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Women's March Madness 2026: NCAA Tournament bracket, schedule, dates and times

Women's March Madness 2026: NCAA Tournament bracket, schedule, dates and times
The field for the 2026 NCAA Tournament was revealed Sunday night, and March Madness will officially begin later this week. We now know all 68 teams in the field and when and where they'll be playing in March Madness. 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 will play host before the action will shift to the regional sites later in the month. 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. Game times and TV information for the First Four and the first round were announced on Sunday night as well. The full schedule for the first four days of the 2026 NCAA Tournament is below. 2026 NCAA Women's NCAA Tournament schedule All times Eastern. All games are available to stream on fubo (Try for free). Wednesday, March 18: First Four Nebraska vs. Richmond, 7 p.m., ESPN2 Missouri State vs. Stephen F. Austin, 9 p.m., ESPN2 Thursday, March 19: First Four Southern vs. Samford, 7 p.m., ESPN2 Virginia vs. Arizona State, 9 p.m., ESPN2 Friday, March 20: First round No. 3 Duke vs. No. 14 Charleston, 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 No. 3 TCU vs. No. 14 UC San Diego, 12 p.m., ESPN No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 11 Nebraska/Richmond, 2 p.m., ESPN No. 6 Washington vs. No. 11 South Dakota State, 2:30 p.m., ESPNews No. 5 Maryland vs. No. 12 Murray State, 3 p.m., ESPNU No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Gonzaga, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 No. 1 Texas vs. No. 16 Missouri State/Stephen F. Austin, 4 p.m., ESPN No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 15 Holy Cross, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 13 Western Illinois, 5:30 p.m., ESPNews No. 2 LSU vs. No. 15 Jacksonville, 6 p.m., ESPN No. 4 Minnesota vs. No. 13 Green Bay, 6 p.m., ESPNU No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 12 Colorado State, 7:30 p.m. ESPNews No. 7 NC State vs. No. 10 Tennessee, 8 p.m., ESPN No. 7 Texas Tech vs. No. 10 Villanova, 8:30 p.m., ESPNU No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Idaho, 10 p.m., ESPN 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/Samford, 1 p.m., ABC No. 7 Georgia vs. No 10 Virginia/Arizona State, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Fairfield, 2 p.m., ESPN No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 12 James Madison, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 11 Rhode Island, 2:30 p.m., ESPNews No. 1 UConn vs. No. 16 UTSA, 3 p.m., ABC No. 8 Clemson vs. No. 9 USC, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson, 4 p.m., ESPN No. 4 West Virginia vs. No. 13 Miami (Ohio), 5 p.m., ESPNU No. 8 Iowa State vs. No. 9 Syracuse, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 15 High Point, 7 p.m., ESPNews No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Princeton, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 No. 7 Illinois vs. No. 10 Colorado, 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 16 Cal Baptist, 10 p.m., ESPN Sunday, March 22: Second round Eight second-round games Monday, March 23: Second round Eight second-round games 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 And here's the full NCAA Tournament bracket, which will be updated as the field is revealed: 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 15 via DraftKings
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