2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Automatic Bids Tracker

Published March 11, 2026

Conference tournaments are underway, the first sign that March Madness has arrived!

Each of women's college basketball's 31 conference tournament champions earn an automatic berth to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, while the other 37 spots are awarded to at-large participants by the tournament’s selection committee.

Follow along to see which teams have locked up an auto-bid thus far, as of March 10:

America East:
American:
ACC: Duke
Atlantic Sun: Jacksonville (15-15, 9-9)
Atlantic 10: Rhode Island (28-4, 16-2)
Big 12: West Virginia (27-6, 14-4)
Big East: UConn (34-0, 20-0)
Big Sky: Idaho (29-5, 17-1)
Big South: High Point (27-5, 13-3)
Big Ten: UCLA (31-1, 18-0)
Big West:
CAA:
Conference USA:
Horizon League: Green Bay (24-8, 17-3)
Ivy League:
MAAC: Fairfield
Mid-American:
MEAC:
Missouri Valley:
Mountain West: UNLV (21-11, 15-5)
Northeast:
Ohio Valley: Western Illinois (26-5, 16-4)
Patriot League:
SEC: Texas (31-3, 13-3)
Southern: Samford (16-18, 6-8)
Southland:
SWAC:
Summit League: South Dakota State (27-6, 14-2)
Sun Belt: JMU (26-8, 14-4)
WAC:
West Coast: Oregon State (23-10, 13-5)

This story will be updated throughout the week. Check back for updates.

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