The women's NCAA tournament has seen no major upsets in the first round, with only three lower-seeded teams winning games. USC and Virginia, the biggest surprise of this year's tournament, were the second team to reach the second round since the field expanded to 68 teams in 2022. The No. 1 seeds all easily won, with South Carolina's 69-point victory being the most statistically impressive. The second-round games saw notable wins for both teams. The remaining 32 teams were ranked by ESPN for the first time since 2000.