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NCAA Women's Champ Week 2026: Predictions for All 31 Conferences

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With the regular season complete in the Power 4 conferences, Champ Week has arrived across women's college basketball. Conference tournament titles will be decided in the next two weeks, with leagues also handing out awards during this critical period. Some player of the year races are clear-cut favorites, while others remain competitive battles.

UConn's Sarah Strong in the Big East and Richmond's Maggie Doogan in the Atlantic 10 look like locks for player of the year honors. Vermont's Adrianna Smith is the America East favorite after leading the conference in scoring, rebounds, and assists this season. In the ACC, Duke enters as the tournament favorite despite a recent loss to Clemson, while Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo remains the top player of the year candidate.

TCU is projected to repeat as Big 12 tournament champions behind Olivia Miles, while Rice is favored in the American Athletic Conference despite lacking top-10 scorers. The ASUN tournament in Jacksonville gives the Dolphins home-court advantage, and High Point aims for another Big South sweep. These predictions set the stage for March Madness, where conference champions earn automatic NCAA tournament bids and players of the year receive conference hardware.