The 2025 NCAA DI Women’s Basketball Tournament official bracket is now available! On Selection Sunday, March 16, the tournament field was unveiled, starting an exciting basketball month.
On Wednesday, March 19, the action begins with the First Four games, which set the stage for a intense series of matchups that will decide this year’s winner. The Final Four on April 4 and the national championship game on April 6 mark the end of the road to success.
NCAA bracket 2025: Printable March Madness bracket for the women’s tournament
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2025 NCAA women’s tournament schedule, scores, highlights
All times ET
Wednesday, March 19 (First Four)
- (11) Iowa State 68, (11) Princeton 63
- (16) Southern U. 68, (16) UC San Diego 56
Thursday, March 20 (First Four)
- (11) Columbia vs. (11) Washington 7 p.m. | ESPN2
- (16) High Point vs. (16) William & Mary, 9 p.m. | ESPNU
Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (6) Michigan vs. (11) Iowa State/Princeton, 11:30 a.m. | ESPN2
- (4) Kentucky vs. (13) Liberty, 12 p.m. | ESPN
- (8) Utah vs. (9) Indiana, 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (3) Notre Dame vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin, 2 p.m. | ESPN
- (5) Kansas State vs. (12) Fairfield, 2:30 p.m. | ESPNews
- (4) Baylor vs. (13) Grand Canyon, 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU
- (2) TCU vs. (15) FDU, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (1) South Carolina vs. (16) Tennessee Tech, 4 p.m. | ESPN
- (7) Vanderbilt vs. (10) Oregon, 5:30 p.m. | ESPNews
- (4) Ohio State vs. (13) Montana State, 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (5) Ole Miss vs. (12) Ball State, 6 p.m. | ESPNU
- (7) Louisville vs. (10) Nebraska, 6 p.m. | ESPN
- (8) Richmond vs. (9) Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. | ESPNews
- (2) Duke vs. (15) Lehigh, 8 p.m. | ESPNU
- (5) Tennessee vs. (12) South Florida, 8 p.m. | ESPN
- (1) UCLA vs. (16) UC San Diego/Southern U., 10 p.m. | ESPN
Saturday, March 22 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (6) Iowa vs. (11) Murray State, 12 p.m.| ESPN
- (2) UConn vs. (15) Arkansas State, 1 p.m. | ABC
- (5) Alabama vs. (12) Green Bay, 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (2) NC State vs. (15) Vermont, 2 p.m. | ESPN
- (6) West Virginia vs. (11) Columbia/Washington, 2 p.m. | ESPNews
- (3) Oklahoma vs. (14) FGCU, 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU
- (1) Southern California vs. (16) UNC Greensboro, 3 p.m. | ABC
- (7) Oklahoma State vs. (10) South Dakota State, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (4) Maryland vs. (13) Norfolk State, 4 p.m. | ESPN
- (3) North Carolina vs. (14) Oregon State, 4:30 p.m. | ESPNU
- (7) Michigan State vs. (10) Harvard, 4:30 p.m. | ESPNews
- (8) California vs. (9) Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2
- (8) Illinois vs. (9) Creighton, 7:15 p.m. | ESPNews
- (6) Florida State vs. (11) George Mason, 7:45 p.m. | ESPN2
- (1) Texas vs. (16) High Point/William & Mary, 9:45 p.m. | ESPN2
- (3) LSU vs. (14) San Diego State, 10:15 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, March 23 (Second Round/Round of 32)
Monday, March 24 (Second Round/Round of 32)
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, Fla.)
- 7 p.m. on ESPN
- 9:30 p.m. on ESPN
Sunday, April 6 (National championship game in Tampa, Fla.)
This is the schedule for the tournament:
- Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET Sunday, March 16 on ESPN
- First Four: March 19-20
- First round: March 21-22
- Second round: March 23-24
- Sweet 16: March 28-29
- Elite Eight: March 30-31
- Final Four: Friday, April 4 at 7 p.m. with the second semifinal starting 30 minutes after the first game ends. Both will be at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
- NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, hosted at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
Eight teams will compete at each of the two locations for the Sweet 16/Elite Eight starting in 2023:
2025 Regional ROUND SITES |
|
|
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Round |
City |
Venue |
Dates |
Sweet 16/Elite Eight |
Birmingham, Alabama |
Legacy Arena |
March 30-31 |
Sweet 16/Elite Eight |
Spokane, Washington |
Spokane Arena |
March 30-31 |
These are the future sites for the championship:
YEAR/DATES |
CITY |
HOST |
FACILITY |
2025: April 4 and 6 |
Tampa Bay, Florida |
University of South Florida and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission |
Amalie Arena |
2026: April 3 and 5 |
Phoenix |
Arizona State University |
Footprint Center |
2027: April 2 and 4 |
Columbus, Ohio |
The Ohio State University and the Greater Columbus Sports Commission |
Nationwide Arena |
2028: March 31 and April 2 |
Indianapolis |
Horizon League, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the Indiana Sports Corp |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
2029: March 30 and April 1 |
San Antonio |
University of the Incarnate Word, University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio Sports |
Alamodome |
2030: April 5 and 7 |
Portland, Oregon |
University of Portland and Sport Oregon |
Moda Center |
2031: April 4 and 6 |
Dallas |
Big 12 Conference and the Dallas Sports Commission |
American Airlines Center |
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