Women's Basketball Bracketology

2026 Projected Women's Basketball NCAA Tournament Bracket

2/12 Bracket Breakdown

 

First RoundSecond RoundRegional SemifinalsRegional FinalsNational SemifinalsFinalNational SemifinalsRegional FinalsRegional SemifinalsSecond RoundFirst Round
1ConnecticutUCLA1


 
16Alabama A&M / UMESCal Baptist / UC San Diego16


8IllinoisNotre Dame8


9SyracuseArizona State9


5MississippiNorth Carolina5

 
12RiceMiami (OH)12

 
4BaylorDuke4


13Montana StateArkansas State13
 Fort Worth

 Sacramento
6KentuckyMaryland6
 
11Virginia / USCClemson / Miss. St.11


3Iowa TCU3


14CharlestonMcNeese14


7GeorgiaWashington7


10Rhode Island
Utah10


2LouisvilleLSU2


15ChattanoogaWestern Illinois15

1TexasSouth Carolina1


16NavyFDU16


8Oklahoma StateMinnesota8



9NebraskaVillanova9


5NC StateWest Virginia5


12Murray StateN. Dakota St.12


4Texas Tech Tennessee4


13Green BayVermont13
 Fort Worth

 Sacramento
6AlabamaOklahoma6


11Oregon StateSan Diego State11
 
3Ohio StateMichigan State3


14Louisiana TechQuinnipiac14


7PrincetonIowa State7


10OregonVirginia Tech10


2VanderbiltMichigan2


15Eastern KentuckyHigh Point15