Women’s college basketball debate: Who will earn the NCAA Tournament final No. 1 seed?

The Athletic Sabreena Merchant: Over the last seven NCAA Tournaments (what I would consider the current era after UConn’s four-peat), at least two No. 1 seeds have made the Final Four every year. Three of the top seeds made the national semifinals in three seasons. Suffice it to say, in addition to validating a team’s regular-season resume, there is predictive value in earning a No. 1 seed on Selection Sunday. As we look ahead to the reveal of the bracket, arguably the most consequential decisio