- The women's tournament will now place the top 16 teams in true seed order regardless of conference, ending the practice of moving teams to avoid intra-conference matchups.
- That change mainly affects power conferences (SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12); the men's committee will still separate top-four conference teams across regions.
- The move comes as the NCAA expands the tournament to 76 teams (and after recent round-based financial incentives), so it could change matchups — and talking points — next season.
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