2025 Women's March Madness schedule, scores: Games, dates, locations, tip times, TV channels, bracket

The Big Dance is officially upon us as the women are taking the courts all across the country

By Austin Nivison

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The NCAA Women's Tournament is underway with first-round action continuing Saturday. After fighting their way to the dance, dozens of teams have their eyes on a national championship.

The UCLA Bruins, led by Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice, come in as the top overall seed in March Madness, but their road to a title won't be a cakewalk. The reigning champion South Carolina Gamecocks are looking to repeat, and JuJu Watkins leads a talented USC program. Texas rounds out the No. 1 seeds after tallying up 31 wins en route to the NCAA Tournament.

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The opening weekend of the NCAA Women's Tournament is sure to provide some fireworks because upset-minded teams will be trying to cause some chaos. Can anyone knock off one of the championship favorites before the Sweet 16 this year?

An interesting wrinkle to the women's tournament as opposed to the men is that the highest seed in the four-team pods plays host for the first weekend. Then, two cities -- Birmingham, Alabama, and Spokane, Washington -- will host the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight before the remaining teams head to Florida for the Final Four and national championship game in Tampa.

Below is all the information you'll need to keep up with the action over the first two days of the tournament. Be sure to check back in on this page as it will be updated with matchups and tip times over the next three weeks.

2025 NCAA Women's Tournament schedule, dates

First round

Friday, March 21

Time (ET)	Game	TV / Stream
11:30 a.m.	(6) Michigan 80, (11) Iowa State 74 Purcell Pavilion -- South Bend, Ind.	ESPN2
Noon	(4) Kentucky 79, (13) Liberty 78 Memorial Coliseum -- Lexington, Ky.	ESPN
1:30 p.m.	(9) Indiana 76, (8) Utah 68 Colonial Life Arena -- Columbia, S.C.	ESPN2
2 p.m.	(3) Notre Dame 106, (14) Stephen F. Austin 54 Purcell Pavilion -- South Bend, Ind.	ESPN
2:30 p.m.	(5) Kansas State 85, (12) Fairfield 41 Memorial Coliseum -- Lexington, Ky.	ESPNEWS
3:30 p.m.	(2) TCU 73, (15) Fairleigh Dickinson 51 Schollmaier Arena -- Fort Worth, Texas	ESPN2
3:30 p.m.	(4) Baylor 73, (13) Grand Canyon 60 Foster Pavilion -- Waco, Texas	ESPNU
4 p.m.	(1) South Carolina 108, (16) Tennessee Tech 48 Colonial Life Arena -- Columbia, S.C.	ESPN
5:30 p.m.	(4) Ohio State 71, (13) Montana State 51 Schottenstein Center -- Columbus, Ohio	ESPN2
5:30 p.m.	(10) Oregon 77, (7) Vanderbilt 73 Cameron Indoor Stadium -- Durham, N.C.	ESPNews
6 p.m.	(5) Ole Miss 83, (12) Ball State 65 Schollmaier Arena -- Fort Worth, Texas	ESPNU
6 p.m.	(7) Louisville 63, (10) Nebraska 58 Schollmaier Arena -- Fort Worth, Texas	ESPN
7:30 p.m.	(8) Richmond 74, (9) Georgia Tech 49 Pauley Pavilion -- Los Angeles	ESPNews
8 p.m.	(2) Duke 86, (15) Lehigh 25 Cameron Indoor Stadium -- Durham, N.C.	ESPNU
8 p.m.	(5) Tennessee 101, (12) South Florida 66 Schottenstein Center -- Columbus, Ohio	ESPN
10 p.m.	(1) UCLA 84, (16) Southern 46 Pauley Pavilion -- Los Angeles	ESPN

Saturday, March 22

Time (ET)	Game	TV / Stream
Noon	(6) Iowa vs. (11) Murray State Lloyd Noble Center -- Norman, Okla.	ESPN
1 p.m.	(2) UConn vs (15) Arkansas State Gampel Pavillon -- Storrs, Conn.	ABC
1:30 p.m.	(5) Alabama vs. (12) Green Bay XFINITY Center -- College Park, Md.	ESPN2
2 p.m.	(2) NC State vs. (15) Vermont Reynolds Coliseum -- Raleigh, N.C.	ESPN
2 p.m.	(6) West Virginia vs. (11) Columbia Carmichael Arena -- Chapel Hill, N.C.	ESPNews
2:30 p.m.	(3) Oklahoma vs. (14) Florida Gulf Coast Lloyd Noble Center -- Norman, Okla.	ESPNU
3 p.m.	(1) USC vs. (16) UNC Greensboro Galen Center -- Los Angeles	ABC
3:30 p.m.	(7) Oklahoma State vs. (10) South Dakota State Gampel Pavillon -- Storrs, Conn.	ESPN2
4 p.m.	(4) Maryland vs. (13) Norfolk State XFINITY Center -- College Park, Md.	ESPN
4:30 p.m.	(3) North Carolina vs. (14) Oregon State Carmichael Arena -- Chapel Hill, N.C.	ESPNU
4:30 p.m.	(7) Michigan State vs. (10) Harvard Reynolds Coliseum -- Raleigh, N.C.	ESPNews
5:30 p.m.	(8) Cal vs. (9) Mississippi State Galen Center -- Los Angeles	ESPN2
7:15 p.m.	(8) Illinois vs. (9) Creighton Moody Center -- Austin, Tex.	ESPNews
7:45 p.m.	(6) Florida State vs. (11) George Mason Pete Maravich Assembly Center -- Baton Rouge, La.	ESPN2
9:45 p.m.	(1) Texas vs. (16) William & Mary Moody Center -- Austin, Tex.	ESPN2
10:15 p.m.	(3) LSU vs. (14) San Diego State Pete Maravich Assembly Center -- Baton Rouge, La.	ESPN

Second round

Sunday, March 23
12 p.m. -- (2) Duke vs. (10) Oregon at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. -- ESPN
1 p.m. -- (3) Notre Dame vs. (6) Michigan at Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, Ind. -- ABC
2 p.m. -- (4) Kentucky vs. (5) Kansas State at Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Ky. -- ESPN
3 p.m. -- (1) South Carolina vs. (9) Indiana at Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. -- ABC
4 p.m. -- (4) Baylor vs. (5) Ole Miss at Foster Pavilion, Waco, Texas -- ESPN
6 p.m. -- (2) TCU vs. (7) Louisville at Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, Texas -- ESPN
8 p.m. -- (4) Ohio State vs. (5) Tennessee at Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio -- ESPN
10 p.m. -- (1) UCLA vs. (8) Richmond at Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles -- ESPN

Monday, March 24 -- 12:10 p.m. start (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2)
Lloyd Noble Center -- Norman, Okla.| Reynolds Coliseum -- Raleigh, N.C. | Gampel Pavillon - Storrs, Conn. | XFINITY Center -- College Park, Md.| Carmichael Arena -- Chapel Hill, N.C. | Galen Center -- Los Angeles | Moody Center -- Austin, Tex.| Pete Maravich Assembly Center -- Baton Rouge, La.