Autumn Johnson | January 22, 2022 2022 NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket predictions, 50 days to selections 2022 March Madness women's bracket predictions, 50 days to Selection Sunday Share We are 50 days away from Selection Sunday — the day women's college basketball teams find out their fate in March Madness. I predicted my third field of 68, which includes my automatic qualifiers for each conference, and then filled in the rest with my at-large bids. I took into consideration what we've seen so far, but keep in mind things could still shake up as we're now in the thick of conference play with more non-conference marquee matchups to come. Here's my bracket in table format: Autumn Johnson's third 2022 NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket prediction SEED GREENSBORO Spokane Bridgeport Wichita 1 South Carolina Stanford NC State Tennessee 16 Fairleigh Dickinson/Campbell Jackson State Texas A&M-Corpus Christi/ Howard Troy 8 South Florida Missouri State UCF Kansas State 9 Arkansas Kentucky Missouri DePaul 5 North Carolina Notre Dame Oklahoma Iowa 12 Princeton Dayton South Dakota Stephen F. Austin 4 Georgia Tech Baylor BYU Texas 13 Toledo Youngstown State Drexel Belmont 6 Ohio State Nebraska Maryland Florida Gulf Coast 11 Oregon State/ Liberty Gonzaga Boston College/ Texas A&M Northwestern 3 Arizona UConn Iowa State Georgia 14 New Mexico Western Kentucky Stony Brook Long Beach State 7 Duke Virginia Tech Oregon Ole Miss 10 Creighton Utah Kansas Colorado 2 Indiana LSU Michigan Louisville 15 Fairfield Mercer Boston College Idaho State FIELD OF 68: Expansion of 2022 DI women’s basketball tournament to 68 teams approved Tennessee breaks into No. 1 line As of right now, the Lady Vols deserve to be a No. 1 seed after opening up the season with a 17-1 record, which includes wins over tough non-conference foes South Florida, UCF, Texas, Virginia Tech and now breezing pass SEC foes. Tennessee opened up its season with a nine-game winning streak up until Stanford, the national defending champs, snapped its flawless record. Despite the outcome, Tennessee controlled majority of the ball game and only fell by single-digits. Tennessee is staring at one of its best seasons since the Vols started the 2007-08 campaign at 22-1. The 6-0 league beginning is Tennessee's best since going 13-0 in 2014-15. Louisville falls I had Louisville as one of my No. 1 seeds in my second bracket prediction, but the Cards recently took a tough hit in a major comeback from ACC foe NC State, who's featured on my one line. Despite the loss, the No. 6 defense in the nation is still a Final Four contender. The Cards are currently 15-2, with its other loss coming to Arizona earlier this season. However, Louisville can add victories over Michigan, Kentucky, UConn and Georgia Tech to its resume. DARK-HORSES: 11 women's basketball dark-horse teams that could shake up March Madness Last four in Liberty Boston College Texas A&M Oregon State First four out Mississippi State UCLA Florida State Purdue In case you missed it, here is a link to my second bracket of this season. The automatic qualifiers Here are my 32 AQs, based off of who I think will lock in spots by everlasting foes in each respective conference tournament. Conference Automatic qualifier America East Stony Brook American Athletic UCF Atlantic 10 Dayton ACC NC State ASUN Florida Gulf Coast Big 12 Iowa State Big East UConn Big Sky Idaho State Big South Campbell Big Ten Indiana Big West Long Beach State Colonial Athletic Association Drexel Conference USA Western Kentucky Horizon Youngstown State Ivy Princeton MAAC Fairfield MAC Toledo MEAC Howard Missouri Valley Missouri State Mountain West New Mexico Northeast Fairleigh Dickinson Ohio Valley Belmont Pac-12 Stanford Patriot Boston University SEC South Carolina Southern Mercer Southland Texas A&M-Corpus Christi SWAC Jackson State Summit League South Dakota Sun Belt Troy West Coast BYU Western Athletic Conference Stephen F. Austin 2022 March Madness South Carolina beats UConn for 2022 title | Tournament results | Full bracket BRACKET TRACKER: How every perfect bracket busted STORE: Official South Carolina championship gear| Latest college basketball gear You have to see San Jose State's new glow-in-the-dark basketball court San Jose State's new basketball court at Provident Credit Union Event Center is something to see. READ MORE Finalist cities announced for 2027-2031 NCAA Division I Women's Final Fours Seven cities have been selected by the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee as finalists to host the NCAA Women’s Final Four from 2027 through 2031. READ MORE Rutgers' C. Vivian Stringer announces retirement after Hall of Fame coaching career Rutgers women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer announces her retirement after a Hall of Fame career, leaving the game with 1,055 wins and countless lives improved through leadership, mentorship and guidance. READ MORE