Women's March Madness schedule: NCAA Tournament start times, TV, streaming for first round


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The NCAA women’s basketball tournament bracket is set.With a full slate of games taking place over the next few weeks, there will be plenty of opportunities to watch and follow along with the action.

UCLA (Spokane 1), South Carolina (Birmingham 2), Texas (Birmingham 3) and USC (Spokane 4) were all tabbed as No. 1 seeds for their respective regions of the bracket. The Bruins were named the No. 1 overall seed.

Here’s everything you need to know to follow and watch the first-round games:

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NCAA women’s basketball tournament first round schedule

This section will be updated when game times are available

First Four: Wednesday, March 19

  • No. 16 UC San Diego vs. No. 16 Southern
  • No. 11 Iowa State vs. No. 11 Princeton

First Four: Thursday, March 20

  • No. 11 Columbia vs. No. 11 Washington
  • No. 16 High Point vs. No. William & Mary

First Round: Friday, March 21

  • No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 16 UC San Diego/Southern
  • No. 8 Richmond vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech
  • No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Ball State
  • No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 13 Grand Canyon
  • No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Tennessee Tech
  • No. 8 Utah vs. No. 9 Indiana
  • No. 7 Vanderbilt vs. No. 10 Oregon
  • No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 12 South Florida
  • No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Montana State
  • No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
  • No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 10 Nebraska
  • No. 2 TCU vs. No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson
  • No. 5 Kansas State vs. No. 12 Fairfield
  • No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Liberty

First Round: Saturday, March 22

  • No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 11 George Mason
  • No. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 San Diego State
  • No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Harvard
  • No. 2 NC State vs. No. 15 Vermont
  • No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 Green Bay
  • No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Norfolk State
  • No. 6 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Columbia/Washington
  • No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 14 Oregon State
  • No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Lehigh
  • No. 1 Texas vs. No. 16 High Point/William & Mary
  • No. Illinois vs. No. 9 Creighton
  • No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Iowa State/Princeton
  • No. 1 USC vs. No. 16 UNC Geensboro
  • No. 8 Cal vs. No. 9 Mississippi State
  • No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Murray State
  • No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast
  • No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 South Dakota State
  • No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Arkansas State

NCAA women’s basketball tournament dates

  • Sunday, March 23 (Second Round)
  • Monday, March 24 (Second Round)
  • Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)
    • 2:30 p.m. on ESPN
    • 5 p.m. on ESPN
    • 7:30 p.m. on ESPN
    • 10 p.m. on ESPN
  • Saturday, March 29 (Sweet 16)
    • 1 p.m. on ABC
    • 3:30 p.m. on ABC
    • 5:30 p.m. on ABC
    • 8 p.m. on ESPN
  • Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)
    • 1 p.m. on ABC
    • 3 p.m. on ABC
  • Monday, March 31 (Elite Eight)
    • 7 p.m. on ESPN
    • 9 p.m. on ESPN
  • Friday, April 4 (Final Four in Tampa, Florida)
    • 7 p.m. on ESPN
    • 9:30 p.m.* on ESPN
      • *Note: The second semifinal game will start 30 minutes after the first game ends. Both will be played at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
  • Sunday, April 6 (National championship game in Tampa, Florida)

Where to watch NCAA women’s basketball tournament games

Fans will be able to find games on ABC and ESPN channels.

Games are expected to air on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews.

Where will NCAA women’s basketball final air?

The championship will be played Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. ET and be broadcast on ABC. The game will be played at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

Where will the Elite Eight and Final Four games air?

In 2024, a pair of Elite Eight games aired on ABC. The other two Elite Eight games and the two semifinal games aired on ESPN. This year ESPN is slated broadcast the semifinal games.

The Final Four will be played at Amalie Arena. The second of the two semifinal games will start 30 minutes after the first game ends.



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