The madness is almost here. The 2026 women’s NCAA tournament features defending champ and undefeated UConn as the No. 1 overall seed with UCLA, Texas and South Carolina rounding out the rest of the one-seed line.
Now that the field of 68 is set, Sports Illustrated’s writers and editors make their picks for each round of the tourney, all the way to the Final Four in Phoenix. New this year, the SI College Hoops Bracket Challenge lets you compete against SI’s college basketball experts. Fill out your bracket now.
