The 2026 WNBA draft is scheduled for just days after the 2026 NCAA Tournament wraps up. Here are key dates, draft order and what to know.

No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball (31-1, 18-0 Big Ten) enters March Madness with a star-studded roster. Six Bruins are eligible for the 2026 WNBA Draft, with five projected to go in the first round.

Will there be a 2026 WNBA season? That remains to be seen, as the league and the WNBAPA are fairly far apart in negotiations so far as they work toward a new CBA. But assuming a season does happen, we first have to have an extremely consequential WNBA Draft.

These 5 players can use March Madness to elevate their WNBA draft stock, including Texas' Rori Harmon.

The 2026 women's NCAA tournament feels more top-heavy than it has in years, with UConn entering as the biggest favorite since 2018, and UCLA boasting a roster with six projected WNBA draft picks.

After more than a year of negotiations, a new WNBA collective bargaining agreement is finally in place, which means the 2026 season will go ahead as scheduled. Opening night is set for May 8, and each team will play 44 games before the end of the regular season on Sept.

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The Phoenix Mercury did not have any draft picks in 2025, but in 2024, they found some talent in the third round.