Selection Sunday has arrived in women’s college basketball, and the field for the 2026 NCAA Tournament was revealed Sunday night. 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.

2026 NCAA Women’s NCAA Tournament schedule

First-round times to be announced. All games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC are available to stream on fubo (Try for free).

Wednesday, March 18: First Four

Missouri State vs. Stephen F. AustinNebraska vs. Richmond

Thursday, March 19: First Four

Southern vs. SamfordVirginia vs. Arizona State

Friday, March 20: First round

No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 13 Western IllinoisNo. 5 Maryland vs. No. 12 Murray StateNo. 4 Minnesota vs. No. 13 Green BayNo. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 GonzagaNo. 3 Duke vs. No. 14 CharlestonNo. 6 Baylor vs. No. 11 Nebraska/RichmondNo. 2 LSU vs. No. 15 JacksonvilleNo. 7 Texas Tech vs. No. 10 VillanovaNo. 1 Texas vs. No. 16 Missouri State/Stephen F. AustinNo. 8 Oregon vs. No. 9 Virginia TechNo. 2 Michigan vs. No. 15 Holy CrossNo. 7 NC State vs. No. 10 TennesseeNo. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 13 IdahoNo. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 12 Colorado StateNo. 3 TCU vs. No. 14 UC San DiegoNo. 6 Washington vs. No. 11 South Dakota State

Saturday, March 21: First round

No. 1 UConn vs. No. 16 UTSANo. 8 Iowa State vs. No. 9 SyracuseNo. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 14 HowardNo. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 FairfieldNo. 2 Vanderbilt vs. No. 15 High PointNo. 7 Illinois vs. No. 10 ColoradoNo. 1 UCLA vs. No. 16 Cal BaptistNo. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 PrincetonNo. 4 West Virginia vs. No. 13 Miami (Ohio)No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 12 James MadisonNo. 3 Louisville vs. No. 14 VermontNo. 6 Alabama vs. No. 11 Rhode IslandNo. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Southern/SamfordNo. 8 Clemson vs. No. 9 USCNo. 2 Iowa vs. No. 15 Fairleigh DickinsonNo. 7 Georgia vs. No 10 Virginia/Arizona State

Sunday, March 22: Second round

Monday, March 23: Second round

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

UConn: -270 UCLA: +550 Texas: +700 South Carolina: +800 LSU: +1400 Vanderbilt: +5000 Michigan: +8000 Iowa: +10000 Duke: +10000 Louisville: +10000