INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee selected Las Vegas and Philadelphia in 2027 and Portland, Oregon and Washington D.C. in 2028 to host the regional rounds of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship.
Regional championship play in 2027 will take place March 26-29, with Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena)and Philadelphia (Wells Fargo Center) hosting six regional championship games apiece over the four days. In 2028, Portland (Moda Center) and Washington D.C. (Capital One Arena) will host regional play, March 24-27. This will be the first time that the women’s basketball championship has been in Las Vegas since 1991 (West Regional) and Washington D.C. since 1997. It will be the first time for Washington D.C to host regional play. Philadelphia will be hosting its first regional since 2011 and fifth overall, but it’s first women’s basketball tournament action at the Wells Fargo Center since it hosted the 2000 NCAA Women’s Final Four. Portland hosted regional play in 2024 at the Moda Center and is slated to host the 2030 Women’s Final Four.
“The selection of Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland, and Washington D.C. to host the 2027 and 2028 regional championships underscores the remarkable growth of the Division I Women’s…
