Where LSU women's basketball stands in NCAA Selection Committee's top 16 reveal
The latest round of NCAA Tournament projections from prognosticators suggest that it's anyone's guess as to where LSU women's basketball will end up come Selection Sunday.
While there's still a month before the final March Madness bracket takes shape, the NCAA Tournament selection committee revealed Thursday night on ESPN2 which way it's leaning on Kim Mulkey and the No. 13-ranked Tigers — as well as the rest of the top 16 seeds.
The committee listed LSU (21-4, 8-3 SEC) as a No. 4 seed in the Albany 2 region and overall No. 14. In that region, Ohio State is the No. 1 seed, followed by North Carolina State at No. 2 and No. 3 USC.
LSU sports the ninth-best NET rankings in women's college basketball as of Thursday night and currently sits second in the Southeastern Conference behind the selection committee's No. 1 overall seed South Carolina.
The Tigers opened the 2023-24 season with a loss to Colorado, who the committee has on the 1-line as the No. 4 overall seed, in Las Vegas.
During the broadcast, the NCAA Division I women's basketball chairperson Lisa Peterson said some of the metrics the committee has been taking into account is not only quality wins, but also the quality of teams' losses.
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Undoubtedly, the loss at Auburn has marred the Tigers down to the 4-seed line.
LSU has a win over Virginia Tech in the nonconference schedule, but the Hokies are currently seeded above it as the No. 10 overall team and a No. 3 seed. The Hokies have two wins over NC State and another ranked win over Syracuse while just has the one win over a ranked opponent.
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers and Cajuns coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU/UL athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.
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