***2026 NCAA WBB Tournament Thread***

[dafarmer]

Do you believe in miracles! ………no, neither do I. UConn five starters coming down with flu will still be a stomping.

 

[theshadow]

Have to assume the last region is
1 South Carolina
2 Iowa
3/4 TCU/Oklahoma

 

[CYDJ]

Oh Well, We didn;t win enough to get a better placement. If Arianna and Ally don't get injured, maybe we could have been like a 5 see or something and gotten to play one more game in the tourny (maybe).

Good luck to the gals with this set up.

 

[Tpups21]

Strong is a nightmare matchup for ISU if they can get past Syracuse.

 

[theshadow]

Kaite Abrahamson-Henderson taking Georgia into Iowa City.

 

[theshadow]

ASU/Virginia on the 10-line, winner to face Georgia.

 

[theshadow]

Big 12 gets 8 teams in:

3 TCU
4 West Virginia
6 Baylor
7 Texas Tech
8 Iowa State
8 Oklahoma State
10 Colorado
10* Arizona State

 

[ackatch]

Oh Well, We didn;t win enough to get a better placement. If Arianna and Ally don't get injured, maybe we could have been like a 5 see or something and gotten to play one more game in the tourny (maybe).

Good luck to the gals with this set up.

Who is Ally?

 

[theshadow]

I'd expect UConn will get one of the ABC time slots on Saturday (12:00 CT or 2:00 CT), meaning ISU's potential tip times would probably be 2:30 or 4:30.

 

[NWICY]

the only team that got a worse draw than us was.... UTSA... and then us.

I watched the UTSA championship game, take UConn and the over.

 

[NWICY]

Who is Ally?

I'm guessing Addy

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

UConn's players could all be double amputees and they'd be 35 point favorites

 

[Jnecker4cy]

Fewest appearances among AQs:
1st - Charleston
2nd - Rhode Island (1996), Miami University (2008), Jacksonville (2016), Cal Baptist (2024), FDU (2025), UC San Diego (2025)

Longest droughts among AQs:
1996 - Rhode Island
2008 - Miami University
2009 - UTSA
2012 - Samford
2016 - Colorado State, Idaho, Jacksonville

I did an Athletic Depatment internship at Jacksonville University in 1995, they did not even have a Women's program then.

 

[farm85]

Maybe this a positive for ISU?

 

[theshadow]

Printable bracket, but times/TV only listed for the First Four at the moment. Presumably this link will be updated as Friday and Saturday times are determined.

https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/print/basketball-women/d1/2026

 

[theshadow]

First Four (all times CT)

Wednesday, March 18
6:00 (ESPN2) - Nebraska vs. Richmond; winner faces (6) Baylor
8:00 (ESPN2) - Missouri State vs. Stephen F. Austin; winner faces (1) Texas

Thursday, March 19
6:00 (ESPN2) - Southern vs. Samford; winner faces (1) South Carolina
8:00 (ESPN2) - Virginia vs. Arizona State; winner faces (7) Georgia

 

[farm85]

ASU/Virginia on the 10-line, winner to face Georgia.

Molly needs to thank ISU for this gift.

 

[BigJCy]

Iowa State plays 4:30 pm Saturday on ESPN2.

Date	Time (ET)	Match-Up	Where to Watch
First Four Presented by Intuit TurboTax
Wed, Mar 18	7 p.m.	No. 11 Richmond vs. No. 11 Nebraska	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	No. 16 SFA vs. No. 16 Missouri State	ESPN2
Thu, Mar 19	7 p.m.	No. 16 Samford vs. No. 16 Southern U.	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	No. 11 Arizona State vs. No. 11 Virginia	ESPN2
First Round Presented by Intuit TurboTax
Fri, Mar 20	11 a.m.	NCAA Women’s Championship In The Studio Presented by AT&T	ESPN2
	11:30 a.m.	No. 14 College of Charleston at No. 3 Duke	ESPN2
	Noon	No. 14 UC San Diego at No. 3 TCU	ESPN
	1:30 p.m.	No. 9 Virginia Tech vs. No. 8 Oregon	ESPN2
	2 p.m.	No. 11 Nebraska/Richmond vs. No. 6 Baylor	ESPN
	2:30 p.m.	No. 11 South Dakota State vs. Washington	ESPNEWS
	3 p.m.	No. 12 Murray State vs. No. 5 Maryland	ESPNU
	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 Gonzaga vs. No. 5 Ole Miss	ESPN2
	4 p.m.	No. 16 Missouri State/SFA at No. 1 Texas	ESPN
	5:30 p.m.	No. 15 Holy Cross at No. 2 Michigan	ESPN2
	5:30 p.m.	No. 13 Western Illinois at No. 4 North Carolina	ESPNEWS
	6 p.m.	No. 15 Jacksonville at No. 2 LSU	ESPN
	6 p.m.	No. 13 Green Bay at No. 4 Minnesota	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	NCAA Women’s Championship In The Studio Presented by AT&T	ESPN2
	7:30 p.m.	No. 12 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Michigan State	ESPNEWS
	8 p.m.	No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 7 NC State	ESPN
	8:30 p.m.	No. 10 Villanova vs. No. 7 Texas Tech	ESPNU
	10 p.m.	No. 13 Idaho at No. 4 Oklahoma	ESPN
Sat, Mar 21	11:30 a.m.	No. 14 Howard at No. 3 Ohio State	ESPN2
	Noon	No. 14 Vermont at No. 3 Louisville	ESPN
	1 p.m.	No. 16 Southern U./Samford at No. 1 South Carolina	ABC
	1:30 p.m.	No. 10 Virginia/Arizona State vs. No. 7 Georgia	ESPN2
	2 p.m.	No. 11 Fairfield vs. No. 6 Nore Dame	ESPN
	2:30 p.m.	No. 12 James Madison vs. No. 5 Kentucky	ESPNU
	2:30 p.m.	No. 11 Rhode Island vs. No. 6 Alabama	ESPNEWS
	3 p.m.	No. 16 UTSA at No. 1 UConn	ABC
	3:30 p.m.	No. 9 USC vs. No. 8 Clemson	ESPN2
	4 p.m.	No. 15 FDU at No. 2 Iowa	ESPN
	5 p.m.	No. 13 Miami (OH) at No. 4 West Virginia	ESPNU
	5:30 p.m.	No. 9 Syracuse vs. No. 8 Iowa State	ESPN2
	6 p.m.	NCAA Women’s Championship In The Studio Presented by AT&T	ESPN
	7 p.m.	No. 15 High Point at No. 2 Vanderbilt	ESPNEWS
	7:30 p.m.	No. 9 Princeton vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State	ESPN2
	9:30 p.m.	No. 10 Colorado vs. No. 7 Illinois	ESPN2
	10 p.m.	No. 16 Cal Baptist at No. 1 UCLA	ESPN

 

[CYDJ]

Who is Ally?

Oops. My fingers not connected to brain well. Addy.

 

[4cy16]

Kaite Abrahamson-Henderson taking Georgia into Iowa City.

I believe that she took Georgia to IC when CC was still playing.