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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, times, how to watch

All times Eastern

First Four: Wednesday, March 19

  • No. 11 Iowa State vs. No. 11 Princeton 7 p.m. | ESPNU
  • No. 16 UC San Diego vs. No. 16 Southern 9 p.m. | ESPNU

First Four: Thursday, March 20

  • No. 11 Columbia vs. No. 11 Washington 7 p.m. | ESPN2
  • No. 16 High Point vs. No. William & Mary 9 p.m. | ESPN2

First Round: Friday, March 21

  • No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Iowa State/Princeton | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN 2
  • No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Liberty | Noon | ESPN
  • No. 8 Utah vs. No. 9 Indiana | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2
  • No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin | 2 p.m. | ESPN
  • No. 5 Kansas State vs. No. 12 Fairfield | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNews
  • No. 2 TCU vs. No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
  • No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 13 Grand Canyon | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU
  • No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Tennessee Tech | 4 p.m. | ESPN
  • No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Montana State | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2
  • No. 7 Vanderbilt vs. No. 10 Oregon | 5:30 p.m. | ESPNews
  • No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 10 Nebraska | 6 p.m. | ESPN
  • No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Ball State | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
  • No. 8 Richmond vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNews
  • No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 12 South Florida | 8 p.m. | ESPN
  • No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Lehigh | 8 p.m. | ESPNU
  • No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 16 UC San Diego/Southern | 10 p.m. | ESPN

First Round: Saturday, March 22

  • No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Murray State | Noon | ESPN
  • No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Arkansas State | 1 p.m. | ABC
  • No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 Green Bay | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2
  • No. 2 NC State vs. No. 15 Vermont | 2 p.m. | ESPN
  • No. 6 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Columbia/Washington | 2 p.m. | ESPNews
  • No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU
  • No. 1 USC vs. No. 16 UNC Geensboro | 3 p.m. | ABC
  • No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 South Dakota State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
  • No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Norfolk State | 4 p.m. | ESPN
  • No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 14 Oregon State | 4:30 p.m. | ESPNU
  • No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Harvard | 4:30 p.m. | ESPNews
  • No. 8 Cal vs. No. 9 Mississippi State | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2
  • No. 8 Illinois vs. No. 9 Creighton | 7:15 p.m. | ESPNews
  • No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 11 George Mason | 7:45 p.m. | ESPN2
  • No. 1 Texas vs. No. 16 High Point/William & Mary | 9:45 p.m. | ESPN2
  • No. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 San Diego State | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN

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)
    • 3 p.m. on ABC

Where to watch NCAA women's basketball tournament games

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

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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.

This story has been updated with new information.

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