Women’s Basketball Bracketology: Examining the roads from a 2 to a 1 seed

COLUMBUS, OH – MARCH 30: Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs guard Jordan Danberry (24) pushes the ball past half court in the division I women’s championship semifinal game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Mississippi State Bulldogs on March 30, 2018 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. (Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Louisville:

1. Louisville
16. North Carolina A&T (MEAC)

8. Ohio
9. Utah

Ames:

5. Texas A&M
12. Wright State (Horizon)

4. Iowa State
13. Penn (Ivy)

No, don’t worry, Ohio did not move up two seed lines with a loss last week. It actually only moved up one, and it’s a product of the Bobcats splitting games against top-75 teams (Kent State and Buffalo), and, honestly, other teams, like West Virginia, just falling below them. Ohio remains a tough team to place because of its excellent record and RPI, but lack of real signature wins. I have it comfortably in the field, others have them just missing the cut. Honestly, it could be either or anywhere in between.

College Park:

6. Central Michigan
11. James Madison (CAA)

3. Maryland (Big Ten)
14. American (Patriot)

Starkville:

7. North Carolina
10. California

2. Mississippi State (SEC)
15. Radford (Big South)

Mississippi State has only lost twice all year and both losses were to quadrant one opponents. The Bulldogs will close the regular season with a quad two game against LSU and a quad one game at South Carolina. Unfortunately for them, Notre Dame has racked up enough great wins that it’ll be tough to catch with an RPI teetering on the edge of the top 10.