2026 Women's NIT Bracket: Full Schedule, Scores, Dates, Game Times, How to Watch, TV Channels, Streaming, Results
– The 2026 Postseason WNIT launches with a flourish this week, with game times, dates and locations now secured for the 16 Round 1 games on the schedule.
The women's March Madness tournament is here, and while some teams are not in the running for the NCAA title, they still have a chance for their own postseason in the highly competitive Women's NIT.
Forty-eight teams will participate in the 28th edition of the Postseason WNIT, with 21 of them having won 20 or more games this season. The tournament begins with 10 games on Thursday, March 20, and concludes on Saturday, April 5, with the crowning of the champion.
The first round will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the teams that advance moving on to the second round, which starts on Sunday, March 22.
Teams that received a first-round bye will also compete, taking the court for the first time in this round.
This marks the 28th edition of the Postseason WNIT, powered by Triple Crown Sports and first held in 1998.
What are the 2026 Women's NIT schedule dates.
As the WNIT tournament progresses, the bracket will take shape, and the matchups will be determined.
Here are the dates for the remainder of the tournament.
First Round - March 19-21
Second Round - March 22-24
Super 16 - March 25-27
Great 8 - March 28-30
Fab 4 - March 31-April 1
Championship: Saturday, April 3, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network
2026 Women's NIT Bracket: Full Schedule, Scores, Dates, Game Times, How to Watch Round 1 games.
Round 1 schedule: Thursday, March 19
All times ET
San Francisco 80, Utah Valley 50
Binghamton 81, Mercyhurst 60
Binghamton 81, Mercyhurst 60
Northern Colorado 79, Air Force 72
Monmouth 72, Lehigh 62
UTRGV 71, Austin Peay 59
Pepperdine 71, UC Davis 68
St. Bonaventure 69, Drexel 67
NJIT 68, Merrimack 65
George Washington 63, Bradley 60
UMBC 62, Ohio 58
Portland 62, Sam Houston 59
Maryland Eastern Shore 59, Wake Forest 48
Friday, March 20
Stetson (20-11) at Florida International (20-11), 7 p.m.
Morehead State (18-14) at Radford (22-12), 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 21
Loyola Chicago (14-17) at Norfolk State (18-14), 2 p.m.
South Alabama (16-18) at Alcorn State (17-13), 4 p.m.
WNIT tournament Schedule: Second Round, bracket, games-times, tv channels, streaming
(dates, times, locations below)
Pepperdine/UC Davis vs. Southern Utah (19-12)
Air Force/Northern Colorado vs. South Dakota (23-9)
Portland/Sam Houston vs. Lamar (20-10)
San Francisco/Utah Valley vs. Montana State (25-7)
Norfolk State/Loyola Chicago vs. FGCU (16-15)
George Washington/Bradley vs. Southern Indiana (21-10)
Florida International/Stetson vs. Abilene Christian (23-10)
Austin Peay/UTRGV vs. Illinois State (20-13)
Merrimack/NJIT vs. Army (24-7)
Mercyhurst/Binghamton vs. La Salle (18-13)
Wake Forest/Maryland Eastern Shore vs. Youngstown State (24-9)
Ohio/UMBC vs. Marshall (23-9)
Alcorn State/South Alabama vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (20-13)
Radford/Morehead State vs. Arkansas State (24-9)
St. Bonaventure/Drexel vs. Middle Tennessee State (16-15)
Monmouth/Lehigh vs. Cleveland State (24-9)
Here’s the rest of the schedule for the 28th edition of the Postseason WNIT:
Round 2 - March 24-25
Sunday, March 22, 2026 - Postseason WNIT
Monday, March 23, 2026 - Postseason WNIT
Tuesday, March 24, 2025 -
WNIT tournament bracket, bracket, Super 16 games-times, tv channels, streaming
Super 16 - March 25-27,
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Friday, March 27, 2026-
Great 8 - March 28-30, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2025
Fab 4 - March 31, April 1, 2026
Location: Fab 4 at Fort Collins, Colo.
Wednesday, April 1
When is the 2026 Women's NIT Championship game, date, time, tv, streaming?
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Location:
Date: Saturday, April 3, 2026
Time: 5 p.m. ET
TV: CBS Sports Network
Streaming: Peecock
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