JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps College women's basketball program earned a spot into the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship and will take on No. 13 Bethel (Minn.) University, which was officially announced during a selection show on Monday.
The Majors and Royals will square off at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, with No. 1 seed Bethel playing as host inside the Robertson Center in Arden Hills, Minn. The first game will feature No. 19 ranked and No. 2 seed UW-Plattesville and No. 3 seed Coe College at 5:15 p.m.
Winners of both contests will face off in the Second Round, beginning at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday.
Following their second Southern Athletic Association Tournament title in three seasons, the Majors will play in their fourth NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. Millsaps previously competed in the 1995, 1996, and 2024 NCAA Championships.
Millsaps is 1-3 in previous NCAA postseason play after defeating Hendrix College, 65-57 in the 1996 First Round.
All matchups will feature live video and live stats. Links are available below and on the Millsaps women's basketball schedule page at gomajors.com.
2026 NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
All games played at Bethel (Minn.) inside Robertson Center Gymnasium
Live Video | Live Stats
(All Games)
Friday, March 6 – First Round
5:15 p.m. – No. 2 UW-Platteville vs. No. 3 Coe
7:45 p.m. – No. 1 Bethel (Minn.) vs. No. 4 Millsaps
Saturday, March 7 – Second Round
7:45 p.m. – Winnter Game One vs. Winner Game Two
KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH
No. 13 NPI - Bethel (Minn.) (22-6, 14-4 MIAC)
No. 19 NPI - UW-Platteville (18-8, 8-6 WIAC)
No. 64 NPI - Coe (21-6, 13-2 American Rivers)
No. 86 NPI - Millsaps College (21-7, 9-5 SAA)
MILLSAPS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
- March 1, 2024 – NCAA First Round vs. NYU, 51-78 (L)
- March 2, 1996 – NCAA Second Round at Randolph-Macon, 66-99 (L)
- Feb. 28, 1996 – NCAA First Round vs. Hendrix, 65-57 (W)
- March 1, 1995 – NCAA First Round at Emory, 77-95 (L)
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
