KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 16 host locations for the 2026 NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship First & Second Round have been announced, marking the beginning of the 64-team tournament Friday and Saturday, March 13-14. The full field of qualifiers will be revealed Thursday, March 5, at YouTube.com/PlayNAIA.
Each First & Second Round site will feature four teams in the first two rounds of a single elimination tournament. The winner of each four-team site will advance to Sioux City, Iowa, and the Tyson Events Center, for the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship Final Site March 19-24.
All 48 games in the 2026 First & Second Round will air live on Urban Edge Network. For links to mobile and smart TV apps, visit NAIA.org/Watch.
| Host Institution | Location | |
| Bethel (Tenn.) | McKenzie, Tenn. | |
| Campbellsville (Ky.) | Campbellsville, Ky. | |
| Dakota State (S.D.) | Madison, S.D. | |
| Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Mitchell, S.D. | |
| Dordt (Iowa) | Sioux Center, Iowa | |
| Evangel (Mo.) | Springfield, Mo. | |
| Faulkner (Ala.) | Montgomery, Ala. | |
| Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | Henderson, Tenn. | |
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Friends (Kan.) | Wichita, Kan. |
| Georgetown (Ky.) | Georgetown, Ky. | |
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Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Lewiston, Idaho |
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Marian (Ind.) | Indianapolis, Ind. |
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MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Olathe, Kan. |
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Rio Grande (Ohio) | Rio Grande, Ohio |
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Saint Francis (Ind.) | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
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Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Spring Arbor, Mich. |