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The NCAA announces that starting next season the women's tournament will seed its top 16 teams solely on performance, eliminating conference affiliation from the equation, a move intended to promote fairness and accommodate the tournament's growth.
Starting in 2027 the women's bracket will be ordered by a true national ranking, placing the sixteen highest‑rated teams regardless of conference affiliation.
The NCAA will seed the top 16 teams in the women's March Madness bracket solely on overall record, eliminating conference affiliation as a factor. The change, championed by committee chair Amanda Braun, promises more competitive matchups and a break from the men's conference‑protection model.
The NCAA will no longer adjust seeding for the top 16 women's teams to avoid conference rivals, a shift championed by chair Amanda Braun, while the men's bracket retains its traditional approach and both tournaments prepare for a 2027 expansion.
The NCAA will no longer shuffle top‑16 seeds to dodge conference rivals, a change championed by chair Amanda Braun, as both men's and women's brackets prepare for a 76‑team format in 2027.
After a challenging 12-20 campaign, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball program is reshaping its roster under Coach Bart Lundy, blending returning standouts with nine newcomers linked to Milwaukee and the surrounding region