NCAA plans to release preliminary list of No. 1 seeds for 2015 tournament and top 20 list

Next week, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee will reveal the top 20 teams as of February 11. The list will include the No. 1 seed line in seed order and the remaining 16 teams in alphabetical order. Next week’s announcement has no bearing on the final bracket, which will be released on Selection Monday, March 16 at 7 p.m. EST on ESPN.

The 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship will utilize a hosting model that will allow the top-16 seeds, who meet championship hosting requirements, to host first- and second-round games on March 20-23. Regional championship play will take place at predetermined neutral sites: Albany, New York; Greensboro, North Carolina; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Spokane, Washington from March 27-30. The 2015 NCAA Women’s Final Four will be held April 5 and 7 at Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay, Florida.