Women’s March Madness 2026 schedule: NCAA Tournament bracket, dates and times
The 2026 NCAA Tournament continues Saturday with UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and more in action
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Jack Maloney
Mar 21, 2026
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The 2026 NCAA Tournament has arrived, and women’s March Madness is underway. The first round continues Saturday after all 16 higher seeds advanced on Friday.
UConn, the undefeated reigning champion, was named the No. 1 overall seed. UCLA, Texas and South Carolina joined them on the top line. Those four teams, the title favorites, are among the 16 teams that will host games in the first and second rounds next weekend. Every 1-4 seed in the field is playing host before the action shifts to the regional sites next weekend. Once again, there are just two regional sites for the women’s tournament: Sacramento and Fort Worth. The 2026 Final Four is set for Phoenix, with the championship game on Sunday, April 5.
The full schedule for the 2026 NCAA Tournament is below.
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2026 NCAA Women’s NCAA Tournament schedule
All times Eastern. All games are available to stream on fubo (Try for free).
Saturday, March 21: First round
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 14 Howard, 11:30 a.m., ESPN2
No. 3 Louisville vs. No. 14 Vermont, 12 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Southern, 1 p.m., ABC
No. 7 Georgia vs. No 10 Virginia, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2
Two Elite Eight games in Fort Worth and Sacramento
Monday, March 30: Elite Eight
Two Elite Eight games in Fort Worth and Sacramento
Friday, April 3
Two Final Four games in Phoenix
Sunday, April 5
Championship game in Phoenix, 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
And here’s the full NCAA Tournament bracket:
2026 NCAA Tournament women’s bracket
UConn, led by Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, is the heavy favorite to win it all and complete another perfect season. If the Huskies win it all, they will become the 11th team to go undefeated and the first team to win back-to-back titles since they won four in a row from 2013-16.
