Women's Basketball Bracketology

2026 Projected Women's Basketball NCAA Tournament Bracket

12/26 Bracket Breakdown

 

First RoundSecond RoundRegional SemifinalsRegional FinalsNational SemifinalsFinalNational SemifinalsRegional FinalsRegional SemifinalsSecond RoundFirst Round
1TexasConnecticut1


 
16UTEP / SouthernMercer / NW St.16


8IllinoisNC State8


9SyracuseMississippi State9


5AlabamaWest Virginia5

 
12Colorado StateMarshall12

 
4Texas TechIowa4


13ArmyUC Irvine13
 Fort Worth

 Sacramento
6MississippiTennessee6
 
11Washington / UtahS. Dakota St.11


3Louisville Iowa State3


14Western IllinoisBradley14


7BaylorOklahoma State7


10Minnesota
Fairfield10


2LSUMichigan2


15CharlestonFairleigh Dickinson15

1South CarolinaUCLA1


16Abilene Christian Idaho16


8OregonArizona State8



9VillanovaPrinceton9


5KentuckyNebraska5


12Ball StateSanta Clara12


4Michigan State Oklahoma4


13AlbanyRice13
 Fort Worth

 Sacramento
6North CarolinaOhio State6


11Virginia / IndianaGeorgia11
 
3VanderbiltNotre Dame3


14Austin PeayHigh Point14


7USCStanford7


10RichmondBYU10


2TCUMaryland2


15Fort WayneHoward15