2026 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2026 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 7–11, 2026, at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. The Idaho Vandals defeated the Montana State Bobcats and became the Big Sky's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.

Seeds The ten teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system for identical conference records. The top six teams received a first-round bye. SeedSchoolRecordTiebreaker1 Idaho17–12 Montana State16–23 Northern Colorado13–54 Idaho State12–65 Sacramento State8–106 Eastern Washington7–117 Northern Arizona6–128 Montana5–139 Weber State4–1410 Portland State2–16

Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionFirst round – Saturday, March 711NoonNo. 9 Weber State vs. No. 10 Portland State76–53ESPN+22:30 p.m.No. 7 Northern Arizona vs. No. 8 Montana60–61Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 823NoonNo. 1 Idaho vs. No. 9 Weber State66–52ESPN+42:30 p.m.No. 2 Montana State vs. No. 8 Montana78–57Quarterfinals – Monday, March 935NoonNo. 4 Idaho State vs. No. 5 Sacramento State53–62ESPN+62:30 p.m.No. 3 Northern Colorado vs. No. 6 Eastern Washington53–55Semifinals – Tuesday, March 1047NoonNo. 1 Idaho vs. No. 5 Sacramento State59–51ESPN+82:30 p.m.No. 2 Montana State vs. No. 6 Eastern Washington79–77OTChampionship game – Wednesday, March 11593:00 p.m.No. 1 Idaho vs. No. 2 Montana State60–57ESPNU Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket Souce:

* denotes overtime period

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