The 2026 Southern Conference women's Basketball tournament took place March 5–8, 2026, at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Samford earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Seeds The teams were seeded by record within the conference games that were played, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
SeedSchoolConfOverallTiebreaker#1Chattanooga10−418−92−0 vs. Furman#2East Tennessee State10−417−121−1 vs. Furman#3Wofford10−416−120−2 vs. Furman#4Furman9−517−12#5Mercer7−717−12#6Samford6−813−18#7UNC Greensboro4−1014−15#8Western Carolina0−143−25
Schedule All tournament games are streamed on ESPN+. The championship will be televised across the region on select Nexstar stations and simulcast on ESPNU.
SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevision Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 51111:00 AMNo. 1 Chattanooga vs. No. 8 Western Carolina 66−47ESPN+21:15 PMNo. 2 East Tennessee State vs. No. 7 UNC Greensboro 62−50233:30 PMNo. 3 Wofford vs. No. 6 Samford 57−5945:45 PMNo. 4 Furman vs. No. 5 Mercer 66−45 Semifinals – Friday, March 63511:00 AMNo. 1 Chattanooga vs. No. 4 Furman 76−65ESPN+61:15 PMNo. 2 East Tennessee State vs. No. 6 Samford 48−57 Championship Game – Sunday, March 84712:00 PMNo. 1 Chattanooga vs. No. 6 Samford 67−72ESPNUGame times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
Game times are in Eastern Time.Rankings denote tournament seed.Source: Southern Conference
See also 2026 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
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