The NCAA Women’s Tournament brackets are out, and our March Madness predictions are in.

UCLA is the No. 1 overall seed, but the coaches of fellow 1-seeds South Carolina and USC each were unhappy with their seed order on the overall list and how it sets up for future second weekend matchups.

Tennessee slipped to a 5-seed after a subpar finish to the regular season, and will be in the same subregional pod as Ohio State.

Here are our 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament predictions, updating throughout Monday.

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Women’s March Madness Final Four predictions 2025

Nick Gray, The Tennessean

Final four picks: UCLA, UConn, South Carolina, Texas

National championship: UConn over South Carolina

Geno Auriemma and the Huskies have not won a national title since 2016, the longest drought for UConn since Auriemma’s first title. Paige Bueckers, Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd carry the Huskies to the trophy.

Cora Hall, Knoxville News Sentinel

Final Four picks: NC State, UConn, South Carolina, Notre Dame

National championship: South Carolina over UConn

Dawn Staley has the Gamecocks playing their best basketball in March, which isn’t a surprise to anyone. South Carolina will get revenge on the Huskies and become back-to-back national championships for the first time since UConn won four straight.

Lulu Kesin, The Greenville News

Final four picks: LSU, UConn, South Carolina, Notre Dame

National championship: South Carolina over UConn

Dawn Staley and South Carolina get revenge and beat the Huskies in a close game for another national title. UCLA and Texas get upset in Elite Eight.

Sam Sklar, Clarion Ledger

Final Four picks: NC State, UConn, South Carolina, Texas

National champion: South Carolina over UConn

It’s hard to pick against Dawn Staley. Her Gamecocks are a deep team with so many impactful players. Paige Bueckers and the Huskies come up just short.