# 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams are entered into the tournament. Thirty-two of the teams qualified via automatic bids, earned by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 36 teams were via "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Teams are seeded from 1 to 16 within each of the four regionals.

## Automatic Bids

A total of 32 automatic bids to the tournament were granted to the below listed conferences, which were given to the team that won the conference's championship tournament. Seeds listed reflect seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in boldface later received at-large berths.
| Qualifying Team | Record (Conf.) | Seed | Last App. | Tournament | Runner-up | Record (Conf.) | Seed |
| Vermont | 25–6 (14–2) | 1 | 2010 | America East | Albany | 22–12 (14–2) | 2 |
| East Carolina | 23–9 (11–5) | 3 | 2007 | American | Houston | 15–16 (10–5) | 4 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 33–3 (17–1) | 1 | 2022 | Atlantic Sun | Liberty | 24–9 (16–2) | 2 |
| St Louis | 17–17 (10–6) | 3 | Never | Atlantic 10 | UMass | 27–7 (14–2) | 1 |
| Virginia Tech | 29–4 (14–4) | 3 | 2022 | ACC | Louisville | 25–11 (12–6) | 4 |
| Iowa State | 22–9 (11–7) | 3 | 2022 | Big 12 | Texas | 25–9 (14–4) | 1 |
| Connecticut | 29–5 (18–2) | 1 | 2022 | Big East | Villanova | 28–6 (17–3) | 2 |
| Sacramento State | 25–7 (13–5) | 3 | Never | Big Sky | Northern Arizona | 21–14 (13–5) | 1 |
| Gardner-Webb | 29–4 (18–0) | 1 | 2011 | Big South | High Point | 17–15 (13–5) | 2 |
| Iowa | 26–6 (15–3) | 2 | 2022 | Big Ten | Ohio State | 27–7 (12–6) | 4 |
| Hawai'i | 18–14 (13–7) | 3 | 2022 | Big West | UC Santa Barbara | 21–12 (12–8) | 5 |
| Monmouth | 18–15 (9–9) | 7 | 1983 | Colonial | Towson | 21–11 (13–5) | 1 |
| Middle Tennessee | 28–4 (18–2) | 1 | 2021 | C-USA | Western Kentucky | 19–14 (14–6) | 2 |
| Cleveland State | 30–4 (17–3) | 2 | 2010 | Horizon | Green Bay | 28–5 (18–2) | 1 |
| Princeton | 23–5 (12–2) | 1 | 2022 | Ivy League | Harvard | 18–11 (9–5) | 3 |
| Iona | 26–6 (18–2) | 1 | 2016 | MAAC | Manhattan | 16–17 (10–10) | 6 |
| Toledo | 28–4 (16–2) | 1 | 2017 | MAC | Bowling Green | 28–6 (14–4) | 2 |
| Norfolk State | 26–6 (11–3) | 1 | 2002 | MEAC | Howard | 16–14 (10–4) | 3 |
| Drake | 22–9 (14–6) | 4 | 2019 | Missouri Valley | Belmont | 23–12 (17–3) | 2 |
| UNLV | 31–2 (18–0) | 1 | 2022 | Mountain West | Wyoming | 23–10 (13–5) | 2 |
| Sacred Heart | 18–13 (12–4) | 2 | 2012 | Northeast | Fairleigh Dickinson | 24–8 (14–2) | 1 |
| Tennessee Tech | 22–9 (13–5) | 3 | 2000 | Ohio Valley | Little Rock | 21–11 (17–1) | 1 |
| Washington State | 23–10 (9–9) | 7 | 2022 | Pac-12 | UCLA | 22–8 (11–7) | 5 |
| Holy Cross | 24–8 (13–5) | 2 | 2007 | Patriot | Boston University | 24–8 (17–1) | 1 |
| South Carolina | 32–0 (16–0) | 1 | 2022 | SEC | Tennessee | 21–10 (13–3) | 3 |
| Chattanooga | 20–12 (9–5) | 2 | 2017 | Southern | Wofford | 20–8 (10–4) | 1 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 21–9 (14–4) | 1 | Never | Southland | Lamar | 20–12 (12–6) | 3 |
| Southern | 18–14 (12–6) | 4 | 2019 | SWAC | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14–17 (10–8) | 7 |
| South Dakota State | 28–5 (18–0) | 1 | 2021 | Summit | Omaha | 15–17 (8–10) | 6 |
| James Madison | 26–7 (13–5) | 1 | 2016 | Sun Belt | Texas State | 23–10 (13–5) | 2 |
| Portland | 23–8 (15–3) | 2 | 1997 | West Coast | Gonzaga | 28–5 (17–1) | 1 |
| Southern Utah | 23–9 (16–2) | 2 | Never | WAC | California Baptist | 19–13 (13–5) | 4 |

## At Large Bids

36 At-Large teams were chosen through the NCAA Basketball Tournament selection process.
| Team | Record (Conf.) | Last App. | Conference |
| Alabama | 20–10 (9–7) | 2021 | SEC |
| Arizona | 21–9 (11–7) | 2022 | Pac-12 |
| Baylor | 19–12 (10–8) | 2022 | Big 12 |
| Colorado | 23–8 (13–5) | 2022 | Pac-12 |
| Creighton | 22–8 (15–5) | 2022 | Big East |
| Duke | 25–6 (14–4) | 2018 | ACC |
| Florida State | 23–9 (12–6) | 2022 | ACC |
| Georgia | 21–11 (9–7) | 2022 | SEC |
| Gonzaga | 28–4 (17–1) | 2022 | WCC |
| Illinois | 22–9 (11–7) | 2003 | Big Ten |
| Indiana | 27–4 (16–2) | 2022 | Big Ten |
| Louisville | 23–11 (12–6) | 2022 | ACC |
| LSU | 28–2 (15–1) | 2022 | SEC |
| Marquette | 21–10 (13–7) | 2022 | Big East |
| Maryland | 25–6 (15–3) | 2022 | Big Ten |
| Miami (FL) | 19–12 (11–7) | 2022 | ACC |
| Michigan | 22–10 (11–7) | 2022 | Big Ten |
| Mississippi State | 20–10 (9–7) | 2019 | SEC |
| NC State | 20–11 (9–9) | 2022 | ACC |
| North Carolina | 21–11 (11–7) | 2022 | ACC |
| Notre Dame | 25–5 (15–3) | 2022 | ACC |
| Ohio State | 25–7 (12–6) | 2022 | Big Ten |
| Oklahoma | 25–6 (14–4) | 2022 | Big 12 |
| Oklahoma State | 21–11 (10–8) | 2021 | Big 12 |
| Ole Miss | 23–8 (11–5) | 2022 | SEC |
| Purdue | 19–11 (9–8) | 2017 | Big Ten |
| Stanford | 28–6 (15–3) | 2022 | Pac-12 |
| South Florida | 26–6 (15–1) | 2022 | American |
| St Johns | 22–9 (13–7) | 2016 | Big East |
| Tennessee | 23–11 (13–3) | 2022 | SEC |
| Texas | 25–9 (14–4) | 2022 | Big 12 |
| UCLA | 25–9 (11–7) | 2021 | Pac-12 |
| USC | 21–10 (11–7) | 2014 | Pac-12 |
| Utah | 25–4 (15–3) | 2022 | Pac-12 |
| Villanova | 28–6 (17–3) | 2022 | Big East |
| West Virginia | 19–11 (10–8) | 2021 | Big 12 |

## Bids by State

| Bids | State | Schools |
| 5 | North Carolina | Duke, East Carolina, Gardner-Webb, NC State, North Carolina |
| 4 | California | Sacramento State, Stanford, UCLA, USC |
| 4 | Florida | Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Miami, South Florida |
| 4 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee Tech |
| 3 | Indiana | Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue |
| 3 | Iowa | Drake, Iowa, Iowa State |
| 3 | Louisiana | LSU, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern |
| 3 | Ohio | Cleveland State, Ohio State, Toledo |
| 3 | Virginia | James Madison, Norfolk State, Virginia Tech |
| 2 | Connecticut | Connecticut, Sacred Heart |
| 2 | Mississippi | Mississippi State, Ole Miss |
| 2 | New Jersey | Monmouth, Princeton |
| 2 | New York | Iona, St Johns |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Texas | Baylor, Texas |
| 2 | Utah | Southern Utah, Utah |
| 2 | Washington | Gonzaga, Washington State |
| 1 | Alabama | Alabama |
| 1 | Arizona | Arizona |
| 1 | Colorado | Colorado |
| 1 | Georgia | Georgia |
| 1 | Hawai'i | Hawai'i |
| 1 | Illinois | Illinois |
| 1 | Kentucky | Louisville |
| 1 | Massachusetts | Holy Cross |
| 1 | Maryland | Maryland |
| 1 | Michigan | Michigan |
| 1 | Missouri | St Louis |
| 1 | Nebraska | Creighton |
| 1 | Nevada | UNLV |
| 1 | Oregon | Portland |
| 1 | Pennsylvania | Villanova |
| 1 | South Carolina | South Carolina |
| 1 | South Dakota | South Dakota State |
| 1 | Vermont | Vermont |
| 1 | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 1 | Wisconsin | Marquette |

## Conferences with multiple bids

| Bids | Conference | Schools |
| 8 | ACC | Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech |
| 7 | Big Ten | Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue |
| 7 | Pac-12 | Arizona, Colorado, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington State |
| 7 | SEC | Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee |
| 6 | Big 12 | Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahomas State, Texas, West Virginia |
| 4 | Big East | Creighton, Marquette, St John's, UConn, Villanova |
| 2 | West Coast | Gonzaga, Portland |
| 2 | American | East Carolina, South Florida |
| 1 | 22 other conferences | See Automatic Bids |

## Tournament seeds (list by region)

The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released.
Greenville Regional 1 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Overall Seed | Berth type |
| 1 | South Carolina | SEC | 32–0 | 1 | Automatic |
| 2 | Maryland | Big Ten | 25–6 | | At-Large |
| 3 | Notre Dame | ACC | 25–5 | | At-Large |
| 4 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 25–9 | | At-Large |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 25–6 | | At-Large |
| 6 | Creighton | Big East | 22–8 | | At-Large |
| 7 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 21–9 | | At-Large |
| 8 | South Florida | American | 26–6 | | At-Large |
| 9 | Marquette | Big East | 21–10 | | At-Large |
| 10 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 19–11 | | At-Large |
| 11* | Illinois | Big Ten | 22–9 | | At-Large |
| 11* | Mississippi State | SEC | 20–10 | | At-Large |
| 12 | Portland | WCC | 23–8 | | Automatic |
| 13 | Sacramento State | Big Sky | 25–7 | | Automatic |
| 14 | Southern Utah | WAC | 23–9 | | Automatic |
| 15 | Holy Cross | Patriot | 23–8 | | Automatic |
| 16 | Norfolk State | MEAC | 26–6 | | Automatic |
Seattle Regional 3 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 27–4 | Automatic |
| 2 | UConn | Big East | 29–5 | Automatic |
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 25–7 | At-Large |
| 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 23–11 | At-Large |
| 5 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 22–9 | Automatic |
| 6 | North Carolina | ACC | 21–11 | At-Large |
| 7 | Baylor | Big 12 | 19–12 | At-Large |
| 8 | USC | Pac-12 | 21–10 | At-Large |
| 9 | South Dakota State | Summit | 28–5 | Automatic |
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 20–10 | At-Large |
| 11* | Purdue | Big Ten | 19–11 | At-Large |
| 11* | St. John's | Big East | 22–9 | At-Large |
| 12 | Toledo | MAC | 28–4 | Automatic |
| 13 | Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 | 17–17 | Automatic |
| 14 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 26–7 | Automatic |
| 15 | Vermont | America East | 25–6 | Automatic |
| 16 | Chattanooga | Southern | 20–12 | Automatic |
Greenville Regional 2 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Indiana | Big Ten | 27–4 | At-Large |
| 2 | Utah | Pac-12 | 25–4 | At-Large |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 28–2 | At-Large |
| 4 | Villanova | Big East | 28–6 | At-Large |
| 5 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 23–10 | Automatic |
| 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 22–10 | At-Large |
| 7 | NC State | ACC | 20–11 | At-Large |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 21–11 | At-Large |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 19–12 | At-Large |
| 10 | Princeton | Ivy League | 23–5 | Automatic |
| 11 | UNLV | Mountain West | 31–2 | Automatic |
| 12 | Florida Gulf Coast | ASUN | 32–3 | Automatic |
| 13 | Cleveland State | Horizon | 30–4 | Automatic |
| 14 | Hawaiʻi | Big West | 18–14 | Automatic |
| 15 | Gardner–Webb | Big South | 29–4 | Automatic |
| 16* | Tennessee Tech | Ohio Valley | 22–9 | Automatic |
| 16* | Monmouth | Colonial | 18–15 | Automatic |
Seattle Regional 4 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type |
| 1 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 28–6 | At-Large |
| 2 | Iowa | Big Ten | 26–6 | Automatic |
| 3 | Duke | ACC | 25–6 | At-Large |
| 4 | Texas | Big 12 | 25–9 | At-Large |
| 5 | Louisville | ACC | 23–11 | At-Large |
| 6 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 23–8 | At-Large |
| 7 | Florida State | ACC | 23–9 | At-Large |
| 8 | Ole Miss | SEC | 23–8 | At-Large |
| 9 | Gonzaga | WCC | 28–4 | At-Large |
| 10 | Georgia | SEC | 21–11 | At-Large |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | C-USA | 28–4 | Automatic |
| 12 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 22–9 | Automatic |
| 13 | East Carolina | American | 23–9 | Automatic |
| 14 | Iona | MAAC | 26–6 | Automatic |
| 15 | Southeastern Louisiana | Southland | 21–9 | Automatic |
| 16* | Southern | SWAC | 18–14 | Automatic |
| 16* | Sacred Heart | Northeast | 18–13 | Automatic |
*See First Four