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Printable 2026 Women's NIT Bracket, Schedule & Score Updates

The Women’s NIT begins March 19, with the championship game on April 4.
The Women’s NIT begins March 19, with the championship game on April 4. | Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

The 48-team field for the WNIT was announced last Sunday, giving us some more tournament hoops to watch this month.

Below is everything you’ll need to follow the tournament.

Printable WNIT Bracket

You can print out a bracket from the official NIT website right here.

2026 Women’s NIT Bracket
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First-Round Scores

Pepperdine 71, UC Davis, 68
Northern Colorado 79, Air Force 72
Portland 62, Sam Houston 59
San Francisco 80, Utah Valley 50
George Washington 63, Bradley 60
UTRGV 71, Austin Peay 59
Binghamton 81, Mercyhurst 60
MD Eastern Shore 59, Wake Forest 48
UMBC 62, Ohio 58
St. Bonaventure 69, Drexel 67
Monmouth 72, Lehigh 62
Loyola Chicago 58, Norfolk State 54
FIU 76, Stetson 73
South Alabama 73, Alcorn State, 65
Radford 77, Morehead State 58
NJIT 68, Merrimack 65

Second-Round Scores

Pepperdine 85, Southern Utah 80
South Dakota 80, Northern Colorado 60
Portland 78, Lamar 68
Montana State 69, San Francisco 53
Illinois State 81, UTRGV 52
Army 59, NJIT 52
Loyola Chicago 62, Florida Gulf Coast 56
George Washington 61, Southern Indiana 58
La Salle 70, Binghamton 61
Marshall 66, UMBC 53
Arkansas State 83, Radford 52
Middle Tennessee 69, Saint Bonaventure 50
Cleveland State 74, Monmouth 68
Abilene Christian 77, FIU 66
Purdue Fort Wayne 77, South Alabama 72
Youngstown State 61, MD Eastern Shore 42

Super 16 Scores

Army 74, La Salle 63
South Dakota 73, Pepperdine 57
Montana State 72, Portland 54
Cleveland State 66, Middle Tennessee 56
George Washington 71, Loyola Chicago 62
Illinois State 59, Abilene Christian 55
Arkansas State 83, Purdue Fort Wayne 72
Marshall 72, Youngstown 46

Great 8 Scores

South Dakota 65, Montana State 56
Marshall 82, Army 65
Illinois State 61, George Washington 53
Arkansas State 71, Cleveland State 53

Final Four Scores

Illinois State 67, South Dakota 60
Marshall 69, Arkansas State 62

Championship Game

Marshall 64, Illinois State 41

WNIT Teams

Automatic Bids

Abilene Christian (23-10) - WAC

Alcorn State (17-13) - SWAC

Florida International (20-11) - Conference USA

Lamar (20-10) - Southland Conference

Mercyhurst (15-16) - NEC

Montana State (25-7) - Big Sky

Radford (22-12) - Big South

Maryland Eastern Shore (19-14) - MEAC

Youngstown State (24-9) - Horizon League

At-Large Bids

Air Force (16-18) - Mountain West

Arkansas State (24-9) - Sun Belt

Army (24-7) - Patriot League

Austin Peay (19-13) - ASUN

Binghamton (19-12) - America East

Bradley (20-12) - Missouri Valley

Cleveland State (24-9) - Horizon League

Drexel (21-10) - CAA

Florida Gulf Coast (16-15) - ASUN

George Washington (15-17) - Atlantic 10

Illinois State (20-13) - Missouri Valley

La Salle (18-13) - Atlantic 10

Lehigh (17-14) - Patriot League

Loyola Chicago (14-17) - Atlantic 10

Marshall (23-9) - Sun Belt

Merrimack (19-12) - MAAC

Middle Tennessee State (16-15) - Conference USA

Monmouth (20-11) - CAA

Morehead State (18-14) - OVC

NJIT (18-12) - America East

Norfolk State (18-14) - MEAC

Northern Colorado (22-10) - Big Sky

Ohio (18-13) - MAC

Pepperdine (19-12) - WCC

Portland (18-14) - WCC

Purdue Fort Wayne (20-13) - Horizon League

Sam Houston (18-12) - Conference USA

San Francisco (18-14) - WCC

South Alabama (16-18) - Sun Belt

South Dakota (23-9) - Summit League

Southern Indiana (21-10) - OVC

Southern Utah (19-12) - WAC

St. Bonaventure (16-15) - Atlantic 10

Stetson (20-11) - ASUN

UC Davis (23-10) - Big West

UMBC (16-14) - America East

Utah Valley (16-14) - WAC

UTRGV (20-13) - Southland

Wake Forest (14-17) - ACC


WNIT Schedule

Round

Date(s)

Round 1

March 19-21

Round 2

March 22-24

Super 16

March 25-27

Great 8

March 28-30

Fab 4

March 31-April 1

Championship

April 4

How to Watch the WNIT

ESPN+ will be your home for the early round games and quarterfinals. The semifinals will be shown on ESPNU and the championship game will be on ESPN2.


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