• Long Island University Brooklyn (Northeast Conference)

• Louisville (Big East)

• Memphis (Conference USA)

• Miami (Atlantic Coast Conference)

• Mississippi (Southeastern Conference)

• Montana (Big Sky)

• New Mexico (Mountain West)

• New Mexico State (Western Athletic Conference)

• North Carolina A&T (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)

• Northwestern State (Southland)

• Ohio State (Big Ten)

• Oregon (Pac-12)

• Pacific (Big West)

• Saint Louis (Atlantic 10)

• South Dakota State (The Summit League)

• Southern (Southwestern Athletic Conference)

• Valparaiso (Horizon League)

• Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)

In the women's field, the top four ranked teams are Baylor, Notre Dame, Connecticut and Stanford. According to ESPN's Charlie Creme, the quartet likely will be No. 1 seeds when the tournament begins Saturday.

Baylor (32-1), the defending champion, is led by center Brittney Griner, the reigning player of the year.