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BATON ROUGE – The 2026 Women's NCAA Tournament is finally upon us.
UConn and Geno Auriemma claimed the No. 1 overall seed while UCLA ended up the No. 2 overall seed. For the first time in a five years, there was an active debate on who should be the No. 1 overall seed in Women's March Madness between the Huskies (34-0) and the Bruins (31-1).
SEC teams Texas and South Carolina rounded out the No. 1 seeds. LSU was the top No. 2 seed and got paired with UCLA. Vanderbilt, Iowa and Michigan rounds out the 2-seeds.
MORE NCAA WOMEN'S HOOPS COVERAGE LSU women's basketball earns 2-seed, plays Jacksonville to open March Madness
Many project a chalk Women's Final Four of UConn, South Carolina, Texas and UCLA to make it to Phoenix. But will there be any upsets along the way?
Teams to watch in the first two rounds in the Women's NCAA Tournament at No. 12 Murray State in the Fort Worth 1 Region as it upsets No. 5 Maryland in the opening round, No 11 South Dakota State who will upset No. 6 Washington in the Sacramento 4 Region.
No. 5 Ole Miss (Sacramento 2) and No. 6 Notre Dame (Fort Worth 1) each reach the Sweet 16.
Big upset alert here. No. 4 West Virginia takes down No. 1 Texas in Fort Worth 3 in the Sweet 16.
UConn and Notre Dame win in Fort Worth 1, UCLA and LSU both win to square off for the third straight NCAA Tournament and South Carolina and Iowa take care of business in Sacramento 4.
UConn handles Notre Dame, UCLA ends LSU's season for a second straight season, West Virginia keeps its magical run going and upends No. 3 Louisville and Dawn Staley and South Carolina get back another Final Four after beating Iowa.
UConn gets the best of South Carolina for a second straight postseason, getting back to the national championship game where it'll face UCLA. The Bruins end the Mountaineers' run to the Final Four to set up a highly anticipated showdown between the two best teams all season.
UCLA wins its first ever NCAA women's basketball national championship, taking down the reigning title holders UConn in the process.
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Women's March Madness bracket predictions: Our best 2026 picks
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UConn and Geno Auriemma claimed the No. 1 overall seed while UCLA ended up the No. 2 overall seed. For the first time in a five years, there was an active debate on who should be the No. 1 overall seed in Women's March Madness between the Huskies (34-0) and the Bruins (31-1).
SEC teams Texas and South Carolina rounded out the No. 1 seeds. LSU was the top No. 2 seed and got paired with UCLA. Vanderbilt, Iowa and Michigan rounds out the 2-seeds.
MORE NCAA WOMEN'S HOOPS COVERAGE LSU women's basketball earns 2-seed, plays Jacksonville to open March Madness
Many project a chalk Women's Final Four of UConn, South Carolina, Texas and UCLA to make it to Phoenix. But will there be any upsets along the way?
2026 Women's March Madness bracket predictions
First round
Teams to watch in the first two rounds in the Women's NCAA Tournament at No. 12 Murray State in the Fort Worth 1 Region as it upsets No. 5 Maryland in the opening round, No 11 South Dakota State who will upset No. 6 Washington in the Sacramento 4 Region.
No. 5 Ole Miss (Sacramento 2) and No. 6 Notre Dame (Fort Worth 1) each reach the Sweet 16.
Women's March Madness Sweet 16 predictions
Big upset alert here. No. 4 West Virginia takes down No. 1 Texas in Fort Worth 3 in the Sweet 16.
UConn and Notre Dame win in Fort Worth 1, UCLA and LSU both win to square off for the third straight NCAA Tournament and South Carolina and Iowa take care of business in Sacramento 4.
Women's March Madness Elite 8
UConn handles Notre Dame, UCLA ends LSU's season for a second straight season, West Virginia keeps its magical run going and upends No. 3 Louisville and Dawn Staley and South Carolina get back another Final Four after beating Iowa.
Women's March Madness Final Four predictions
UConn gets the best of South Carolina for a second straight postseason, getting back to the national championship game where it'll face UCLA. The Bruins end the Mountaineers' run to the Final Four to set up a highly anticipated showdown between the two best teams all season.
National champion predictions
UCLA wins its first ever NCAA women's basketball national championship, taking down the reigning title holders UConn in the process.
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Women's March Madness bracket predictions: Our best 2026 picks
Continue reading...
