US EditionGophers women chosen to host 1st and 2nd round NCAA Tournament games
Minnesota secured hosting rights as a top-16 seed based on strong NET ranking and quality wins, marking their first NCAA women's tournament games at Williams Arena since 2005.
- On Saturday, the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee announced the University of Minnesota will host first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament at Williams Arena.
- Head Coach Dawn Plitzuweit led the Gophers to a 22-8 record, securing a top 16 seed that guarantees hosting duties for the opening tournament rounds.
- Tying the program record with 25 wins, the Gophers earned a NET ranking of 9, the metric the selection committee prioritized when determining tournament seeds.
- Specific matchups and opponents remain undisclosed; the full NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed Sunday at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
- Returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018, the Gophers fulfilled a prescient hosting bid the university submitted before the season began.
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No. 4 seed Gophers get Wisconsin-Green Bay in first round
Minnesota women’s basketball will begin its first NCAA tournament since 2018 as the No. 4 seed against No. 13 seed Wisconsin-Green Bay on Friday at Williams Arena. Tipoff times were not announced. The 18th-ranked Gophers knew they were going to play host to first- and second-round games after the NCAA revealed the tournament’s top 16 seeds on Sunday. But they learned their seed, placement and opponent during ESPN’s selection show Sunday evening.…
Duluth News Tribune
Gophers will host first- and second-round NCAA tournament games
Before leaving for the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament last Wednesday, a trio of Gophers was asked whether they were aware that their school had deliberately cleared next weekend’s Williams Arena schedule for them. They did not. Coach Dawn Plitzuweit and the UMN athletics department had high expectations for the 2025-26 Gophers, and they didn’t want to miss out — should the Gophers make their first NCAA tournament since 2018 — on a potenti…
Will Gophers host in the NCAA tournament? What data and bracketology says
The Gophers’ first NCAA tournament appearance since 2018 will be made official Sunday when the bracket is unveiled at 7 p.m. on ESPN. A date at the dance is secure for Minnesota. The location is still to be determined. Williams Arena is very much in play. That will be revealed on Saturday. The top 16 teams — all teams with top-four seeds — will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. And, when the selection committee revealed it…
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