Texas Longhorns Wins 2026 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship, Bracket, Score, Results.

Texas Wins 2026 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship

For the first time in program history, the Texas Longhorns claimed the SEC Tournament title with a dominant 78-61 victory over No. 3 South Carolina on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. The fourth-ranked Longhorns (31-3 overall, 13-3 SEC) opened with a 14-0 run, led wire-to-wire, and built leads as large as 19 points to deny the Gamecocks (31-3, 15-1 SEC) a fourth straight SEC Tournament crown.This marks head coach Vic Schaefer's first postseason win over Dawn Staley in nine attempts, and Texas' third conference tournament title under his watch (Big 12 wins in 2022 and 2024 before joining the SEC).

Key Performers

Madison Booker (Texas): Tournament MVP with 18 points (8-of-15 shooting), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and zero turnovers in 34 minutes. She averaged 20 PPG across three tournament games.

Justice Carlton (Texas): 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks.

Jordan Lee (Texas): 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers (one a key transition shot).

Joyce Edwards (South Carolina): 13 points.

Maddy McDaniel (South Carolina): 10 points.

Raven Johnson (South Carolina): 9 points, 4 assists (her first loss in Greenville).

Texas shot efficiently (around 57% from the field in reports), forced 14 turnovers for 16 points, and grabbed 11 offensive rebounds for 11 second-chance points. South Carolina struggled early, trailing 27-12 after the first quarter and 45-28 at halftime, and could never mount a sustained comeback despite fan energy in the pro-Gamecock crowd of over 13,000.

When is the 2026 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament?

Dates: Wednesday, March 4 through Sunday, March 8

Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, South Carolina)

The 2026 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament will be held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina from Wednesday, March 4 through Sunday, March 8.

The first game — No. 16 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Kentucky — begins at 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday to begin the first round.

Here's Sportshistori.com what you need to know about the 2026 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament:

Women’s SEC Basketball Tournament 2026 TV Schedule today, results, start times, where to watch

All times Eastern and all games at Ben Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina.

Wednesday, March 4

Game 1: Arkansas 64, Kentucky 94,

Game 2: Mississippi State 68, Florida 86,

Game 3: Auburn 50, Texas A&M 49,

Game 4: Missouri 48, Alabama 65,

Thursday, March 5

Game 5: No. 9 Kentucky beat No. 8 Georgia, 76-61

Game 6: No. 5 Oklahoma beat No. 12 Florida, 82-64

Game 7: No. 7 Ole Miss beat No. 15 Auburn, 73-57

Game 8: No. 11 Alabama beat No. 6 Tennessee, 76-64

Friday, March 6

Game 9 | South Carolina 87, Kentucky 64 | 12 p.m. ET | ESPN

Game 10 | LSU 112, Oklahoma 78 | 2:30 p.m. ET | ESPN

Game 11 | Mississippi 89, Vanderbilt 78| 6 p.m. ET | SEC Network

Game 12 | Texas 83, Alabama 60 | 8:30 p.m. ET | SEC Network

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Semi-finals - Saturday, March 7

Game 13: No. 1 South Carolina 82, No. 4 LSU 77,

Game 14: No. 7 Ole Miss 64, No. 3 Texas 74,

When is the SEC Women’s Basketball Championship game.?

Sunday, March 8

Championship Game: No. 1 South Carolina 61, No. 3 Longhorns Texas 78,

What channel is the 2026 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament on today?

Channels: SEC Network | ESPN2 | ESPN

Streaming: ESPN app | FUBO (free trial)

First and second round games will air live on the SEC Network.

The first two quarterfinal games on Friday — the first featuring South Carolina and the second with LSU — will air on ESPN, while the next two quarterfinals will be on the SEC Network.

Saturday’s semifinals will air on ESPN2 and Sunday’s title game will be on ESPN.

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