March Madness 2023 Schedule: All Games, Times for Women’s NCAA Tournament

The women’s tournament tips off on Wednesday with the First Four games on Wednesday and Thursday.
March Madness 2023 Schedule: All Games, Times for Women’s NCAA Tournament
March Madness 2023 Schedule: All Games, Times for Women’s NCAA Tournament /

With the women’s NCAA tournament bracket being released on Sunday, it’s time to take a look at when every team will play during March Madness now that game times and television info has been released.

The women’s tournament begins a day later than the men’s tournament and will tip off Wednesday and Thursday with First Four games. The round of 64 starts on Friday, and the second round begins on Sunday. The Sweet 16 begins on Friday, March 24.

The Elite Eight begins on Sunday, March 26. The national semifinals will be contested on Friday, March 31. The national championship game will be held Sunday, April 2 in Dallas.

Here’s the full schedule:

Wednesday, March 15 (First Four)

  • No. 11 Illinois vs. Mississippi State: 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU 
  • No. 16 Southern vs. Sacred Heart: 9 p.m. ET, ESPNU

Thursday, March 16 (First Four)

  • No. 11 Purdue vs. St. John’s: 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 16 Tennessee Tech vs. Monmouth: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Friday, March 17 (round of 64)

  • No. 9 Marquette vs. No. 8 South Florida: 11:30 a.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 10 West Virginia vs. No. 7 Arizona: 12:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 10 Georgia vs. No. 7 Florida State: 1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 1 South Carolina: 2 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 15 Holy Cross vs. No. 2 Maryland: 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPNews
  • No. 11 UNLV vs. No. 6 Michigan: 3 p.m. ET, ESPNU
  • No. 14 Southern Utah vs. No. 3 Notre Dame: 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 15 SE Louisiana vs. No. 2 Iowa: 4 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 16 Chattanooga vs. No. 1 Virginia Tech: 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU
  • No. 14 Hawai’i vs. No. 3 LSU: 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 11 Mississippi State vs. No. 6 Creighton: 6 p.m. ET, ESPNews
  • No. 16 Sacred Heart vs. No. 1 Stanford: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 15 Gardner-Webb vs. No. 2 Utah: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU
  • No. 9 South Dakota State vs. No. 8 USC: 8 p.m. ET, ESPNews
  • No. 9 Gonzaga vs. No. 8 Ole Miss: 10 p.m. ET, ESPNU
  • No. 10 Princeton vs. No. 7 NC State: 10 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Saturday, March 18 (round of 64)

  • No. 16 Tennessee Tech vs. No. 1 Indiana: 11:30 a.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 13 Saint Louis vs. No. 4 Tennessee: 1 p.m. ET, ABC
  • No. 14 James Madison vs. No. 3 Ohio State: 1:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 9 Miami vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State: 2 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast vs. No. 5 Washington State: 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU
  • No. 15 Vermont vs. No. 2 UConn: 3 p.m. ET, TBD
  • No. 12 Toledo vs. No. 5 Iowa State: 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 11 St. John’s vs. No. 6 UNC: 4 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 13 Cleveland State vs. No. 4 Villanova: 5 p.m. ET, ESPNU
  • No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 7 Baylor: 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 11 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 6 Colorado: 7 p.m. ET, ESPNews
  • No. 12 Drake vs. No. 5 Louisville: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 12 Portland vs. No. 5 Oklahoma: 9 p.m. ET, ESPNU
  • No. 14 Iona vs. No. 3 Duke: 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 13 East Carolina vs. No. 4 Texas: 10 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 13 Sacramento State vs. No. 4 UCLA: 11:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Sunday, March 19 (round of 32)

  • No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 8 South Florida: 1 p.m. ET, ABC
  • No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 10 Georgia: 3 p.m. ET, ABC
  • No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Mississippi State: 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 South Dakota State, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 2 Maryland vs. No 7 Arizona, 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 2 Utah vs. No. 10 Princeton, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 3 LSU vs. No. 6 Michigan, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 8 Ole Miss, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Monday, March 20 (round of 32)

  • No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 6 North Carolina, 4 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 12 Toledo, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 4 Texas vs. No. 5 Louisville, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast, 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU
  • No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 9 Miami, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  • No. 3 Duke vs. No. 6 Colorado, 9 p.m. ET, ESPNU
  • No. 2 UConn vs. No. 7 Baylor, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 5 Oklahoma, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Friday, March 24 (Sweet 16)

  • No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 9 Miami, 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 2 Utah vs. No. 3 LSU, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 6 Colorado: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 8 Ole Miss, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN

Saturday, March 25 (Sweet 16)

  • No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 3 Notre Dame, 11:30 a.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 UCLA, 2 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 2 UConn vs. No. 3 Ohio State, 4 p.m. ET, ABC
  • No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 4 Tennessee, 6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Sunday, March 26 (Elite Eight)

  • No. 3 LSU vs. No. 9 Miami, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 5 Louisville, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN

Monday, March 27 (Elite Eight)

  • No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 2 Maryland, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 3 Ohio State, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN

Friday, March 31 (Final Four)

  • No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 3 LSU, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
  • No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 2 Iowa, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN

Sunday, April 2 (Championship Game)

  • Game: 3 p.m. ET, ABC

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