The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women’s Basketball earns No. 1 seed, will host first and second rounds in Austin
03.15.2026 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns captured 2026 SEC Tournament Championship and have 14 wins over ranked teams.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas women's basketball team earned a No. 1 seed and will host the first and second rounds of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Moody Center next week.
This is the second time in program history Texas has earned a No. 1 seed in three straight seasons. The Longhorns have recorded 30 or more wins in 2023-24, 2024-25 and now in 2025-26. Texas is 99-12 since the start of the 2023-24 season.
In the 2025-26 season the Longhorns have a 31-3 overall record and lead the country with 14 wins over ranked opponents. Texas has four wins over top-five teams.
The Longhorns will take on the winner of a first four game between Missouri State and Stephen F. Austin in the first round on Friday, March 20. That first round game will be hosted at Moody Center.
The other teams coming to Austin will be No. 8 seed Oregon and No. 9 seed Virginia Tech. Times for the games will be forthcoming.
Texas will make their 38th appearance in the NCAA tournament, which is second most among all NCAA DI teams.
The Longhorns are 18-0 at Moody Center this season and have won 42 straight games at home.
NCAA First and Second Rounds Ticket Information
Women's Basketball season ticket holders and Longhorn Foundation donors who are Icon+ ($500) have early access to purchase all-session tickets for the NCAA First and Second Rounds tonight by logging in to their accounts. If additional all-session tickets remain, they will go on sale to the general public beginning TOMORROW (Monday, March 16) at 4 p.m. CT online at TexasLonghorns.com/tickets.
