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Our first Auto-Bid of the 2026 Women’s NCAA Tournament was punched by Western Illinois as they won the OVC Tournament. A great season by the Leathernecks and Coach JD Gravina ends in a spot in the Big Dance.

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Our first one seed goes down as Austin Peay defeats No. 1 seed Eastern Kentucky in the ASUN Quarterfinals. A great defensive performance from the Governor’s.

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Day 2, not a lot of changes but the bubble saw some major shakeups. Today’s results should cause even more movement.

Today starts 11 straight days of Bracketology. Get ready for the madness!!

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The Top 16 released by the committee on College Gameday:

1. UConn
2. UCLA
3. South Carolina
4. Texas
5. Vanderbilt
6. Iowa
7. LSU
8. Michigan
9. Louisville
10. Duke
11. TCU
12. Oklahoma
13. Maryland
14. Michigan State
15. Minnesota
16. Ohio State

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2025-26 Women's Basketball Bracketology: The finish is in sight - The IX Basketball We are in the last week of February, and while the bracket is starting to be a clearer picture, there is still a lot to figure out.

Teams only have a few more games to show the committee what they can do. Check out where yours stands in @matthew-walter96.bsky.social's latest bracket update:

2025-26 Bracketology: The Committee provided answers, games raised questions - The IX Basketball The selection committee gave us a taste with their top 16 reveal. However, with more basketball to be played the bracket is far from done.

The Committee has spoken, and our @matthew-walter96.bsky.social is back with updated #NCAAW Bracketology.

The top 16 seeds released during College Gameday:

1 UConn
2 UCLA
3 South Carolina
4 Vanderbilt
5 Texas
6 Michigan
7 Louisville
8 LSU
9 Ohio St
10 Duke
11 Iowa
12 TCU
13 Maryland
14 Michigan St
15 Mississippi
16 Oklahoma

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2025-26 Bracketology: The more things change - The IX Basketball Another wild week of women's college basketball leads to another ever-changing bracketology. However, at the top, things remain the same.

Our @matthew-walter96.bsky.social is back with another Bracketology update! We haven't seen a lot of change at the top, but teams are still battling for those middle-of-the-pack hosting spots.

Women's Basketball Bracketology: A surge by the ACC - The IX Basketball The winter storm brought some shake-ups to the schedule. The basketball brought some bigger shake-ups to the bracket.

Thanks to some big upsets, there was a lot of movement in this week's bracket. @matthew-walter96.bsky.social details all the changes here:

Women's Basketball Bracketology: Some shuffling at the top - The IX Basketball After South Carolina's win over Texas as well as Texas Tech's first loss of the season, the projected field of 68 saw some changes.

Some top-of-the-standings battles have shaken up the No. 1 seeds. Check out @matthew-walter96.bsky.social's latest bracketology to see where your favorite team is projected.

2025-26 Women's Basketball Bracketology: A new No. 1 - The IX Basketball A big change in the latest bracketology projection with UConn jumping Texas after the Longhorns first loss of the season.

Another unbeaten team fell this week and it had big bracket implications. See where @matthew-walter96.bsky.social has your favorite team playing in the latest edition of Women's Basketball Bracketology.

Our third installment of bracketology for the season is here. The top remains the same but the bubble is always changing. Check out where your favorite team is projected to end up.

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Our first bracketology update of the season is here! The state of Texas is the biggest winner with the Longhorns jumping to the number one overall seed and the Red Raiders making a big jump from the preseason. Check out where your favorite team lands.

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A big win for Baylor to start the season over Duke. The Bears only have three Power 4 opponents on their non-conference schedule so to getting this win is huge. Duke has a ton of key non-conference games left but need to find more offense going forward.

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I will be bringing you bracketology for @theixbasketball.bsky.social all season long. I’m looking forward to breaking down the bracket as this college basketball season gets started!

2025-26 WCC preview - The IX Basketball The WCC is in a year of change. The league has 12 teams this season, which will make for another ultra competitive conference title race.

There has been plenty of change around the WCC as teams prepare for the 2025-26 season. With so much still unknown, who will earn the conference's coveted top spot? Our @matthew-walter96.bsky.social previews the upcoming season:

Cecilia Zandalasini misses a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer and the Golden State Valkyries first ever season ends in the first round of the playoffs. A great game by the Valkyries but the experience of the Lynx shined in the fourth quarter.

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Golden State gets basket from Cecilia Zandalasini and Minnesota has a shot clock violation which gives the ball back to the Valkyries. They will have it in the frontcourt down 1 with four seconds left.

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The Valkyries have back to back possesions to retake the lead and are unable to score. The have scramble on the next defensive possesion and Courtney Williams hits a clutch mid-range jumper. Lynx lead 75-72 with 29.5 remaining. GS calls a TO to advance the ball.

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After the Lynx cut the lead to 3, five straight points from Golden State have extended their lead back to 8 and forced a Minnesota TO. The offense has struggled here in the 4th and GS will need their defense, which has been their strength, to close this one out.

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Here come the Lynx, a 9-0 run to start the fourth and they have cut the Golden State lead to five. Valkyries have not been happy with the calls to start the final quarter and Minnesota has finally started to look like themselves.

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After three, Golden State leads 63-49. Minnesota made a push but the Valkyries weathered the storm. Golden State's defense has been dictating for the majority of the game. They've held Minnestoa to 22% from downtown and 39% from the field.

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Bridget Carleton has gotten hot to start the third and helped Minnesota cut into this GS lead. She's hit three triples and the Valkyries lead is down to 10.

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The Valkyries announce a sellout for tonight's Game 2 at the SAP center, with 18,543 fans in attendance. That makes 23 straight home sellouts in their first season.

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28 points is Minnesota's lowest first-half total in any game in the last two years. #WNBA

At the half, Golden State leads Minnesota 41-28. Golden State continued it's great shooting from the first quarter into the second and defensively smothered Minnesota, holding them to nine second quarter points. Six Valkyries have 5 or more points.

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Five straight points from Golden State has given their largest lead of the series, 35-24 with 3:17 in the second and forced a Minnesota timeout. More great ball movement as the Valkyries have 11 assists on 13 made baskets.

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