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

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