NCAA unveils second of three top 16 reveals for 2018, Notre Dame among top 4 seeds

The results of the second of three NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Sport Committee top 16 reveals took place during halftime of the telecast of the Connecticut at South Carolina game Thursday evening.  The reveals include the top-16 in seed order. Notre Dame took the place of Oregon among the No. 1 seeds. The Irish moved up two seed positions from the No. 6 slot from the first reveal announced on Jan. 18.

Per the NCAA: “The three top-16 announcements will have no bearing on the final 64-team field for the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship that will be announced during the Selection Special on Monday, March 12 at 7 p.m. on ESPN.”

The remaining top-16 reveal is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 19, during ESPN2’s Big Monday/Play4Kay tripleheader that includes Florida State at Duke (6 p.m.), Baylor at Texas (8 p.m. ET) and UCLA at Oregon (10 p.m. ET).

NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee – February 1 – Top-16 Ranking*

No. 1 Seeds

1. UConn (Albany Region)
2. Mississippi State (Kansas City Region)
3. Louisville (Lexington Region)
4. Notre Dame (Spokane Region)

No. 2 Seeds

1. Oregon
2. Baylor
3. South Carolina
4. Florida State

No. 3 Seeds

1. Texas
2. UCLA
3. Tennessee
4. Georgia

No. 4 Seeds

1. Maryland
2. Missouri
3. Michigan
4. Texas A&M

*Rankings based on games played through Wednesday, January 31.

First Reveal Results (Jan. 18)

No. 1 Seeds

1. Connecticut (Albany Region)
2. Mississippi State (Kansas City Region)
3. Louisville (Lexington Region)
4. Oregon (Spokane Region)

No. 2 Seeds

1. Tennessee
2. Notre Dame
3. Texas
4. South Carolina

No. 3 Seeds

1. Baylor
2. Ohio State
3. Florida State
4. UCLA

No. 4 Seeds

1. Missouri
2. Texas A&M
3. Rutgers
4. Georgia