2026 Women's NCAA Tournament coverage

2026 NCAA Division III basketball Tournament bracket The 2025-26 season ended with Denison defeating Scranton for its first-ever national championship. Revisit the Big Red's journey to its biggest win here.

March 24, 2026 Hoopsville: Unscripted! We talk to the stars of #TikTokTuesday who are celebrating their first ever title; Also hear from the coaches of the men's teams ready to be crowned champs themselves. Plus, the official announcement of the D3hoops.com Men's All-America teams! Watch the archive or listen to the podcast here!

March 21, 2026 Denison completes dream run to title Denison concluded a season full of first evers and best evers in the best way possible, as the Big Red defeated Scranton, 55-41, and captured their first ever NCAA Division III women’s basketball championship. The victory caps Denison's remarkable ascent from unranked underdog to top dog.

March 20, 2026 Royal coronation or Big Red's biggest win? Saturday's national championship game pits Tournament veterans Scranton against upstart Denison at 4 pm ET. Will the Lady Royals complete their undefeated run to a national title? Or will the Big Red get their biggest win yet? Riley Zayas gets you ready for the final game of the season.

March 19, 2026 Semifinals: Royal uprising dethrones NYU No. 2 Scranton's balance and tenacious defense lifted the Royals to a 60-52 victory over No. 1 NYU, ending the Violets' 91-game winning streak and landing the Royals in Saturday's national championship game. They will face No. 8 Denison since the Big Red toppled No. 4 UW-Oshkosh in Friday's first national semifinal.

March 18, 2026 Stakes are high in Scranton-NYU rematch Scranton remembers its last meeting with NYU well, and so do the Violets. As the top two teams in the nation get ready for their national semifinal matchup, Riley Zayas checks in with both to get the pulse and find out what takeaways are still relevant from 2024. More in a Road to Salem feature.

March 18, 2026 Her biggest fan UW-Oshkosh senior Avery Poole is motivated by many things on the basketball court, but the primary motivation is that her sister, Aubrey, was born with spinal muscular atrophy, and would do anything to be able to play basketball like her sister. Brian Lester has more in a Road to Salem feature.

March 17, 2026 Big run for the Big Red Denison is on the Road to Salem, literally, not going back to Ohio between winning at Washington and Lee on Saturday night and arriving at the Final Four, about 45 minutes down the road. Gordon Mann sat down with Denison head coach Maureen Hirt, guards Ada Taute and Abby Cooch, and forward Anelly Mad-Toingué to talk about the Big Red's run.

March 16, 2026 Hoopsville: Fort Wayne & Salem 2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate? Those who play DIII basketball. This weekend those numbers will be key as the tourneys play down from quarterfinals and semifinals to national title competitors and champion. Who survives the spotlight in Fort Wayne & Salem? Watch/listen a super-sized edition of Hoopsville via archive or podcast!

March 14, 2026 Elite 8: Hosts with the most No. 1 NYU, No. 2 Scranton, and No. 4 UW-Oshkosh sent their fans home happy after rolling to victory in Saturday night's sectional semifinals, while No. 8 Denison kept its dream season going with an upset victory at No. 3 Washington and Lee in the 2026 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament.

March 13, 2026 Cs the moment: Chicago, Concordia rally through Chicago and Concordia-Moorhead rallied past their Sweet 16 foes and into the Elite 8, while the top three teams in the country stayed undefeated by winning at home in Friday night's NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament. Read the full recap here.

March 12, 2026 Resilient Cobbers making history Concordia-Moorhead hasn't made the Sweet 16 since 1993, and hasn't won 25 games since its Division III women's basketball national title in 1988. And the Cobbers lost four starters from last year. But they are resilient through challenges and ready to make the trip to northeast Pennsylvania. Riley Zayas has more in a Road to Salem feature.

March 11, 2026 Sisters in the Sweet 16 Sibling Day continues at D3hoops.com as Brian Lester talks to Hope's Anna and Leah Richards. They weren't sure they would be able to play together in college, but not only are they both at Hope, they are two of the top three scorers, as sophomores.

March 12, 2026 Hoopsville: Ranked Reckoning 32 teams still think they will win a national championship. By the end of the weekend, 20 teams dreams will end. How are coaches and players prepping to come out of Sectionals weekend undefeated? Tune in to Thursday's Hoopsville and hear how some programs plan to still be playing. Watch the archive or listen to the podcast here!

March 9, 2026 Hoopsville: Sweetness! Just as we got excited for 128 teams to challenge in the NCAA Tournaments, we are down to just 32 remaining. Tonight on Hoopsville, we chat with programs enjoying the sweetness of their accomplishments, so far, while looking ahead at the challenges to come. Watch the archive or listen to the podcast here!

March 6, 2026 Round 2: Saturday night Maine event Bates found some late game magic and ousted Smith from the NCAA Tournament in Lewiston, while Southern Maine turned back the clock in a road win over Bowdoin. Elsewhere, Johns Hopkins set a new record, WashU pushed past OWU, Hope outlasted Illinois Wesleyan, and the top four seeds moved on.

March 6, 2026 Round 1 women: Goodness Gricius! Natalie Gricius' big night lifted Carroll past DePauw while Caydee Kirkham carried 11-seed Coe to victory on a night dominated by the higher seeds. Elsewhere, OAC reps Baldwin Wallace and Otterbein dominated their first-round foes and Whitman took West Coast bragging rights in the first round of the Division III women’s basketball tournament.

March 6, 2026 WBB game of the night: Ripon wins thriller In a game with multiple lead changes in the closing minutes, Ripon held off UW-River Falls in overtime, 84-80, earning the MWC its first NCAA Tournament win since 2013 and the Red Hawks their first since 2005.

March 5, 2026 JCU's road started four years ago This year's John Carroll seniors saw exactly how far they had to climb when they were schooled by the JCU alumni a few years ago. Now the Blue Streaks are here, and hosting in the NCAA Tournament for the first time. Riley Zayas has more in a Road to Salem feature.

March 5, 2026 Women's NCAA Tournament preview NYU enters the 2026 NCAA Tournament on an 87-game win streak, including the last two national titles. Can any team stop NYU from winning a third? Will Scranton break through to win it all? Will one of the best D-III players ever author a storybook ending at Washington and Lee? Gordon Mann highlights those storylines and more.

March 4, 2026 Doing it all Whether she is leading the way or helping others succeed, and with 2,669 career points, Alexa Charles has done a lot of both for Hunter, as long as the Hawks win, Charles is happy. Brian Lester has more in a Road to Salem feature.

March 2, 2026 Women's NCAA Tournament bracket is out! Here's how the Field of 64 is divvied out across the country, including ... a 42nd seed as the high seed in a first-round pod?

March 1, 2026 Who's in? Our projected women's bracket We're given the 64 teams right off the bat. How can we line them up? Here's how. It's our projected Division III women's basketball NCAA Tournament bracket.

March 1, 2026 All 64 WBB NCAA Tournament teams The NPI calculations are done, and here's who is in the field for women's basketball, all 64 teams, seeded 1-64.

February 18, 2024 2026 women's conference tournament tracker From New York University clinching the UAA through Austin's championship celebration in the SCAC, here's how the 2025-26 women's conference playoffs played out.