The 2024 NCAA women's basketball tournament tips off on Wednesday as the teams in the initial First Four games battle to secure a spot in the round of 64 of this year's March Madness.
One player who will undoubtedly capture the spotlight throughout the tournament is Iowa's Caitlin Clark. Clark recently etched her name in history by becoming the all-time Division I scoring leader for both men and women. The talented player is set to enter the WNBA draft next month.
Below is a breakdown of all the teams participating in the 2024 March Madness, organized by conference:
March Madness 2024 Teams
- America East: Maine Black Bears
- American Athletic: Rice Owls
- Atlantic 10: Richmond Spiders
- Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC): Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Louisville Cardinals, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Syracuse Orange, Virginia Tech Hokies
- Atlantic Sun: FGCU Eagles
- Big 12: Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns, Utah Utes, West Virginia Mountaineers
- Big East: Creighton Bluejays, Marquette Golden Eagles, UConn Huskies
- Big Sky: Eastern Washington Eagles
- Big South: Presbyterian Blue Hose
- Big Ten: Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Maryland Terrapins, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes
- Big West: UC Irvine Anteaters
- Coastal Athletic Association: Drexel Dragons
- Conference USA: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
- Horizon League: Green Bay Phoenix
- Ivy League: Columbia Lions, Princeton Tigers
- Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Fairfield Stags
- Mid-American Conference: Kent State Golden Flashes
- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Norfolk State Spartans
- Missouri Valley: Drake Bulldogs
- Mountain West: UNLV Lady Rebels
- Northeast: Sacred Heart Pioneers
- Ohio Valley: UT Martin Skyhawks
- Pac-12: Arizona Wildcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon State Beavers, Southern California Trojans, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins
- Patriot League: Holy Cross Crusaders
- Southeastern Conference (SEC): Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, LSU Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Lady Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores
- Southern: Chattanooga Mocs
- Southland: A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
- Southwestern Athletic Conference: Jackson State Tigers
- Summit League: South Dakota State Jackrabbits
- Sun Belt: Marshall Thundering Herd
- West Coast: Gonzaga Bulldogs, Portland Pilots
- Western Athletic Conference: California Baptist Lancers
