Women's NCAA tournament 2023: Every team in the bracket

The bracket for the 2023 women's NCAA tournament is here, and March Madness is mere days away, with the First Four set for Wednesday and Thursday before first-round competition tips off Friday and continues into Saturday.

Defending champion South Carolina is six wins away from an undefeated season, and while the Gamecocks are favorites to win it all, several other teams might have something to say about it. Big Ten regular-season champion Indiana went most of the season with just one loss, impressing on both ends of the floor behind the standout play of Mackenzie Holmes and Grace Berger. Stanford, co-Pac-12 regular-season champion, has similarly been to two straight Final Fours, and behind All-Americans Cameron Brink and Haley Jones is hoping to make it three.

National player of the year candidate Caitlin Clark is hoping to lead Big Ten tournament champion Iowa to its first Final Four since 1993. Big East regular-season and tournament champion UConn, which has been to 14 consecutive Final Fours, had a down February but could be peaking at the right time with stars Azzi Fudd and Caroline Ducharme back in the fold.

ACC tournament champion Virginia Tech has had a historic season and is one of the hottest teams entering the tournament, while Maryland has surpassed expectations to fare well in a tough Big Ten despite losing a slew of players in the offseason. And Utah, which shared the regular-season conference title with Stanford, is also an intriguing team that shined in Pac-12 play behind the brilliance of Alissa Pili.

Will South Carolina repeat, or can someone dethrone the Gamecocks? What teams will make unexpected runs, and which will fall short of expectations? Are there any Cinderella runs in store, and which players