One year after being the first team left out of the 68-team NCAA women's basketball tournament field, the Virginia Tech women are safely in this season. At 23-9, the Hokies are hitting the road this weekend to Austin, Texas, for the first and second rounds of the tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Fort Worth 3 regional. They will face No. 8 Oregon and will enter the game as an underdog.
Second-year head coach Megan Duffy doesn't care where her team is seeded, as long as they are in the field. The 8-9 seed line is one that is the one of the toughest when it comes to advancing through the first weekend. Even if you win your opener, you get the No. 1 seed in the regional, which is usually loaded for a Final Four run. Getting through the first weekend will be difficult, but here is the Virginia Tech women's basketball NCAA Tournament guide.
Virginia Tech's 2026 NCAA Tournament Hub:
Seed: No. 9
Region: Fort Worth 3
Next Opponent: vs.8-seed Oregon on Friday, March 20th at 1:30 p.m. ET
Fort Worth 3 Regional Bracket:
1. Texas
16. Stephen F. Austin/Missouri State winner
8. Oregon
9. Virginia Tech
5. Kentucky
12. James Madison
4. West Virginia
13. Miami (Ohio)
6. Alabama
11. Rhode Island
3. Louisville
14. Vermont
7. North Carolina State
10. Tennessee
2. Michigan
15. Holy Cross
The writing was on the wall for Virginia Tech ahead of the NCAA Tournament reveal. Most projections had them in the 8-9 matchup, but at different regions. They fell into the Austin Regional, and the winner between the Hokies and Ducks will likely get top-seeded Texas in the second round. The Longhorns are a legit threat to cut down the nets.
This region is loaded with cinema, with Kentucky, JMU, and Virginia Tech in it. Kentucky, coached by former Virginia Tech coach Kenny Brooks, will play James Madison in the first round, which is where he began his coaching career for 14 years with the Dukes, before moving on to Blacksburg, then eventually Lexington. Oh, the storylines. The NCAA knows what it's doing, even if the ESPN broadcast whiffed on mentioning it.
Links to Virginia Tech March Madness content:
- Oddsmakers give Virginia Tech a bleak outlook against Oregon
- ESPN whiffs on mentioning the pure cinema in Virginia Tech's NCAA Tournament bracket
- Virginia Tech women's basketball NCAA Tournament draw is an absolute nightmare
- Virginia Tech women's basketball's latest bracketology projections are daunting tasks