March Madness bracket: We had AI pick every game of the NCAA women's tournament. Here's who won

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Need help filling out your 2026 women’s NCAA tournament bracket? We have you covered — with some help from Claude.

We ran the bracket through an AI prompt on Claude and asked it to simulate the outcome of each game. Compare the AI picks to your own or those of your favorite college basketball analysts.

Be warned; Claude went heavy on the chalk.

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Fort Worth 1 region​

First round
No. 1 UConn over No. 16 UTSA
No. 9 Syracuse over No. 8 Iowa State
No. 5 Maryland over No. 12 Murray State
No. 4 North Carolina over No. 13 Western Illinois
No. 6 Notre Dame over No. 11 Fairfield
No. 3 Ohio State over No. 14 Howard
No. 7 Illinois over No. 10 Colorado
No. 2 Vanderbilt over No. 15 High Point

Second round
No. 1 UConn over No. 9 Syracuse
No. 4 North Carolina over No. 5 Maryland
No. 3 Ohio State over No. 6 Notre Dame
No. 2 Vanderbilt over No. 7 Illinois

Sweet 16
No. 1 UConn over No. 4 North Carolina
No. 3 Ohio State over No. 2 Vanderbilt

Elite Eight
No. 1 UConn vs. No. 3 Ohio State

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Sacramento 2 region​

First Four
No. 11 Nebraska over No. 11 Richmond

First round
No. 1 UCLA over No. 16 Cal Baptist
No. 8 Oklahoma State over No. 9 Princeton
No. 5 Ole Miss over No. 12 Gonzaga
No. 4 Minnesota over No. 13 Green Bay
No. 6 Baylor over No. 11 Nebraska
No. 3 Duke over No. 14 Charleston
No. 7 Texas Tech over No. 10 Villanova
No. 2 LSU over No. 15 Jacksonville

Second round
No. 1 UCLA over No. 8 Oklahoma State
No. 4 Minnesota over No. 5 Ole Miss
No. 3 Duke over No. 6 Baylor
No. 2 LSU over No. 7 Texas Tech

Sweet 16
No. 1 UCLA over No. 4 Minnesota
No. 3 Duke over No. 2 LSU

Elite Eight
No. 1 UCLA over No. 3 Duke

Fort Worth 3 region​

First Four
No. 16 Missouri State over No. 16 Stephen F. Austin

First round
No. 1 Texas over No. 16 Missouri State
No. 8 Oregon over No. 9 Virginia Tech
No. 5 Kentucky over No. 12 James Madison
No. 4 West Virginia over No. 13 Miami (Ohio)
No. 6 Tennessee over No. 11 Rhode Island
No. 3 Virginia over No. 14 Vermont
No. 10 Tennessee over No. 7 NC State
No. 2 Michigan over No. 15 Holy Cross

Second round
No. 1 Texas over No. 8 Oregon
No. 4 West Virginia over No. 5 Kentucky
No. 3 Louisville over No. 6 Alabama
No. 2 Michigan over No. 10 Tennessee

Sweet 16
No. 1 Texas over No. 4 West Virginia
No. 2 Michigan over No. 3 Louisville

Elite Eight
No. 1 Texas over No. 2 Michigan

Sacramento 4 region​

First Four
No. 16 Southern over No. 16 Samford
No. 10 Virginia over No. 10 Arizona State

First round
No. 1 South Carolina over No. 16 Southern
No. 8 Clemson over No. 9 USC
No. 5 Michigan State over No. 12 Colorado State
No. 4 Oklahoma over No. 13 Idaho
No. 6 Washington over No. 11 South Dakota State
No. 3 TCU over No. 14 UC San Diego
No. 7 Georgia over No. 10 Iowa
No. 2 Iowa over No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson

Second round
No. 1 South Carolina over No. 8 Clemson
No. 4 Oklahoma over No. 5 Michigan State
No. 3 TCU over No. 6 Washington
No. 2 Iowa over No. 7 Georgia

Sweet 16
No. 1 South Carolina over No. 4 Oklahoma
No. 2 Iowa over No. 3 TCU

Elite Eight
No. 1 South Carolina over No. 2 Iowa

Final Four​

No. 1 UConn over No. 1 South Carolina
No. 1 UCLA over No. 1 Texas

Championship​

No. 1 UConn over No. 1 UCLA

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