SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference has officially announced its bracket for the upcoming 2026 Credit Union 1 WCC Women's Basketball Championship on Sunday morning.
 
San Francisco finished the 2025-26 regular season with a 16-13 overall record and 9-9 in conference play, securing the No. 7 seed.
 
LMU won the West Coast Conference regular season title for the second time in program history, after previously capturing 2003-04 title. The Lions entered Saturday tied with Gonzaga for first place. They claimed the regular season championship outright with an overtime victory at Oregon State, followed by a Gonzaga loss to Portland later in the day. LMU finished the conference slate 15-3 and will have a bye to Monday's semifinal round.
 
Gonzaga is the No. 2 seed with a 14-4 record and will also play its first game in the semifinal round on Monday March 9. This is Gonzaga's 10th consecutive year as a top-two seed in the tournament.
 
Santa Clara and Oregon State tied for third place in the regular season standings. The Broncos secured the No. 3 seed with an 83-70 win over the Beavers in their only meeting during the regular season to earn the head-to-head tiebreaker. Oregon State will be the No. 4 seed.
 
Portland's overtime victory over Gonzaga Saturday improved the Pilots to 11-7 overall and secured the No. 5 seed.

Pepperdine finished 10-8, improving its conference win total by seven and its seeding by four from a year ago, as the Waves will be the No. 6 seed in this year's tournament. San Francisco will be the No. 7 seed with a 9-9 conference record.
 
2026 CREDIT UNION 1 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
 
Thursday, March 5 – First Round
12:00 p.m. – Game 1: No. 9 seed Washington State vs. No. 12 seed Seattle U (ESPN+)
2:30 p.m. – Game 2: No. 10 seed Saint Mary's vs. No. 11 seed San Diego (ESPN+)

Friday, March 6 – Second Round
12:00 p.m. – Game 3: No. 8 seed Pacific vs. Game 1 Winner (ESPN+)
2:30 p.m. Game 4: No. 7 seed San Francisco vs. Game 2 Winner (ESPN+)
 
Saturday, March 7 – Third Round
12:00 p.m. – Game 5: No. 5 seed Portland vs. Game 3 Winner (ESPN+)
2:30 p.m. – Game 6: No. 6 seed Pepperdine vs. Game 4 Winner (ESPN+)

Sunday, March 8 – Quarterfinals
11:30 a.m. – Game 7: No. 4 seed Oregon State vs. Game 5 Winner (ESPN+)
2:00 p.m. – Game 8: No. 3 seed Santa Clara vs. Game 6 Winner (ESPN+)
 
Monday, March 9 – Semifinals
12:00 p.m. – Game 9: No. 1 seed LMU vs. Game 7 Winner (ESPN+)
2:30 p.m. – Game 10: No. 2 seed Gonzaga vs. Game 8 Winner (ESPN+)
 
Tuesday, March 10 – Championship Game
1:00 p.m. – Game 11: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner (ESPN2)
 
For more information on the tournament, including tickets and game schedules, please visit championship central.
 
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