Women’s March Madness 2026 schedule: NCAA Tournament bracket, national championship game time
It’s South Carolina vs. UCLA for the title on Sunday
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Jack Maloney
Apr 4, 2026
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And then there were two in the women’s NCAA Tournament. South Carolina and UCLA will go head-to-head on Sunday afternoon for the 2026 national title. This comes after the Gamecocks took out previously unbeaten UConn and UCLA held off Texas in the Final Four on Friday night in Phoenix.
Every No. 1 seed made it to Phoenix, and all four teams were back in the Final Four for the second consecutive year.
UConn, the reigning champ, had its 54-game winning streak snapped Friday by South Carolina and Dawn Staley. The Gamecocks are looking for their third championship in five years and fourth overall.
UCLA, meanwhile, has never won the NCAA Tournament. But the Bruins have now won 30 straight games.
The full schedule for the 2026 Final Four is below.
2026 NCAA Women’s NCAA Tournament schedule
All times Eastern. All games are available to stream on fubo (Try for free).
Sunday, April 5
No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 1 South Carolina, 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC/fubo
Women’s March Madness results
Wednesday, March 18: First Four
Nebraska 75, Richmond 56
Missouri State 85, Stephen F. Austin 75
Thursday, March 19: First Four
Southern 65, Samford 53
Virginia 57, Arizona State 55
Friday, March 20: First round
No. 3 Duke 81, No. 14 Charleston 64
No. 3 TCU 86, No. 14 UC San Diego 40
No. 8 Oregon 70, No. 9 Virginia Tech 60
No. 6 Baylor 67, No. 11 Nebraska 62
No. 6 Washington 72, South Dakota State 54
No. 5 Maryland 99, No. 12 Murray State 67
No. 5 Ole Miss 81, No. 12 Gonzaga 66
No. 1 Texas 87, No. 16 Missouri State 45
No. 2 Michigan 83, No. 15 Holy Cross 48
No. 4 North Carolina 82, No. 13 Western Illinois 51
No. 2 LSU 116, No. 15 Jacksonville 58
No. 4 Minnesota 75, No. 13 Green Bay 58
No. 5 Michigan State 65, No. 12 Colorado State 62
No. 7 NC State 76, No. 10 Tennessee 61
No. 7 Texas Tech 57, No. 10 Villanova 51
No. 4 Oklahoma 89, No. 13 Idaho 59
Saturday, March 21: First round
No. 3 Ohio State 75, No. 14 Howard 54
No. 3 Louisville 72, No. 14 Vermont 52
No. 1 South Carolina 103, No. 16 Southern 34
No. 10 Virginia 82, No. 7 Georgia 73 (OT)
No. 6 Notre Dame 79, No. 11 Fairfield 60
No. 5 Kentucky 71, No. 12 James Madison 56
No. 6 Alabama 68, No. 11 Rhode Island 55
No. 1 UConn 90, No. 16 UTSA 52
No. 9 USC 71, No. 8 Clemson 67 (OT)
No. 2 Iowa 58, No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson 48
No. 4 West Virginia 82, No. 13 Miami (Ohio) 54
No. 9 Syracuse 72, No. 8 Iowa State 63
No. 2 Vanderbilt 102, No. 15 High Point 61
No. 8 Oklahoma State 82, No. 9 Princeton 68
No. 7 Illinois 66, No. 10 Colorado 57
No. 1 UCLA 96, No. 16 Cal Baptist 43
Sunday, March 22: Second round
No. 4 North Carolina 74, No. 5 Maryland 66
No. 2 Michigan 92, No. 7 NC State 63
No. 4 Minnesota 65, No. 5 Ole Miss 63
No. 2 LSU 101, No. 7 Texas Tech 47
No. 3 Duke 69, No. 6 Baylor 46
No. 1 Texas 100, No. 8 Oregon 58
No. 4 Oklahoma 77, No. 5 Michigan State 71
No. 3 TCU 62, No. 6 Washington 59 (OT)
Monday, March 23: Second round
No. 3 Louisville 69, No. 6 Alabama 68
No. 10 Virginia 83, No. 2 Iowa 75 (2OT)
No. 6 Notre Dame 83, No. 3 Ohio State 73
No. 5 Kentucky 74, No. 4 West Virginia 73
No. 1 UConn 98, No. 9 Syracuse 45
No. 2 Vanderbilt 75, No. 7 Illinois 57
No. 1 South Carolina 101, No. 9 USC 61
No. 1 UCLA 87, No. 8 Oklahoma State 68
Friday, March 27: Sweet 16
No. 6 Notre Dame 67, No. 2 Vanderbilt 64
No. 1 UConn 63, No. 4 North Carolina 42
No. 1 UCLA 80, No. 4 Minnesota 56
No. 3 Duke 87, No. 2 LSU 85
Saturday, March 28: Sweet 16
No. 2 Michigan 71, No. 3 Louisville 52
No. 1 Texas 76, No. 5 Kentucky 54
No. 1 South Carolina 94, No. 4 Oklahoma 68
No. 3 TCU 79, No. 10 Virginia 69
Sunday, March 29: Elite Eight
No. 1 UConn 70, No. 6 Notre Dame 52
No. 1 UCLA 70, No. 3 Duke 58
Monday, March 30: Elite Eight
No. 1 Texas 77, No. 2 Michigan 41
No. 1 South Carolina 78, No. 3 TCU 52
Friday, April 3
No. 1 UConn vs. No. 1 South Carolina 62, No. 1 UConn 48
No. 1 UCLA 51, No. 1 Texas 44
And here’s the full NCAA Tournament bracket:
2026 NCAA Tournament women’s bracket
Click here for an enlarged, up-to-date women’s March Madness bracket.
