Women’s March Madness schedule 2023: Full TV channels, times, results for every NCAA Tournament game

Will undefeated No. 1 overall seed and defending national champion South Carolina manage to bring it full circle? Or will there be some speed bumps on the road to April 2?

The full 68-team women’s NCAA Tournament bracket is complete, setting the stage for a thrilling 40th annual March Madness event.

Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks, who are led by two-time National Player of the Year, 2022 SEC Player and Female Athlete of the Year and 2022 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Aliyah Boston, have entered as America’s favorites.

But could they be dethroned?

Final Four veteran Stanford is always a threat, and Indiana and Virginia Tech are looking to make some noise after earning No. 1 seeds for the first time. 

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Here is a complete guide to March Madness 2023 on the women’s side, including seeds, how to watch and more for the annual NCAA Women’s Tournament.

How to watch, live stream Women’s March Madness games in 2023

• TV channel: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ABC
• Live stream: ESPN+, ESPN App, Sling TV

The 2023 NCAA Women’s Tournament will begin on Wednesday, March 15, with the First Four games. All games will air on the ESPN family of networks, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and ABC. Games will also be live streamed on ESPN+, the ESPN App and Sling TV.

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Women’s March Madness bracket 2023

Greenville Region 1

(1) South Carolina vs. (16) Norfolk State

(8) South Florida vs. (9) Marquette

(5) Oklahoma vs. (12) Portland

(4) UCLA vs. (13) Sacramento State

(6) Creighton vs. (11) Mississippi State

(3) Notre Dame vs. (14) Southern Utah

(7) Arizona vs. (10) West Virginia

(2) Maryland vs. (15) Holy Cross

Greenville Region 2

(1) Indiana vs. (16) Tennesse Tech/Monmouth

(8) Oklahoma State vs. (9) Miami (Fla.)

(5) Washington State vs. (12) Florida Gulf Coast

(4) Villanova vs. (13) Cleveland State

(6) Michigan vs. (11) UNLV

(3) LSU vs. (14) Hawai’i

(7) NC State vs. (10) Princeton

(2) Utah vs. (15) Gardner-Webb

Seattle Region 3

(1) Virginia Tech vs. (16) Chattanooga

(8) Southern California vs. (9) South Dakota State

(5) Iowa State vs. (12) Toledo

(4) Tennessee vs. (13) St. Louis

(6) North Carolina vs. (11) Purdue/St. John’s

(3) Ohio State vs. (14) James Madison

(7) Baylor vs. (10) Alabama

(2) UConn vs. (15) Vermont

Seattle Region 4

(1) Stanford vs. (16) Sacred Heart

(8) Ole Miss vs. (9) Gonzaga

(5) Louisville vs. (12) Drake

(4) Texas vs. (13) East Carolina

(6) Colorado vs. (11) Middle Tennessee

(3) Duke vs. (14) Iona

(7) Florida State vs. (10) Georgia

(2) Iowa vs. (15) Southeastern Louisiana

Full Women’s March Madness bracket 2023

Women’s March Madness schedule 2023

First Four

Wednesday, March 15

Results
(16) Sacred Heart 57, (16) Southern 47
(11) Mississippi State 70, (11) Illinois 56

Thursday, March 16

Matchup	Time (ET)	TV
(16) Tennessee Tech vs. (16) Monmouth	7 p.m.	ESPNU
(11) Purdue vs. (11) St. John’s	9 p.m.	ESPNU

Round 1

Friday, March 17

Game	Time (ET)	TV
(9) Marquette vs. (8) South Florida	11:30 a.m.	ESPN2
(10) West Virginia vs. (7) Arizona	Noon	ESPN
(10) Georgia vs. (7) Florida State	1:30 p.m.	ESPN2
(16) Norfolk State vs. (1) South Carolina	2 p.m.	ESPN
(15) Holy Cross vs. (2) Maryland	2:30 p.m.	ESPNews
(11) UNLV vs. (6) Michigan	3 p.m.	ESPNU
(14) Southern Utah vs. (3) Notre Dame	3:30 p.m.	ESPN2
(15) SE Louisiana vs. (2) Iowa	4 p.m.	ESPN
(14) Hawaii vs. (3) LSU	5:30 p.m.	ESPN2
(16) Chattanooga vs. (1) Virginia Tech	5:30 p.m.	ESPNU
(11) Mississippi State vs. (6) Creighton	6 p.m.	ESPNews
(16) Sacred Heart vs. (1) Stanford	7:30 p.m.	ESPN2
(15) Gardner-Webb vs. (2) Utah	7:30 p.m.	ESPNU
(9) South Dakota State vs. (8) USC	8 p.m.	ESPNews
(10) Princeton vs. (7) NC State	10 p.m.	ESPN2
(9) Gonzaga vs. (8) Ole Miss	10 p.m.	ESPNU

Saturday, March 18

Game	Time (ET)	TV
(16) Tennessee Tech/Monmouth winner vs. (1) Indiana	11:30 a.m.	ESPN2
(13) Saint Louis vs. (4) Tennessee	1 p.m.	ABC
(14) James Madison vs. (3) Ohio State	1:30 p.m.	ESPN2
(9) Miami (Fla.) vs. (8) Oklahoma State	2 p.m.	ESPN
(12) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (5) Washington State	2:30 p.m.	ESPNU
(15) Vermont vs. (2) UConn	3 p.m.	ABC
(12) Toledo vs. (5) Iowa State	3:30 p.m.	ESPN2
(11) Purdue/St. John’s winner vs. (6) North Carolina	4 p.m.	ESPN
(13) Cleveland State vs. (4) Villanova	5 p.m.	ESPNU
(10) Alabama vs. (7) Baylor	5:30 p.m.	ESPN2
(11) Middle Tennessee vs. (6) Colorado	7 p.m.	ESPNews
(12) Drake vs. (5) Louisville	7:30 p.m.	ESPN2
(12) Portland vs. (5) Oklahoma	9 p.m.	ESPNU
(14) Iona vs. (3) Duke	9:30 p.m.	ESPN2
(13) East Carolina vs. (4) Texas	10 p.m.	ESPN
(13) Sacramento State vs. (4) UCLA	11:30p.m.	ESPN2

Round 2

Round 2 times will be finalized following the completion of Round 1 on Friday and Saturday.

Sunday, March 19

Game	Time (ET)	TV
TBD	1 p.m.	ABC
TBD	3 p.m.	ABC
TBD	3:30 p.m.	ESPN
TBD	5 p.m.	ESPN2
TBD	5:30 p.m.	ESPN
TBD	7 p.m.	ESPN2
TBD	7:30 p.m.	ESPN
TBD	9:30 p.m.	ESPN

Monday, March 20

Game	Time (ET)	TV
TBD	4 p.m.	ESPN2
TBD	6 p.m.	ESPN2
TBD	7 p.m.	ESPN
TBD	7 p.m.	ESPNU
TBD	8 p.m.	ESPN2
TBD	9 p.m.	ESPN
TBD	9 p.m.	ESPNU
TBD	10 p.m.	ESPN2

Sweet 16

Friday, March 24

Game	Time (ET)	TV
TBD	2:30 p.m.	ESPN
TBD	5 p.m.	ESPN
TBD	7:30 p.m.	ESPN
TBD	10 p.m.	ESPN

Saturday, March 25

Game	Time (ET)	TV
TBD	11:30 a.m.	ESPN
TBD	2 p.m.	ABC
TBD	4 p.m.	ESPN2
TBD	6:30 p.m.	ESPN2

Elite Eight

Sunday, March 26

Game	Time (ET)	TV
TBD	7 p.m.	ESPN
TBD	9 p.m.	ESPN

Monday, March 27

Game	Time (ET)	TV
TBD	7 p.m.	ESPN
TBD	9 p.m.	ESPN

Final Four

Friday, March 31

Game	Time (ET)	TV
TBD	7 p.m.	ESPN
TBD	9:30 p.m.	ESPN

National championship

Sunday, April 2

Game	Time (ET)	TV
TBD	3:30 p.m.	ABC

Round-by-round schedule

Round	Dates	Cities
First Four	March 15-16	Campus sites
First/Second round	March 17-20	Campus sites
Sweet 16/Elite Eight	March 24-27	Seattle; Greenville, S.C.
Final Four/national championship	March 31, April 2	Dallas

Previous NCAA Women’s Tournament champions

Only three schools have won back-to-back championships; South Carolina is heavily favored to become the fourth. It would join UConn, which won consecutively from 2002-04; Tennessee, which won three in a row from 1996-98; and Southern Cal, which won in 1983 and 1984.

There also have been just nine undefeated women’s basketball national champions. UConn was home to six of them, including Breanna Stewart’s 2013-14 and 2015-16 squads; Tina Charles and Maya Moore’s 2008-09 and 2009-10 squads; Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi’s 2001-02 squad; and Rebecca Lobo’s 1994-95 squad.

Brittney Griner’s 2011-12 Baylor squad, Tamika Catchings and Chamique Holdsclaw’s 1997-98 Tennessee squad and the Texas 1985-86 squad are also part of the group.

South Carolina can become the 10th should it make it through the madness untouched. The reigning national champions enter the tournament at 32-0 after winning the SEC regular-season and conference tournament titles.

Below is a list of every NCAA women’s tournament champion since the inaugural competition in 1982.

Year	Champion	Record
1982	Louisiana Tech	35-1
1983	Southern California	31-2
1984	Southern California	29-4
1985	Old Dominion	31-3
1986	Texas	34-0
1987	Tennessee	28-6
1988	Louisiana Tech	32-2
1989	Tennessee	35-2
1990	Stanford	32-1
1991	Tennessee	30-5
1992	Stanford	30-3
1993	Texas Tech	31-3
1994	North Carolina	33-2
1995	UConn	35-0
1996	Tennessee	32-4
1997	Tennessee	29-10
1998	Tennessee	39-0
1999	Purdue	34-1
2000	UConn	36-1
2001	Notre Dame	34-2
2002	UConn	39-0
2003	UConn	37-1
2004	UConn	31-4
2005	Baylor	33-3
2006	Maryland	34-4
2007	Tennessee	34-3
2008	Tennessee	36-2
2009	UConn	39-0
2010	UConn	39-0
2011	Texas A&M	33-5
2012	Baylor	40-0
2013	UConn	35-4
2014	UConn	40-0
2015	UConn	38-1
2016	UConn	38-0
2017	South Carolina	33-4
2018	Notre Dame	34-3
2019	Baylor	37-1
2020	No tournament (COVID-19 pandemic)	—
2021	Stanford	31-2
2022	South Carolina	35-2