The biggest question on the minds of the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team is whether they have done enough in order to get into the NCAA tournament.
With a NET ranking of 19, a 17-14 overall record, and wins in three of their last four, the Ducks are squarely on that proverbial bubble. The common thought was that if Oregon had a good showing in the Pac-12 tournament, the Ducks should be in.
The Ducks managed to defeat Washington 52-50 in the opening round and hung with Stanford before going down 76-65. At one point in the third quarter, Oregon was within six of the Cardinal.
Kelly Graves’ team also may need some help from around the country and for now, it seems like that help came in the form of North Carolina State. In the ACC tourney, the Wolfpack stomped Syracuse 83-58. According to ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme, that loss popped the Orange’s bubble and sent the Ducks in.
Utah’s loss to Washington State at the @pac12 tournament takes them off the 1 line. Maryland is the new 4th No. 1 seed. Also Oregon is now the last team in the field bouncing Syracuse.
— Charlie Creme (@CharlieCreme) March 3, 2023
Being “the last team” in the tournament, Oregon would play in the First Four, which is held March 15-16. Unfortunately for the Ducks, all they can do is wait and see and hopefully things continue to fall their way. The brackets are announced Sunday, March 12 on ESPN.
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