The 2026 NAIA women's basketball tournament was a tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its member programs in the United States and Canada, culminating the 2025–26 NAIA women's basketball season.
The tournament finals were played at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, from March 19–24, 2026.
Marian (IN) won their first title over Dordt.
Qualification
The tournament featured sixty-four teams in a simple single-elimination format. The first two preliminary rounds were played on regional campus sites on March 13–14, and all subsequent rounds were played from March 19–24 in Sioux City, Iowa.
Tournament bracket
Naismith quadrant
* denotes overtime period
Cramer quadrant
Duer quadrant
Liston quadrant
Semifinals and Finals Site: Tyson Events Center, Sioux City, Iowa
Source:
See also 2026 NAIA men's basketball tournament 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2026 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2026 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
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