SEC Power Seeks Titles in Elite Eight!
Sunday was the final day of women’s conference tournament titles. Murray State out of the Missouri Valley and College of Charleston from the CAA were the last teams to punch their tickets as automatic qualifiers for March Madness just hours before Selection Sunday’s bracket reveal. Earlier on Sunday, Fairleigh Dickinson (Northeast) and Holy Cross (Patriot) ensured they could also sit back and enjoy the selection show by joining the other teams that had solidified their invites to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Tournament automatic qualifiers Automatic qualifier Conference California Baptist WAC College of Charleston CAA Colorado State Mountain West Duke ACC Fairfield MAAC Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast Gonzaga West Coast Green Bay Horizon High Point Big South Holy Cross Patriot League Howard MEAC Idaho Big Sky Jacksonville Atlantic Sun James Madison Sun Belt Miami (OH) MAC Missouri State Conference USA Murray State Missouri Valley Princeton Ivy League Rhode Island Atlantic 10 Samford Southern Stephen F. Austin Southland South Dakota State Summit League Southern SWAC Texas SEC UCLA Big Ten UConn Big East UC San Diego Big West UTSA American Vermont America East West Virginia Big 12 Western Illinois Ohio Valley This article originally appeared in The Athletic . Women's College Basketball 2026 The Athletic Media Company