Let’s Dance! Huskies Earn NCAA Tournament Bid
March 15, 2026 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE — For the second straight season, the Washington women's basketball team is NCAA Tournament bound.
The Huskies will meet 11th-seeded South Dakota State on Friday, March 20 at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, the NCAA Selection Committee announced on ESPN. Tip-off is set for 11:30 a.m. PT. This is the highest seed Washington has earned since the 2017 season, and marks the 20th NCAA Tournament bid in school history.
Washington finished the regular season 21-10 and 10-8 in Big Ten play, reaching the quarterfinals in last week's Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. The Huskies sit at No. 25 in the NET and have claimed six Quad 1 victories this season.
UW faced 15 opponents in the field of 68 this season — earning victories against nine of those squads. Washington also beat some of the Big Ten's highest ranked NET teams during the 2025-26 campaign — No. 6 Michigan, No. 9 Minnesota, No. 14 Maryland, No. 22 USC, and No. 24 Oregon.
Sunday marked another milestone in the complete transformation of the Husky program under head coach Tina Langley. Taking over a team that was last in the Pac-12, Washington has now made consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in nine seasons.
Friday will be the first time the Huskies and Jackrabbits have ever met.
Continue to check GoHuskies.com and follow the team's social media accounts (@UW_WBB) for the most up-to-date information on Washington women's basketball.
The Huskies will meet 11th-seeded South Dakota State on Friday, March 20 at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, the NCAA Selection Committee announced on ESPN. Tip-off is set for 11:30 a.m. PT. This is the highest seed Washington has earned since the 2017 season, and marks the 20th NCAA Tournament bid in school history.
Washington finished the regular season 21-10 and 10-8 in Big Ten play, reaching the quarterfinals in last week's Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. The Huskies sit at No. 25 in the NET and have claimed six Quad 1 victories this season.
UW faced 15 opponents in the field of 68 this season — earning victories against nine of those squads. Washington also beat some of the Big Ten's highest ranked NET teams during the 2025-26 campaign — No. 6 Michigan, No. 9 Minnesota, No. 14 Maryland, No. 22 USC, and No. 24 Oregon.
Sunday marked another milestone in the complete transformation of the Husky program under head coach Tina Langley. Taking over a team that was last in the Pac-12, Washington has now made consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in nine seasons.
Friday will be the first time the Huskies and Jackrabbits have ever met.
Continue to check GoHuskies.com and follow the team's social media accounts (@UW_WBB) for the most up-to-date information on Washington women's basketball.
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