(Wednesday, March 4; Sioux Center, Iowa) The 16 host locations for the 2026 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship First and Second Round have been announced and for the fourth straight the Dordt Defenders will host games on their home court, the De Witt Gym.

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The 64-team field will be announced on Thursday night, March 5 along with site assignments.  Each location will host four teams n a single elimination tournament with the winner of each four-team site advancing to Sioux City, Iowa for the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Final Site March 19-24.

Dordt was awarded the first automatic qualifier bid with a regular season Great Plains Athletic Conference title. 

The other 15 host institutions are:
Bethel (Tenn.)
Campbellsville (Ky.)
Dakota State (S.D.)
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
Evangel (Mo.)
Faulkner (Ala.)
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Friends (Kan.)
Georgetown (Ky.)
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
Marian (Ind.)
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Rio Grande (Ohio)
Saint Francis (Ind.)
Spring Arbor (Mich.)