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Seven SEC teams earned bids to the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and an additional four have received bids to the 2023 WNIT. This is the fourth time the league’s 11 women’s basketball teams have made the postseason.
The SEC is the first league to have seven teams invited to the NCAA Tournament and has earned this honor 14 times (1986, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014 , 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2018, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2018, 2014, 2014, 2014, 2018, 2014, 2014, 2018, 2014, 2013, 2014, 2014 , 2014, 2014, 2014, 1995, , 2023). The SEC leads all conferences in NCAA Tournament bids all-time with 263.
The conference has had four or more teams in the WNIT seven times (2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2021 and 2023). Overall, the league’s teams have received 70 offers from the WNIT.
In the NCAA Tournament, South Carolina became the No. 1 seed for the seventh time after earning spots in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Tennessee continued its streak of appearances, participating in all 41 Women’s NCAA Division I Basketball Championships since its inception in 1982, the only team to do so.
2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
| DATE | GAME | LOCATION | AREA | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/15 | Mississippi State vs. Illinois | South Bend | Greenville 1 | 7 P.M |
| 3/17 | Norfolk State at South Carolina | Columbia, SC | Greenville 1 | 2 P.M |
| 3/17 | Hawaii at LSU | Baton Rouge, Dist. | Greenville 2 | 5:30 p.m |
| 3/17 | Gonzaga vs. Ole Miss | Stanford, California. | Seattle 4 | 10 p.m |
| 3/17 | Georgia vs. FSU | Iowa City, IA | Seattle 4 | 1:30 p.m |
| 3/18 | Saint Louis in Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | Seattle 3 | 1 P.M |
| 3/18 | Alabama vs. Baylor | Storrs, Conn. | Seattle 3 | 5:30 p.m |
WNIT 2023 Girls Basketball Tournament
| DATE | GAME | LOCATION | AREA | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/16 | Illinois State in Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | Group 3 | 8 P.M |
| 3/16 | Louisiana Tech at Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | Group 3 | 8 P.M |
| 3/16 | Wofford in Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | Group 4 | 6 P.M |
| 3/17 | Tulane at Auburn | Auburn, Ala. | Group 4 | 8 P.M |
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