Phoenix announced as finalist city for NCAA Women’s Final Four from 2032-36

The NCAA has released its finalist cities for the men’s and women’s NCAA Final Four from 2032-36, with Phoenix being one of the seven potential host cities for the women’s tournament.

The city has hosted the men’s event twice before, in 2017 and 2024. The women’s Final Four came to Phoenix for the first time in 2026.

In Phoenix’s first time hosting the tournament last season, the UCLA Bruins won their first women’s national championship, beating the South Carolina Gamecocks, 79-51.

It was the third-most watched women’s championship game on ESPN networks, posting over 9.9 million views. It also totaled 360,823 fans at the games and different fan events, also the third-most all-time.

The potential host cities for both tournaments are as follows:

Men: Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Nashville and New Orleans

Women: Detroit, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Phoenix and San Antonio

The upcoming men’s Final Four will be held at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The women’s Final Four will be held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

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