The 2026 women's NCAA tournament has seen a significant shake-up in the rankings. No. 10 seed Virginia won over No. 2 seed Iowa in double overtime, marking the third time in four years that at least one No.2 seed failed to reach the regionals. Other lower-seeded teams also performed well, with No. 6 seed Notre Dame winning against No. 3 seed Ohio State and 5-seed Kentucky holding on at 4-seed West Virginia. The rankings were largely based on the SEC (six teams) and ACC (five teams). UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina won their Round Two games by an average of 38.5 points.