Women's March Madness 2026 schedule: NCAA Tournament bracket, dates and times
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 22, 2026
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The 2026 NCAA Tournament has arrived, and women's March Madness is underway. The second round gets going on Sunday with eight spots in the Sweet 16 on the line. LSU, Texas, TCU and Duke are among the teams in action. Follow Sunday's action here.
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).
Sunday, March 22: Second round
- No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 5 Maryland, 12 p.m., ESPN
- No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 7 NC State, 1 p.m., ABC
- No. 4 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Ole Miss, 2 p.m., ESPN
- No. 2 LSU vs. No. 7 Texas Tech, 3 p.m., ABC
- No. 3 Duke vs. No. 6 Baylor, 4 p.m., ESPN
- No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Oregon, 6 p.m., ESPN
- No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Michigan State, 8 p.m., ESPN
- No. 3 TCU vs. No. 6 Washington, 10 p.m., ESPN
Monday, March 23: Second round
- No. 3 Louisville vs. No. 6 Alabama, 12 p.m., ESPN
- No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 10 Virginia, 2 p.m., ESPN
- No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, 4 p.m., ESPN
- No. 4 West Virginia vs. No. 5 Kentucky, 5 p.m., ESPN 2
- No. 1 UConn vs. No. 9 Syracuse, 6 p.m., ESPN
- No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 Illinois, 7 p.m., ESPN2
- No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 9 USC, 8 p.m., ESPN
- No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State, 10 p.m., ESPN
Friday, March 27: Sweet 16
- Four Sweet 16 games in Fort Worth and Sacramento
Saturday, March 28: Sweet 16
- Four Sweet 16 games in Fort Worth and Sacramento
Sunday, March 29: Elite Eight
- 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
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
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.
2026 women's NCAA Tournament title odds
Odds as of March 18 via DraftKings
- UConn: -265
- UCLA: +550
- Texas: +700
- South Carolina: +800
- LSU: +1600
- Vanderbilt: +5000
- Michigan: +8000
- Iowa: +10000
- Duke: +10000
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