Overview
- The 32-player field is divided into four eight-player pods seeded by votes from fans, players, coaches and media, topped by Paige Bueckers, Breanna Stewart, Allisha Gray and Kelsey Mitchell.
- The tournament will be staged at Sephora Arena in Medley, Florida, with play on Feb. 11, 13 and 14 airing on truTV, TNT and HBO Max as scheduled by round.
- Early rounds are single-elimination to 11 points or 10 minutes with 2s and 3s, make-it-take-it possessions, a seven-second shot clock and one-shot shooting fouls worth the attempted value.
- The championship is a best-of-three series to eight points or 10 minutes under the same scoring and timing rules.
- The purse totals $300,000, with $200,000 to the champion, $50,000 to the runner-up and $25,000 to each losing semifinalist, and defending champion Napheesa Collier is out after ankle surgeries.