The NCAA Women’s Tournament has officially arrived, and it didn’t take long to see the first upset. On Friday afternoon, No. 11 Middle Tennessee shocked No. 6 Louisville in the third largest comeback win in NCAA Women’s Tournament history.
The Cardinals’ stunning loss wasn’t the only source of excitement from Day 1 of the first round. North Carolina survived a late rally to beat Michigan State, and Duke overcame its own first-half deficit to eliminate Richmond. Ohio State and South Carolina, meanwhile, posted easy wins over Maine and Presbyterian, respectively. Texas and Virginia Tech continued the breakout trend with big wins over Drexel and Marshall.
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Below is all the information you’ll need to keep up with the action over the first two days of the tournament. Be sure to check back on this page as it will be updated with fixtures and tip times over the next three weeks.
2024 NCAA Women’s Tournament Schedule, Dates
First round
Friday, March 22
| 11:30 in the morning | (8) North Carolina 59, (9) Michigan State 56 Colonial Life Arena – Columbia, SC |
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| 12 in the evening | (2) Ohio State 80, (15) Maine 57 Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio |
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| 1:30 p.m | (11) Middle Tennessee 71, (6) Louisville 69 Pete Maravich Collection Center – Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
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| 14 hours | (1) South Carolina 91, (16) Presbyterian 39 Colonial Life Arena – Columbia, SC |
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| 2:30 p.m | (7) Duke 72, (10) Richmond 61 Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio |
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| 3 in the afternoon | (1) Texas 82, (16) Drexel 42 Moody Center – Austin, Texas |
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| 3:30 in the afternoon | (4) Virginia Tech 92, (13) Marshall 49 Cassell Coliseum – Blacksburg, Virginia. |
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| 4 o’clock in the afternoon | (3) LSU 70, (14) Rice 60 Pete Maravich Collection Center – Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
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| 4:30 in the afternoon | (4) Kansas State 78, (13) Portland 65 Bramlage Coliseum – Manhattan, Kan. |
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| 5:30 p.m | (8) Alabama 82, (9) Florida State 74 Moody Center – Austin, Texas |
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| 6 in the evening | (12) Vanderbilt vs. (5) Baylor Cassell Coliseum – Blacksburg, Virginia. |
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| 7 in the evening | (12) Drake vs. (5) Colorado Bramlage Coliseum – Manhattan, Kan. |
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| 7:30 in the evening | (10) Maryland vs. (7) Iowa State Maples Pavilion – Stanford, CA. |
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| 8 in the evening | (14) Eastern Washington vs. (3) Oregon State Gill Coliseum – Corvallis, Ore. |
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| 10 in the evening | (15) Norfolk State vs. (2) Stanford Maples Pavilion – Stanford, CA. |
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| 10:30 in the evening | (11) Texas A&M Vs. (6) Nebraska Gill Coliseum – Corvallis, Ore. |
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Saturday, March 23
| 12 in the evening | (11) Green Bay vs. (6) Tennessee Reynolds Coliseum – Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| 1 in the afternoon | (14) Jackson State vs. (3) UConn Gampel Pavillon – Storrs, Conn. |
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| 1:30 p.m | (13) Fairfield vs. (4) Indiana Simon Skod Assembly Hall – Bloomington, Indiana. |
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| 14 hours | (9) Michigan vs. (8) Kansas Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA. |
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| 2:15 p.m | (15) Kent State vs. (2) Notre Dame Purcell Pavillon – South Bend, Ind. |
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| 2:30 p.m | (14) Chattanooga vs. (3) NC State Reynolds Coliseum – Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| 3 in the afternoon | (16) Holy Cross vs. (1) Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena – Iowa City, Iowa |
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| 3:30 in the afternoon | (11) Arizona vs. (6) Syracuse Gampel Pavillon – Storrs, Conn. |
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| 4 o’clock in the afternoon | (12) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (5) Oklahoma Simon Skod Assembly Hall – Bloomington, Indiana. |
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| 4:30 in the afternoon | (16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. (1) USC Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA. |
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| 4:45 in the afternoon | (10) Marquette vs. (7) Ole Miss Purcell Pavillon – South Bend, Ind. |
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| 5:30 p.m | (9) Princeton vs. (8) West Virginia Hawkeye-Carver Arena – Iowa City, Iowa |
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| 7 in the evening | (10) UNLV vs. (7) Creighton Pauley Pavilion – Los Angeles, California. |
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| 7:30 in the evening | (13) UC Irvine vs. (4) Gonzaga McCarthey Sports Center – Spokane, WA. |
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| 9:30 p.m | (15) California Baptist vs. (2) UCLA Pauley Pavilion – Los Angeles, California. |
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| 10 in the evening | (12) South Dakota State vs. (5) Utah McCarthey Sports Center – Spokane, WA. |
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Second round
Sunday, March 24 — Kickoff TBA (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2)
Colonial Life Arena – Columbia, SC | Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio | Pete Maravich Collection Center – Baton Rouge, Louisiana. | Moody Center – Austin I Cassell Coliseum – Blacksburg, VA. I Bramlage Coliseum – Manhattan, KS I Gill Coliseum – Corvallis, OR I Maples Pavillon – Stanford, CA.
Monday, March 25 — 12:10 p.m. Kickoff (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2)
Reynolds Coliseum – Raleigh, NC | Gampel Pavillon – Storrs, Conn. | Purcell Pavillon – South Bend, Indiana | McCarthey Athletic Center – Spokane I Pauley Pavillon – Los Angeles, CA I Carver-Hawkeye Arena – Iowa City, Iowa I Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA.
Sweet 16
Friday, March 29 — Start time to be determined
Albany, New York | Portland, Oregon
Saturday, March 30 — start time to be confirmed
Albany, New York | Portland, Oregon
Elite eight
Sunday, March 31 — start time to be confirmed
TD Garden — Boston | Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles
Monday, April 1 — start time to be confirmed
American Airlines Center – Dallas | Little Caesars Arena – Detroit
Final four
Friday, April 5 – start time to be determined (ESPN)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse – Cleveland, Ohio
National Championship
Sunday, April 7 – 9:20 p.m. (ABC)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse – Cleveland, Ohio
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