2024 March Madness Rankings: Power Ranking All 32 Teams In The Women's NCAA Tournament
2024 March Madness Rankings: Power Ranking All 32 Teams In The Women's NCAA Tournament
Some of Women's College Basketball's best stars showed up in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
We're getting closer to these stars having to play one another. In two days, there will be only 16 teams left in the NCAAW Tournament.
Before we get ahead of ourselves, here are the power rankings for the 32 teams currently in the Tournament heading into Sunday.
2024 Women's March Madness Power Rankings
1. South Carolina Gamecocks
South Carolina is undefeated and just defeated Presbyterian 91-39.
2. Iowa Hawkeyes
Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes added a 91-65 win over Holy Cross to advance to the next round.
3. UConn Huskies
Paige Buckers led the Huskies with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists in a win over Jackson State.
4. USC Trojans
USC got another big game from JuJu Watkins. She finished with 23 points in a win over Texas A&M CC, despite only sinking one three.
5. Stanford Cardinal
Stanford defeated Norfolk State by 29 in their opening-round win.
6. Texas Longhorns
Texas got a 40-point win over Drexel, beating them 82-42.
7. LSU Tigers
The LSU Tigers might've been distracted on Friday when reports about Kim Mulkey being in a hit piece surfaced on the web. They didn't look good on Friday, but they survived. We know how much talent this team has. So they'll stay at No. 7.
8. UCLA Bruins
UCLA played in one of the latest opening-round games. They earned an 84-55 win over Cal Baptist.
9. Indiana Hoosiers
Some doubted Indiana in their opening matchup against Fairfield. They shouldn't have.
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame had a little bit of a scare against Kent State, only winning by 14. But it's called survive and advance for a reason.
11. Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech moved up the rankings after a massive 92-49 win over Marshall as a No. 4 seed.
12. Gonzaga Bulldogs
13. Ohio State Buckeyes
14. NC State Wolfpack
15. Oregon State Beavers
16. Colorado Buffaloes
17. Indiana Hoosiers
18. Kansas State Wildcats
19. Utah Utes
20. Duke Blue Devils
21. Syracuse Orange
Syracuse defeated Arizona by just five points in the 6-11 matchup. It could've been worse. Louisville actually lost as a No. 6 seed.
22. Oklahoma Sooners
The Sooners hung on against FGCU as a No. 5 seed with a three-point win.
23. Creighton Bluejays
24. Baylor Bears
25. Ole Miss Rebels
27. North Carolina Tar Heels
The Tar Heels snuck by Michigan State with a three-point win.
28. West Virginia Mountaineers
29. Alabama Crimson Tide
30. Iowa State Cyclones
31. Nebraska Cornhuskers
32. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
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