Stanford, UConn, NC State, SC earn top seeds in NCAA Women’s Tournament

Stanford, UConn, the state of North Carolina and South Carolina won first place in the NCAA Women’s Tournament, with the Cardinal being the top seed in the overall standings.

The revelation of female support on Monday night follows UConn’s announcement that head coach Geno Auriemma tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. He has no symptoms, according to leaving school on Monday, and is isolating himself at home.

The Huskies are scheduled to leave for San Antonio on Tuesday morning and play at High Point on Sunday when the opener comes to a close. If they win, they will play their second round match on March 23, with Auriemma eligible to join the team on March 24.

Other early-season games will take place in Austin and San Marcos, TX, with Sweet 16 and up taking place at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The Women’s Final Four will take place on April 2 and the National Championship will take place on April 4.

The four regions are named after the San Antonio landmarks, with Stanford seeded in the Alamo Regional, UConn in the River Walk Regional, NC State in the Mercado Regional, and South Carolina in the Hemisfair Regional.

This is the first No.1 seed for the Wolfpack, who made the 1998 Women’s Final Four as the No.4 seed. NC State is the only top seed not to have won an award. national championship.

UConn has 11 NCAA titles, two Stanford and one in South Carolina. The Huskies have competed in the 12 Final Fours and last won the championship in 2016.

Seeds # 2 are Louisville (Alamo), Baylor (River Walk), Maryland (Hemisfair) and Texas A&M (Mercado). All except Louisville are former national champions.

The ACC led all conferences with eight teams on the field, including Wake Forest, which made its first appearance in the tournament since 1988. The SEC and Big Ten each have seven teams, the Pac-12 six and the Big 12. five.