After a top-four finish in the Big Ten tournament, Northwestern received a No. 7 seed as an at-large bid in this year’s NCAA tournament. The ‘Cats will face 10-seeded UCF in the first round in the Alamo region of the bracket. While Northwestern would have made March Madness last season, likely as a three- or four-seed, the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19, meaning a now-six-year hiatus from March Madness will end for McKeown and co. on Tuesday. Let’s revisit the last time Northwestern women’s basketball made the tournament.
It’s almost déjà vu. Taking the time machine back to 2015, the Wildcats entered the NCAA Tournament at 23-8 (12-6 B1G), earning the seventh seed in the Oklahoma City region.