Women's college basketball 2026-27 season guide
UCLA is the defending national champion after beating South Carolina 79-51 in April. The 2027 NCAA tournament expands to 76 teams, and the Final Four comes to Columbus, Ohio. Times below are Eastern.
Key dates
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sun. Nov. 1, 2026 | Season opener: Villanova vs. Notre Dame in Rome (Eternal City Tip-Off) |
| Mon. Nov. 2 | Full opening day, including Oklahoma vs. North Carolina at Adidas Arena in Paris and Cornell at UConn |
| Nov. 24 and 26 | Women's Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas: Davidson, Florida, Notre Dame and West Virginia |
| Nov. 27 and 29 | Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship: Illinois, Iowa State, USC, Marquette, Saint Joseph's and Belmont |
| Dec. 19–20 | Players Era Women's Showcase, Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas (ESPN), including a UCLA vs. South Carolina title-game rematch on Dec. 19 |
| Sun. March 14, 2027 | Selection Sunday |
| March 17–18 | Opening Round (12 games) |
| March 19–22 | First and second rounds at campus sites |
| March 26–29 | Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in Philadelphia and Las Vegas |
| Fri. April 2 | Final Four semifinals, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio |
| Sun. April 4 | National championship game, Nationwide Arena |
Sources: NCAA.com 2027 tournament schedule, NCAA future sites (PDF), Battle 4 Atlantis, Notre Dame Athletics, UNC Athletics (Paris), UCLA Athletics (Players Era), ESPN Press Room, bahamarhoops.com.
How to print your team's schedule on One Page Season
One Page Season covers 362 Division I women's teams.
- Find your team on the women's college basketball hub or in the team directory. URLs look like
/team/ncaaw-uconn-huskies-41. - Choose Download PDF (remaining games) to get the games still to play on one Letter-size page (or PDF with past games for the full regular season) with dates, tip-off times and TV channels. The PDF uses the time zone shown on the page (Eastern on the first load).
- To follow several teams, choose Build with this team. You can combine up to 12 teams from the NFL, college football, NBA, NHL and men's and women's college basketball in one date-ordered schedule, pick a time zone, and download the combined PDF.
- For updates, choose Subscribe to calendar. A feed can pick up later tip-off and channel changes, while a PDF or downloaded calendar file is a snapshot of the day you download it.
Conference tournament and NCAA tournament games are not on team schedules, because they depend on qualification. Times and channels that haven't been announced are marked TBD.
Tip-off times and TV assignments can change; check the linked sources and providers before you plan or pay. Commentary is our own. Send a correction if you spot an error.