NCAA Women’s Basketball Bracketology: Projecting the field of 64, Version 1.0

UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT- DECEMBER 19: Head coach Geno Auriemma of the UConn Huskies on the sideline while recording his 1000th win as head coach of the team as the bench of Azura Stevens

Conference play is here, and with it comes (some) clarity in the muddled world of college basketball. By this point in the year, teams have enough of a resume that one can project an NCAA Tournament field without having to rely too much on reputation or how good a team is supposed to be.

So why not do just that?

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Here you will find what I project the bracket to look like, as it stands today, Jan. 8, 2018. This can and will change plenty between now and March, so I’ll be back every week with updates.

Methodology: As a certified Bracketologist (I took Joe Lunardi’s class and everything), I did my best to approach this field exactly how the NCAA Selection Committee would. You can read about their process here. My selections and seedings are based purely on resume and not on preseason assumptions about teams. That’s good news, even if you feel I am underrating your favorite team — it means that if your team wins its games, it will move up. Everyone has a chance to prove themselves.

So, without further ado, here is the bracket. You can see the full thing here. We’ll start in the East, where the No. 1 overall seed is no surprise.