Since the tournament expanded in 1994, a No. 1 seed has won the title 23 times. Meanwhile, No. 2 seeds have won the championship four times and No. 3 seeds three times -- with the most recent being LSU in 2023, a program that is once again a No. 3 seed this year and competing in its third consecutive Sweet 16.

Despite growing parity in women's basketball, all No. 1 seeds — UCLA, South Carolina, USC and Texas —advanced to the Elite Eight. Here's what to know.