No. 4 LSU women's basketball has been projected to make the Field of 68 since the outset of the season and after winning 25 of its first 26 games, currently sitting in a tie for first-place in the Southeastern Conference race, Kim Mulkey 's team making the tourney is no question.

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women's basketball has lost two games in a row, but its latest NCAA tournament projection is unchanged. The Bulldogs (16-7, 3-6 SEC) lost by 14 points to LSU on Sunday ... week's March Madness bracket predictions.

Vanderbilt women's basketball is projected to return to the NCAA tournament after snapping a 10-year drought a year ago. The Commodores (18-6, 5-5 SEC) are projected anywhere between a No. 5-7 seed in the latest projections.