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

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)
- 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.

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.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Women's NCAA Tournament TV schedule: March Madness times, channels

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

NCAA women's basketball tournament first round schedule

First Four: Wednesday, March 19

First Four: Thursday, March 20

First Round: Friday, March 21

First Round: Saturday, March 22

NCAA women's basketball tournament dates

Where to watch NCAA women's basketball tournament games

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Where will the Elite Eight and Final Four games air?

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