KANSAS CITY, Mo. – [Video Announcement | 1st & 2nd Round Schedule Page | Bracket] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the teams and bracket for the 2026 NAIA Women’s Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds, presented by Ballogy. The 64-team bracket will begin with the First and Second Rounds at host sites nationwide on March 13-14. The 2026 NAIA Second Round winners will meet in Sioux City, Iowa, at the NAIA Championship final site presented by Bomgaars and Sterling. The 45th annual championship occurs at the Tyson Events Center from March 19-24.
This year’s First Round field includes 35 automatic qualifiers and 29 at-large selections. Automatic berths were given to teams that either won their respective conference tournament title or regular season championship, finished runner-up at the conference tournament or were otherwise selected by the conference. The NAIA Women’s Basketball National Selection Committee determined the at-large bids. The selection committee consists of one representative from each geographical area and six at-large members, comprised of coaches and administrators from around the country.
The Cascade Collegiate Conference qualified six teams. Corban University, Eastern Oregon University, Southern Oregon University, Oregon Tech, College of Idaho, and Lewis Clark State College, who received a host site.
The first and second round host sites were announced earlier this week CLICK HERE.
The host will stream all First and Second Round games for free to the NAIA Channel on the Urban Edge Network. For more information on how to watch go to naia.org/watch.
For more ifnoramtion, click HERE.