From West Virginia to Tennessee and even BYU, there are plenty of tough decisions the selection committee will have to make.

BYU, winners of nine of its past 10 games, faces Columbia for WBIT championship Wednesday.

Just hours after BYU’s season ended in the WBIT championship game, the Cougars lost one of their veteran players to the portal. Junior forward Marya Hudgins will transfer out of BYU, she announced Thursday in an Instagram post. “l am convinced we are placed in certain positions when we need them most,” Hudgins wrote.

They had the resumes to be in the bracket, but these squads fell just short of making the 2026 Women's NCAA Tournament.