UConn women’s basketball a 2-seed in first NCAA bracket reveal

The Huskies would head to Birmingham as the seventh overall seed if the NCAA Tournament started today.

In the NCAA’s first bracket reveal, UConn women’s basketball came in as a 2-seed in the Birmingham 3 Regional.

Texas (1-seed), North Carolina (3-seed) and Ohio State (4-seed) were the other teams in the Huskies’ bracket. The Tar Heels would be a potential Sweet Sixteen matchup while UConn wouldn’t see Longhorns and Buckeyes until the Elite Eight.

Entering Sunday’s contest with South Carolina, UConn stands at 23-3 with every loss coming against other teams in the top 16: Notre Dame (1-seed), USC (2-seed) and Tennessee (4-seed). The Huskies likely can’t move much higher at this point in the season but they could at least solidify their spot on the 2-line with a win over the Gamecocks.

UConn previously beat North Carolina 69-58 in Greensboro back in November.

In each of the last two tournaments, UConn has traveled west for regionals — Seattle in 2023, Portland in 2024 — so ending up in Birmingham instead of Spokane would be a welcome change. It would also reduce the distance the Huskies would have travel if they make the Final Four in Tampa.

Last season, UConn was a 3-seed for the first time since 2005 but still made the Final Four. The Huskies were 2-seeds in 2022 and 2023.