March Madness has arrived, and the field for the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament is set.

Despite a late-season slide that continued with a loss to Ole Miss in the first round of last week’s SEC Tournament, Texas basketball still qualified for a sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth.

NC State faces Texas in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament.

Howard comes in on an eight-game winning streak and 11-1 run to close, UMBC has won 12 in a row, and both are great at controlling games how they want.

Despite a late scare, No. 16 seed Howard finished the night with a checkmark next to its name, outlasting No. 16 UMBC 86-83.