Women’s NCAA Tournament top 16 teams and hosts for March Madness

West Virginia will host games in the Women's NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992. Also in the top 16 reveal, Maryland is out and UNC is in.

For the first time since 1992, games in the NCAA Women’s Tournament are going to be played in Morgantown, West Virginia.

The selection committee for the tournament unveiled the top 16 seeds in this year’s March Madness on Saturday afternoon in alphabetical order. West Virginia, which won the Big 12 Tournament for the second time in program history, was one of the hosting sites unveiled.

Actual seeding order will be released on Sunday night during the Selection Sunday show (8 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Joining West Virginia in the top 16 are Duke, Iowa, LSU, Louisville, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, TCU, Texas, UCLA, UConn and Vanderbilt. These teams will host first- and second-round games during the opening weekend of the Women's NCAA Tournament next weekend.

Excluded from the top 16 was Maryland, despite ranking 14th in NET, 17th in WAB (wins above bubble) and having six Quad 1 wins. The Terps have a higher NET than North Carolina and two more Quad 1 wins. However, Maryland has lost four of its last 10 games and exited early from the Big Ten Tournament, while North Carolina has eight wins in its last 10 games — including one over Duke — and made the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.