NCAA women's tournament schedule, bracket, tv times as March Madness begins
The NCAA women's tournament has never had greater exposure with stars like Iowa's Caitlin Clark, Connecticut's Paige Bueckers and LSU's Angel Reese among the prominent players at some of the country's biggest teams.
However, the road to the Final Four is also more difficult than ever with several title contenders among all four of the regions. Greater parity in the sport means there's sure to be upsets and surprises along the way as teams try to reach Cleveland and the national semifinals.
How can you follow along all the action? Here's the complete schedule for this year's NCAA women's tournament bracket (all times Eastern):
Final Four
At Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland
National semifinals
Friday, April 5
South Carolina 78, North Carolina State 59
Iowa 71, Connecticut 69
Sunday, April 7
South Carolina 87, Iowa 75
Albany 1 Region
First round
Friday, March 22
At Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C.
North Carolina 59, Michigan State 56
South Carolina 91, Presbyterian 39
At Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Ore.
Oregon State 73, Eastern Washington 51
Saturday, March 23
At Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind.
Oklahoma 73, Florida Gulf Coast 70
At Purcell Pavillion, South Bend, Ind.
Second round
Sunday, March 24
At Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C.
South Carolina 88, North Carolina 41
At Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Ore.
Monday, March 25
At Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind.
At Purcell Pavillion, South Bend, Ind.
Regional semifinals
At MVP Arena, Albany, New York
Friday, March 29
Oregon State 70, Notre Dame 65
Regional final
Sunday, March 31
At MVP Arena, Albany, New York
South Carolina 70, Oregon State 58
Albany 2 Region
First round
Friday, March 22
At Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kan.
At Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.
Middle Tennessee 71, Louisville 69
Saturday, March 23
At Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
West Virginia 63, Princeton 53
At Pauley Pavillion, Los Angeles
UCLA 84, California Baptist 55
Second round
Sunday, March 24
At Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kan.
At Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.
Monday, March 25
At Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
At Pauley Pavillion, Los Angeles
Regional semifinals
Saturday, March 30
At MVP Arena, Albany, New York
Regional final
At MVP Arena, Albany, New York
Monday, April 1
Portland 3 Region
First round
Friday, March 22
At Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va.
At Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Saturday, March 23
At Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.
Connecticut 86, Jackson State 64
At Galen Center, Los Angeles
Southern California 87, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 55
Second round
Sunday, March 24
At Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va.
At Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Monday, March 25
At Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.
At Galen Center, Los Angeles
Southern California 73, Kansas 55
Regional semifinals
At Moda Center, Portland, Ore.
Saturday, March 30
Southern California 74, Baylor 70
Regional final
At Moda Center, Portland, Ore.
Monday, April 1
Connecticut 80, Southern California 73
Portland 4 Region
First round
Friday, March 22
At Moody Center, Austin, Texas
At Maples Pavillion, Stanford, Calif.
Saturday, March 23
At Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C.
Tennessee 92, Wisconsin-Green Bay 63
North Carolina State 64, Chattanooga 45
At McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Wash.
Utah 68, South Dakota State 54
Second round
Sunday, March 24
At Moody Center, Austin, Texas
At Maples Pavillion, Stanford, Calif.
Stanford 87, Iowa State 81 (OT)
Monday, March 25
At Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C.
North Carolina State 79, Tennessee 72
At McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Wash.
Regional semifinals
At Moda Center, Portland, Ore.
Friday, March 29
North Carolina State 77, Stanford 67
Regional final
At Moda Center, Portland, Ore.
Sunday, March 31
North Carolina State 76, Texas 66
First Four
Wednesday, March 20
At Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C.
Presbyterian 49, Sacred Heart 42
At Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va.
Thursday, March 21
At Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.
At Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Holy Cross 72, Tennessee-Martin 45
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