The dates that shape the 2026-27 women’s and girls’ basketball season, from the first college tip in Rome on November 1 to the national title game in Columbus on April 4, with the Texas high school calendar alongside. Every date links to the official source. If a date has not been published, it says so.
This block refreshes twice a day from the dates below and the published schedules of 65 Texas college programs.
Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy
Noon Eastern. The only game that day.
A full slate of Division I games across the country.
The 76-team bracket is revealed. The top 16 seeds are announced the day before. Show time not announced yet.
Campus sites (12 of the 16 top-seed host sites)
12 games among 24 teams, replacing the First Four. Played on 12 of the top-16 host campuses.
Campus sites of top-16 seeds
First round March 19-20, second round March 21-22, on the campuses of the top 16 seeds.
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Sweet 16 March 26-27, Elite Eight March 28-29.
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Sweet 16 March 26-27, Elite Eight March 28-29.
Koch Arena (semifinals and final), Wichita, Kansas
The 24-team Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament. Semifinals March 29 and final March 31 in Wichita; earlier rounds on campuses, dates not announced yet.
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Tip times not announced yet.
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Tip time not announced yet.
Each conference sets its own last regular-season date; there is no single NCAA date.
| Dates (2027) | Conference | Site | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23–27, 2027 | American Southwest Conference NCAA DIII | Highest seed | source |
| Feb 23–28, 2027 | Red River Athletic Conference NAIA | First round at school sites; semifinals and final hosted by the top seed | source |
| Feb 26–28, 2027 | SCAC (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) NCAA DIII | Brookshire Grocery Arena, Bossier City, LA | source |
| Mar 2–7, 2027 | Lone Star Conference NCAA DII | Comerica Center, Frisco, TX | source |
| Mar 3–7, 2027 | ACC (SMU) NCAA DI | Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC | source |
| Mar 3–7, 2027 | Big 12 (Baylor, TCU, Texas Tech, Houston) NCAA DI | T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO | source |
| Mar 3–7, 2027 | SEC (Texas, Texas A&M) NCAA DI | Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC | source |
| Mar 7–10, 2027 | Mountain West (UTEP) NCAA DI | Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV | source |
| Mar 8–11, 2027 | Southland (Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Lamar, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UTRGV, Stephen F. Austin, East Texas A&M) NCAA DI | Lake Charles, LA | source |
| Mar 9–13, 2027 | American (North Texas, Rice, UTSA) NCAA DI | Yuengling Center, Tampa, FL | source |
| Mar 9–13, 2027 | Conference USA (Sam Houston) NCAA DI | Propst Arena, Huntsville, AL | source |
| Mar 9–13, 2027 | Pac-12 (Texas State) NCAA DI | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV | source |
| Mar 9–13, 2027 | SWAC (Prairie View A&M, Texas Southern) NCAA DI | Gateway Center Arena, College Park (Atlanta), GA | source |
| Mar 10–14, 2027 | United Athletic Conference (former WAC; Abilene Christian, Tarleton State, UT Arlington) NCAA DI | Credit Union of Texas Event Center, Allen, TX | source |
| Not announced yet | Sooner Athletic Conference NAIA | TBA | source |
The SEC and Big 12 dates come from member schools’ official 2026-27 schedules because the conferences have not posted 2027 tournament pages yet. The Lone Star Conference lists its tournament as “March 2, 4-6-7, 2027.”
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Semifinals March 18, final March 20.
District games cannot start before Dec 15 unless the whole district agrees.
Last day to decide district playoff teams.
Four schools in a region can agree to a one-site regional tournament instead.
Played at 12 regional-pair sites listed by the UIL, not at the Alamodome.
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
Division 1 and Division 2 finals. UIL says the schedule may change.
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
Division 1 and Division 2 finals. UIL says the schedule may change.
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
Division 1 and Division 2 finals. UIL says the schedule may change.
Each school takes five days in a row that include Dec 24-26, with no games or practice. No single statewide date.
From the TAPPS 2026-27 calendar (Nov 2025). Confirm with TAPPS.
From the TAPPS 2026-27 calendar (Nov 2025). Confirm with TAPPS.
From the TAPPS 2026-27 calendar (Nov 2025). Confirm with TAPPS.
TAPPS lists the deadline to finish the round, not a game day.
Waco and Robinson, TX
Semifinals and finals at University HS (Waco), Robinson HS and Live Oak Classical (Waco).
Waco and Robinson, TX
Semifinals and finals at University HS (Waco), Robinson HS and Live Oak Classical (Waco).
Early-season TAPPS dates come from its calendar released in November 2025; TAPPS revised some fall dates in July 2026, so confirm on the TAPPS basketball page.
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