2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Ranking all 68 teams' chances of winning national title

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The 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament is all set, as the bracket was reveaed on Sunday night. Unsurprisingly, the undefeated and defending national champion South Carolina Gamecocks were awarded the No. 1 overall seed. Stanford, Virginia Tech and Indiana are the other top seeds.

The NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament gets underway, with their first four games being Wednesday and Thursday. First- and second-round games will be played Friday through Monday. The Sweet 16 and Elite 8 are March 24-27 in Greenville, South Carolina, and Seattle, Washington.

The 2023 Women's Final Four games are March 31 in Dallas, Texas. The national championship game is April 2.

This article lists all 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament and their chances of cutting down the nets in Dallas.

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Rankings

No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks (32-0)

No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers (27-3)

No. 3 Stanford Cardinal (28-5)

No. 4 Virginia Tech (27-4)

No. 5 UConnHuskies (29-5)

No. 6 Iowa Hawkeyes (26-6)

No.7 Utah Utes (25-4)

No. 8 Maryland Terrapins (25-6)

No. 9 LSU Tigers (28-2)

No. 10 Duke Blue Devils (25-6)

No. 11 Villanova Wildcats (28-6)

No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (25-5)

No. 13 Ohio State Buckeyes (25-7)

No. 14 Texas Longhorns (25-8)

No. 15 UCLA Bruins (25-9)

No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners (25-6)

No. 17 Washington State Cougars (23-10)

No. 18 Louisville Cardinals (23-11)

No. 19 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (23-11)

No. 20 Colorado Buffaloes (23-8)

21. Iowa State Cyclones (21-9)

22. Creighton Bluejays (22-8)

23. North Carolina Tar Heels (21-10)

24. North Carolina State Wolf Pack (20-11)

25. Michigan Wolverines (22-9)

26. Florida State Seminoles (23-9)

27. Arizona Wildcats (21-9)

28. South Florida Bulls (26-6)

29. USC Trojans (21-9)

30. Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-4)

31. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (28-4)

32. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (21-11)

33. Baylor Bears (19-10)

34. Marquette Golden Eagles (21-10)

35. Illinois Fighting Illini (22-9)

36. Ole Miss Rebels (23-8)

37. Georgia Bulldogs (21-11)

38. Alabama Crimson Tide (20-10)

39. Mississippi State (20-10)

40. Princeton Tigers (23-5)

41. Portland Pilots (23-8)

42. East Carolina Pirates (22-9)

43. Miami Hurricanes (19-12)

44. West Virginia Mountaineers (19-11)

45 St. Johns Red Storm (22-8)

46. Purdue Boilermakers (19-10)

47. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (28-5)

48. Drake Bulldogs (22-9)

49. Toledo Rockets (28-4)

50.UNLV Lady Rebels (31-2)

51. Saint Louis Billikens (17-17)

52. James Madison Dukes (26-7)

53. Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (32-3)

54. Cleveland State Vikings (30-4)

55. Sacramento State Hornets (25-7)

56. Gardner-Webb Runnin Bulldogs (27-4)

57. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (23-9)

58. Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine (18-14)

59. Chattanooga Mocs (20-12)

60.Holy Cross Crusaders (24-8)

61. Monmouth Hawks (18-14)

62. Sacred Heart Pioneers (18-13)

63. Vermont Catamounts (25-6)

64. Iona Gaels (26-6)

65. Southeast Louisiana Lady Lions (21-9)

66. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (22-9)

67. Norfolk State Spartans (26-6)

68. Southern Jaguars (20-12)

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament First Four games

No. 16 Southern vs. No. 16 Sacred Heart

No. 16 Tennessee Tech vs. No. 16 Monmouth

No. 11 Mississippi State vs. No. 11 Illinois

No. 11 Purdue vs. No. 11 St. John's

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Seattle Region 4

First-round matchups

No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 16 winner of first four play-in games (Southern/Sacred Heart)

No. 8 Ole Miss vs. 9 Gonzaga

No. 4 Texas vs. No. 13 East Carolina

No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 12 Drake

No. 3 Duke vs. No 14 Iona

No. 6 Colorado vs. No. 11 Middle Tennessee State

No. 2 Iowa vs. Southeast Louisiana

No. 7 Florida State vs. No. 10 Georgia

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Seattle Region 3

First-round matchups

No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 16 Chattanooga

No. 8 USC vs. No. 9 South Dakota State

No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 St. Louis

No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 12 Toledo

No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 11 Purdue/St.John's

No. 3 Duke vs. No. 14 James Madison

No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Vermont

No. 7 Baylor vs. No. 10 Alabama

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Greenville Region II

No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 16 First-Four winner (Tennessee Tech/Monmouth)

No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Miami

No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 13 Cleveland State

No. 5 Washington State vs. No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast

No. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 Southern Utah

No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 UNLV

No. 2 Utah vs. No. 15 Gardner-Webb

No. 7 NC State vs. No. 10 Princeton

NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Greenville Region 1

First-round matchups

No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Norfolk State

No. 8 South Florida vs. No. 9 Marquette

No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Portland

No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 12 Sacramento State

No. 3 Villanova vs.No.14 Southern Utah

No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 11 first-four winner (Illinois/Mississippi State)

No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 15 Holy Cross

No. 7 Arizona vs. No. 10 West Virginia

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