On Sunday, March 16 — Selection Sunday — the 2025 NCAA DI women's basketball tournament bracket was unveiled.
The schedule and bracket for the 2025 women's tournament are provided below. The printable tournament bracket and interactive version are also available here.
Here's the complete schedule:
- 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
2025 NCAA women's tournament schedule, scores, highlights
Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (6) Michigan vs. (11) Iowa State, 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) 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.)
