NCAA Women’s bracket 2014: South Carolina lands final No. 1 seed

The field of 64 for the 2014 Women’s NCAA Tournament was released on Monday night. There was not too much controversy with the bracket, but with some uncertainty surrounding the final No. 1 seed, there was plenty of intrigue leading up to the selection show.

South Carolina -- and not Stanford -- was named the fourth No. 1 seed along with Connecticut, Notre Dame and Tennessee. The Gamecocks lost two games in the final week of the season, but the selection committee apparently outweighed their season as a whole over recent results. The Cardinal are now listed as a two seed, and they could get their revenge against the Gamecocks in the Elite Eight should both teams advance that far.

Here is a full look at the bracket:

No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 16 Prairie View A&M
No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 9 Saint Joseph’s
No. 5 North Carolina State vs. No. 12 BYU
No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 13 Fresno State
No. 6 Gonzaga vs. No. 11 James Madison
No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 North Dakota
No. 7 DePaul vs. No. 10 Oklahoma
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Winthrop

No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Cal State Northridge
No. 8 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 9 Oregon State
No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 12 Hampton
No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 13 Tennessee-Martin
No. 6 Dayton vs. No. 11 Florida
No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 14 Wichita State
No. 7 Iowa State vs. No. 10 Florida State
No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 15 South Dakota

No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 16 Robert Morris
No. 8 Vanderbilt vs. No. 9 Arizona State
No. 5 Oklahoma State vs. No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast
No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 Akron
No. 6 Syracuse vs. No. 11 Chattanooga
No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Wright State
No. 7 California vs. No. 10 Fordham
No. 2 Baylor vs. No. 15 Western Kentucky

No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 16 Northwestern State
No. 8 St. John’s vs. No. 9 USC
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 12 Penn
No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Army
No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Marist
No. 3 Louisville vs. No. 14 Idaho
No. 7 LSU vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech
No. 2 West Virginia vs. No. 15 Albany

Here is a complete look at the bracket from ESPN:

First-round action is set to begin Saturday, March 22.