2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams
A total of 68 teams entered into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Thirty-one of the teams were qualified via automatic bids, usually earned by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 37 teams were selected via "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Teams were seeded from 1 to 16 within each of the four regionals, while the Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.
Automatic bids
A total of 31 automatic bids to the tournament are granted to the below listed conferences, normally to the team that wins the conference's championship tournament. Seeds listed reflect seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in boldface later received at-large berths.
Qualifying school |
Record (Conf.) |
Seed |
Last app. |
# of app. |
Tournament |
Runner-up |
Record (Conf.) |
Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vermont |
21–12 (13–3) |
2 |
2023 |
8th |
America East |
Albany |
26–6 (14–2) |
1 |
South Florida |
23–10 (13–4) |
3 |
2023 |
10th |
American |
Rice |
17–17 (7–11) |
9 |
George Mason |
27–5 (14–4) |
2 |
Never |
1st |
Atlantic 10 |
Saint Joseph's |
23–9 (12–6) |
4 |
Duke |
26–7 (14–4) |
3 |
2024 |
27th |
ACC |
NC State |
26–6 (16–2) |
1 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
30–3 (18–0) |
1 |
2024 |
11th |
ASUN |
Central Arkansas |
23–9 (15–3) |
1 |
TCU |
31–3 (16–2) |
1 |
2010 |
10th |
Big 12 |
Baylor |
27–7 (15–3) |
2 |
UConn |
31–3 (18–0) |
1 |
2024 |
36th |
Big East |
Creighton |
26–6 (16–2) |
2 |
Montana State |
30–3 (17–1) |
1 |
2022 |
4th |
Big Sky |
Montana |
14–18 (8–10) |
6 |
High Point |
21–11 (13–3) |
1 |
2021 |
2nd |
Big South |
Longwood |
22–11 (11–5) |
2 |
UCLA |
30–2 (16–2) |
2 |
2024 |
20th |
Big Ten |
USC |
28–3 (17–1) |
1 |
UC San Diego |
20–15 (13–7) |
4 |
Never |
1st |
Big West |
UC Davis |
21–12 (13–7) |
3 |
William & Mary |
15–18 (8–10) |
9 |
Never |
1st |
CAA |
Campbell |
21–12 (12–6) |
3 |
Liberty |
26–6 (16–2) |
1 |
2018 |
18th |
CUSA |
Middle Tennessee |
26–8 (16–2) |
2 |
Green Bay |
29–5 (19–1) |
1 |
2024 |
20th |
Horizon |
Purdue Fort Wayne |
25–8 (18–2) |
2 |
Harvard |
24–4 (11–3) |
3 |
2007 |
7th |
Ivy |
Columbia |
23–6 (13–1) |
1 |
Fairfield |
28–4 (19–1) |
1 |
2024 |
7th |
MAAC |
Quinnipiac |
28–4 (18–2) |
2 |
Ball State |
27–7 (16–2) |
1 |
2009 |
2nd |
MAC |
Toledo |
24–8 (13–5) |
2 |
Norfolk State |
30–4 (14–0) |
1 |
2024 |
2nd |
MEAC |
Howard |
21–11 (12–2) |
2 |
Murray State |
25–7 (16–4) |
1 |
2008 |
2nd |
Missouri Valley |
Belmont |
22–12 (15–5) |
3 |
San Diego State |
25–9 (11–7) |
4 |
2012 |
10th |
Mountain West |
Wyoming |
22–11 (14–4) |
2 |
Fairleigh Dickinson |
28–3 (16–0) |
1 |
Never |
1st |
NEC |
Stonehill |
17–14 (11–5) |
2 |
Tennessee Tech |
26–5 (18–2) |
1 |
2023 |
12th |
Ohio Valley |
Lindenwood |
21–10 (16–4) |
2 |
Lehigh |
27–6 (15–3) |
1 |
2021 |
5th |
Patriot |
Army |
24–7 (14–4) |
2 |
South Carolina |
30–3 (15–1) |
1 |
2024 |
21st |
SEC |
Texas |
31–3 (15–1) |
2 |
UNC Greensboro |
25–6 (13–1) |
1 |
1998 |
2nd |
Southern |
Chattanooga |
16–14 (9–5) |
2 |
Stephen F. Austin |
29–5 (16–4) |
3 |
2022 |
21st |
Southland |
Southeastern Louisiana |
26–5 (19–1) |
1 |
Southern |
20–15 (15–3) |
1 |
2023 |
7th |
SWAC |
Alcorn State |
14–18 (10–8) |
6 |
South Dakota State |
29–3 (16–0) |
1 |
2024 |
13th |
Summit League |
Oral Roberts |
24–8 (12–4) |
2 |
Arkansas State |
21–10 (15–3) |
2 |
Never |
1st |
Sun Belt |
James Madison |
28–5 (18–0) |
1 |
Oregon State |
19–15 (12–8) |
4 |
2024 |
14th |
WCC |
Portland |
29–4 (17–3) |
2 |
Grand Canyon |
32–2 (16–0) |
1 |
Never |
1st |
WAC |
UT Arlington |
17–13 (10–6) |
3 |
At-large bids
37 at-large teams will be determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.
Team |
Conference |
Last appearance |
# of appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
California |
ACC |
2019 |
15th |
Florida State |
2024 |
23rd |
|
Georgia Tech |
2022 |
12th |
|
Louisville |
2024 |
27th |
|
NC State |
2024 |
33rd |
|
North Carolina |
2024 |
32nd |
|
Notre Dame |
2024 |
30th |
|
Richmond |
Atlantic 10 |
2024 |
5th |
Creighton |
Big East |
2024 |
11th |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
2024 |
23rd |
Iowa State |
2024 |
23rd |
|
Kansas State |
2024 |
19th |
|
Oklahoma State |
2023 |
18th |
|
Utah |
2024 |
21st |
|
West Virginia |
2024 |
16th |
|
Illinois |
Big Ten |
2023 |
10th |
Indiana |
2024 |
11th |
|
Iowa |
2024 |
31st |
|
Maryland |
2024 |
32nd |
|
Michigan |
2024 |
13th |
|
Michigan State |
2024 |
20th |
|
Nebraska |
2024 |
17th |
|
Ohio State |
2024 |
28th |
|
Oregon |
2022 |
18th |
|
USC |
2024 |
19th |
|
Washington |
2017 |
20th |
|
Columbia |
Ivy League |
2024 |
2nd |
Princeton |
2024 |
12th |
|
Alabama |
SEC |
2024 |
16th |
Kentucky |
2022 |
18th |
|
LSU |
2024 |
30th |
|
Mississippi State |
2023 |
13th |
|
Oklahoma |
2024 |
25th |
|
Ole Miss |
2024 |
21st |
|
Tennessee |
2024 |
43rd |
|
Texas |
2024 |
37th |
|
Vanderbilt |
2024 |
29th |
Listed by region and seeding
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Conferences with multiple bids
Teams in boldface won their conference tournament and received the conference's automatic bid.
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|---|---|---|
12 |
Big Ten |
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Washington |
10 |
SEC |
Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt |
8 |
ACC |
California, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame |
7 |
Big 12 |
Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Utah, West Virginia |
3 |
Ivy League |
Columbia, Harvard, Princeton |
2 |
Atlantic 10 |
George Mason, Richmond |
Big East |
UConn, Creighton |
Bids by state
Bids |
State |
Schools |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Alabama |
Alabama |
1 |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon |
1 |
Arkansas |
Arkansas State |
5 |
California |
California, San Diego State, UCLA, USC, UC San Diego |
2 |
Connecticut |
Fairfield, UConn |
3 |
Florida |
Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, South Florida |
1 |
Georgia |
Georgia Tech |
1 |
Illinois |
Illinois |
3 |
Indiana |
Ball State, Indiana, Notre Dame |
2 |
Iowa |
Iowa, Iowa State |
1 |
Kansas |
Kansas State |
3 |
Kentucky |
Kentucky, Louisville, Murray State |
2 |
Louisiana |
LSU, Southern |
1 |
Maryland |
Maryland |
1 |
Massachusetts |
Harvard |
2 |
Michigan |
Michigan, Michigan State |
2 |
Mississippi |
Mississippi State, Ole Miss |
1 |
Montana |
Montana State |
5 |
North Carolina |
Duke, High Point, NC State, North Carolina, UNC Greensboro |
2 |
Nebraska |
Creighton, Nebraska |
2 |
New Jersey |
Fairleigh Dickinson, Princeton |
1 |
New York |
Columbia |
1 |
Ohio |
Ohio State |
2 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
2 |
Oregon |
Oregon, Oregon State |
1 |
Pennsylvania |
Lehigh |
1 |
South Carolina |
South Carolina |
1 |
South Dakota |
South Dakota State |
3 |
Tennessee |
Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, Vanderbilt |
4 |
Texas |
Baylor, Stephen F. Austin, TCU, Texas |
5 |
Virginia |
George Mason, Liberty, Norfolk State, Richmond, William & Mary |
1 |
Vermont |
Vermont |
1 |
Utah |
Utah |
1 |
Washington |
Washington |
1 |
West Virginia |
West Virginia |
1 |
Wisconsin |
Green Bay |
See also
- 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams