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The 2026 WNBA schedule has officially dropped! Zena and Sabreena dive into the release, exploring it amid ongoing CBA negotiations, the FIBA World Cup’s impact on the season, the league’s 30th season celebration, and the creative ways teams unveiled their schedules.


Next, bracketologist Eden Laase joins the conversation to break down early NCAA tournament seeding predictions. She highlights potential host teams, surprise teams that could get in, the significance of NET rankings, and the contenders for the top seed.


Finally, we close out with Set Your Screens, your guide to catching all the action in women’s college basketball.


REFERENCES: 



WNBA releases 2026 schedule amid CBA negotiations by Sabreena Merchant 


How NYU women’s basketball quietly became DIII’s No.1 team. No NIL, little attention, just winning by Eden Laase




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