Who will be selected in the 2026 WNBA Draft?

Now that the confetti has settled on March Madness and UCLA was crowned the national champion in Phoenix, the NCAA women's basketball season is officially over. And it's time for the WNBA to take center stage. With over 100 free agents in the WNBA, rosters will look different for each team.

However, there's a lot of young talent coming in that teams could benefit from. The Final Four included several of the league's best prospects from UCLA, UConn, South Carolina and Texas, in what was the final showing to WNBA front offices before the 2026 WNBA draft on April 13. Going into the Final Four, UConn guard Azzi Fudd was projected to go to the Dallas Wings with the No.

1 pick. But her poor performance in her team's stunning exit in the semifinals has bumped her down in several mock drafts. Fudd was emotional after the end of her five-year collegiate career, which included a national championship in 2025.

She didn't say much about her future WNBA career after her team's exit on April 3. "(I) haven't really been thinking about what's next,” she said. One player who shone throughout the NCAA Tournament and in the Final Four was UCLA center Lauren Betts, who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Women's NCAA Tournament after the win.