NCAA Women’s Tournament Predictions: FOX Sports’ expert picks and analysis

The 68-team discipline for the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament has been revealed, and now comes the enjoyable half: predicting who will advance and who will finally win the nationwide championship. 

A No. 1 seed has received the ladies’s match 23 occasions, together with final 12 months, when the South Carolina Gamecocks capped off an ideal 38-0 season for the title. Daybreak Staley’s squad is again as a 1-seed once more, however the UCLA Bruins edged them out for the highest general seed this 12 months. 

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The Texas Longhorns and USC Trojans earned the opposite 1-seeds, holding off No. 2 seed UConn. The Huskies, who have not received a nationwide championship since 2016, will attempt to finish that drought in Paige Bueckers‘ ultimate season. 

Forward of the First 4 video games beginning on March 19, we requested FOX Sports activities author Greg Auman for his picks. This is a take a look at his total bracket. 

Greatest first-round upset: No. 12 South Florida over No. 5 Tennessee

First No. 1 seed(s) to lose: USC (to No. 2 UConn) and Texas (to No. 3 Notre Dame) within the Elite Eight

Last 4: UCLA, UConn, South Carolina, Notre Dame

Nationwide champion: South Carolina

Greg Auman is an NFL Reporter for FOX Sports activities. He beforehand spent a decade masking the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Instances and The Athletic. You’ll be able to comply with him at @gregauman.

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