Vanderbilt women’s basketball has lost five of its past six games, causing its NCAA tournament projections to slip.
The lone win for the Commodores (19-9, 6-8 SEC) in February is an overtime win at Auburn in which Mikayla Blakes set an NCAA freshman record with 55 points. She broke her own record of 53 points set in Vanderbilt’s win against Florida on Jan. 30.
The Commodores lost to Oklahoma and South Carolina after beating Auburn. They finish off their season with a home matchup against Texas A&M and a trip to Missouri.
Here’s where the bracket projections stand:
Vanderbilt women’s basketball standing in latest bracketology
As of Feb. 25
ESPN: No. 8 seed, facing No. 9 seed Oregon in South Bend, Indiana
The Athletic: No. 7 seed, facing No. 10 seed Nebraska in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Her Hoop Stats: No. 7 seed, facing No. 10 seed Nebraska in Storrs, Connecticut.
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Vanderbilt women’s basketball NCAA Tournament résumé
Vanderbilt is just 2-6 in Quadrant 1 games. They have wins over projected tournament teams Tennessee and Alabama, the latter of which was on the road. Vanderbilt has one Quadrant 2 loss and no Q3 or Q4 losses.
The Commodores rank No. 25 in the NET and No. 32 by Bart Torvik.
Vanderbilt basketball poll rankings
Vanderbilt spent a few weeks ranked but is no longer in the AP or Coaches Polls.
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X, formerly Twitter, @aria_gerson.
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