Selection Sunday 2025: How to watch the bracket reveal for the women's NCAA tournament
It’s March, and you know what that means: the 2025 NCAA tournament — AKA March Madness — is almost here. Selection Sunday is this weekend, Mar. 16. The women's NCAA tournament bracket will be revealed at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, shortly following the men's reveal at 6 p.m. ET on CBS. Like last year, the tournaments will air across two separate suites of channels, so watching every game, from Selection Sunday to the NCAA Championship, will be a bit complicated. Here's how to watch specifically the women's NCAA tournament bracket reveal — plus how to watch all the women's March Madness games.
How to watch Selection Sunday for the women's bracket 2025:
Date: Mar. 16
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV channel: ESPN
Streaming: Sling, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV and more
When is Selection Sunday?
The madness begins on Selection Sunday (Mar. 16) with the Selection Committee revealing the full NCAA tournament bracket for both the men's and women's NCAA teams. The women's bracket will be revealed at 8 p.m. ET.
Selection Sunday channel:
Selection Sunday will see the women’s bracket unveiled at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
How to watch Selection Sunday:
When does March Madness start?
Both the men’s and women’s NCAA tournament brackets will be revealed on Sunday, Mar. 16. The men's games then tip off with the First Four on Tuesday, Mar. 18. The women's side will tip off on Wednesday, Mar. 19.
What channel is March Madness on?
Games in the men’s NCAA tournament will air across CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV. The women’s NCAA tournament will air across the ESPN suite — so ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and ABC.
Don’t have cable? Don’t worry. You can stream the men’s games easily with a subscription to Paramount+ and Max, or a live TV streaming service like DirecTV, Fubo or Sling. The women’s games will also be accessible via any live TV streaming service that includes the ESPN suite — and a very few select games will air on ESPN+.
How to watch March Madness 2025:
2025 NCAA tournament schedule:
The tournament will kick off with Selection Sunday, but we won't see any action on the court until Mar. 18.
2025 March Madness women’s schedule:
Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET, Sunday, March 16 (ESPN)
First Four: March 19-20 (ESPN2, ESPNU)
First round: March 21-22 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS)
Second round: March 23-24 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS)
Sweet 16: March 28-29 (ESPN, ESPN2)
Elite Eight: March 30-31 (ESPN)
Final Four: Friday, April 4 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida (ESPN, ESPN+)
NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 6 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida (ABC2, ESPN3, ESPN+)
2025 March Madness men’s schedule:
Selection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET, Sunday, March 16 (CBS)
First Four: March 18-19 (TruTV)
First round: March 20-21 (CBS, TBS, TNT, TruTV)
Second round: March 22-23 (CBS, TBS, TNT, TruTV)
Sweet 16: March 27-28 (CBS, TBS)
Elite Eight: March 29-30 (CBS, TBS)
Final Four: April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas (CBS)
NCAA championship game: April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas (CBS)
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