SUWANEE, Ga. -- The SCAC office today announced the women's bracket for the 2026 conference basketball tournament, which will begin Friday, Feb. 27 in Conway, Arkansas on the campus of Hendrix College. Women's Tournament Bracket | Official Tournament Website | Week 15 Women's Basketball Release

The seeds for this year's women's tournament are as follows:

Blue Division
1) Austin College (11-5 SCAC; 14-11 overall)
2) Hendrix (11-5 SCAC; 15-9 overall)
3) Ozarks (8-8 SCAC; 13-12 overall)

Gold Division
1) Colorado College (15-1 SCAC; 20-5 overall)
2) Texas Lutheran (13-3 SCAC; 18-7 overall)
3) McMurry (12-4 SCAC; 18-6 overall)

As divisional champions, Colorado College and Austin College will each receive first round byes, with CC taking on the winner of Hendrix and McMurry in Saturday's first semifinal (5:00 p.m. CT) and Austin College taking on the Texas Lutheran and Ozarks winner in the second semifinal, scheduled to tip at 7:00 p.m. CT. The two divisional winners played once earlier this season, with Colorado College earning the 58-47 victory, Jan. 9 in Colorado Springs.

Texas Lutheran is the defending champion of the event, having defeated Trinity University, 73-63, in last year's title game to snap the Tigers' four-year run as conference tournament champions.

The winner of this year's championship tournament, which is being hosted by Hendrix College for the first time since 2009, will represent the conference in the NCAA Tournament as the league's automatic qualifier.

Women's quarterfinal action gets underway at 5 p.m. CT Friday afternoon.

Friday - Quarterfinals at Hendrix College
Game 1 - 5 pm CT - #2B Hendrix vs. #3G McMurry
Game 2 - 7 pm CT - #2G Texas Lutheran vs. #3B Ozarks

Saturday - Semifinals at Hendrix College
Game 3 - 5 pm CT - #1G Colorado College vs. Winner of Women's G1
Game 4 - 7 pm CT - #1B Austin College vs. Winner of Women's G2

Sunday - Finals at Hendrix College
Game 5 - 2 pm CT - Winner of Women's G3 vs. Winner of Women's G4

For more information on the 2026 SCAC Women's Basketball Tournament, click here for the official website.