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Notre Dame Women’s Hoops: Tournament Selection Show Primer

By J.P. Scott

COLUMBUS, OH - APRIL 01: Arike Ogunbowale #24 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hoists the NCAA championship trophy after scoring the game winning basket to defeat the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs in the championship game of the 2018 NCAA Women's Final Four at Nationwide Arena on April 1, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 61-58. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - APRIL 01: Arike Ogunbowale #24 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hoists the NCAA championship trophy after scoring the game winning basket to defeat the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs in the championship game of the 2018 NCAA Women's Final Four at Nationwide Arena on April 1, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 61-58. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Notre Dame should secure its second-consecutive No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament tonight.

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament selection show will air tonight on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. The Notre Dame women’s basketball team is close to a lock to secure its second-consecutive No. 1 seed in the tournament.

If everything goes according to what most bracketologists are saying, the top four seeds will be Baylor, UConn, Notre Dame and Mississippi State. There is an outside shot that Louisville replaces Mississippi State as a 1-seed.

The Irish will be in the Chicago regional and play their first two games in South Bend.

As of Yesterday, ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme has the Irish taking on Bethune-Cookman in the first round with a potential matchup with Michigan in the second round.

The parity in women’s college basketball is unlike we’ve seen in a long time. It’s no longer UConn and everyone else. In my opinion, that’s great for the sport.

As far as Notre Dame’s path goes, playing at home and in Chicago will be huge in terms of Notre Dame’s chances of making it to Tampa, Florida for the Final Four.

Though not the favorites on paper, the Irish have more championship experience in their starting five than any team in the field. That can’t hurt.

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The road to a repeat for Muffet McGraw and her squad begins tonight with the NCAA Women’s Basketball selection show. We’ll have a recap of Notre Dame’s tournament selection later tonight, after the show.