South Carolina Gamecocks Projected as No. 1 Seed

0:00On March 9, selection Sunday for the women's NCAA tournament is just days away, except for APM this Sunday on the ESPN. So far, nine automatic bids have gone to conference champions like Western Illinois, Sanford, Duke, UCLA, Texas, Rhode Island, South Dakota State, West Virginia, and High Point. Four more teams will lock in their spots on Monday as other tournaments wrap up. South Carolina's Gamecocks bail 78-61 against Texas in the SEC tournament final on Sunday, marking their first at-large bid since 2022. Even with the loss, ESPN bracketologist Charlie Crem projects them as the fourth overall number one seed, behind Yukon, UCLA, and Texas, and they'll host the first two rounds right in Columbia. That swap with Texas shakes up the regions, putting the Gamecocks in Sacramento for potential sweet 16 and elite 8 games. Fans are buzzing about their projected early path facing 16 seed High Point first,

1:01then the winner of eighth seed Oklahoma State and ninth seed, Southern Cow. Deeper in the bracket, familiar foes like North Carolina and Alabama, Lurk is possible. Sweet 16 matchups with Minnesota, Iowa, and TCU also in, the mix for later rounds. If they reach the final four for a sixth straight year, they'd face the top team from Yukon's loaded region, where the undefeated Huskies lead, challengers like Vanderbilt and Michigan. All eyes turned to Sunday's reveal, as these projections set the stage for another thrilling March-Manus chase.