TCU's Women's Basketball Team Earns No. 3 Seed in 2026 NCAA Tournament

TCU's women’s basketball team has received a No. 3 seed in the women's NCAA Tournament Region 4 (Sacramento) and will face 14-seed UC San Diego in a first-round game on  Friday, March 20, in the Horned Frogs' Schollmaier Arena, on the TCU campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

If TCU advances to the second round, the Frogs will face the winner of Friday's other first-round  game, between six-seed Washington (21-10) and 11th-seed South Dakota State (27-6), which will be played in Schollmaier Arena. 

The winners of the two first-round games will meet in a second-round game on Sunday, March 22, in Schollmaier Arena.

The winner of the second-round game will advance to a Sweet 16 game, to be played in Sacramento, California, which also will host Elite 8 games. Other Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games will be played at Dickie's Arena in Fort Worth.

The women's Final Four will be played in Phoenix, Arizona.

TCU's men's basketball team received a No. 9 seed in the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament and will play Ohio State in a first-round game in Greenville, South Carolina. This is the first time in TCU basketball history that both the men's team and the women's team have received NCAA Tournament bids in the same season. 

This will be TCU’s second consecutive appearance in the women's NCAA Tournament appearance under head coach Mark Campbell, who is in his third season of leading the Horned Frogs. TCU did not make the NCAA Tournament in Campbell's first season. 

This will be  TCU’s 11th overall women's NCAA Tournament appearance. The Horned Frogs' nine prior NCAA Tournament appearances came in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010, under then-head coach Jeff Mittie.

TCU's overall record is 29-5. The Frogs won the Big 12 regular-season championship with a 15-3 record. It was TCU's second consecutive Big 12 regular-season championship. 

UC San Diego's overall record is  24-8. With a 17-3 conference record, the Tritons won their first-ever Big West regular season title, as co-champions with UC Irvine. UC San Diego defeated Hawaii in the championship game to win its second consecutive Big West Tournament championship.

The overall No. 1 team in the women's tournament is the University of Connecticut (34-0, 20-0 Big East), which is making its 37th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The Huskies are the No. 1 seed in Region 1 (Fort Worth).

The tournament's other three No. 1 seeds are UCLA (31-1, 18-0 Big 10) in Region 2 (Sacramento), Texas (31-3, 13-3 SEC) in Region 3 (Fort Worth) and South Carolina (31-3, 15-1 SEC) in Region 4 (Sacramento).  

TCU is one of seven Big 12 teams to be included in the 2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The six other Big 12 teams:

• West Virginia: No. 4 seed, Region 3 (Fort Worth)
• Baylor: No. 6 seed, Region 2 (Sacramento)
• Texas Tech: No. 7 seed, Region 2 (Sacramento) 
• Oklahoma State: No. 8 seed, Region 2 (Sacramento)
• Colorado: No. 10 seed, Region 1 (Fort Worth)
• Arizona State: First-Four participant against Virginia for a No. 10 seed in Region 4

NCAA women's 2026 tournament bracket: here 

 

 

 

 

 

TCU's Men's Basketball Team Earns No. 9 Seed in 2026 NCAA Tournament

TCU's men’s basketball team has received a No. 9 seed in the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament and will face No. 8 Ohio State in an East Region first-round game on Thursday, March 19, in Greenville, South Carolina.

If TCU advances, it will face the winner of the region's other Thursday game in Greenville between the tournament's overall No. 1 seed, Duke (32-2), and No. 16 Siena (23-11). 

The two winners will meet in a second-round game on Saturday, March 21. The East Region's Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games will be played in Washington, D.C. 

The tournament's Final Four will be played in Indianapolis. 

TCU's women's basketball team received a No. 3 seed in the women's 2026 NCAA Tournament and is hosting first- and second-round games in Schollmaier Arena for the second consecutive season. This is the first time in TCU basketball history that both the men's team and the women's team have received NCAA Tournament bids in the same season. 

This will be TCU’s fourth men's NCAA Tournament appearance in the last five seasons, and fifth appearance overall, under head coach Jamie Dixon, who is in his 10th season leading the Horned Frogs. The Frogs missed the NCAA tournament last year and in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

TCU's overall record is 22-11. The Frogs finished in sixth place in the Big 12 with an 11-7 record. 

Ohio State's overall record is  21-12. The Buckeyes finished in eighth place in the Big 10 with a 12-8 record. 

TCU is one of eight Big 12 teams to be included in the 2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The seven other Big 12 teams:

• Arizona: No. 1 seed, West Region
• Houston: No. 2 seed, South Region
• Iowa State: No. 2 seed, Midwest Region
• Texas Tech: No. 5 seed, Midwest Region
• BYU: No. 6 seed, West Region
• Kansas: No. 4 seed, East Region
• UCF: No. 10 seed, East Region

In addition to Duke and Arizona, the tournament's other two No. 1 seeds are Michigan in the Midwest Region and Florida in the South Region. 

NCAA men's 2026 tournament bracket: here 

 

 

 

Midnite Madness On SI: TCU Women's Basketball Continues Building a Winning Legacy

Read Tom Burke's On SI Midnite Madness article about how appearing in postseason tournaments is nothing new for TCU women’s basketball. Prior to the last season’s appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the Horned Frogs had appeared in nine Women’s NCAA Tournaments, seven Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournaments (WNIT), and one Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) over the course of their history: here 

Read all of Tom Burke's On SI Midnite Madness articles: here 

Big 12 Honors 2025-26 TCU Women's Basketball Players Miles, Suarez, Hunter

Olivia Miles with the Big 12 Championship trophy.             -- Photo by Tom C. Burke

TCU’s Olivia Miles became the second Horned Frog to collect Big 12 Player of the Year honors, along with being named the league’s Newcomer of the Year, as the 2025-26 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Women’s Basketball Awards were revealed.

The awards were voted on by the Conference’s head coaches, who could not vote for their own players.

The All-Big 12 First Team includes Miles and teammate Marta Suarez. Fellow Horned Frog Donovyn Hunter received honorable mention honors. She also was named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team.

Miles set records throughout the season as the three-time All-American tied Baylor’s Brittney Griner and K-State’s Shalee Lehning for the most career triple-doubles by a Big 12 player and is tied with Caitlin Clark for the third-most triple-doubles in a season in NCAA history (five). Miles also reached her 2,000th career point during the season, becoming just the ninth active player to reach the milestone and one of four players in NCAA history to tally at least 2,000 points, 800 rebounds and 800 assists. The guard from Phillipsburg, New Jersey guided the Horned Frogs to their second consecutive outright Big 12 women’s basketball regular season title. TCU became the first league team to win back-to-back regular season championships within three seasons of finishing in last place. Miles gives TCU back-to-back Player of the Years after Hailey Van Lith won the award in 2025.

2026 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 WBB Yearly Award Winners

• Player of the Year: Olivia Miles, TCU, G, Gr.
• Freshman of the Year: Jaliya Davis, Kansas, F *
• Newcomer of the Year: Olivia Miles, TCU, G, Gr.
• Defensive Player of the Year: Jordan Harrison, West Virginia, G, Sr.
• Sixth Player of the Year: Snudda Collins, Texas Tech, G, Sr.
• Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Arianna Jackson, Iowa State, G, Jr.
• Coach of the Year: Krista Gerlich, Texas Tech

 
All-Big 12 First Team
Taliah Scott, Baylor, G, R-So.
Delaney Gibb, BYU, G, So.
Jaliya Davis, Kansas, F, Fr. 
S’Mya Nichols, Kansas, G, Jr.
Audi Crooks, Iowa State, C, Jr. *
Jada Williams, Iowa State, G, Jr. 
Olivia Miles, TCU, G, Gr.*
Marta Suarez, TCU, F, Gr.*
Bailey Maupin, Texas Tech, G, Sr.
Jordan Harrison, West Virginia, G, Sr.
 
All-Big 12 Second Team
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Baylor, F, Sr.
Jade Masogayo, Colorado, F, Sr. 
Stailee Heard, Oklahoma State, G, Jr.
Snudda Collins, Texas Tech, G, Sr.
Lani White, Utah, G, Sr.
 
All-Big 12 Third Team
Gabby Elliott, Arizona State, G, Gr.
McKinna Brackens, Arizona State, F, Jr.
Mya Perry, Cincinnati, G, Sr.
Tess Heal, K-State, G, Sr.
Micah Gray, Oklahoma State, G, Sr.

Honorable Mention: Arizona: Noelani Cornfield; Baylor: Bella Fontleroy, Jana Van Gytenbeek; BYU: Olivia Hamlin; UCF: Khyala Ngodu; Colorado: Zyanna Walker, Desiree Wooten; K-State: Taryn Sides; Oklahoma State: Achol Akot, Jadyn Wooten; TCU: Donovyn Hunter; Texas Tech: Jalynn Bristow; West Virginia: Gia Cooke, Kierra Wheeler
 
All-Big 12 Freshman Team
Olivia Hamlin, BYU, G*
Caliyah DeVillasee, Cincinnati, G
Logyn Greer, Colorado, F
Jaliya Davis, Kansas, F*
LA Sneed, Utah, G
 
All-Big 12 Defensive Team
Bella Fontleroy, Baylor, F, Sr.
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Baylor, F, Sr.
Zyanna Walker, Colorado, G, Jr.
Donovyn Hunter, TCU, G, Jr. 
Jordan Harrison, West Virginia, G, Sr.*

*Indicates unanimous selection.

 

Big 12 Honors 2025-26 TCU Men's Basketball Players Edmonds and Punch

TCU men's basketball player Xavier Edmonds has earned third-team honors on the 2025-26 All-Big 12 men’s basketball teams. Teammate David Punch received honorable mention honors.

Edmonds, a junior, is in his first season with the Horned Frogs. He averages 12.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 0.9 blocks. 

Punch, a sophomore, averages a team-best 13.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks, along with 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals. 

Arizona guard Jaden Bradley was named Player of the Year. 

Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd earned Coach of the Year honors. 

Kansas' Flory Bidunga was named Defensive Player of the Year. 

Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 

Freshman of the Year honors went to AJ Dybantsa of BYU. 

Melvin Counsil, Jr., of Kansas, was named Newcomer of the Year. 

The Sixth Man of the Year Award went to Tobe Awaka of Arizona 

Most Improved Player was Christian Anderson of Texas Tech. 

All-Big 12 First Team

• Jaden Bradley, Arizona
• Brayden Burries, Arizona
• Motiejus Krivas, Arizona
• AJ Dybantsa, BYU*
• Emanuel Sharp, Houston
• Kingston Flemings, Houston*
• Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
• Flory Bidunga, Kansas
• Christian Anderson, Texas Tech
• JT Toppin, Texas Tech*

All-Big 12 Second Team

• Richie Saunders, BYU
• Baba Miller, Cincinnati
• Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
• Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State
• Darryn Peterson, Kansas

All-Big 12 Third Team

• Koa Peat, Arizona
• Cameron Carr, Baylor
• Rob Wright, BYU
• Themus Fulks, Central Florida
• Xavier Edmonds, TCU

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

• Arizona: Tobe Awaka
• Baylor: Tounde Yessoufou
• Cincinnati: Moustapha Thiam
• Colorado: Isaiah Johnson
• Houston: Joseph Tugler, Milos Uzan
• Kansas: Melvin Council Jr.
• Kansas State: PJ Haggerty
• Oklahoma State: Parsa Fallah
• TCU: David Punch
• Texas Tech: Donovan Atwell
• West Virginia: Honor Huff
• Utah: Terrence Brown

All-Defensive Team

• Jaden Bradley, Arizona
• Motiejus Krivas, Arizona
• Emanuel Sharp, Houston
• Joseph Tugler, Houston
• Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
• Flory Bidunga, Kansas*

A tie resulted in an extra position on the team

All-Freshman Team

• Brayden Burries, Arizona*
• Koa Peat, Arizona
• AJ Dybantsa, BYU*
• Kingston Flemings, Houston*
• Darryn Peterson, Kansas*
• All-Newcomer team
• Cameron Carr, Baylor
• Themus Fulks, Central Florida
• Baba Miller, Cincinnati
• Melvin Council Jr., Kansas
• Donovan Atwell, Texas Tech

*unanimous selection

 

TCU Football Unveils Clover Frog Helmet for 2026 Season-Opener in Dublin, Ireland

In an homage to the 2011 Horned Frogs' Rose Bowl helmet, TCU will replace the rose with a clover for the 2026 Aer Lingus College Football Classic.

TCU will play North Carolina in Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, August 29. It will be the first college football game of the 2026 season. 

The Frogs will enter the 2026 season coming off a No. 25 ranking for the 2025 season that included nine wins and a victory over No. 16 USC in the Alamo Bowl. 

 

 

TCU Women's Basketball Earns 2025-26 Big 12 Regular-Season Title; Second Consecutive for Program

No. 11 TCU women's basketball defeated No. 18 Baylor 65-53 on national television and before 6,330 fans in Schollmaier Arena on Sunday, March 1, to win its second consecutive Big 12 regular-season title. 

The afternoon victory followed TCU hosting ESPN College GameDay for the first time in college basketball. It was the Horned Frogs' 42nd consecutive home win, the most in women's college basketball. 

The victory moved TCU up to 10th in the latest Top 25 ranking. Baylor dropped to 20th.

TCU became the first program in Big 12 history to win back-to-back titles within three seasons of finishing in last place (2023 season).  

TCU swept the regular season series against Baylor for the second consecutive year. The Frogs have defeated Baylor five consecutive times. TCU defeated Baylor in last season's final game to win the big 12 regular season championship and then defeated the Bears in the Big 12 Championship Tournament to win the tournament championship. 

TCU ended the regular season with an overall record of 27-4. The Frogs were 15-3 in the Big 12. 

TCU ended the regular season on a six-game winning streak and will be the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, which starts on March 4.

The Frogs celebrate a championship: here 

TCU postgame media conference: here

Baylor postgame media conference: here 

Photos by Tom C. "Midnite" Burke 

 

 

(photos above and below) TCU superstar Olivia Miles celebrates with the Big 12 Championship trophy.

TCU's Marta Suarez cuts the net.

TCU's Donovyn Hunter cuts the net.

TCU's Olivia Miles cuts the net.

(photos above and below) TCU women's basketball head coach Mark Campbell cuts the net.