March is upon us and it’s sure to be mad.
Last year’s national championship game between Angel Reese and the LSU Tigers and Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes drew a record 9.9 million viewers, marking the most-watched NCAA women’s basketball game of all-time.
The No. 7 Tigers got the best of the No. 6 Hawkeyes last year, but will we get a rematch of Reese and Clark, who broke the women’s all-time NCAA scoring record and is closing in on Pete Maravich’s record?
Not if South Carolina has a say. The No. 1 Gamecocks remain undefeated as the women’s college basketball season winds down. The USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll’s top five is rounded out by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Virginia Tech and No. 5 Stanford.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 March Madness women’s basketball tournament:
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When is 2024 March Madness women’s basketball tournament?
The women’s basketball tournament will run from March 20-April 7, with Selection Sunday set to take place three days before the women’s tournament tips off. Here is the full schedule:
All times Eastern
Selection Sunday: March 17 (8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN)
First Four: March 20-21
First round: March 22-23
Second round: March 24-25
Sweet 16: March 29-30
Elite Eight: March 31-April 1
Final Four: April 5 (7:30 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET on ESPN)
NCAA championship game: April 7 (3 p.m. ET on ABC)
When is the Final Four?
The Women’s Final Four will be held in Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, on Friday, April 5. The national semifinal games, which will be played at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET, will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
When is the national championship game?
The women’s title game will be held on Sunday, April 7 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse at 3 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on ABC.
Who won 2023 March Madness?
Angel Reese led the LSU Tigers to the program’s first-ever national championship with a 102–85 win over Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes in the title game. With the win, LSU head coach Kim Mulkey became the first coach in the women’s game to lead two schools to national championships after winning three at Baylor.
LSU is looking to become the first team to go back-to-back since the Connecticut Huskies, who won four consecutive titles from 2013-2016.
2024 March Madness championship odds
The Gamecocks are the favorites to hoist a trophy, according to BetMGM:
South Carolina (+110)
Iowa (+650)
LSU (+700)
Connecticut (+1800)
Stanford (+1800)
Ohio State (+2000)
March Madness champions, by year
Here is every national champion and their record since the March Madness women’s basketball tournament began in 1982:
2023: LSU (34-2)
2022: South Carolina (35-2)
2021: Stanford (31-2)
2020:The tournament was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2019: Baylor (37-1)
2018: Notre Dame (34-3)
2017: South Carolina (33-4)
2016: Connecticut (38-0)
2015: Connecticut (38-1)
2014: Connecticut (40-0)
2013: Connecticut (35-4)
2012: Baylor (40-0)
2011: Texas A&M (33-5)
2010: Connecticut (39-0)
2009: Connecticut (39-0)
2008: Tennessee (36-2)
2007: Tennessee (34-3)
2006: Maryland (34-4)
2005: Baylor (33-3)
2004: Connecticut (31-4)
2003: Connecticut (37-1)
2002: Connecticut (39-0)
2001: Notre Dame (34-2)
2000: Connecticut (36-1)
1999: Purdue (34-1)
1998: Tennessee (39-0)
1997: Tennessee (29-10)
1996: Tennessee (32-4)
1995: Connecticut (35-0)
1994: North Carolina (33-2)
1993: Texas Tech (31-3)
1992: Stanford (30-3)
1991: Tennessee (30-5)
1990: Stanford (32-1)
1989: Tennessee (35-2)
1988: Louisiana Tech (32-2)
1987: Tennessee (28-6)
1986: Texas (34-0)
1985: Old Dominion (31-3)
1984: Southern California (29-4)
1983: Southern California (31-2)
1982: Louisiana Tech (35-1)
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