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Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph, right, talks to Justine Pissott (13) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.

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NCAA women's committee’s 1st top 16 reveal: UConn, UCLA, South Carolina, Vanderbilt are No. 1s

NCAA women's committee’s 1st top 16 reveal: UConn, UCLA, South Carolina, Vanderbilt are No. 1s

UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Vanderbilt would be the No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now. The NCAA basketball selection committee did its first reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds Saturday. Undefeated UConn was the overall No. 1 seed edging UCLA. The committee uses 12 criteria to determine who belongs in the field and where teams should be seeded. Showing how fluid things are with a month left to be played in the season before selection Sunday, the Commodores moved up to the 1-line after beating Texas on Thursday.