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Eight Big Ten Teams Qualify for NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament
NCAA Tournament begins May 2-4
2025 NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament Bracket
ROSEMONT, Ill. - Eight Big Ten Conference schools earned berths into the 2025 NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament, announced on Monday.
Ohio State (21-3) was the Big Ten’s automatic qualifier after winning the program’s fourth Big Ten Tournament title on Saturday, defeating top-seeded Michigan, 4-3, in Ojai, Calif. The Buckeyes earned the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will host first and second round matches this weekend, playing Buffalo on Friday at noon CT. Notre Dame and UIC will also head to the Columbus regional, with the winners from Friday’s matches meeting at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday.
Michigan (23-4) received the No. 3 seed and will host the first and second rounds in Ann Arbor this weekend for the 11th time since 2010 and for the third straight season. The Wolverines will face Youngstown State in the first round of play on Friday at noon CT. Joining Michigan and Youngstown State in the regional are Arizona State and Ole Miss.
Washington (20-4) will begin its postseason run this weekend as the No. 16 seed in the tournament, earning hosting rights for the first time since 2019. The Huskies will play Stetson on Friday at 4 p.m. CT, and also welcome Cal and Sacramento State to Seattle.
UCLA (16-8) earned an at-large bid and will head to the Nashville Regional to face Harvard in the opening round on Friday at 11 a.m. CT. Also in the regional are host and No. 15 seed Vanderbilt and Xavier.
Wisconsin (18-5) meets Clemson on Friday at 10 a.m. CT in the opening round, playing in the Auburn regional with the host Tigers and South Carolina State. The Badgers will be playing in their 11th NCAA Tournament and fourth in the last six seasons.
USC (16-7) will head to Baton Rouge to face Memphis in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Trojans have advanced to the postseason in each season since 2019 (excluding 2020) and advanced to the Round of 16 in 2024.
Illinois (14-12) earned a tournament bid for the third straight season and will make its 16th NCAA postseason appearance on Friday in Charlottesville, Va., playing Arizona in the first round. Host Virginia will face FDU, with the winners meeting on Saturday in the second round of competition.
Iowa (13-10) earned an at-large bid for the first time in 15 seasons and will travel to the Athens Regional to face Georgia Tech on Friday at 9 a.m. CT, followed by a match between top-seeded and host Georgia and Florida A&M at noon CT. The winning teams will face off on Saturday at noon with a chance to advance to the Round of 16.
The super regional round is set for May 9-10 on campus sites and the final three rounds will be held May 15-18 at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.