NCAA will no longer consider conference affiliation when seeding top 16 teams in women's basketball tournament Sports · 2026-07-15 12:13:15 Sources Yahoo Sports: NCAA women’s basketball tournament top 16 teams will be seeded by true ranking Yahoo Sports: NCAA will no longer consider conference affiliation when seeding top 16 teams in women's basketball tournament Yahoo Sports: Should the IHSAA seed the state boys, girls basketball tournaments?