The brackets are rolling out for the 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament.
March Madness 2026: Full field revealed for women’s bracket with UConn at top
Here are the brackets for the 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament
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Connecticut secured the No. 1 overall seed, and is the No. 1 seed in Fort Worth Region 1. The Huskies enter March Madness with an unblemished record, marking the 11th time in program history that Connecticut entered the tournament undefeated. The Huskies are also riding a 50-game winning streak.
The UCLA Bruins secured the No. 2 overall seed, and are the No. 1 seed in the Sacramento 2 Region. LSU, Duke, and Minnesota are the other top-four seeds in the Sacramento 2 Region.
Here are the brackets as they are announced.
Fort Worth 1 Region
1. Connecticut
16. UTSA
8. Iowa State
9. Syracuse
5. Maryland
12. Murray State
4. North Carolina
13. Western Illinois
6. Notre Dame
11. Fairfield
3. Ohio State
14. Howard
7. Illinois
10. Colorado
2. Vanderbilt
15. High Point
Sacramento 2 Region
1. UCLA
16. Cal Baptist
8. Oklahoma State
9. Princeton
5. Ole Miss
12. Gonzaga
4. Minnesota
13. Green Bay
6. Baylor
11. Nebraska or Richmond
3. Duke
14. Charleston
7. Texas Tech
10. Villanova
2. LSU
15. Jacksonville
Fort Worth 3 Region
1. Texas
16. Missouri State or Stephen F. Austin
8. Oregon
9. Virginia Tech
5. Kentucky
12. James Madison
4. West Virginia
13. Miami (OH)
6. Alabama
11. Rhode Island
3. Louisville
14. Vermont
7. NC State
10. Tennessee
2. Michigan
15. Holy Cross
Sacramento 4 Region
1. South Carolina
16. Southern or Samford
8. Clemson
9. USC
5. Michigan State
12. Colorado State
4. Oklahoma
13. Idaho
6. Washington
11. South Dakota State
3. TCU
14. UC San Diego
7. Georgia
10. Virginia or Arizona State
2. Iowa
15. FDU
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