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. Vanderbilt lost on the road at Texas on Thursday before an open date Sunday. The Commodores will next face Mississippi State at home on Thursday.
Star freshman Mikayla Blakes is second in the SEC in scoring at 22.1 points per game. Khamil Pierre is fourth in scoring with 21.2 points and second with 10 rebounds per game.
Vanderbilt women’s basketball standing in latest bracketology
ESPN: No. 6 seed, facing No. 11 seed Nebraska or Virginia Tech in Fort Worth
The Athletic: No. 5 seed, facing No. 12 seed James Madison in East Lansing, Mich.
Her Hoop Stats: No. 6 seed, facing No. 11 seed Virginia Tech or Iowa State in Columbus
CBS: No. 7 seed
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Vanderbilt women’s basketball NCAA Tournament résumé
Vanderbilt is a solid bet to make the NCAA tournament. The Commodores are just 2-6 in Quadrant 1 games but do not have a loss outside Quad 1. They have wins over projected tournament teams Tennessee and Alabama, the latter of which was on the road.
The Commodores rank No. 22 in the NET and No. 26 by Bart Torvik.
Vanderbilt basketball poll rankings
Vanderbilt spent a few weeks ranked but is no longer in the AP Poll.
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X, formerly Twitter, @aria_gerson.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Vanderbilt basketball bracketology: Latest March Madness projections
