Nike and its affiliated brands sponsor 37 of the 64 teams in some capacity in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, down 12 from last year's tourney, according to THE DAILY's annual breakdown of the shoe and apparel brands worn in the tourney. Eighteen teams wear adidas shoes, up 10 from last year. Under Armour, which sponsored seven teams in the tourney a year ago, has nine this year. Russell Athletic supplies the jerseys for two schools, down from three last year. Schools in the chart below are listed by region in their seed order. The first round of the women's tournament begins Friday (THE DAILY).
| BRIDGEPORT |
APPAREL/SHOES |
SIOUX FALLS |
APPAREL/SHOES |
| 1) UConn |
Nike/Nike |
1) South Carolina |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
| 2) Texas |
Nike/Nike |
2) Arizona State |
adidas/adidas |
| 3) UCLA |
adidas/adidas |
3) Ohio State |
Nike/Nike |
| 4) Michigan State |
Nike/Nike |
4) Syracuse |
Nike/Nike |
| 5) Mississippi State |
adidas/adidas |
5) Florida |
Nike/Nike |
| 6) South Florida |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
6) West Virginia |
Nike/Nike |
| 7) BYU |
Nike/Nike |
7) Tennessee |
Nike/Nike |
| 8) Seton Hall |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
8) George Washington |
Nike/Nike |
| 9) Duquesne |
adidas/adidas |
9) Kansas State |
Nike/Nike |
| 10) Missouri |
Nike/Nike |
10) UW-Green Bay |
adidas/adidas |
| 11) Colorado State |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
11) Princeton |
Nike/Nike |
| 12) UT-Chattanooga |
adidas/adidas |
12) Albany |
Nike/Nike |
| 13) Belmont |
Nike/Nike |
13) Army |
Nike/Nike |
| 14) Hawaii |
Nike/Nike |
14) Buffalo |
Nike/Nike |
| 15) Alabama State |
Russell/Nike |
15) New Mexico State |
adidas/adidas |
| 16) Robert Morris |
adidas/adidas |
16) Jacksonville |
Nike/Nike |
| LEXINGTON |
APPAREL/SHOES |
DALLAS |
APPAREL/SHOES |
| 1) Notre Dame |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
1) Baylor |
Nike/Nike |
| 2) Maryland |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
2) Oregon State |
Nike/Nike |
| 3) Kentucky |
Nike/Nike |
3) Lousiville |
adidas/adidas |
| 4) Stanford |
Nike/Nike |
4) Texas A&M |
adidas/adidas |
| 5) Miami |
adidas/adidas |
5) Florida State |
Nike/Nike |
| 6) Oklahoma |
Nike/Nike |
6) DePaul |
Nike/Nike |
| 7) Washington |
Nike/Nike |
7) Oklahoma State |
Nike/Nike |
| 8) Georgia |
Nike/Nike |
8) St John's |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
| 9) Indiana |
adidas/adidas |
9) Auburn |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
| 10) Penn |
Nike/Nike |
10) St. Bonaventure |
Wilson/adidas |
| 11) Purdue |
Nike/Nike |
11) James Madison |
Nike/Nike |
| 12) South Dakota State |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
12) Middle Tennessee State |
Nike/Nike |
| 13) San Francisco |
Nike/Nike |
13) Missouri State |
adidas/adidas |
| 14) UNC-Asheville |
adidas/adidas |
14) Central Arkansas |
adidas/adidas |
| 15) Iona |
adidas/adidas |
15) Troy |
adidas/adidas |
| 16) N.C. A&T |
Russell/Nike |
16) Idaho |
Nike/Nike |
