The USC Trojans and JuJu Watkins will find out their seed and matchup when the NCAA Selection Committee releases the bracket for the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at 5 p.m PT on ESPN. USC is currently projected as a No.

UCLA will begin play in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament Friday and USC Saturday, both as No. 1 seeds in their regions. The Bruins (30-2) are the top overall seed for the first time. They will play a first-round Regional 1 game at 7 p.

William & Mary is one of six teams set to make its first appearance in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The others are Arkansas State, Fairleigh Dickinson, George Mason, Grand Canyon and UC San Diego. Four teams are headed to the men’s tournament for the first time: High Point, Omaha, SIU Edwardsville and UC San Diego.