S.C., IU, Stanford, Utah projected top women's seeds in final reveal

Two Pac-12 teams are now projected as No. 1 seeds by the NCAA women's basketball committee, which released its second and final top 16 seeding reveal Thursday. The projections were made taking into account results through Wednesday's games. Being in the top 16 is key in the NCAA women's tournament, as it allows teams to host early-round games.

The top three seeds stayed the same from the previous reveal on Feb. 9: No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks, No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers, and No. 3 Stanford Cardinal. Now joining that group are the No. 4 Utah Utes, who are battling Stanford for the Pac-12 title. The Cardinal won in double overtime at the Colorado Buffaloes on Thursday to clinch at least a share.

The Utes moved up from No. 6 in the last reveal despite having lost at the Arizona Wildcats on Feb. 17. They faced the California Golden Bears late Thursday night. Stanford and Utah meet Saturday in Salt Lake City.

Top 16 seeds 1. South Carolina 2. Indiana 3. Stanford 4. Utah 5. LSU 6. Maryland 7. UConn 8. Virginia Tech 9. Iowa 10. Notre Dame 11. Duke 12. Ohio State 13. Texas 14. Villanova 15. Arizona 16. Michigan

Regional assignmentsGreenville Region: 1: South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Iowa, MichiganGreenville Region: 2: Indiana, UConn, Notre Dame, ArizonaSeattle Region: 3: Stanford, Maryland, Duke, VillanovaSeattle Region: 4: Utah, LSU, Ohio State, Texas

The Ohio State Buckeyes also moved up despite a loss since the last reveal, although that defeat was to Big Ten champion Indiana. Ohio State went from No. 16 in the first reveal to No. 12 in this one.

The Hoosiers and Buckeyes are among five Big Ten teams among the top 16, the most of any conference. The others are the No. 6 Maryland Terrapins, No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes, and No. 16