WAUKESHA, Wis. - The NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Committee announced today the field of 64 teams for the 2026 championship, and it was revealed that Carroll will be hosting the first/second rounds of the tournament at Van Male Fieldhouse, which will take place on March 6th and 7th.

The Pioneers will play in the second game on Friday night, with their matchup scheduled for 7:45pm against DePauw, the conference tournament champions of the NCAC. The other matchup in the pod will start at 5:15pm, with UW-La Crosse, the conference tournament champions of the WIAC taking on LaGrange, the conference tournament champions of the CCS conference. 

The winners of the Friday first round games will then play on Saturday at 7:45pm, with the winner moving onto the tournament sectionals. 

Forty-three conferences have been awarded automatic qualification for the 2026 championship. The other 21 berths were reserved for at-large selections designated by the NCAA Power Index (NPI).

Sixteen first/second-round sites will be conducted March 6-7.  Second-round winners will advance to one of four sectional sites March 13-14. Winners of the four sectional sites will advance to the national semifinals/final site on March 19 and 21. All games, except the semifinals and final, will be played on the campuses of competing institutions. The semifinals/final will be conducted at Cregger Center in Salem, Virginia, hosted by City of Salem and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

A link to the full bracket is available here.