Women’s March Madness hasn’t historically been known for the Cinderellas and bracket busters the men’s version of the event popularized over the years. But there’s a genuine surprise left as the 2026 NCAA Tournament moves into the Sweet 16 this week.
No. 10 seed Virginia is the first team to advance to the Sweet 16 from the First Four after a double-overtime win against No. 2 seed Iowa in the round of 32. AI doesn’t expect the fairytale, or the upsets, to last much longer.
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USA TODAY Sports asked Microsoft Copilot’s AI chatbot to run a simulation of every remaining women’s game left in March Madness, beginning with the Sweet 16 and ending with the national championship game winner on April 5. It returned back a whole bunch of chalk picks, with all four No. 1 seeds still advancing to the Final Four and No. 1 overall seed UConn as its champion.
Here’s a complete look at how Microsoft Copilot’s AI chatbot predicted every game left in the 2026 Women’s NCAA Tournament bracket:
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USA TODAY Sports asked Microsoft Copilot’s AI chatbot to pick the winner of every remaining game in the 2026 Women’s NCAA Tournament bracket, beginning with the Sweet 16, based on teams’ roster strengths and weaknesses, traditional and advanced statistics, the latest upset trends and projections, and expert analysis on each matchup.
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March Madness predictions: AI simulation of every remaining 2026 Women’s NCAA Tournament game
Sweet 16
Fort Worth 1 region
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No. 1 seed UConn beats No. 4 seed North Carolina
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No. 2 seed Vanderbilt beats No. 6 seed Notre Dame
Sacramento 2 region
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No. 1 seed UCLA beats No. 4 seed Minnesota
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No. 2 seed LSU beats No. 3 seed Duke
Fort Worth 3 region
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No. 1 seed Texas beats No. 5 seed Kentucky
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No. 2 seed Michigan beats No. 3 seed Louisville
Sacramento 4 region
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No. 1 seed South Carolina beats No. 4 seed Oklahoma
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No. 3 seed TCU beats No. 10 seed Virginia
Elite Eight
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Fort Worth 1 region: No. 1 seed UConn beats No. 2 seed Vanderbilt
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Sacramento 2 region: No. 1 seed UCLA beats No. 2 seed LSU
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Sacramento 3 region: No. 1 seed Texas beats No. 2 seed Michigan
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Fort Worth 4 region: No. 1 seed South Carolina beats No. 3 seed TCU
Final Four
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No. 1 seed Texas beats No. 1 seed UCLA
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No. 1 seed UConn beats No. 1 seed South Carolina
National championship game
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No. 1 seed UConn beats No. 1 seed Texas
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: March Madness picks: Women’s NCAA Tournament AI bracket predictions
