NCAA Bracket | WBIT Bracket

NEW YORK – For the third consecutive year and 26^th time overall, the BIG EAST earned multiple at-large selections into the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament as Creighton and Marquette heard their names called alongside automatic qualifier UConn during Sunday’s night’s Selection Show.
 
Also on Sunday night, the BIG EAST saw four earn bids into the inaugural Women’s Basketball invitation Tournament (WBIT), with Georgetown, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova all securing national postseason berths to the 32-team event. The four selections were the most by any conference in the WBIT, with the Pac-12, SEC, ACC and Atlantic-10 all following with three.
 
UConn (29-5) is the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament Portland Regional 3 and will face No. 14 seed Jackson State on Saturday in Storrs, Conn. The Huskies will compete in their 35th-straight NCAA Tournament, dating back to 1989. UConn has advanced to 22 NCAA Final Fours, including a run of 14 straight, which is an NCAA record. The Huskies have won a record 11 National Championships and are 132-23 all-time in the Tournament.
 
Creighton (25-5) is the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament Albany Regional 2 and will face No.10 seed UNLV on Saturday in Los Angeles, Calif. This year marks Creighton's third straight NCAA bid and 10^th overall. The Bluejays have won at least one game in six of their previous nine NCAA Tournament appearances, including four of their last five, to show an 8-9 all-time record. Creighton made a historic run to the Elite Eight in 2022.
 
Marquette (23-8) is the No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament Albany Regional 1 and will face No. 7 seed Ole Miss on Saturday in Notre Dame, Ind. Marquette is in the Tournament for the 15th time, including ninth time as a member of the BIG EAST. The Golden Eagles are 6-14 all-time in the NCAAs, and qualified for the Big Dance for the sixth time in the last seven tournaments.
 
NCAA Tournament First Round tip times and television information have not yet been announced.
 
In WBIT action, Villanova (18-12) drew a No. 1 seed and will host VCU on March 21. The committee seeded the top 16 teams, with the remaining 16 placed as close to their area of natural interest as possible. St. John’s (17-14) will travel to No. 3 seed Florida, Seton Hall (17-14) will visit No. 3 seed Saint Joseph’s and Georgetown will travel to No. 2 seed Washington. All First Round games are slated for March 21.
 
This 32-team WBIT postseason event will be played March 21 (first-round), March 24 (second-round) and March 28 (quarterfinals), with the highest-seeded teams hosting games at campus sites. WBIT semifinal and final games will be conducted at Butler University’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on April 1 and 3. Preliminary WBIT games are being televised on ESPN+, while the semifinals will be on ESPNU, and the finals will be on ESPN2. Additional WBIT information can be found on ncaa.com/WBIT.

The BIG EAST capped off the night with two more teams seeing their seasons continue as Providence (13-20) and Butler (14-16) were selected to the WNIT. Matchups and the bracket for the 48-team field will be announced on Monday.
 
 
BIG EAST In The NCAA Tournament
First Round – Storrs, Conn. – March 23
#14 Jackson State at #3 UConn
First Round – Los Angeles, Calif. – March 23
#10 seed UNLV vs. #7 Creighton
First Round – Notre Dame, Ind. – March 23
#10 Marquette vs. #7 Ole Miss
 
BIG EAST In The WBIT
First Round – Villanova, Pa. – March 21
VCU at #1 Villanova
First Round – Gainesville, Fla. – March 21
St. John’s at #3 Florida
First Round – Seattle, Wash. – March 21
Georgetown at #2 Washington
First Round – Philadelphia, Pa. – March 21
Seton Hall at #3 Saint Joseph’s