Women’s March Madness live bracket: Updated schedule, scores, results for 2023 NCAA Tournament games

By | March 28, 2023

It’s time to go dancing.

March Madness competition on the women’s side started March 15 with the First Four. The remaining 64 teams are hungry for a chance to play at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, the site of the 2023 Women’s Final Four and national championship game.

South Carolina is coming in as the reigning titleholders, with an undefeated record and conference tournament title. The Gamecocks are the obvious favorites, but the conversation is growing to include Indiana, Stanford and Virginia Tech, who were all awarded top seeds, as well as Iowa and UConn, who were awarded 2-seeds.

Keep track of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Tournament with The Sporting News’ live bracket, including a full TV schedule, updated scores and more for every Women’s March Madness game.

Women’s March Madness live bracket

For live updates of the tournament bracket and information on how to watch Women’s March Madness, check out the links below.

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Printable 2023 Women’s NCAA Tournament bracket

You can get an updated, printable NCAA Women’s Tournament bracket here to fill out. The Sporting News will update the bracket throughout Women’s March Madness.

Women's Final Four bracket 2023

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 MORE: Watch every NCAA Women’s Tournament game live on Sling TV

2023 NCAA Women’s Tournament schedule, scores

The complete 2023 Women’s March Madness schedule is below. You can also follow scores and results with The Sporting News’ live Women’s March Madness bracket page.

First Four

Wednesday, March 15

Results
(16) Sacred Heart 57, (16) Southern 47 
(11) Mississippi State 70, (11) Illinois 56

Thursday, March 16

Results
(16) Tennessee Tech 79, (16) Monmouth 69
(11) St. John’s 66, (11) Purdue 64

Round 1

Friday, March 17

Results
(8) South Florida 67, (9) Marquette 65 (OT)
(7) Arizona 75, (10) West Virginia 62
(10) Georgia 66, (7) Florida State 54
(1) South Carolina 72, (16) Norfolk State 40
(2) Maryland 93, (15) Holy Cross 61
(6) Michigan 71, (11) UNLV 59
(3) Notre Dame 82, (14) Southern Utah 56
(2) Iowa 95, (15) SE Louisiana 43
(3) LSU 73, (14) Hawaii 50
(1) Virginia Tech 58, (16) Chattanooga 33
(11) Mississippi State 81, (6) Creighton 66
(1) Stanford 92, (16) Sacred Heart 49
(2) Utah 103, (15) Gardner-Webb 77
(9) South Dakota State 62, (8) USC 57
(10) Princeton 64, (7) N.C. State 63
(8) Ole Miss 71, (9) Gonzaga 48

Saturday, March 18

Results
(1) Indiana 77, (16) Tennessee Tech 47
(4) Tennessee 95, (13) Saint Louis 50
(3) Ohio State 80, (14) James Madison 66
(9) Miami (Fla.) 62, (8) Oklahoma State 61
(12) Florida Gulf Coast 74, (5) Washington State 63
(2) UConn 95, (15) Vermont 52
(12) Toledo 80, (5) Iowa State 73
(6) North Carolina 61, (11) St. John’s 58
(4) Villanova 76, (13) Cleveland State 59
(7) Baylor 78, (10) Alabama 74
(6) Colorado 82, (11) Middle Tennessee 60
(5) Louisville 83, (12) Drake 81
(5) Oklahoma 85, (12) Portland 63
(3) Duke 89, (14) Iona 49
(4) Texas 79, (13) East Carolina 40
(4) UCLA 67, (13) Sacramento State 45

 Round 2

Sunday, March 19

Monday, March 20

Sweet 16

Friday, March 24

Saturday, March 25

Elite Eight

Sunday, March 26

Monday, March 27

Final Four

Friday, March 31

Matchup Time (ET) TV
(3) LSU vs. (1) Virginia Tech 7 p.m. ESPN
(2) Iowa vs. (1) South Carolina 9 p.m. ESPN

National championship

Sunday, April 2

Matchup Time (ET) TV
TBD 3:30 p.m. ABC

How to watch, stream Women’s March Madness games

The NCAA Women’s Tournament will be broadcast across the ESPN family of networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and ABC.

Below is a round-by-round breakdown of what networks will broadcast games:

Round TV channel Live stream
First Four ESPNU, ESPN2 ESPN+, ESPN App, Sling TV
Round 1 ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ABC ESPN+, ESPN App, Sling TV
Round 2 ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC ESPN+, ESPN App, Sling TV
Sweet 16 ESPN, ESPN2, ABC ESPN+, ESPN App, Sling TV
Elite Eight ESPN ESPN+, ESPN App, Sling TV
Final Four ESPN ESPN+, ESPN App, Sling TV
National championship ABC ESPN+, ESPN App, Sling TV

Every game in the 2023 NCAA Women’s Tournament can be streamed via the ESPN app; other streaming options include ESPN+ and Sling TV.

Several streaming services are allowing discounts for new subscribers. Sling TV’s orange bundle has cut the price to $20 for the first month, and will raise it to $40 thereafter. This bundle only allows streaming to one device, but has 31 channels and 50 hours of DVR storage.

  Sling Orange YouTube TV Hulu+ Live TV fuboTV DirecTV Stream ESPN+
ESPN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ESPN2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ESPNU No Yes Yes Yes No (on Choice plan) Yes
ESPNews No Yes Yes Yes No (on Choice plan) Yes
ABC No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Price per month $29.99 (first month) $64.99 $69.99 (with ads) $74.99 $74.99 $9.99

NCAA Women’s Tournament sites 2023

Below is a full rundown on the sites and locations of the NCAA Women’s Tournament:

Round Location Site
First Four Top 16 seeds host On campus
Round 1 Top 16 seeds host On campus
Round 2 Top 16 seeds host On campus
Sweet 16/Elite Eight Greenville, South Carolina Bon Secours Wellness Arena
  Seattle, Washington Climate Pledge Arena
Final Four Dallas, Texas American Airlines Arena

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