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Women's Champ Week 2025: tournament brackets, auto bids, more

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March is here, and with it weeks of excellent women's college basketball. Teams across the country will battle during Championship Week for one of 31 automatic bids to the 2025 women's NCAA tournament.

Champ Week will run all the way to Selection Sunday on March 16, when the final four automatic bids are on the line: the Patriot League, Northeast Conference, Coastal Athletic Association and Missouri Valley Conference.

Which Division I basketball teams will be crowned conference champions and earn their spots in the NCAA bracket? We will be tracking all the action right here, and update this page as teams cut down the nets.

Conference tournaments are listed in order of when each ticket will be punched; conference brackets will be added as they are set.

The women's NCAA tournament bracket will be unveiled Sunday on ESPN.

More coverage:
Bracketology | NCAA tournament schedule | Women's Tournament Challenge

Next auto bids on the line (March 14):
America East: Vermont vs. UAlbany, 5 p.m. ET, ESPNU/ESPN+

Ohio Valley: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Record: 26-5
Title-clincher: 82-76 in overtime over Lindenwood *
Leading scorer: Reghan Grimes (12.5 PPG, 13th in OVC); all five starters averaging 10-plus PPG
NCAA tournament history: 12th appearance (first since 2023)

* OVC title-game opponent, Lindenwood, is ineligible for the NCAA tournament


SoCon: UNC Greensboro Spartans

Record: 25-6
Title-clincher: 64-57 in overtime over Chattanooga
Leading scorer: Jayde Gamble (11.8 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Second appearance (first since 1998)

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UNC Greensboro wins OT thriller to advance to NCAA tournament

UNC Greensboro takes down Chattanooga in overtime to win the Southern Conference and advance to the NCAA tournament.


ACC: Duke Blue Devils

Record: 26-7
Title-clincher: 76-62 over NC State
Leading scorer: Toby Fournier (13.7 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 27th appearance (third consecutive)

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Duke rolls NC State in the second half to win ACC Tournament

Duke takes down NC State 76-62 to claim the ACC Championship in a comeback victory.


SEC: South Carolina Gamecocks

Record: 30-3
Title-clincher: 64-45 over Texas
Leading scorer: Joyce Edwards (13.2 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 21st appearance (13th consecutive)

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Highlight: South Carolina's defense clamps down on Texas to win SEC

The 1-seed Gamecocks take over around the post, holding the 2-seed Longhorns to 29.6% field-goal shooting and outscoring them 40-18 in the paint for a 64-45 SEC Tournament Championship win.


A-10: George Mason Patriots

Record: 27-5
Title-clincher: 73-58 over Saint Joseph's
Leading scorer: Zahirah Walton (14.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: First appearance

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George Mason punches its ticket to the dance

George Mason wins the Atlantic 10 championship to earn a trip to the Women's NCAA tournament.


Summit League: South Dakota State Jackrabbits

Record: 29-3
Title-clincher: 84-68 over Oral Roberts
Leading scorer: Brooklyn Meyer (17.6 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 13th appearance (third consecutive)


Big Ten: UCLA Bruins

Record: 30-2
Title-clincher: 72-67 over USC
Leading scorer: Lauren Betts (19.7 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 20th appearance (third consecutive)

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UCLA takes down USC to win Big Ten championship

Lauren Betts scores 17 points as UCLA defeats JuJu Watkins and USC to win the Big Ten title.


Big 12: TCU Horned Frogs

Record: 31-3
Title-clincher: 64-59 over Baylor
Leading scorer: Hailey Van Lith (17.8 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 10th appearance (first since 2010)

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Hailey Van Lith on TCU win: 'This is what you live for'

Hailey Van Lith speaks to Kris Budden after defeating Baylor and winning the Big 12 tournament Most Outstanding Player award.


Big South: High Point Panthers

Record: 21-11
Title-clincher: 59-53 over Longwood
Leading scorer: Nevaeh Zavala (10.4 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Second appearance (first since 2021)


Sun Belt: Arkansas State Red Wolves

Record: 21-10
Title-clincher: 86-79 in overtime over James Madison
Leading scorer: Zyion Shannon (11.0 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: First appearance

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Arkansas State wins Sun Belt Championship

Arkansas State defeats James Madison for the Sun Belt Championship and earns an NCAA tournament bid.


Big East: UConn Huskies

Record: 31-3
Title-clincher: 70-50 over Creighton
Leading scorer: Paige Bueckers (18.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 36th appearance (36th consecutive)


Horizon: Green Bay Phoenix

Record: 29-5
Title-clincher: 76-63 over Purdue Fort Worth
Leading scorer: Natalie McNeal (14.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 20th appearance (second consecutive)


WCC: Oregon State Beavers

Record: 19-15
Title-clincher: 59-46 over Portland
Leading scorer: Kelsey Rees (12.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 14th appearance (second consecutive)


Big Sky: Montana State Bobcats

Record: 30-3
Title-clincher: 58-57 over Montana
Leading scorer: Esmeralda Morales (15.3 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Fourth appearance (first since 2022)


AAC: South Florida Bulls

Record: 23-10
Title-clincher: 69-62 over Rice
Leading scorer: Sammie Puisis (14.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 10th appearance (first since 2023)


Mountain West: San Diego State Aztecs

Record: 25-9
Title-clincher: 72-68 in triple overtime over Wyoming
Leading scorer: Veronica Sheffey (11.3 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 10th appearance (first since 2012)


Southland: Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks

Record: 29-5
Title-clincher: 65-57 over SE Louisiana
Leading scorer: Faith Blackstone (14.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 21st appearance (first since 2022)


America East

March 6, 10, 14
Campus sites (reseeded after quarterfinals)
Bracket


Atlantic Sun (ASUN)

March 7-8, 11, 15
Campus sites
Bracket


Mid-American Conference (MAC)

March 12, 14-15
Rocket Arena (Cleveland)
Bracket


Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)

March 11-15
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
Bracket


Western Athletic Conference (WAC)

March 11-15
Burns Arena (St. George, Utah), Orleans Arena (Las Vegas)
Bracket


Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)

March 12-15
Norfolk Scope Arena (Norfolk, Virginia)
Bracket


Conference USA (C-USA)

March 11-15
Propst Arena (Huntsville, Alabama)
Bracket


Ivy League

March 14-15
Pizzitola Sports Center (Providence, Rhode Island)
Standings


Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)

March 11-15
Gateway Center Arena (Atlanta)
Standings


Big West

March 12-15
Lee's Family Forum (Henderson, Nevada)
Standings


Patriot League

March 8, 10, 13, 16
Campus sites
Bracket


Northeast Conference (NEC)

March 10, 13, 16
Campus sites
Bracket


Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)

March 12-16
CareFirst Arena (Washington, D.C.)
Bracket


Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)

March 13-16
Ford Center (Evansville, Indiana)
Standings