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NCAA Women's Tournament 2023: Complete Schedule, Gametimes, TV

The field of 68 women's teams competing in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament will be announced on Selection Sunday night. Here is all the information you need to know about the tournament teams so far complete with a schedule, locations and game times.

March Madness is here! Follow along this story to see where the nation's best women's basketball teams end up in the field of 68 all with one goal to win the 2023 NCAA Tournament title in Dallas, Texas.

Keep refreshing this story as it will be updated throughout ESPN's Selection Sunday show starting at 8 p.m. ET.

The South Carolina Gamecocks are the reigning national champions as they defeated UConn 64-49 in the title game in Minneapolis, Minn. last April.

NCAA Champion

  • Sunday, April 2
    • No. 3 LSU 102, No. 2 Iowa 85

Final Four Schedule

  • Friday, March 31
    • No. 3 LSU 79, No. 1 Virginia Tech 72
    • No. 2 Iowa 77, No. 1 South Carolina 73

No. 1 seeds in 2023

  • South Carolina — Greenville 1
  • Indiana — Greenville 2
  • Virginia Tech — Seattle 3
  • Stanford — Seattle 4

Play-in Games

  • Wednesday (March 15)
  • No. 11 Mississippi  State 70, No. 11 Illinois 56
  • No. 16 Sacred Heart 57,  No. 16 Southern 47 
  • Thursday (March 16)
  • No. 11 St. John's NY 66, No. 11 Purdue 64
  • No. 16 Tennessee Tech 79, Monmouth 69

Regional (Greenville 1)

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS, FINALS: March 24-27 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.

First-round games:

  • No. 1 South Carolina 72, No. 16 Norfolk State 40
  • No. 8 South Florida 67, No. 9 Marquette 65
  • No. 5 Oklahoma 85, No. 12 Portland 63
  • No. 4 UCLA 67, No. 13 Sacramento State 45
  • No. 11 Mississippi State 81, No. 6 Creighton 66
  • No. 3 Notre Dame 82, No. 14 Southern Utah 56
  • No. 7 Arizona 75, No. 10 West Virginia 62
  • No. 2 Maryland 93, No. 15 Holy Cross 61

Second-round games: 

  • Sunday, March 19
    • No. 1 South Carolina 76, No. 8 South Florida 45
    • No. 3 Notre Dame 53, No. 11 Mississippi State 48
    • No. 2 Maryland 77, No. 7 Arizona 64
  • Monday, March 20
    • No. 4 UCLA 82, No. 5 Oklahoma 73

Sweet 16:

  • Saturday, March 25
    • No. 2 Maryland 76, No. 3 Notre Dame 59
    • No. 1 South Carolina 59, No. 4 UCLA 43

Elite Eight:

  • Monday, March 27
    • No. 1 South Carolina 86, No. 2 Maryland 75

Regional (Greenville 2)

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS, FINALS: March 24-27 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.

First-round games:

  • No. 1 Indiana 77 vs. No. 16 Tennessee Tech 47
  • No. 9 Miami 62, No. 8 Oklahoma State 61
  • No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 74, No. 5 Washington State 63
  • No. 4 Villanova 76, No. 13 Cleveland State 59
  • No. 6 Michigan 71, No. 11 UNLV 59
  • No. 3 LSU 73, No. 14 Hawaii 50
  • No. 10 Princeton 64, NC State 63
  • No. 2 Utah 103, No. 15 Gardner-Webb 77

Second-round games:

  • Sunday, March 19
    • No. 2 Utah 63, No. 10 Princeton 56
    • No. 3 LSU 66, No. 6 Michigan 42
  • Monday, March 20
    • No. 4 Villanova 76, No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 57
    • No. 9 Miami 70, No. 1 Indiana 68

Sweet 16:

  • Friday, March 24
    • No. 9 Miami 70, Villanova, 65
    • No. 3 LSU 66, No. 2 Utah 63

Elite Eight:

  • Sunday, March 26
    • No. 3 LSU 54, No. 9 Miami 42

Regional (Seattle 3)

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS, FINALS: March 24-27 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle

First-round games:

  • No. 1 Virginia Tech 58, No. 16 Chattanooga 33
  • No. 9 South Dakota State 62, No. 8 USC 57
  • No. 12 Toledo 80, No. 5 Iowa State 73
  • No. 4 Tennessee 95, No. 13 Saint Louis 50
  • No. 6 North Carolina 61, No. 11 St. John's 59
  • No. 3 Ohio State 80, No. 14 James Madison 66
  • No. 7 Baylor 78, No. 10 Alabama 74
  • No. 2 UConn 95, No. 15 Vermont 52

Second-round games:

  • Sunday, March 19
    • No. 1 Virginia Tech 72, No. 9 South Dakota State 60
  • Monday, March 20
    • No. 3 Ohio State 71, No. 6 North Carolina 69
    • No. 4 Tennessee 94, No. 12 Toledo 47
    • No. 2 UConn 77, No. 7 Baylor 58

Sweet 16:

  • Saturday, March 25
    • No. 3 Ohio State 73, No. 2 UConn 61
    • No. 1 Virginia Tech 73, No. 4 Tennessee 64

Elite Eight:

  • Monday, March 27
    • No. 1 Virginia Tech 84, No. 3 Ohio State 74

Regional (Seattle 4)

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS, FINALS: March 24-27 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle

First-round games:

  • No. 1 Stanford 92, No. 16 Sacred Heart 49
  • No. 8 Ole Miss 71, No. 9 Gonzaga 48
  • No. 5 Louisville 83, No. 12 Drake 81
  • No. 4 Texas 79, No. 13 East Carolina 40
  • No. 6 Colorado 82, No. 11 Middle Tennessee 60
  • No. 3 Duke 89, No. 14 Iona 49
  • No. 10 Georgia 66, No. 7 Florida State 54
  • No. 2 Iowa 95, No. 15 SE Louisiana 43

Second-round games:

  • Sunday, March 19
    • No. 2 Iowa 74, No. 10 Georgia 66
    • No. 8 Ole Miss 54, No. 1 Stanford 49 
  • Monday, March 20
    • No. 5 Louisville 73, No. 4 Texas 51
    • No. 6 Colorado 61, No. 3 Duke 53

Sweet 16:

  • Friday, March 24
    • No. 2 Iowa, 87, No. 6 Colorado 77
    • No. 5 Louisville, 72, No. 8 Ole Miss 62

Elite Eight:

  • Sunday, March 26
    • No. 2 Iowa 97, No. 5 Louisville 83

Conference champions

Here are the conference tourney automatic qualifiers:

  • America East: Vermont
  • American Athletic: East Carolina
  • ASUN: Florida Gulf Coast
  • ACC: Virginia Tech
  • Atlantic 10: Saint Louis
  • Big East: UConn
  • Big Sky: Sacramento State
  • Big South: Gardner-Webb
  • Big Ten: Iowa
  • Big 12: Iowa State
  • Big West: Hawaii
  • Colonial: Monmouth
  • Conference USA: Middle Tennessee
  • Horizon: Cleveland State
  • Ivy: Princeton
  • MAAC: Iona
  • MEAC: Norfolk State
  • Mid-American: Toledo
  • Missouri Valley: Drake
  • Mountain West: UNLV
  • Northeast: Sacred Heart
  • Ohio Valley: Tennessee Tech
  • Pac-12: Washington State 
  • Patriot: Holy Cross
  • SEC: South Carolina
  • Southern: Chatanooga
  • Southland: Southeastern Louisiana 
  • Summit: South Dakota State
  • Sun Belt: James Madison
  • SWAC: Southern
  • WAC: Southern Utah
  • West Coast: Portland

NCAA Women's Tournament Information

It's a 68-team field, with four play-in games for the last two No. 11 and No. 16 seeds. Here are the dates and locations:

  • Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET March 12 on ESPN
  • First Four: March 15-16, in...
  • First round: March 17-18
  • Second round: March 19-20
  • Sweet 16: March 24-25
  • Elite Eight: March 26-27
  • Final Four: March 31
  • NCAA championship game: April 2

Regional Locations

  • Greenville, S.C. 
  • Bon Secours Wellness Arena
  • Seattle 
  • Climate Pledge Arena

Final Four Location

  • March 31 and April 2
    • Dallas Texas — American Airlines Center
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