The UCF women's basketball team makes its second trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last three years. The Knights are the 10th seed in the Alamo Region and will face seventh-seeded Northwestern on Monday, March 22.
Game Information
Matchup: #10 UCF (16-4) vs. #7 Northwestern (15-8)
Date: Monday, March 22
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Venue: Bill Greehey Arena
Follow Along
UCF's First Round game in the NCAA Tournament will be broadcast on ESPNU with Roy Philpott and Brooke Weisbrod on the call.
Back in The Dance
Monday's selection marks UCF's sixth NCAA Tournament appearance since joining the Division I ranks in 1984-85. Each of the first four appearances was via an automatic berth, winning the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament twice (1996, 1999) and capturing a pair of the Conference USA Tournament titles (2009, 2011). The Knights earned the first at-large bid in program history in a record-breaking 2018-19 season.
The Knights are a 10 seed, the highest seed UCF has ever had at the NCAA Tournament. The Black and Gold have now earned both of their highest seeds under head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson after earning a 12 seed in 2019.
UCF's NCAA Tournament History
Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1996 #16 First Round #1 Louisiana Tech L, 98-41
1999 #16 First Round #1 Louisiana Tech L, 90-48
2009 #14 First Round #3 North Carolina L, 85-80
2011 #13 First Round #4 Ohio State L, 80-69
2019 #12 First Round #5 Arizona State L, 60-45
The Matchup
Northwestern will make their eighth NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and first since 2014-15. The Wildcats were expected to be a high seed in the 2020 NCAA Tournament before it was canceled due to COVID-19.
Monday will be the first meeting between UCF and Northwestern in women's basketball.
