Women's March Madness 2026: NCAA Tournament bracket, schedule, dates and times

Here's everything to know about the 2026 women's NCAA Tournament after the bracket was unveiled on Sunday
The 2026 NCAA Tournament has arrived, and women's March Madness officially begins Wednesday with the First Four.

The 68-team field was unveiled Sunday night, and we know when and where everyone will be playing this weekend.

UConn, the undefeated reigning champion, was named the No.

1 overall seed.

UCLA, Texas and South Carolina joined them on the top line.

Those four teams, the title favorites, are among the 16 teams that will host games in the first and second rounds next weekend.

Every 1-4 seed in the field will play host before the action will shift to the regional sites later in the month.

Once again, there are just two regional sites for the women's tournament: Sacramento and Fort Worth.

The 2026 Final Four is set for Phoenix, with the championship game on Sunday, April 5.

Game times and TV information for the First Four and the first round were announced on Sunday night as well.

The full schedule for the first four days of the 2026 NCAA Tournament is below.

2026 NCAA Women's NCAA Tournament schedule
All times Eastern.

All games are available to stream on fubo (Try for free).

Wednesday, March 18: First Four
Saturday, March 21: First round
And here's the full NCAA Tournament bracket, which will be updated as the field is revealed:
2026 NCAA Tournament women's bracket
UConn, led by Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, is the heavy favorite to win it all and complete another perfect season.

If the Huskies win it all, they will become the 11th team to go undefeated and the first team to win back-to-back titles since they won four in a row from 2013-16.

2026 women's NCAA Tournament title odds
Odds as of March 15 via DraftKings