The men’s tournament is already underway, but women’s March Madness gets started tonight, March 19.
The 2025 Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament begins with the First Four play-in round, where two No. 11 seeds and two No. 16 seeds will be decided. From there, the field of 64 teams will be narrowed down until just one team is left standing.
This year’s No. 1 seeded teams are UCLA, who are looking for their first-ever trip to the Final Four; South Carolina, where Dawn Staley could win her fourth title as head coach; USC, earning a No. 1 seed for the second tournament in a row; and Texas, also retaining their top seeding from last year.
Locally, the Columbia University Lions made the tournament for the second year in a row; after losing to Vanderbilt by just four points in one of last year’s First Four games, they’ll battle for a No. 11 seed in a First Four matchup with Washington.
After the First Four, the Round of 64 will kick off on Friday, March 21. Every game will be televised across five different channels; here’s how to make sure you don’t miss a game.
Women’s March Madness 2025 begins on March 19 with the First Four play-in round and ends with the National Championship on April 6.
Women’s March Madness will air across the ESPN and ABC family of networks: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews.
If you’ve recently cut the cord, there are a few options that’ll allow you to watch all of the games.
Wednesday, March 19
Thursday, March 20
Friday, March 21
Saturday, March 22
The second round of the NCAA Tournament will take place on March 22 and 23 with matchups to be determined after the first round concludes.
The Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament will take place on March 28 and 29. Games will air at the following times, with matchups to be determined after the second round concludes.
Friday, March 28
Saturday, March 29
The Elite Eight round of Women’s March Madness will take place on March 30 and 31 with matchups to be determined after the Sweet 16 concludes.
Sunday, March 30
Monday, March 31
Friday, April 4
Sunday, April 6
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