FORT COLLINS, Colo.  — UC Davis women's basketball will play in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) for the sixth time in program history after earning an at-large bid on Sunday, Mar. 15.

The 48-team field was announced Sunday night following the announcement of the NCAA Tournament and Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) fields. The Aggies are the lone Big West school to make this year's tournament. Other notable competitors in this year's tournament include 2025-26 opponent Northern Colorado along with future Mountain West contemporary Air Force.

UC Davis is 5-5 all-time in the WNIT, last appearing in the tournament in 2018 when they made it all the way to the Elite Eight.

Details including the bracket, host schools, dates, and times will be announced Monday. The first round of the 2026 WNIT is set to go from Mar. 19-21.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: 

UC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States in agriculture and forestry as well as No. 1 in veterinary medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27. 

For more information, visit https://ucdavisaggies.com/.