iowa 26–6 (15–3) 2 2022 Big Ten Ohio State 27–7 (12–6) 4
Hawai'i 18–14 (13–7) 3 2022 Big West UC Santa Barbara 21–12 (12–8) 5
Monmouth 18–15 (9–9) 7 1983 Colonial Towson 21–11 (13–5) 1
Middle Tennessee 28–4 (18–2) 1 2021 C-USA Western Kentucky 19–14 (14–6) 2
Cleveland State 30–4 (17–3) 2 2010 Horizon Green Bay 28–5 (18–2) 1
Princeton 23–5 (12–2) 1 2022 Ivy League Harvard 18–11 (9–5) 3
Iona 26–6 (18–2) 1 2016 MAAC Manhattan 16–17 (10–10) 6
Toledo 28–4 (16–2) 1 2017 MAC Bowling Green 28–6 (14–4) 2
Norfolk State 26–6 (11–3) 1 2002 MEAC Howard 16–14 (10–4) 3
Drake 22–9 (14–6) 4 2019 Missouri Valley Belmont 23–12 (17–3) 2
UNLV 31–2 (18–0) 1 2022 Mountain West Wyoming 23–10 (13–5) 2
Sacred Heart 18–13 (12–4) 2 2012 Northeast Fairleigh Dickinson 24–8 (14–2) 1
Tennessee Tech 22–9 (13–5) 3 2000 Ohio Valley Little Rock 21–11 (17–1) 1
Washington State 23–10 (9–9) 7 2022 Pac-12 UCLA 22–8 (11–7) 5
Holy Cross 24–8 (13–5) 2 2007 Patriot Boston University 24–8 (17–1) 1
South Carolina 32–0 (16–0) 1 2022 SEC Tennessee 21–10 (13–3) 3
Chattanooga 20–12 (9–5) 2 2017 Southern Wofford 20–8 (10–4) 1
Southeastern Louisiana 21–9 (14–4) 1 Never Southland Lamar 20–12 (12–6) 3
Southern 18–14 (12–6) 4 2019 SWAC Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14–17 (10–8) 7
South Dakota State 28–5 (18–0) 1 2021 Summit Omaha 15–17 (8–10) 6
James Madison 26–7 (13–5) 1 2016 Sun Belt Texas State 23–10 (13–5) 2
Portland 23–8 (15–3) 2 1997 West Coast Gonzaga 28–5 (17–1) 1
Southern Utah 23–9 (16–2) 2 Never WAC California Baptist 19–13 (13–5) 4

At Large Bids

36 At-Large teams were chosen through the NCAA Basketball Tournament selection process.

Team Record (Conf.) Last App. Conference
Alabama 20–10 (9–7) 2021 SEC
Arizona 21–9 (11–7) 2022 Pac-12
Baylor 19–12 (10–8) 2022 Big 12
Colorado 23–8 (13–5) 2022 Pac-12
Creighton 22–8 (15–5) 2022 Big East
Duke 25–6 (14–4) 2018 ACC
Florida State 23–9 (12–6) 2022 ACC
Georgia 21–11 (9–7) 2022 SEC
Gonzaga 28–4 (17–1) 2022 WCC
Illinois 22–9 (11–7) 2003 Big Ten
Indiana 27–4 (16–2) 2022 Big Ten
Louisville 23–11 (12–6) 2022 ACC
LSU 28–2 (15–1) 2022 SEC
Marquette 21–10 (13–7) 2022 Big East
Maryland 25–6 (15–3) 2022 Big Ten
Miami (FL) 19–12 (11–7) 2022 ACC
Michigan 22–10 (11–7) 2022 Big Ten
Mississippi State 20–10 (9–7) 2019 SEC
NC State 20–11 (9–9) 2022 ACC
North Carolina 21–11 (11–7) 2022 ACC
Notre Dame 25–5 (15–3) 2022 ACC
Ohio State 25–7 (12–6) 2022 Big Ten
Oklahoma 25–6 (14–4) 2022 Big 12
Oklahoma State 21–11 (10–8) 2021 Big 12
Ole Miss 23–8 (11–5) 2022 SEC
Purdue 19–11 (9–8) 2017 Big Ten
Stanford 28–6 (15–3) 2022 Pac-12
South Florida 26–6 (15–1) 2022 American
St Johns 22–9 (13–7) 2016 Big East
Tennessee 23–11 (13–3) 2022 SEC
Texas 25–9 (14–4) 2022 Big 12
UCLA 25–9 (11–7) 2021 Pac-12
USC 21–10 (11–7) 2014 Pac-12
Utah 25–4 (15–3) 2022 Pac-12
Villanova 28–6 (17–3) 2022 Big East
West Virginia 19–11 (10–8) 2021 Big 12

Bids by State

Bids State Schools
5 North Carolina Duke, East Carolina, Gardner-Webb, NC State, North Carolina
4 California Sacramento State, Stanford, UCLA, USC
4 Florida Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Miami, South Florida
4 Tennessee Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee Tech
3 Indiana Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue
3 Iowa Drake, Iowa, Iowa State
3 Louisiana LSU, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern
3 Ohio Cleveland State, Ohio State, Toledo
3 Virginia James Madison, Norfolk State, Virginia Tech
2 Connecticut Connecticut, Sacred Heart
2 Mississippi Mississippi State, Ole Miss
2 New Jersey Monmouth, Princeton
2 New York Iona, St Johns
2 Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
2 Texas Baylor, Texas
2 Utah Southern Utah, Utah
2 Washington Gonzaga, Washington State
1 Alabama Alabama
1 Arizona Arizona
1 Colorado Colorado
1 Georgia Georgia
1 Hawai'i Hawai'i
1 Illinois Illinois
1 Kentucky Louisville
1 Massachusetts Holy Cross
1 Maryland Maryland
1 Michigan Michigan
1 Missouri St Louis
1 Nebraska Creighton
1 Nevada UNLV
1 Oregon Portland
1 Pennsylvania Villanova
1 South Carolina South Carolina
1 South Dakota South Dakota State
1 Vermont Vermont
1 West Virginia West Virginia
1 Wisconsin Marquette

Conferences with multiple bids

Bids Conference Schools
8 ACC Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech
7 Big Ten Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue
Pac-12 Arizona, Colorado, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington State
SEC Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee
6 Big 12 Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahomas State, Texas, West Virginia
4 Big East Creighton, Marquette, St John's, UConn, Villanova
2 West Coast Gonzaga, Portland
American East Carolina, South Florida
1 22 other conferences See Automatic Bids

Tournament seeds (list by region)

The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released.

Greenville Regional 1 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 South Carolina SEC 32–0 1 Automatic
2 Maryland Big Ten 25–6 At-Large
3 Notre Dame ACC 25–5 At-Large
4 UCLA Pac-12 25–9 At-Large
5 Oklahoma Big 12 25–6 At-Large
6 Creighton Big East 22–8 At-Large
7 Arizona Pac-12 21–9 At-Large
8 South Florida American 26–6 At-Large
9 Marquette Big East 21–10 At-Large
10 West Virginia Big 12 19–11 At-Large
11* Illinois Big Ten 22–9 At-Large
Mississippi State SEC 20–10 At-Large
12 Portland WCC 23–8 Automatic
13 Sacramento State Big Sky 25–7 Automatic
14 Southern Utah WAC 23–9 Automatic
15 Holy Cross Patriot 23–8 Automatic
16 Norfolk State MEAC 26–6 Automatic
Seattle Regional 3 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Virginia Tech ACC 27–4 Automatic
2 UConn Big East 29–5 Automatic
3 Ohio State Big Ten 25–7 At-Large
4 Tennessee SEC 23–11 At-Large
5 Iowa State Big 12 22–9 Automatic
6 North Carolina ACC 21–11 At-Large
7 Baylor Big 12 19–12 At-Large
8 USC Pac-12 21–10 At-Large
9 South Dakota State Summit 28–5 Automatic
10 Alabama SEC 20–10 At-Large
11* Purdue Big Ten 19–11 At-Large
St. John's Big East 22–9 At-Large
12 Toledo MAC 28–4 Automatic
13 Saint Louis Atlantic 10 17–17 Automatic
14 James Madison Sun Belt 26–7 Automatic
15 Vermont America East 25–6 Automatic
16 Chattanooga Southern 20–12 Automatic
Greenville Regional 2 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Indiana Big Ten 27–4 At-Large
2 Utah Pac-12 25–4 At-Large
3 LSU SEC 28–2 At-Large
4 Villanova Big East 28–6 At-Large
5 Washington State Pac-12 23–10 Automatic
6 Michigan Big Ten 22–10 At-Large
7 NC State ACC 20–11 At-Large
8 Oklahoma State Big 12 21–11 At-Large
9 Miami (FL) ACC 19–12 At-Large
10 Princeton Ivy League 23–5 Automatic
11 UNLV Mountain West 31–2 Automatic
12 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 32–3 Automatic
13 Cleveland State Horizon 30–4 Automatic
14 Hawaiʻi Big West 18–14 Automatic
15 Gardner–Webb Big South 29–4 Automatic
16* Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 22–9 Automatic
Monmouth Colonial 18–15 Automatic
Seattle Regional 4 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Stanford Pac-12 28–6 At-Large
2 Iowa Big Ten 26–6 Automatic
3 Duke ACC 25–6 At-Large
4 Texas Big 12 25–9 At-Large
5 Louisville ACC 23–11 At-Large
6 Colorado Pac-12 23–8 At-Large
7 Florida State ACC 23–9 At-Large
8 Ole Miss SEC 23–8 At-Large
9 Gonzaga WCC 28–4 At-Large
10 Georgia SEC 21–11 At-Large
11 Middle Tennessee C-USA 28–4 Automatic
12 Drake Missouri Valley 22–9 Automatic
13 East Carolina American 23–9 Automatic
14 Iona MAAC 26–6 Automatic
15 Southeastern Louisiana Southland 21–9 Automatic
16* Southern SWAC 18–14 Automatic
Sacred Heart Northeast 18–13 Automatic

*See First Four


See also

References

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