Women’s March Madness live bracket 2023: Updated NCAA field of 68, seeds, snubs on Selection Sunday
The season-long anticipation is finally coming to an end.
It’s Selection Sunday and the stakes are high for teams hoping for a dance.
The field will consist of 68 teams – 32 automatic qualifiers and 36 at-large bids. The field will be reduced to its normal 64 for the First Four games on Wednesday, March 15th and Thursday, March 16th. There are two regions split in half: Greenville and Seattle.
Will your team make it? Which teams does defending champion South Carolina need to beat to end an unbeaten season?
Sporting News will provide live updates as each of the regions from Seed 1 through 16 is announced, including the top four.
Check out the full updates for the 2023 NCAA Women’s Tournament:
MORE: Watch NCAA tournament games live on Sling TV
March Madness Bracket 2023
You can download your free, printable copy of the bracket here.
Check out The Sporting News’ Women’s March Madness HQ page for the full Field of 68, along with the schedule and our expert tips and predictions to help you win your pool.
Live bracket updates for the women’s NCAA
7:40 p.m.: Holy Cross’ victory in the Patriot League gives them their first automatic qualifying offer since 2007.
Drake’s win was the largest win over a No. 1 in Missouri Valley Conference history.
Monmouth’s victory is also her first conference championship and her automatic qualifying offer since joining the Colonial Athletic Association in July 2022.
19:30 o’clock: ESPN’s Charlie Creme predicts that the Big Ten will hold two of the four No. 1 seed slots with Indiana and Iowa. This would be Indiana’s first top seed and the first for Iowa in over three decades (1988 and 1992 were the last).
7:20 p.m.: The final series of women’s conference tournaments ended earlier today, solidifying the final five automatic bids, but not without surprises – a sevens beat a ones in the Colonial Athletic Association:
- Holy Cross defeated Boston U 66-61 in the Patriot League
- Sacred Heart defeated FDU 72-60 in the NEC
- Drake defeated Belmont 89-71 in the MVC
- Monmouth defeated Towson 80-55 in the CAA
- Iowa State defeated Texas 61-51 in the Big 12
19 o’clock: For the second time, the men’s and women’s shows will take place on the same day.
First Four
| game 1 | open |
| game 2 | open |
| game 3 | open |
| game 4 | open |
Greenville 1
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Greenville 2
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seattle 3
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seattle 4
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NCAA Women’s Tournament Biggest Nudges
This section will be updated.
Women’s March Madness 2023 schedule
First Four
Wednesday March 15th
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 19 o’clock | ESPNU |
| open | 21 clock | ESPNU |
Thursday March 16th
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 19 o’clock | ESPNU |
| open | 21 clock | ESPNU |
round 1
Friday March 17th
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 11:30 a.m | ESPN2 |
| open | Midday | ESPN |
| open | 1:30 p.m | ESPN2 |
| open | 14 o’clock | ESPN |
| open | 2.30 | ESPNews |
| open | 3 pm | ESPNU |
| open | 3:30 p.m | ESPN2 |
| open | 4 p.m | ESPN |
| open | 17:30 | ESPN2 |
| open | 17:30 | ESPNU |
| open | 6 p.m | ESPNews |
| open | 19:30 o’clock | ESPN2 |
| open | 19:30 o’clock | ESPNU |
| open | 8 p.m | ESPNews |
| open | 22 O `clock | ESPN2 |
| open | 22 O `clock | ESPNU |
Saturday March 18th
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 11:30 a.m | ESPN2 |
| open | 13 o’clock | ABC |
| open | 1:30 p.m | ESPN2 |
| open | 14 o’clock | ESPN |
| open | 2.30 | ESPNU |
| open | 3 pm | ABC |
| open | 3:30 p.m | ESPN2 |
| open | 4 p.m | ESPN |
| open | 17 o’clock | ESPNU |
| open | 17:30 | ESPN2 |
| open | 19 o’clock | ESPNews |
| open | 19:30 o’clock | ESPN2 |
| open | 21 clock | ESPNU |
| open | 9:30 p.m | ESPN2 |
| open | 22 O `clock | ESPN |
| open | 11:30 p.m | ESPN2 |
round 2
Round 2 times will be determined after Round 1 is completed on Saturday.
Sunday March 19th
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 13 o’clock | ABC |
| open | 3 pm | ABC |
| open | 3:30 p.m | ESPN |
| open | 17 o’clock | ESPN2 |
| open | 17:30 | ESPN |
| open | 19 o’clock | ESPN2 |
| open | 19:30 o’clock | ESPN |
| open | 9:30 p.m | ESPN |
Monday, March 20th
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 4 p.m | ESPN2 |
| open | 6 p.m | ESPN2 |
| open | 19 o’clock | ESPN |
| open | 19 o’clock | ESPNU |
| open | 8 p.m | ESPN2 |
| open | 21 clock | ESPN |
| open | 21 clock | ESPNU |
| open | 22 O `clock | ESPN2 |
sweet 16
Friday March 24th
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 2.30 | ESPN |
| open | 17 o’clock | ESPN |
| open | 19:30 o’clock | ESPN |
| open | 22 O `clock | ESPN |
Saturday March 25th
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 11:30 a.m | ESPN |
| open | 14 o’clock | ABC |
| open | 4 p.m | ESPN2 |
| open | 6:30 p.m | ESPN2 |
Elite Eight
Sunday March 26th
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 19 o’clock | ESPN |
| open | 21 clock | ESPN |
Monday, March 27th
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 19 o’clock | ESPN |
| open | 21 clock | ESPN |
last four
Friday March 31st
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 19 o’clock | ESPN |
| open | 9:30 p.m | ESPN |
National Championship
Sunday April 2nd
| Game | time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|
| open | 3:30 p.m | ABC |
How to watch Women’s March Madness games in 2023
The ESPN family of networks (ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews) will split coverage of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Tournament. The games can also be streamed via Sling TV.
| Round | TV channel |
|---|---|
| First Four | ESPNU, ESPN2 |
| round 1 | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ABC |
| round 2 | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC |
| sweet 16 | ESPN, ESPN2, ABC |
| Elite Eight | ESPN |
| last four | ESPN |
| National Championship | ABC |