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Championship Week and March Madness are here. Starting with the Horizon and Sun Belt tournaments tipping off on Feb. 28, and culminating with five berths on the line on Selection Sunday, teams across the country will be battling for one of 32 automatic bids to the 2023 women's NCAA tournament. Which Division I basketball teams will be crowned conference champions? We will be tracking all the action as we update which teams cut down the nets. Conference tournaments are listed in order of when each ticket will be punched; conference brackets will be added as they are set. The women's NCAA tournament bracket will be unveiled March 12 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App). Until then, check out Charlie Creme's updated Bracketology analysis. And sign up for ESPN's Women's Tournament Challenge.
  Ohio Valley: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Record: 22-9
Title-clincher: 54-46 over Little Rock
Leading scorer: Maaliya Owens (14.7 points per game)
Tournament history: 11th appearance, first since 2000
 SoCon: Chattanooga Mocs Record: 20-12
Title-clincher: 63-53 over Wofford
Leading scorer: Yazz Wazeerud-Din (15.9 points per game)
Tournament history: 16th appearance
  Atlantic 10: Saint Louis Billikens Record: 17-17
Title-clincher: 91-85 (OT) over UMass
Leading scorer: Kyla McMakin (17.4 points per game)
Tournament history: First appearance
 ACC: Virginia Tech Hokies Record: 27-4
Title-clincher: 75-67 over Louisville
Leading scorer: Elizabeth Kitley (18.6 points per game)
Tournament history: 12th appearance, third consecutive
 SEC: South Carolina Gamecocks Record: 32-0
Title-clincher: 74-88 over Tennessee
Leading scorer: Zia Cooke (15.3 points per game)
Tournament history: 19th appearance, 11th consecutive
 Big Ten: Iowa Hawkeyes Record: 26-6
Title-clincher: 105-72 over Ohio State
Leading scorer: Caitlin Clark (27.0 points per game
Tournament history: 29th appearance
 Pac-12: Washington State Cougars Record: 23-10
Title-clincher: 65-61 over UCLA
Leading scorer: Charlisse Leger-Walker (18.1 points per game)
Tournament history: Fourth appearance, third consecutive
 Big South: Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Record: 29-4
Title-clincher: 74-61 over High Point
Leading scorer: Jhessyka Williams (19.8 points per game)
Tournament history: Second appearance
 Sun Belt: James Madison Dukes Record: 26-7
Title-clincher: 81-51 over Texas State
Leading scorer: Kiki Jefferson (18.2 points per game)
Tournament history: 13th appearance, first since 2016
 Big East: UConn Huskies Record: 29-5
Title-clincher: 67-56 over Villanova
Leading scorer: Aaliyah Edwards (16.6 points per game)
Tournament history: 34th appearance
 Horizon: Cleveland State Vikings Record: 30-4
Title-clincher: 73-61 over Green Bay
Leading scorer: Destiny Leo (17.9 points per game)
Tournament history: Third appearance, first since 2010
 Summit: South Dakota State Jackrabbits Record: 28-5
Title-clincher: 93-51 over Omaha
Leading scorer: Myah Selland (15.9 points per game)
Tournament history: 11th appearance
 West Coast: Portland Pilots Record: 23-8
Title-clincher: 64-60 over Gonzaga
Leading scorer: Alex Fowler (17.9 points per game)
Tournament history: Fifth appearance, first since 1997
 Big Sky: Sacramento State Hornets Record: 25-7
Title-clincher: 76-63 over Northern Arizona
Leading scorer: Kahlaijah Dean (21.2 points per game)
Tournament history: First appearance
 Mountain West: UNLV Lady Rebels Record: 31-2
Title-clincher: 71-60 over Wyoming
Leading scorer: Desi-Rae Young (17.8 points per game)
Tournament history: 10th appearance
 Southland: SE Louisiana Lady Lions Record: 21-9
Title-clincher: 66-57 over Lamar
Leading scorer: Hailey Giaratano (12.3 points per game)
Tournament history: First appearance
 American: East Carolina Pirates Record: 23-9
Title-clincher: 46-44 over Houston
Leading scorer: Danae McNeal (17.9 points per game)
Tournament history: Third appearance
 America East: Vermont Catamounts Record: 25-6
Title-clincher: 38-36 over Albany
Leading scorer: Emma Utterback (13.9 points per game)
Tournament history: Seventh appearance
 MAC: Toledo Rockets Record: 28-4
Title-clincher: 73-58 over Bowling Green
Leading scorer: Quinesha Lockett (17.7 points per game)
Tournament history: Ninth appearance
 SWAC: Southern Jaguars Record: 17-14
Title-clincher: 62-53 over Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Leading scorer: Amani Mcwain (9.2 points per game)
Tournament history: Sixth appearance
 MAAC: Iona Gaels Record: 26-6
Title-clincher: 73-60 over Manhattan
Leading scorer: Juana Camilion (13.9 points per game)
Tournament history: Second appearance
 MEAC: Norfolk State Spartans Record: 26-6
Title-clincher: 56-52 over Howard
Leading scorer: Camille Downs (12.1 points per game)
Tournament history: Second appearance
 Ivy: Princeton Tigers Record: 23-5
Title-clincher: 54-48 over Harvard
Leading scorer: Kaitlyn Chen (15.9 points per game)
Tournament history: 10th appearance
 C-USA: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Record: 28-4
Title-clincher: 82-70 over Western Kentucky
Leading scorer: Kseniya Malashka (15.2 points per game)
Tournament history: 20th appearance
 Big West: Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Record: 18-14
Title-clincher: 61-59 over UC Santa Barbara
Leading scorer: Lily Wahinekapu (12.4 points per game)
Tournament history: Eighth appearance
 WAC: Southern Utah Thunderbirds Record: 23-9
Title-clincher: 82-73 over California Baptist
Leading scorer: Cherita Daugherty (15.0 points per game)
Tournament history: First appearance
 ASUN: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Record: 32-3
Title-clincher: 84-60 over Liberty
Leading scorer: Tishara Morehouse (15.8 points per game)
Tournament history: Ninth appearance
 NEC: Sacred Heart Pioneers Record: 18-13
Title-clincher: 72-60 over Fairleigh Dickinson
Leading scorer: Ny'Ceara Pryor (18.1 points per game)
Tournament history: Fourth appearance
Patriot League: Holy Cross Crusaders Record: 24-8
Title-clincher: 66-61 over Boston University
Leading scorer: Bronagh Power-Cassidy (13.7 points per game)
Tournament history: 13th appearance
Big 12: Iowa State Cyclones Record: 22-9
Title-clincher: 61-51 over Texas
Leading scorer: Ashley Joens (21.5 points per game)
Tournament history: 21st appearance
CAA: Monmouth Hawks Record: 18-15
Title-clincher: 80-55 over Towson
Leading scorer: Bri Tinsley (11.9 points per game)
Tournament history: Second appearance
Missouri Valley: Drake Bulldogs Record: 22-9
Title-clincher: 89-71 over Belmont
Leading scorer: Maggie Bair (16.8 points per game)
Tournament history: 14th appearance
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