The Ole Miss women will learn their NCAA fate on Sunday night along with the rest of the world. It still doesn’t keep everyone guessing where their team will land and who it might be playing.
One of the most educated guessers out there is ESPN’s Charlie Creme, who has the Rebels as a No. 5 seed in his latest bracketology. The destination: How about in the shadows of the nation’s capitol at College Park, Md.
Creme picks No. 5 Ole Miss to tangle with a No. 12 seed in the Rebels’ opening game in the Big Dance. Who will the Rebs be playing? The winner of a No. 12 versus No. 12 seed between Virginia of the ACC and Arizona State of the Big 12.
Host and fourth-seeded Maryland would battle No. 13 seed Miami (Ohio) in the Regional’s other first-round game.
THE PROJECTED FIELD
No. 4 Maryland | 23-8
No. 5 Ole Miss | 23-11
No. 12 Virginia | 19-11
No. 12 Arizona State | 24-10
No. 13 Miami (Ohio) | 27-6
Click HERE for entire bracketology: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2026-women-college-basketball-projections/
Ten SEC teams are projected to make the NCAA Tournament. That number ranks second to the Big 10’s dozen predicted for the Big Dance field. The SEC teams are No. 8 Tennessee, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 5 Kentucky, No. 2 Vanderbilt, No. 2 LSU, No. 1 South Carolina, No. 1 Texas, No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Georgia. Four SEC programs are expected to host in LSU, Texas, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. Ole Miss swept two games versus Vanderbilt and defeated Oklahoma in Norman this season for the three most impressive victories on its resume.’
HOW TO TAKE PART
Fans can join the team at the Pavilion on Sunday night to watch the unveiling of this year’s NCAA Tournament field. Doors open at at 6 p.m. CT, giving Rebel fans a chance to connect with Coach Yo’ and Team 51 before the selection show kicks off at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN.
OleMiss365.com will be on hand to provide you with full coverage of this exciting event. The latest Q’s Court podcast will be filmed on location with assistant head coach Quentin Hillsman and players along with the Red & Blues Brothers with David Johnson and Mike Fitzsimmons.
Admission is free.