By way of the 2024 NCAA ladies’s basketball match, there have been 168 No. 1 seeds. That is from 42 tournaments going again to the inaugural 1982 version.
Thirty-five completely different faculties have claimed a prime seed, from Louisiana Tech and Cheyney State to, sure, UConn and Tennessee. Solely 4 packages have been a No. 1 seed double-digit occasions, whereas on the different finish, eight faculties have been No. 1 solely as soon as.
Listed here are all of the groups with appearances as a No. 1 seed:
| Workforce | Occasions No. 1 | Most Latest No. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 22 | 2014 |
| UConn | 22 | 2021 |
| Stanford | 13 | 2023 |
| Louisiana Tech | 10 | 2000 |
| Notre Dame | 9 | 2019 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 2024 |
| Duke | 7 | 2009 |
| Baylor | 6 | 2019 |
| Texas | 6 | 2024 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 2008 |
| Outdated Dominion | 5 | 1998 |
| Southern California | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgia | 4 | 2000 |
| Maryland | 4 | 2015 |
| Auburn | 3 | 1989 |
| Iowa | 3 | 2024 |
| Lengthy Seaside State | 3 | 1987 |
| Louisville | 3 | 2022 |
| LSU | 3 | 2006 |
| Penn State | 3 | 2004 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 2002 |
| Virginia | 3 | 1992 |
| Mississippi State | 2 | 2019 |
| NC State | 2 | 2022 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 2006 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 2009 |
| Purdue | 2 | 1999 |
| Cheyney State | 1 | 1983 |
| Colorado | 1 | 1995 |
| Indiana | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan State | 1 | 2005 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 2010 |
| Texas Tech | 1 | 1998 |
| Virginia Tech | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington | 1 | 1990 |
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Not surprisingly, UConn and Tennessee stand approach out in entrance. The 11-time nationwide champion Huskies and coach Geno Auriemma have been a No. 1 each season from 2007 by 2018. That is proper: 12 consecutive years as a No. 1 seed.
Tennessee hasn’t been a prime seed since 2014, however the Woman Vols nonetheless match UConn with 22 occasions. Tennessee was a No. 1 each season from 1998 by 1996, good for a nine-year run that included three nationwide crowns. General, Tennessee has eight NCAA match titles.
Within the 2021 match, NC State made program historical past by claiming a prime seed for the primary time. The Wolfpack picked up No. 2 seeds three earlier occasions (1989-1991) however a 20-2 mark in 2020-21 mixed with an ACC match championship pushed NC State to the highest line. NC State was then a No. 1 seed once more in 2022.
In 2023, the record welcomed each Indiana and Virginia Tech as the 2 packages obtained prime seeds for the primary time.
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How do No. 1 seeds do within the match?
A prime seed is not a assure of a deep run — 1998 Harvard says hiya — however No. 1 seeds are by far probably the most profitable. Thirty-two of the champs got here from the highest line, with 2023-24 South Carolina the newest.
At the least one No. 1 seed has made each Remaining 4, with No. 1s going 4-for-4 in making the nationwide semifinals 4 occasions: 1989, 2012, 2015 and 2018. All 4 virtually made it in 2022, with No. 1 NC State falling quick within the Elite Eight to No. 2 seed UConn.
Maybe much more impressively, solely 9 No. 1 seeds have failed to succeed in at the least the Candy 16. However two of these occurred in 2023, as each Indiana and Stanford went down in shockers.