Women's March Madness printable bracket: Download a free 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket PDF here

The 2026 NCAA women's basketball tournament is finally here, and what fun is March Madness without a bracket? 

Fortunately, you've come to the right place. Sporting News has every type of college basketball fan covered with our 2026 Women's March Madness bracket in printable, PDF form, complete with the full field of 68 on Selection Sunday. Download it, print it, fill it out, trash talk your co-workers.

This year's tournament schedule begins with the First Four on March 18. The Big Dance ramps up with the first and second rounds March 20-23 and concludes with the Final Four and national championship games April 3-5 in Phoenix.

In addition to the printable women's March Madness bracket below, you'll also find tips and tools to help you fill it out, including picks and analysis from TSN's expert writers.

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Printable Women's March Madness bracket 2026

Download Sporting News' printable women's NCAA Tournament bracket (PDF) by clicking here.

When are Women's March Madness brackets due in 2026?

The deadline to submit a women's NCAA Tournament bracket is 11:30 a.m. ET on Friday, March 20 — the start time of the first game of the first round. Online bracket pool contests will lock after tipoff.

First Four games (March 18-19) do not count for most March Madness bracket pools.

How to fill out a March Madness bracket

1. Your bracket will consist of 64 teams — after completion of the First Four play-in games — with the top 16 serving as host sites within the four regions.
2. The first round will be determined by the NCAA selection committee on a seeding system: A 1-seed (considered the best team in its region), will play a 16-seed (considered the worst), a 2-seed will play a 15-seed, and so on. Pick which team you expect to win the first round and have them advance to the second by writing their name on the ensuing matchup line.
3. From there, repeat the process until you have predicted the entire tournament throughout the first and second rounds, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four and NCAA championship game.
4. Predict the score of the championship game as a final potential tiebreaker with anyone who may have the same score as you by the end of the tournament.

How does a March Madness bracket work?

The most common scoring method features one point for every correct prediction in the first round; two points for every prediction in the second round; four points for the Sweet 16; eight points for the Elite Eight; 16 points for the Final Four; and 32 points for picking the NCAA champion.

This scoring method places greater weight on correct predictions further into the tournament. For example, simply predicting the correct NCAA Tournament champion is worth as many points for your bracket (32) as a perfect first round. Keep this in mind as you make your picks.

First Four games are not typically used in scoring, which begins in Round 1. An incorrect prediction in any of the First Four play-in games will not result in penalties or lost points.

Women's March Madness schedule 2026

The 2026 NCAA women's basketball tournament begins March 18-19 with the First Four play-in games. The first and second rounds will be held from March 20-23 followed by the Sweet 16 (March 27-28) and Elite Eight (March 29-30) a week later. This year's Final Four will take place April 3-5 from Phoenix.