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Columbia won the 2026 WBIT title, defeating No. 1 BYU, 81-64<\/a>, marking\u00a0the Lions’ first WBIT championship. Riley Weiss was named the Most Oustanding Player after dropping 20 points in the championship.<\/p>\n Below is\u00a0everything you need to know about the 2026 Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament.<\/p>\n Games began Thursday, March 19, as 32 teams competed with hopes of reaching the title game in Wichita, Kansas. Minnesota won the 2025 tournament, beating Belmont in the championship game in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n 2026 WBIT bracket<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 <\/a>Click or tap here to see the printable bracket<\/a><\/p>\n 2026 WBIT: Schedule, results<\/p>\n *All times Eastern<\/p>\n \tSelection Sunday<\/p>\n \t\t9 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 15\u00a0<\/p>\n \tFirst Round<\/p>\n \t\tThursday, March 19, at campus sites<\/p>\n \t\t\tEastern Kentucky 72, No. 1 Utah 58<\/a> \tSecond Round<\/p>\n \t\tSunday, March 22, at campus\u00a0sites\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\tMonday, March 23, at campus\u00a0sites\u00a0<\/p>\n \tQuarterfinals:\u00a0<\/p>\n \tSemifinals<\/p>\n \tChampionship<\/p>\n How the WBIT field is selected<\/p>\n The regular-season champion of any NCAA Division I conference (as determined by the conference\u2019s tie-break protocol) not otherwise selected to the NCAA Division I Women\u2019s Basketball Championship will secure an automatic qualification to the Women\u2019s Basketball Invitation Tournament. Co-champions who do not receive the declaration of WBIT representative through the conference\u2019s tie-break protocol will not receive automatic qualification. Institutions ineligible for postseason play will not receive automatic qualification as a regular-season champion.<\/p>\n The first four teams out of the NCAA Division I Women\u2019s Basketball Championship \u2014 as determined by the Division I Women\u2019s Basketball Committee \u2014 will receive an automatic bid and will be the top four seeds in the WBIT field.<\/p>\n Click or tap here for more information about WBIT selections.<\/a><\/p>\n WBIT championship history<\/p>\n \t\t\tYEAR \t\t\t2026 2025<\/p>\n Minnesota<\/p>\n 75-63<\/p>\n Belmont<\/p>\n Tori McKinney, Minnesota<\/p>\n Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis<\/p>\n 2024<\/p>\n Illinois<\/p>\n 71-57<\/p>\n Villanova<\/p>\n Makira Cook, Illinois<\/p>\n Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis<\/p>\n Everything you need to know about the Women’s all-1 seed Final Four <\/p>\n UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina have claimed their spots in Phoenix for the 2026 women’s Final Four. With undefeated runs, revenge matchups and history on the line, here’s what you need to know about each team. <\/p>\n READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n NCAA women’s basketball tournament: How often No. 1 seeds make the Final Four<\/p>\n The Final Four is on the minds of every team come the month of March. Here’s how often No. 1 seeds make the women’s Final Four.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tNo. 2\u00a0<\/a>Miami (Florida) 82, Georgia Southern 56<\/a>
\n\t\t\tQuinnipiac 71, No.3 George Mason 64<\/a>
\n\t\t\tNo. 4\u00a0<\/a>Columbia 74, Saint John’s (New York) 26<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMissouri 67, Seton Hall 57<\/a>
\n\t\t\tNo. 4\u00a0<\/a>Harvard 73, Navy 52<\/a>
\n\t\t\tNo. 2 Kansas 79,\u00a0Troy 70\u00a0<\/a>
\n\t\t\tNo. 2 Kansas State 69, Georgia Tech 65<\/a>
\n\t\t\tMcNeese 68, No. 1 Texas A&M 48\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>
\n\t\t\tNo. 1 North Dakota State 75, Chattanooga 62\u00a0<\/a>
\n\t\t\tNo. 3 Rice 66,\u00a0Louisiana Tech 61\u00a0<\/a>
\n\t\t\tNo. 1\u00a0<\/a>BYU 72, Alabama A&M 47<\/a>
\n\t\t\tNo. 3\u00a0<\/a>Wisconsin 62, Oregon State 58<\/a>
\n\t\t\tNo. 4\u00a0<\/a>San Diego State 61,<\/a> UC Irvine 55<\/a>
\n\t\t\tNo. 2\u00a0Stanford 79, LMU 7<\/a>6<\/a>
\n\t\t\tNo. 3\u00a0<\/a>Cal\u00a072, Santa Clara 68<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tColumbia
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\n\t\t\tBYU
\n\t\t\tRiley Weiss, Columbia
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