Women's Basketball

Alabama A&M Set to Face BYU in WBIT Opening Round

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.- The Alabama A&M University women's basketball team has earned a bid to compete in the 2026 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT).

Alabama A&M (22-10) will face top seed Brigham Young University (22-11) on Thursday, March 19 in the opening round of the tournament. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.

The WBIT is one of the premier postseason events in women's college basketball, featuring teams from across the country who have demonstrated strong performances throughout the season. The tournament provides programs an opportunity to continue postseason play while competing against high-level competition.

Alabama A&M knocked off Florida A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament before falling to Southern in the semifinals, 51-49. 
 
BYU defeated Houston in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament and rival Utah in the second round before falling to top-seeded TCU in the quarterfinals.
 
Preliminary-round WBIT games will be televised on ESPN+, while the semifinals will air on ESPNU and the championship game will be broadcasted on ESPN2. Additional WBIT information can be found at ncaa.com/WBIT.

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
 
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.

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