NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Seeds Announced, USC Earns No. 1 Seed

The NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament is set to feature several notable teams, with USC earning a No. 1 seed in the Spokane 4 region and facing UNC Greensboro in the first round. North Carolina is also hosting tournament games for the first time since 2015 after securing the No. 3 seed in the Birmingham Region, where they will face Oregon State. Alabama, as a 5-seed, will compete against 12-seed Green Bay in College Park, while Maryland will play 13-seed Norfolk State in the same location. Norfolk State has achieved its best seed in program history at No. 13 and will prepare for a challenging matchup against Maryland. Arizona Western College’s women's basketball team is still alive in the tournament, receiving an at-large bid to the NJCAA Division 1 Tournament. The excitement around the tournament highlights the growing competitiveness and talent in women's college basketball this season.