INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Immaculata women's basketball team was part of the 64-team field for the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship Tournament, as announced by the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Committee Monday afternoon.
This is the second year in a row that the Mighty Macs have made the tournament, as they are set to face off against Endicott in first-round action Friday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the MacDonald Gymnasium in Beverly, Mass.
Immaculata (24-3) won the Atlantic East title, beating Marywood by a score of 74-49, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the tournament. This is the Mighty Macs' second-consecutive time in the tournament, having lost Ohio Wesleyan 87-42 last year.
The 64-team, single-elimination tournament consists of 43 automatic qualifiers and 21 at-large bids. Sixteen sites will host four teams for first-and second round competitions on March 6th and 7th, with the third round will be played on March 13th and 14th.
Third round winners will advance to Fort Wayne, Ind. from March 19th – 21st, with the championship being held in Indianapolis, Ind. on March 21st.
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The Atlantic East Conference is a member of NCAA Division III comprising eight institutions in a four-state area - Gwynedd Mercy, Immaculata, Marywood and Neumann Universities in Pennsylvania; Centenary and Saint Elizabeth Universities in New Jersey, Marymount University in Virginia, and Pratt Institute in New York.
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