2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

2026 NCAA Division I
women's basketball tournament
Season202526
Teams68
Finals sitePHX Arena,
Phoenix, Arizona
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
«2025 2027»

The 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament will involve 68 teams in a single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 44th edition of the tournament will begin on March 18, 2026, with the First Four, and will conclude with the championship game on April 5, at the PHX Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.