2026 March Madness schedule, bracket: schedule, scores, how to watch women's NCAA tournament, dates times, TV channels, locations.
The 68-team field for the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament will once again compete for a national title, culminating in the Final Four in Phoenix. Here’s the full schedule and key information for the tournament.
Championship Venue: The 2026 Women’s Final Four will be held at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 3 and April 5.
Regional Sites: The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight will be split between two neutral sites:
Fort Worth Regional: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas
Sacramento Regional: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California
Both regionals will be held March 27-30.
Early Rounds: The top 16 seeds will host the First Four, first round, and second round games at their home campuses.
Sportshistori.com Have the complete schedule, game times, live stream links and TV info for the 2026 DI Women's basketball championship.
What is the Women's March Madness schedule, 2026 dates.
Early Rounds: The top 16 seeds will host the First Four, first round, and second round games at their home campuses. Here is the full schedule:
Selection Sunday
March 15 (ESPN/ESPN App)
First Four
March 18-19
TBD; top 16 seeds host
TBD; top 16 seeds host
First round
March 20-21
TBD; top 16 seeds host
Second round
March 22-23
TBD; top 16 seeds host
Fort Worth Regional
March 27-30
Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, Texas)
Sacramento Regional
March 27-30
Golden 1 Center (Sacramento, California)
Final Four
April 3, April 5
Mortgage Matchup Center (Phoenix, Arizona)
2025 NCAA Women's Tournament TV Schedule: Dates, Tip times, Scores.
Wednesday, March 19 — First Four
No. 16 Alabama State 70, No. 16 St. Francis 68
No. 11 North Carolina 95, No. 11 San Diego State 68
Thursday, March 20 — First Four
No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s 83, No. 16 American 72
No. 11 Xavier 86, No. 11 Texas, 80
Friday, March 21 — First round
(6) Michigan 80, (11) Iowa State 74
(4) Kentucky 79, (13) Liberty 78
(9) Indiana 76, (8) Utah 68
(3) Notre Dame 106, (14) Stephen F. Austin 54
(5) Kansas State 85, (12) Fairfield 41
(4) Baylor 73, (13) Grand Canyon 60
(2) TCU 73, (15) FDU 51
(1) South Carolina 108, (16) Tennessee Tech 48
(10) Oregon 77, (7) Vanderbilt73 (OT)
(4) Ohio State 71, (13) Montana State 51
(5) Ole Miss 83, (12) Ball State 65
(7) Louisville 63, (10) Nebraska 58
(8) Richmond 74, (9) Georgia Tech 49
(2) Duke 86, (15) Lehigh 25
(5) Tennessee 101, (12) South Florida 66
(1) UCLA 84, (16) Southern 46
Saturday, March 22 — First round
(6) Iowa 92, (11) Murray State 57
(2) UConn 103, (15) Arkansas State 34
(5) Alabama 81, (12) Green Bay 67
(2) NC State 75, (15) Vermont 55
(6) West Virginia 78, (11) Columbia 59
(3) Oklahoma 81, (14) FGCU 58
(1) Southern California 71, (16) UNC Greensboro 25
(10) South Dakota State 74, (7) Oklahoma State 68
(4) Maryland 82, (13) Norfolk State 69
(3) North Carolina 70, (14) Oregon State 49
(7) Michigan State 64, (10) Harvard 50
(9) Mississippi State 59, (8) California 46
(8) Illinois 66, (9) Creighton 57
(6) Florida State 94, (11) George Mason 59
(1) Texas 105, (16) William & Mary 61
(3) LSU 103, (14) San Diego State 48
Women's March Madness second round TV Schedule, Tipoff, game times, channels, streaming.
Sunday, March 23 — Second round
(2) Duke 59, (10) Oregon 53
(3) Notre Dame 76, (6) Michigan 55
(5) Kansas State 80, (4) Kentucky 79 (OT)
(1) South Carolina 64, (9) Indiana 53
(5) Ole Miss 69, (4) Baylor 63
(2) TCU 85, (7) Louisville 70
(5) Tennessee 82, (4) Ohio State 67
(1) UCLA 84, (8) Richmond 67
Monday, March 24 — Second round
(2) NC State 83, (7) Michigan State 49
(1) Texas 65, (8) Illinois 48
(3) Oklahoma 96, (6) Iowa 62
(4) Maryland 111, (5) Alabama 108 (2OT)
(3) LSU 101, (6) Florida State 71
(3) North Carolina 58, (6) West Virginia 47
(2) UConn 91, (10) South Dakota State 57
(1) Southern California 96, (9) Mississippi State 59
Women's March Madness: Sweet 16 TV Schedule, Streaming, Tipoff times.
The Women's Sweet 16 is Friday and Saturday, March 29-30
Friday, March 28 — Sweet 16 - Times Union Center - Albany
(2) Duke 47, (3) North Carolina 38
(1) South Carolina 71, (4) Maryland 67
(3) LSU 80, (2) NC State 73
(1) UCLA 76, (5) Ole Miss 62
Saturday, March 29 — Sweet 16 - Moda Center - Portland
(2) TCU 71, (3) Notre Dame 62
(1) Texas 67, (5) Tennessee 59
(2) UConn 82, (3) Oklahoma 59
(1) Southern California 67, (5) Kansas State 61
Women's March Madness: Elite 8 TV Schedule, channels, streaming, tipoff game times, scores.
The Elite 8 is Sunday and Monday, March 31-April 1.
Sunday, March 31 — Elite Eight - Times Union Center - Albany
(1) South Carolina 54, (2) Duke 50
(1) UCLA 72, (3) LSU 65
Monday, April 1 — Elite Eight - Moda Center - Portland
(1) Texas 58, (2) TCU 47
(2) UConn 78, (1) Southern California 64
When is the Women's Final Four.?
The Women's Final Four will be held in Amalie Arena, Arena in Tampa, Florida. It is used as the home for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League, on Friday, April 4.
The national semifinal games, which will be played at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET, will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
Game 1: (1) South Carolina vs. (1) Texas | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN | Fubo (free trial)
Game 2: (1) UCLA vs. (2) UConn | 9:30 p.m. ET | ESPN | Fubo (free trial)
When is the Women's NCAA National Championship.?
The NCAA women's national title game will be played on Sunday, April 7 at 3:00 ET Amalie Arena, Arena in Tampa, Florida, will be broadcast live on ABC..
TBD vs. TBD | 3 p.m. ET | ABC
How to Watch Women's NCAA tournament? What channel is Women's March Madness on?
The Women's March Madness will be broadcast across the ESPN family of networks including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN News and ABC. It will also be streamed on ESPN+.
How can I stream Women's March Madness?
Women's March Madness is available for streaming on ESPN+ and can also be accessed on any streaming services with access to ESPN like YouTube TV, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV.
How can I watch Women's March Madness for free?
A few Women's March Madness games will be broadcast on local ABC affiliates. If you have a digital antenna you can catch the games without any subscription to cable or streaming services.
For information about the 2024 Men's NCAA Tournament, check out our Men's March Madness guide.
Who won the 2024 women's March Madness?
South Carolina defeated Iowa 87–75 to capture the third national championship in program history. Iowa finished as runner-up for the second season in a row.
2025 Women's March Madness championship odds
Here's a breakdown of which programs have the top 10 best odds of winning the Final Four in the women's NCAA Tournament:
1. South Carolina (+225)
2. UConn (+240)
3. UCLA (+525)
T-4. Texas (+700)
T-4. USC (+700)
6. Notre Dame (+900)
7. NC State (+3500)
T-8. LSU (+5000)
T-8. Duke (+5000)
T-8. TCU (+5000)
Women's NCAA March Madness: Future Final Four Schedule Dates, Locations
April 5 and 7, 2024: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
April 4 and 6, 2025: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla.
April 3 and 5, 2026: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Ariz.
2027: April 2 and 4 Columbus, Ohio The Ohio State University, Greater Columbus Sports Commission -- Nationwide Arena
2028: March 31 and April 2 Indianapolis Horizon League, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis & Indiana Sports Corp -- Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2029: March 30 and April 1 San Antonio University of the Incarnate Word, University of Texas at San Antonio & San Antonio Sports -- Alamodome
2030: April 5 and 7 Portland, Oregon University of Portland & Sport Oregon -- Moda Center
2031: April 4 and 6 Dallas Big 12 Conference & the Dallas Sports Commission -- American Airlines Center
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