2024 March Madness women's bracket predictions, one month into the season
Autumn Johnson has revealed her March Madness women's bracket predictions after one month of the college basketball season. South Carolina — the top overall seed — UCLA, Stanford and NC State snagged the No. 1 seeds in the first predictions.
Here is a look at Johnson's predicted 68-team field.
2024 March Madness women's bracket predictions
| SEED | Albany 1 | Portland 2 | Albany 4 | Portland 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | UCLA | NC State | Stanford |
| 16 | Presbyterian/Sacred Heart | Fairfield | UIW/Western Illinois | Jackson State |
| 8 | Oklahoma | Alabama | Penn State | Duke |
| 9 | Michigan | Miami (FL) | Gonzaga | Kansas |
| 5 | Tennessee | Indiana | Ole Miss | Florida State |
| 12 | Green Bay | South Dakota State | Drake | Middle Tennessee State |
| 4 | Ohio State | Notre Dame | Baylor | Kansas State |
| 13 | Bowling Green | California Baptist | Davidson | UC Irvine |
| 6 | Marquette | North Carolina | Louisville | Mississippi State |
| 11 | BYU | TCU/Illinois | Arkansas | Virginia/Michigan State |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | Utah | UConn | Texas |
| 14 | Appalachian State | Boston U | Montana State | Chattanooga |
| 7 | Princeton | Washington State | Creighton | Maryland |
| 10 | Florida | Florida Gulf Coast | Washington | UNLV |
| 2 | Colorado | LSU | Iowa | Southern California |
| 15 | UAlbany | Norfolk State | Stony Brook | North Texas |
Last Four in: Michigan State, TCU, Virginia, Illinois
First four out: Syracuse, Oregon State, Georgia, Texas Tech
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Conferences with multiple teams in the bracket
| CONFERENCE | TOTAL TEAMS | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| ACC | 9 | NC State, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Florida State, North Carolina, Louisville, Duke, Miami (FL), Virginia |
| SEC | 8 | South Carolina, LSU, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas |
| Big Ten | 8 | Iowa, Ohio State, Indiana, Maryland, Penn State, Michigan, Illinois, Michigan State |
| Big 12 | 7 | Texas, Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Kansas, BYU, TCU |
| Pac-12 | 7 | Stanford, UCLA, Colorado, Southern California, Utah, Washington State, Washington |
| Big East | 3 | UConn, Marquette, Creighton |
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Autumn Johnson's automatic qualifiers
| AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS | Teams |
|---|---|
| America East | UAlbany |
| AAC | North Texas |
| A-10 | Davidson |
| ACC | NC State |
| ASUN | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Big 12 | Texas |
| Big East | UConn |
| Big Sky | Montana State |
| Big South | Presbyterian |
| Big Ten | Iowa |
| Big West | UC Irvine |
| CAA | Stony Brook |
| CUSA | Middle Tennessee State |
| Horizon | Green Bay |
| Ivy | Princeton |
| MAAC | Fairfield |
| MAC | Bowling Green |
| MEAC | Norfolk State |
| Missouri Valley | Drake |
| Mountain West | UNLV |
| Northeast | Sacred Heart |
| Ohio Valley | Western Illinois |
| Pac-12 | UCLA |
| Patriot | Boston U. |
| SEC | South Carolina |
| Southern | Chattanooga |
| Southland | UIW |
| SWAC | Jackson State |
| Summit League | South Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | Appalachian State |
| WCC | Gonzaga |
| WAC | California Baptist |
