"UConn is a No. 1 seed in the women's tournament for a 23rd time, giving the Huskies the most No. 1 seeds ever. Tennessee has held the top seed on 22 occasions. The Lady Vols remain the only women's program to be in every NCAA Tournament."
"Stanford, which won the national title as recently as 2021, was left out for a second straight season. Also missing are 2017 and 2018 runner-up Mississippi State as well as 2011 champion Texas A&M. After racing to a 14-3 start, Stanford lost 10 of its last 15 games."
"Although UConn has won 50 straight games and is the defending national champion, NCAA selection committee chair Amanda Braun told ESPN there was much conversation over whether to give the No. 1 overall seed to the Huskies or UCLA. The debate was pretty close the whole time."
The 2026 NCAA basketball tournament brackets have been set for the men's competition, with Duke as the overall No. 1 seed facing Siena, Arizona meeting Long Island University, and Michigan and Florida awaiting First Four opponents. In women's basketball, UConn earned its record 23rd No. 1 seed, surpassing Tennessee's previous record of 22. Notable programs absent from the women's tournament include Stanford, which won the national title in 2021 but has now missed the tournament for two consecutive years after a late-season collapse. Mississippi State and Texas A&M also failed to make the field despite recent tournament success.
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