Women’s March Madness schedule today: Times, TV channels, scores for Friday’s Round 1 NCAA Tournament games
The First Four games were the appetizer. Now that we have a full field of 64 teams in the women’s NCAA Tournament bracket, it’s time for the main course.
March Madness will kick into high gear on Friday with 16 first-round games on the schedule. No. 1 overall seed South Carolina will attempt to remain undefeated when it faces No. 16 Presbyterian, but the Gamecocks won’t be the only national title contender in action.
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Texas, the No. 1 seed in the Portland 4 Region, will meet No. 16 Drexel in its tournament opener. Ohio State and Stanford both earned No. 2 seeds in their regions and will take on Maine and Norfolk State, respectively.
No. 3 LSU has its eyes set on back-to-back championships, but the Tigers can’t look too far ahead. Their journey begins with a matchup against No. 14 Rice in the Albany 2 Region.
Here is everything you need to know about today’s schedule, including tipoff times and TV and streaming options for women’s NCAA Tournament games.
Women’s March Madness live bracket 2024 If you want to follow along with all of the action at the women’s NCAA Tournament, you can check out the links below. The Sporting News’ March Madness landing page has the latest bracket updates and analysis from our college basketball experts.
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Live NCAA bracket newsĀ | TV schedule | Printable PDF
What channel is women’s March Madness on today? TV channels: ESPN | ESPN2Ā | ESPNewsĀ | ESPNU Friday’s slate of women’s NCAA Tournament games will air on four networks:Ā ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews and ESPNU.
The first game of the day (No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 8 North Carolina) will tip off at 11:30 a.m. ET and air on ESPN2. The last game of the day (No. 11 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Nebraska) will start at 10:30 p.m. and air on ESPNU.
PATHS TO FINAL FOUR:Ā IowaĀ | LSUĀ | South Carolina
How to live stream women’s NCAA Tournament games Cord cutters can stream women’s March Madness games onĀ Sling.
Sling is the home for sports fans, as it offers a wide a range of channels. You can always cheer for your favorite teams with channels like ESPN, TBS, TNT, NFL Network, FS1 and more.
Round 1 Friday, March 22
Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream No. 8 North Carolina 59, No. 9 Michigan State 56 11:30 a.m. ESPN2,Ā Sling No. 2 Ohio State 80, No. 15 Maine 57 Noon ESPN,Ā Sling No. 11 Middle TennesseeĀ vs. No. 6 Louisville 1:30 p.m. ESPN2,Ā Sling No. 16 PresbyterianĀ vs. No. 1 South Carolina 2 p.m. ESPN,Ā Sling No. 10 Richmond vs. No. 7 Duke 2:30 p.m. ESPNews,Ā Sling No. 16 Drexel vs. No. 1 Texas 3 p.m. ESPNU,Ā Sling No. 13 Marshall vs. No. 4 Virginia Tech 3:30 p.m. ESPN2,Ā Sling No. 14 Rice vs. No. 3 LSU 4 p.m. ESPN,Ā Sling No. 13 Portland vs. No. 4 Kansas State 4:30 p.m. ESPNews,Ā Sling No. 9 Florida State vs. No. 8 Alabama 5:30 p.m. ESPN2,Ā Sling No. 12 VanderbiltĀ vs. No. 5 Baylor 6 p.m. ESPNU,Ā Sling No. 12 Drake vs. No. 5 Colorado 7 p.m. ESPNews,Ā Sling No. 10 Maryland vs. No. 7 Iowa State 7:30 p.m. ESPN2,Ā Sling No. 14 Eastern Washington vs. No. 3 Oregon State 8 p.m. ESPNU,Ā Sling No. 15 Norfolk State vs. No. 2 Stanford 10 p.m. ESPN2,Ā Sling No. 11 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Nebraska 10:30 p.m. ESPNU,Ā Sling Women’s NCAA Tournament first-round tickets 2024 Tickets: StubHub Tickets for first-round games at the women’s NCAA Tournament are still available on StubHub. You can check out seating charts for games by clicking on the link below.
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Jordan Greer has been with The Sporting News since 2015. He previously worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He is a graduate of Westminster College and Syracuse University.