2025 Women's March Madness Schedule: Dates, locations, channels, how to watch
The 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament tips off with the First Four games on March 20.
Below are the dates and locations for Women's March Madness, which will end with the championship game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH on April 7.
March Madness Schedule
- Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 16
- First Four: March 19-20
- First round: March 21-22
- Second round: March 23-24
- Sweet 16: March 28-31
- Elite Eight: March 28-31
- Final Four: April 4 (Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL)
- Women's NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 6 (Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL)
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Here is the bracket breakdown of the schedule for each game, including the TV channel (all times Eastern):
National Championship
Sunday, April 6
March Madness Scores
First Four
Wednesday, March 19
Thursday, March 20
Round of 64
Friday, March 21
- (6) Michigan 80, (11) Iowa State 74
- (4) Kentucky 79, (13) Liberty 78
- (9) Indiana 76, (8) Utah 68
- (3) Notre Dame 106, (14) Stephen F. Austin 54
- (5) Kansas State 85, (12) Fairfield 41
- (2) TCU 73, (15) FDU 51
- (4) Baylor 73, (13) Grand Canyon 60
- (1) South Carolina 108, (16) Tennessee Tech 48
- (4) Ohio State 71, (13) Montana State 51
- (10) Oregon 77, (7) Vanderbilt 73
- ((7) Louisville 63,(10) Nebraska 58
- (5) Ole Miss 83,(12) Ball State 65
- (8) Richmond 74, (9) Georgia Tech 49
- (2) Duke 86, (15) Lehigh 25
- (5) Tennessee 101, (12) USF 66
- (1) UCLA 84, (16) Southern University 46
Saturday, March 22
- (6) Iowa 92, (11) Murray State 57
- (2) UConn 103, (15) Arkansas State 34
- (5) Alabama 81, (12) Green Bay 67
- (6) West Virginia 78, (11) Columbia 59
- (2) NC State 75, (15) Vermont 55
- (3) Oklahoma 81, (14) Florida Gulf Coast 58
- (1) USC 71, (16) UNC Greensboro 25
- (10) South Dakota State 74, (7) Oklahoma State 68
- (4) Maryland 82, (13) Norfolk State 69
- (3) North Carolina 70, (14) Oregon State 49
- (7) Michigan State 64, (10) Harvard 50
- (9) Mississippi State 59, (8) Cal 46
- (8) Illinois 66, (9) Creighton 57
- (6) Florida State 94, (11) George Mason 59
- (1) Texas 105, (16) William & Mary 61
- (3) LSU 103, (14) San Diego State 48
Round of 32
Sunday, March 23
- (2) Duke 59, (10) Oregon 53
- (3) Notre Dame 76, (6) Michigan 55
- (5) Kansas State 80, (4) Kentucky 79
- (1) South Carolina 64, (9) Indiana 53
- (5) Ole Miss 69, (4) Baylor 63
- (2) TCU 85, (7) Louisville 70
- (5) Tennessee 82, (4) Ohio State 67
- (1) UCLA 84, (8) Richmond 67
Monday, March 24
- (1) Texas 65, (8) Illinois 48
- (1) USC 96, (9) Mississippi State 59
- (2) UConn 91, (10) South Dakota State 57
- (2) North Carolina 58, (6) West Virginia 47
- (2) North Carolina State 83, (7) Michigan State 49
- (3) LSU 101, (6) Florida State 71
- (3) Oklahoma 96, (6) Iowa 62
- (4) Maryland 111, (5) Alabama 108 (2OT)
Sweet Sixteen
Friday, March 28
- (2) Duke 47, (3) North Carolina 38
- (1) South Carolina 71, (4) Maryland 67
- (3) LSU 80, (2) North Carolina State 73
- (1) UCLA 76, (5) Ole Miss 62
Saturday, March 29
- (2) TCU 71, (3) Notre Dame 62
- (1) Texas 67, (5) Tennessee 59
- (2) UConn 82, (3) Oklahoma 59
- (1) USC 67, (5) Kansas State 61
Elite Eight
Sunday, March 30
Monday, March 31
Final Four
Friday, April 4
National Championship
Sunday, April 6
March Madness Locations and Sites
First Four
- Top 16 seeds host
First Round (Round of 64)
- Top 16 seeds host
Second Round (Round of 32)
- Top 16 seeds host
Sweet 16
- Legacy Arena - Birmingham
- Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena - Spokane
Elite Eight
- Legacy Arena - Birmingham
- Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena - Spokane
Final Four and National Championship
- Amalie Arena - Tampa
How to watch 2025 Women's March Madness
When is Selection Sunday?
Women's March Madness coverage begins with Selection Sunday on March 16 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
When does Women's March Madness start?
The Women's NCAA tournament begins with the First Four on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
What channel is Women's March Madness on?
Women's March Madness will be broadcast across the ESPN family of networks, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and ABC. It will also be streamed on ESPN+.
How can I stream Women's March Madness?
Women's March Madness is available for streaming on ESPN+ and can also be accessed on any streaming service with access to ESPN, like YouTube TV, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV.
How can I watch Women's March Madness for free?
A few Women's March Madness games will be broadcast on local ABC affiliates. If you have a digital antenna, you can catch the games without any subscription to cable or streaming services.
For information about the 2025 Men's NCAA Tournament, check out our Men's March Madness guide.
