🏀 The 2026 women’s NCAA tournament
68 teams. The champion, the title game, the Final Four and how far every team in the field went.
2026 national champion
The NCAA tournament winner.
The title game
Only the final is certain in the source; the earlier pairings are not.
The Final Four
The four teams that reached the national semifinals.
How far each team went
Every team in the field, grouped by the furthest round it reached, with its seed.
Matchups are not in the source: it holds each team’s seed and furthest round, so there is no bracket to draw. “First game” means the team lost the first game it played; “Second round” means it won at least one game and was out before the Sweet 16.
Champion1 team
- 1UCLA6-0
Runner-up1 team
- 1South Carolina5-1
Final Four2 teams
- 1Connecticut4-1
- 1Texas4-1
Elite Eight4 teams
- 2Michigan3-1
- 3Duke3-1
- 3TCU3-1
- 6Notre Dame3-1
Sweet 168 teams
- 2LSU2-1
- 2Vanderbilt2-1
- 3Louisville2-1
- 4Minnesota2-1
- 4North Carolina2-1
- 4Oklahoma2-1
- 5Kentucky2-1
- 10Virginia3-1
Second round19 teams
- 2Iowa1-1
- 3Ohio State1-1
- 4West Virginia1-1
- 5Maryland1-1
- 5Michigan State1-1
- 5Mississippi1-1
- 6Alabama1-1
- 6Baylor1-1
- 6Washington1-1
- 7Illinois1-1
- 7North Carolina State1-1
- 7Texas Tech1-1
- 8Oklahoma State1-1
- 8Oregon1-1
- 9Syracuse1-1
- 9USC1-1
- 11Nebraska1-1
- 16Missouri State1-1
- 16Southern1-1
First game33 teams
- 7Georgia0-1
- 8Clemson0-1
- 8Iowa State0-1
- 9Princeton0-1
- 9Virginia Tech0-1
- 10Arizona State0-1
- 10Colorado0-1
- 10Tennessee0-1
- 10Villanova0-1
- 11Fairfield0-1
- 11Rhode Island0-1
- 11Richmond0-1
- 11South Dakota State0-1
- 12Colorado State0-1
- 12Gonzaga0-1
- 12James Madison0-1
- 12Murray State0-1
- 13Idaho0-1
- 13Miami (OH)0-1
- 13Western Illinois0-1
- 13Wisconsin-Green Bay0-1
- 14College of Charleston0-1
- 14Howard0-1
- 14UC San Diego0-1
- 14Vermont0-1
- 15Fairleigh Dickinson0-1
- 15High Point0-1
- 15Holy Cross0-1
- 15Jacksonville0-1
- 16California Baptist0-1
- 16Samford0-1
- 16Stephen F. Austin0-1
- 16TX-San Antonio0-1
