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Women's NCAA Tournament 2024: Full schedule, times, how to watch all March Madness games
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March Madness shines its spotlight on women's basketball as the NCAA Division I Tournament gets set to tip off.
Sixty-eight teams have been selected and placed in the brackets, the pools are up and running and now it's time to go dancing. The action kicks off Wednesday with a pair of First Four games, with two more to follow Thursday.
The 2023-24 season has sparked unprecedented interest in women's basketball, and now the stakes will be even higher as teams battle to reach the Final Four in Cleveland. Will Caitlin Clark lead Iowa back to the national championship game? Will undefeated South Carolina win it all for the third time in seven tournaments? Will LSU become the first repeat champion since UConn won four in a row between 2013-16?
Grab your TV remotes, settle in for the madness and immerse yourself in the 2024 NCAA women's basketball tournament schedule, from the First Four to the national championship game:
Women's March Madness schedule 2024
(All times Eastern Daylight)
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Wednesday, March 20 — First Four
- (16) Presbyterian vs. (16) Sacred Heart | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
- (12) Columbia vs. (12) Vanderbilt | 9 p.m. | ESPNU
Thursday, March 21 — First Four
- (11) Arizona vs. (11) Auburn | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
- (16) UT Martin vs. (16) Holy Cross, 9 p.m. | ESPN2
MORE MARCH MADNESS: USA TODAY Sports expert picks | Printable bracket | Bracket breakdown/analysis
Friday, March 22 — First round
- (8) North Carolina vs. (9) Michigan State | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN2
- (2) Ohio State vs. (15) Maine | Noon | ESPN
- (6) Louisville vs. (11) Middle Tennessee | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (1) South Carolina vs. Sacred Heart/Presbyterian | 2 p.m. | ESPN
- (7) Duke vs. (10) Richmond | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNews
- (1) Texas vs. (16) Drexel | 3 p.m. | ESPNU
- (4) Virginia Tech vs. (13) Marshall | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (3) LSU vs. (14) Rice | 4 p.m. | ESPN
- (4) Kansas State vs. (13) Portland | 4:30 p.m. | ESPNews
- (8) Alabama vs. (9) Florida State | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (5) Baylor vs. (12) Vanderbilt/Columbia | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
- (5) Colorado vs. (12) Drake | 7 p.m. | ESPNews
- (7) Iowa State vs. (10) Maryland | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (3) Oregon State vs. (14) Eastern Washington | 8 p.m. | ESPNU
- (2) Stanford vs. (15) Norfolk State | 10 p.m. | ESPN2
- (6) Nebraska vs. (11) Texas A&M | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Saturday, March 23 — First round
- (6) Tennessee vs. (11) Green Bay | Noon | ESPN
- (3) UConn vs. (14) Jackson State | 1 p.m. | ABC
- (4) Indiana vs. (13) Fairfield | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (8) Kansas vs. (9) Michigan | 2 p.m. | ESPNews
- (2) Notre Dame vs. (15) Kent State | 2:15 p.m. | ESPN
- (3) NC State vs. (14) Chattanooga | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU
- (1) Iowa vs. (16) Holy Cross/UT Martin | 3 p.m. | ABC
- (6) Syracuse vs. (11) Auburn/Arizona | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (5) Oklahoma vs. (12) FGCU | 4 p.m. | ESPNews
- (1) Southern California vs. (16) A&M-Corpus Christi | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN
- (7) Ole Miss vs. (10) Marquette | 4:45 p.m. | ESPNU
- (8) West Virginia vs. (9) Princeton | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (7) Creighton vs. (10) UNLV | 7 p.m. | ESPNews
- (4) Gonzaga vs. (13) UC Irvine | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (2) UCLA vs. (15) California Baptist | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (5) Utah vs. (12) South Dakota State | 10 p.m. | ESPNU
Sunday, March 24 — Second round
Second-round games will air from noon to 10 p.m. across ESPN and ABC.
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Monday, March 25 — Second round
Second-round games will air from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.
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Friday, March 29 — Sweet 16
- Albany 1 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
- Albany 1 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 5 p.m. | ESPN
- Portland 4 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
- Portland 4 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 10 p.m. | ESPN
Saturday, March 30 — Sweet 16
- Albany 2 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 1 p.m. | ABC
- Albany 2 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
- Portland 3 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN
- Portland 3 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 8 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, March 31 — Elite Eight
- Albany 1 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 1 p.m. | ABC
- Portland 4 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 3 p.m. | ABC
Monday, April 1 — Elite Eight
- Albany 2 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 7 p.m. | ESPN
- Portland 3 Regional: TBD vs. TBD | 9 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, April 5 — Final Four
- Semifinal 1: TBD vs. TBD | 7 p.m. | ESPN
- Semifinal 2: TBD vs. TBD | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, April 7 — National championship
- TBD vs. TBD | 3 p.m. | ABC
When is the first Women's March Madness game?
- Date: Wednesday, March 20
- Start time: 7 p.m. ET
- Matchup: (16) Presbyterian vs. (16) Sacred Heart
The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament gets underway Wednesday with a pair of 16 seeds looking to punch their tickets to the Round of 64. The Presbyterian Blue Hose take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup will be broadcast on ESPNU.
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