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A total of 31 automatic berths will be decided for the 2026 Women's Basketball Tournament from now until Selection Sunday on March 15. A total of 19 bids were clinched before Saturday's action, including the major conferences in the ACC (Duke), Big East (UConn), Big Ten (UCLA), Big 12 (West Virginia) and SEC (Texas). A total of eight bids will be decided Saturday, and the last four will be Sunday.

This year's Final Four is April 3-5 at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. Until the final bracket is released, follow Sporting News' automatic bid tracker here. MORE: Automatic bids for 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament Automatic bids for 2026 Women's NCAA Tournament A total of 31 teams will have automatic bids in the 2026 Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Here is a look at the conference tournament dates, championship games and television times for those 31 games that will determine automatic bids: CONFERNECE SCHOOL ACC Duke (24-8) America East Vermont (27-7) Atlantic Sun Jacksonville (24-8) Atlantic 10 Rhode Island (28-4) Big 12 West Virginia (27-6) Big South High Point (27-5) Big East UConn (34-0) Big Sky Idaho (29-5) Big Ten UCLA (31-1) Big West UC San Diego (24-8) Conference USA Missouri State (22-12) Horizon Green Bay (25-8) Ivy Princeton (26-3) MAAC Fairfield (28-4) MAC Miami (Ohio) (28-6) MEAC Howard (26-7) Mountain West Colorado State (27-7) OVC Western Illinois (26-5) SEC Texas (31-3) Southern Samford (16-18) Southland Stephen F. Austin (25-9) Summit South Dakota State (27-6) Sun Belt James Madison (26-8) SWAC Southern (19-13) WAC California Baptist (23-10) West Coast Gonzaga (24-9) 2026 conference tournament schedules, championships CONFERENCE DATES CHAMPIONSHIP TIME TV American March 10-14 March 14 9:30 p. m.

ESPNU America East March 5-13 March 13 5 p. m. ESPNU ACC March 4-8 March 8 1 p.