Gonzaga wins the 2026 Women's WCC Basketball Tournament: Schedule, Results

2026 West Coast Women's Basketball Championship Schedule, Scores, Dates, Start Time, Venues

— Gonzaga has dominated the West Coast Conference since coach Mark Few took over at the turn of the century.

The Bulldogs are leaving for the Pac-12 Conference next season and made sure to go out winners.

Mario Saint-Supéry scored 21 points, Tyon Grant-Foster had 20 and No. 12 Gonzaga defeated Santa Clara 79-68 on Tuesday night to win the WCC Tournament.

The Bulldogs (30-3) received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, though the only mystery was what seed they will get. This was their sixth WCC tournament title in seven years and 12th in the last 14.

Santa Clara (26-8) will wait until Sunday to see if it is in the 68-team field, but the WCC appears to be a three-bid league. Gonzaga, Santa Clara and No. 21 Saint Mary's were in the top 38 of the NCAA's NET rankings entering this game and in the top 35 in Kenpom.

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The 2026 Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference (WCC) Women's Basketball Championship kicks off today, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV, running through Tuesday, March 10. 

This single-elimination tournament features all 12 WCC teams in a bracket where top seeds get byes, culminating in the automatic NCAA Tournament bid for the winner.

When Is West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship?

Dates: Thursday, March 5 through Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (all times PT / Las Vegas time).

First games start today (March 5) at 12:00 PM PT.

Final: Tuesday, March 10 at 1:00 PM PT.

Where Is West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship 2026?

Venue: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada (neutral site, part of The Orleans Hotel & Casino complex).

Capacity: ~9,500 for basketball; easy access via Las Vegas Strip area.

How to Watch West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship 2026 games?

Most games: Stream live on ESPN+ (subscription required; early rounds and some later games).

Championship game (March 10, 1:00 PM PT): National TV on ESPN2.

Quarterfinals (March 8) on ESPN+; semifinals (March 9) on ESPN+.

West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship Schedule Today, Start Time, TV info


Thursday, March 5 – First Round 

Game 1: #9 Washington State def. #12 Seattle U, 80-58

Game 2: #11 San Diego def. #10 Saint Mary's, 66-62 

Friday, March 6 – Second Round 

Game 3: #8 Pacific  76-82   #9 Washington State – 12:00 PM (ESPN+)  

Game 4: #7 San Francisco  61-52  #11 San Diego – 2:30 PM (ESPN+)

Saturday, March 7 – Third Round 


#5 Portland 72,  Washington State 62,

#6 Pepperdine 69,  San Francisco  86,

Sunday, March 8 – Quarterfinals 


(4) Oregon State 60,  (5) Portland 50,

(3) Santa Clara 89,  (7) San Francisco 67,

Monday, March 9 – Semifinals 

(1) LMU 73,  (4) Oregon State 67,

(2) Gonzaga 88,  (3) Santa Clara  60,

Tuesday, March 10 – Final 

(2) Gonzaga 88,  (4) Santa Clara 60  – 1:00 PM (ESPN2)

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