The Read to the Final Four program is an annual literacy challenge aimed at creating a lifelong love and interest in reading for students across the states in which the Men’s Final Four and Women’s Final Four are conducted.
Ahead of the 2027 Women’s Final Four at Nationwide Arena, the NCAA and the Columbus Local Organizing Committee (CLOC) have teamed up to help third-grade students across Central Ohio. Created to support the NCAA’s commitment to education, Read to the Final Four was launched in 2016, and has since made a lasting impact with thousands of students in several host cities across the nation having recorded over 121 million minutes of reading!
Schools, teachers, and students participating in this tournament-style program have the chance to win fun prizes and compete to be named the Championship school.
Teachers and administrators — sign up your school from October 1 – 30, 2026.
