| 2026 Women's NCAA Basketball Pool |
| Tournament Summary |
| Team | Seed | Result | Picked to Win | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite 8 | Final Four | Championship | |||
| UCLA | 1 | Champion | 24 (100%) | 24 (100%) | 24 (100%) | 21 (88%) | 20 (83%) | 10 (42%) |
| South Carolina | 1 | Runner-up | 24 (100%) | 23 (96%) | 22 (92%) | 19 (79%) | 5 (21%) | 3 (13%) |
| Connecticut | 1 | Out in the Final Four | 24 (100%) | 23 (96%) | 23 (96%) | 23 (96%) | 18 (75%) | 10 (42%) |
| Texas | 1 | Out in the Final Four | 24 (100%) | 24 (100%) | 21 (88%) | 13 (54%) | 1 (4%) | – |
| Michigan | 2 | Out in the Elite 8 | 24 (100%) | 22 (92%) | 16 (67%) | 6 (25%) | – | – |
| Duke | 3 | Out in the Elite 8 | 22 (92%) | 19 (79%) | 11 (46%) | – | – | – |
| TCU | 3 | Out in the Elite 8 | 24 (100%) | 22 (92%) | 9 (38%) | 1 (4%) | – | – |
| Notre Dame | 6 | Out in the Elite 8 | 19 (79%) | 4 (17%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – |
| LSU | 2 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 22 (92%) | 21 (88%) | 12 (50%) | 3 (13%) | 3 (13%) | 1 (4%) |
| Vanderbilt | 2 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 24 (100%) | 20 (83%) | 15 (63%) | – | – | – |
| Louisville | 3 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 24 (100%) | 19 (79%) | 6 (25%) | 4 (17%) | – | – |
| Minnesota | 4 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 22 (92%) | 15 (63%) | – | – | – | – |
| North Carolina | 4 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 22 (92%) | 15 (63%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | – |
| Oklahoma | 4 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 24 (100%) | 16 (67%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – |
| Kentucky | 5 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 20 (83%) | 6 (25%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – |
| Virginia | 10 | Out in the Sweet 16 | 4 (17%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Iowa | 2 | Out in the 2nd Round | 24 (100%) | 24 (100%) | 15 (63%) | 4 (17%) | – | – |
| Ohio St | 3 | Out in the 2nd Round | 23 (96%) | 19 (79%) | 5 (21%) | – | – | – |
| West Virginia | 4 | Out in the 2nd Round | 23 (96%) | 17 (71%) | 2 (8%) | – | – | – |
| Maryland | 5 | Out in the 2nd Round | 22 (92%) | 9 (38%) | – | – | – | – |
| Michigan St | 5 | Out in the 2nd Round | 18 (75%) | 7 (29%) | – | – | – | – |
| Mississippi | 5 | Out in the 2nd Round | 22 (92%) | 8 (33%) | – | – | – | – |
| Alabama | 6 | Out in the 2nd Round | 21 (88%) | 5 (21%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – |
| Baylor | 6 | Out in the 2nd Round | 20 (83%) | 4 (17%) | – | – | – | – |
| Washington | 6 | Out in the 2nd Round | 19 (79%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – | – |
| Illinois | 7 | Out in the 2nd Round | 20 (83%) | 4 (17%) | 3 (13%) | – | – | – |
| North Carolina St | 7 | Out in the 2nd Round | 15 (63%) | 2 (8%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | – | – |
| Texas Tech | 7 | Out in the 2nd Round | 18 (75%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – | – |
| Oklahoma St | 8 | Out in the 2nd Round | 18 (75%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oregon | 8 | Out in the 2nd Round | 12 (50%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Syracuse | 9 | Out in the 2nd Round | 3 (13%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| USC | 9 | Out in the 2nd Round | 9 (38%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – |
| Georgia | 7 | Out in the 1st Round | 20 (83%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clemson | 8 | Out in the 1st Round | 15 (63%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Iowa St | 8 | Out in the 1st Round | 21 (88%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – | – |
| Princeton | 9 | Out in the 1st Round | 6 (25%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Virginia Tech | 9 | Out in the 1st Round | 12 (50%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colorado | 10 | Out in the 1st Round | 4 (17%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tennessee | 10 | Out in the 1st Round | 9 (38%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Villanova | 10 | Out in the 1st Round | 6 (25%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – |
| Fairfield | 11 | Out in the 1st Round | 5 (21%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nebraska | 11 | Out in the 1st Round | 4 (17%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – | – |
| Rhode Island | 11 | Out in the 1st Round | 3 (13%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| South Dakota St | 11 | Out in the 1st Round | 5 (21%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – | – |
| Colorado St | 12 | Out in the 1st Round | 6 (25%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – | – |
| Gonzaga | 12 | Out in the 1st Round | 2 (8%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – | – |
| James Madison | 12 | Out in the 1st Round | 4 (17%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – | – |
| Murray St | 12 | Out in the 1st Round | 2 (8%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Green Bay | 13 | Out in the 1st Round | 2 (8%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Idaho | 13 | Out in the 1st Round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Miami (OH) | 13 | Out in the 1st Round | 1 (4%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Western Illinois | 13 | Out in the 1st Round | 2 (8%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Charleston | 14 | Out in the 1st Round | 2 (8%) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Howard | 14 | Out in the 1st Round | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – | – |
| UC San Diego | 14 | Out in the 1st Round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vermont | 14 | Out in the 1st Round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 15 | Out in the 1st Round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| High Point | 15 | Out in the 1st Round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Holy Cross | 15 | Out in the 1st Round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jacksonville | 15 | Out in the 1st Round | 2 (8%) | 1 (4%) | – | – | – | – |
| Cal Baptist | 16 | Out in the 1st Round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Missouri St | 16 | Out in the 1st Round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Southern | 16 | Out in the 1st Round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Texas-San Antonio | 16 | Out in the 1st Round | – | – | – | – | – | – |