Of the 68 teams that will make the field for the NCAA DI women's basketball tournament, 31 will qualify through automatic bids after winning their respective conference tournaments if they are eligible for the tournament.
Below you'll find a table listing all 31 conferences, the tournament dates, locations and a link to information for every bracket. The other 37 teams will qualify as at-large selections, which will be revealed during the selection show on Sunday, March 15, airing at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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2026 NCAA conference tournament schedules, brackets, scores, automatic bids
(All times ET)
| Conference | Schedule/Results/TV Schedule | Automatic Bid | Location |
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Quarterfinals: March 5 |
Vermont | Higher seed hosts each game | |
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First Round: March 10 |
UTSA | Birmingham, Ala. | |
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First Round: March 4 |
Rhode Island | Henrico, Va. | |
| First round: March 4 Second round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 1 p.m. March 8 on ESPN |
Duke | Duluth, Ga. | |
| First round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 5 p.m. March 9 on ESPNU |
Jacksonville | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
| First round: March 4 Second round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 5 p.m. March 8 on ESPN |
West Virginia | Kansas City, Mo. | |
| First round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 7 p.m. March 9 on Peacock |
UConn | Uncasville, Conn. | |
| First round: March 7 Second round: March 8 Third Round: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 11:30 p.m. March 11 |
Idaho | Boise, Idaho | |
| First round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 6 p.m. March 8 |
High Point | Johnson City, Tenn. | |
| First round: March 4 Second round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 2:15 p.m. March 8 on CBS/Paramount+ |
UCLA |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
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| First round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 6 p.m. March 14 on ESPN+ |
UC San Diego | Henderson, Nev. | |
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First round: March 11 |
Col. of Charleston | Washington, D.C. | |
| First round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 and 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 5:30 p.m. March 14 on CBSSN |
Missouri State | Huntsville, Ala. | |
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Play-In: March 2 |
Green Bay | Indianapolis, Ind. | |
| Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 5:30 p.m. March 14 on ESPNU |
Princeton | Ithaca, N.Y. | |
| First round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 and 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: March 9 |
Fairfield | Atlantic City, N.J. | |
| Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 11 a.m. March 14 on CBSSN |
Miami (OH) | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Quarterfinals: March 11-12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 4 p.m. March 14 on ESPNEWS |
Howard | Norfolk, Va. | |
| First round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 2 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2 |
Murray State | Coralville, Iowa | |
| First round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 9:30 p.m. March 10 on CBSSN |
Colorado State | Las Vegas | |
| Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 12 p.m. March 15 on ESPNU |
FDU |
Higher seed hosts | |
| First round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 4 p.m. March 7 on ESPN+ |
Western Illinois | Evansville, Ind. | |
| First round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 12 p.m. March 15 on CBSSN |
Holy Cross | Higher seed hosts | |
| First round: March 4 Second round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 3 p.m. March 8 on ESPN |
Texas | Greenville, S.C. | |
| Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 12 p.m. March 8 |
Samford | Asheville, N.C. | |
| First round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 5 p.m. March 12 on ESPNU |
Stephen F. Austin | Lake Charles, La. | |
| First round: March 9 Second round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 and 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 1 p.m. March 14 on ESPNU |
Southern | Atlanta | |
| Opening round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 5 and 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 4 p.m. March 8 on CBSSN |
South Dakota State | Sioux Falls, S.D. | |
| First round: March 3 Second round: March 4 Third round: March 5 Fourth round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: March 9 on ESPNU |
JMU | Pensacola, Fla. | |
| First round: March 5 Second round: March 6 Third round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: March 10 |
Gonzaga | Las Vegas | |
| First round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 3:30 p.m. March 14 on ESPNU |
California Baptist | Las Vegas |
