2023 March Madness Complete Women’s Schedule, Dates, TV Times
‘March Madness,’ or the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament will feature the South Carolina Gamecocks as the defending champion. Can they defend their crown? Or will another team crash the final dance?
The selections for the 68-team field will be on Sunday, March 12.
The 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament will start on March 15 and 16 with the First Four games. First-round games are set for March 17-18, while second-round games will be March 19-20.
Beginning in 2023, the Sweet 16/Elite Eight will be held at two sites per year, with eight teams competing at each site.
The Sweet 16 is set for March 24-25, while the Elite Eight will be on March 26-27.
The Final Four will be at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Final Four is set for 7 and 9:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 31 on ESPN. The national championship game is set for 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 2 on ABC.
What do you need to know to get ready? Heartland College Sports has all the details so you can prepare to plan to attend the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, or at the least watch it on television.
2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Schedule
(all games are on the ESPN family of networks; all times EST)
First Four Games
Wednesday March 15
No. 11 Mississippi State 70, No. 11 Illinois 56
No. 16 Sacred Heart 57, No. 16 Southern 47
Thursday, March 16
No. 11 St. John’s 66, No. 11 Purdue 64
No. 16 Tennessee Tech 79, No. 16 Monmouth 69
First-Round Games
Friday, March 17
First Round
Greenville Region 1
at Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC
No. 8 South Florida 67, No. 9 Marquette 65 (OT)
No. 1 South Carolina 72, No. 16 Norfolk State 40
XFINITY Center, College Park, MD
No. 7 Arizona 75, No. 10 West Virginia 62
No. 2 Maryland 93, No. 15 Holy Cross 61
Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, IN
No. 3 Notre Dame 82, No. 14 Southern Utah 56
No. 11 Mississippi State 81, No. 6 Creighton 66
Greenville Region 2
Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT
No. 2 Utah 103, No. 15 Gardner-Webb 78
No. 10 Princeton 64, No. 7 NC State 63
Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA
No. 6 Michigan 79, No. 11 UNLV 51
No. 3 LSU 73, No. 14 Hawai’i 50
Seattle Region 3
Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, VA
No. 1 Virginia Tech 58, No. 16 Chattanooga 33
No. 9 South Dakota State 62, No. 8 USC 57
Seattle Region 4
Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, Calif.
No. 1 Stanford 92, No. 16 Sacred Heart 49
No. 9 Gonzaga 71, No. 8 Gonzaga 48
Carter-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
No. 10 Georgia 66, No. 7 Florida State 54
No. 2 Iowa 95, No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana 43
Saturday, March 18
Greenville Region 1
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
No. 5 Oklahoma 85, No. 12 Portland 63
No. 4 UCLA 67, No. 13 Sacramento State 45
Greenville Region 2
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN
No. 1 Indiana 77, No. 16 Tennessee Tech 47
No. 9 Miami 62, No. 8 Oklahoma State 61
Finneran Pavilion, Villanova, PA
No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 74, No. 5 Washington State 63
No. 4 Villanova 76, No. 13 Cleveland State 59
Seattle Region 3
Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT
No. 2 UConn 95, No. 15 Vermont 52
No. 7 Baylor 78, No. 10 Alabama 74
Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
No. 3 Ohio State 80, 14 James Madison 66
No. 6 North Carolina 61, No. 11 St. John’s 59
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN
No. 4 Tennessee 95, No. 13 Saint Louis 50
No. 12 Toledo 80, No. 5 Iowa State 73
Seattle Region 4
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
No. 6 Colorado 82, No. 11 Middle Tennessee 60
No. 3 Duke 89, No. 14 Iona 49
Moody Center, Austin, TX
No. 5 Louisville 83, No. 12 Drake 81
No. 4 Texas 79, No. 13 East Carolina 40
Second Round Games
Sunday, March 19
Greenville Region 1
at Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC
No. 1 South Carolina 76, No. 8 South Florida 45
XFINITY Center, College Park, MD
No. 2 Maryland 77, No. 7 Arizona 64
Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, IN
No. 3 Notre Dame 53, No. 11 Mississippi State 48
Greenville Region 2
Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT
No. 2 Utah 63, No. 10 Princeton 56
Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA
No. 3 LSU 66, No. 6 Michigan 42
Seattle Region 3
Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, VA
No. 1 Virginia Tech 72, No. 9 South Dakota State 60
Seattle Region 4
Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, Calif.
No. 8 Ole Miss 54, No. 1 Stanford 49
Carter-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
No. 2 Iowa 74, No. 10 Georgia 66
Sunday, March 20
Greenville Region 1
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
No. 4 UCLA 82, No. 5 Oklahoma 73
Greenville Region 2
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN
No. 9 Miami (FL) 70, No. 1 Indiana 68
Finneran Pavilion, Villanova, PA
No. 4 Villanova 76, No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 57
Seattle Region 3
Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT
No. 2 UConn 77, No. 7 Baylor 58
Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
No. 3 Ohio State 71, No. 6 North Carolina 69
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN
No. 4 Tennessee 94, No. 12 Toledo 47
Seattle Region 4
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
No. 6 Colorado 61, No. 3 Duke 53 (OT)
Moody Center, Austin, TX
No. 5 Louisville 73, No. 4 Texas 51
Sweet 16
Greenville Regional 1
Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C.
Saturday, March 25
No. 1 South Carolina 59, No. 4 UCLA 43
No. 2 Maryland 76, No. 3 Notre Dame 59
Greenville Regional 2
Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C.
Friday, March 24
No. 3 LSU 66, No. 2 Utah 63
No. 9 Miami (FL) 70, No. 4 Villanova 65
Seattle Regional 3
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Wash., time and dates TBA
Saturday, March 25
No. 1 Virginia Tech 73, No. 4 Tennessee 64
No. 3 Ohio State 73, No. 2 UConn 61
Seattle Regional 4
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Wash.
Friday, March 24
No. 2 Iowa 87, No. 6 Colorado 77
No. 5 Louisville 72, No. 8 Ole Miss 62
Elite Eight
Greenville Regional 1
Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C.
Monday, March 27
No. 1 South Carolina 86, No. 2 Maryland 75
Greenville Regional 2
Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C.
Sunday, March 26
No. 3 LSU 54, No. 9 Miami (FL) 42
Seattle Regional 3
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Wash., time and dates TBA
Monday, March 27
No. 1 Virginia Tech 84, No. 3 Ohio State 74
Seattle Regional 4
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Wash.
Sunday, March 26
No. 2 Iowa 97, No. 5 Louisville 83
Final Four
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Friday, March 31
No. 3 LSU 79, No. 1 Virginia Tech 72
No. 2 Iowa 77, No. 1 South Carolina 73
National Championship Game
Sunday, April 2
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 2 Iowa, 2:30 p.m., ABC
Future Final Four Dates, Locations
April 5 and 7, 2024: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
April 4 and 6, 2025: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla.
April 3 and 5, 2026: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Ariz.
All-Time NCAA Tournament Champions
2022 South Carolina
2021 Stanford
2020 No Tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic
2019 Baylor
2018 Notre Dame
2017 South Carolina
2016 Connecticut
2015 Connecticut
2014 Connecticut
2013 Connecticut
2012 Baylor
2011 Texas A&M
2010 Connecticut
2009 Connecticut
2008 Tennessee
2007 Tennessee
2006 Maryland
2005 Baylor
2004 Connecticut
2003 Connecticut
2002 Connecticut
2001 Notre Dame
2000 Connecticut
1999 Purdue
1998 Tennessee
1997 Tennessee
1996 Tennessee
1995 Connecticut
1994 North Carolina
1993 Texas Tech
1992 Stanford
1991 Tennessee
1990 Stanford
1989 Tennessee
1988 Louisiana Tech
1987 Tennessee
1986 Texas
1985 Old Dominion
1984 USC
1983 USC
1982 Louisiana Tech
