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UConn earned the No. 1 overall seed in the 2026 Women's NCAA Tournament, but South Carolina could have a tough path to the Final Four.
The bracket for the 2026 Women’s NCAA Tournament is officially set. At the top, the No. 1 seeds are UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina.
At the bottom, the last four teams in the field are Richmond, Nebraska, Virginia and Arizona State. The Big Ten led all conferences with 12 selections in the field of 68, while the SEC got 10 bids, the ACC received nine and the Big 12 had eight. With a full field of 68 , it’s time to break down winners and losers from Selection Sunday: Selection Sunday winners UConn Despite discussion in recent weeks that the UCLA Bruins were perhaps more deserving of the No.
1 overall seed, the UConn Huskies were indeed placed atop the bracket as the top seed. Geno Auriemma’s team will begin its March Madness journey at home in Storrs, Connecticut, against No. 16 UTSA, and then likely face the winner of No.
8 Iowa State and No. 9 Syracuse. While UCLA has a higher WAB (wins above bubble) ranking than UConn and 10 more Quad 1 wins, the Huskies are undefeated at 34-0 with victories over eight teams in the NCAA Tournament field.
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