When we talk about increased parity in women’s college basketball, what we really mean is depth at the top of the sport. There are legitimately 6-8 teams good enough to cut down the nets this year, which means that it’s hard to pencil the No. 1 seeds all into the Final Four like we used to do without thinking twice.

The field of 68 that will compete in the 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament was officially announced on Selection Sunday, and we got a mixture of expected and unexpected results with the bracket reveal. UCLA edged South Carolina for the No.