March Madness 2023: NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Schedule, Dates, Venues, Times

March Madness is not all about Men’s NCAA Tournament; although, it is more famous for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Women’s March Madness 2023 will begin with the 2023 First Four Games on Wednesday, March 15, and will end with the NCAA Divisional I Women’s College Basketball championship game on April 2, 2023, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Like, Men’s Basketball tournaments, the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women’s basketball season will also consist of 68 programs participating to win the national championship. The 41st edition of the Women’s NCAA tournament will start with the kickoff of the Selection Sunday on March 12, 2023, which will be televised at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The single-elimination Women’s tournament will have the same procedure as of Men’s tournament. Out of 68, 32 teams will be conference champions which are automatic bids and the remaining 36 “at-large” teams will be selected by the selection committee on Sunday, March 12. The 4 lowest seeded teams from both the automatic qualifiers and “at-large” selection will compete in the 2023 First Four games and the 64 teams including winners of these games will advance to the main bracket of the tournament. 

Therefore, without further delay, Let’s take a look at the Women’s March Madness 2023 Schedule…

Women’s NCAA Tournament Schedule, Date, and Hosts

Women’s NCAA Tournament’s March Madness will start with the First two rounds also called subregionals. The First four games and sub-regionals will be hosted by the sites of the top 16 seeds as usual. 

However, the two regionals aka Sweet 16 and Elite 8 will take place at two different sites this year. At these two sites, eight teams at each will compete with each other to advance to the Final four games. 

Here’s the complete schedule of the Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament:

Selections are Sunday, March 12, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN

• The First Four games will be on Wednesday and Thursday, March 15-16, 2023
• The first round will be on Friday and Saturday, March 17-18, 2023
• The second round will be on Sunday and Monday, March 19-20, 2023
• The Sweet 16 will be on Friday and Saturday, March 24-25, 2023
• The Elite 8 will be on Sunday and Monday, March 26-27, 2023
• The Final Four will be at 7 and 9:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 31, 2023, on ESPN.
• The national championship game will be at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 2, 2023, on ABC whose host will be Southern Methodist University and the Big 12 Conference/Conference USA.

The details of two regional rounds, Sweet 16 and Elite 8 are here:

The Specifics of the regional round will be announced by the NCAA selection Committee on or before the Selection Sunday show on March 12, 2023.

Women’s March Madness 2023 TV and Live Streaming Channels

The Women’s NCAA basketball tournament will be televised exclusively by ESPN. ESPN has television rights for the entire tournament except for the national championship game. The Championship game will be broadcast by ABC for the first time. This was announced by the sponsor ESPN on August 23, 2022.

Moreover, the radio coverage rights are reserved with Westwood One for the entire tournament.

NCAA Women’s March Madness: Future Final Four Dates, Host, and Sites

NCAA Women’s Division also announced the dates, hosts, and venue details of the March Madness Final Four games for the upcoming 9 years. Here are the details for the same:

FAQs

1. How many teams are in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament?

• 68 teams will play in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in 2023.

2. When is NCAA Women’s March Madness 2023?

• NCAA Women’s March Madness 2023 is from Wednesday, March 15 to Sunday, April 2.

3. Where will the NCAA women’s tournament final be played?

• The 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four is scheduled for March 31 and April 2 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas.