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2023 March Madness: Updated bracket, scores for NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship

Lisa Antonucci
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Editor’s note: We’ll keep this page updated, so be sure to check back here for winners, scores and next-round details as the tournament progresses.

The bracket for 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship is officially set and defending champion South Carolina earned the No. 1 overall seed for the second straight season. A total of 68 teams will see tournament action, beginning with the “First Four” games on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by Round 1 play kicking off on Friday.

On Her Turf has compiled the matchups, sites and schedule for the tournament, which culminates Sunday, April 2 with the title game from American Airlines Center in Dallas.

2023 tournament No. 1 seeds:

Last four teams in the tournament:

First four teams out of the tournament:

RELATED: South Carolina nabs No. 1 overall seed in NCAA women’s basketball tournament

NCAA Women’s National Championship

SUNDAY, APRIL 2 – American Airlines Center; Dallas, Texas

  • No. 2 Iowa (31-6) vs. No. 3 LSU (32-2), 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC, ESPN+

FINAL FOUR: Results

FRIDAY, MARCH 31 – American Airlines Center; Dallas, Texas

ELITE EIGHT: Matchups, results by region

SUNDAY, MARCH 26

Greenville, S.C. – Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville Regional 2)

Seattle – Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle Regional 4)

MONDAY, MARCH 27

Greenville, S.C. – Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville Regional 1)

Seattle – Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle Regional 3)

SWEET 16: Matchups, results by region

FRIDAY, MARCH 24

Greenville, S.C. – Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville Regional 2)

Seattle – Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle Regional 4)

SATURDAY, MARCH 25

Greenville, S.C. – Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville Regional 1)

Seattle – Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle Regional 3)

Regionals/Final Four schedule, how to watch

Sweet 16: Friday and Saturday, March 24-25; Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C., hosts: Southern Conference and Furman; and Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, hosts: Seattle and Seattle Sports Commission (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2)

Elite 8: Sunday and Monday, March 26-27; Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C., hosts: Southern Conference and Furman; and Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, hosts: Seattle and Seattle Sports Commission

Final 4: Friday, March 31, 7 p.m. ET and 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN); American Airlines Center, Dallas; hosts: Big 12 Conference and Dallas Sports Commission

Championship Game: Sunday, April 2, 3 p.m. ET (ABC); American Airlines Center, Dallas; hosts: Big 12 Conference and Dallas Sports Commission

Results from Rounds 1-2

GREENVILLE 1

Columbia, S.C.

  • Round 1 — Friday, March 17:

    • 1. South Carolina 72, 16. Norfolk State 40

    • 8. South Florida 67, 9. Marquette 65

  • Round 2 — Sunday, March 19:

    • 1. South Carolina 76, 8. South Florida, 45

Los Angeles, California

  • Round 1 — Saturday, March 18:

  • Round 2 — Monday, March 20:

    • 4. UCLA 82, 5. Oklahoma 73

South Bend, Indiana

  • Round 1 — Friday, March 17:

    • 6. Creighton 66, 11. Mississippi State 81 (First Four winner)

    • 3. Notre Dame 82, 14. Southern Utah 56

  • Round 2 — Sunday, March 19:

    • 3. Notre Dame 53, 11. Mississippi State 48

College Park, Maryland

  • Round 1 — Friday, March 17:

  • Round 2 — Sunday, March 19:

    • 2. Maryland 77, 7. Arizona 64

GREENEVILLE 2

Bloomington, Indiana

  • Round 1 — Saturday, March 18:

  • Round 2 — Monday, March 20:

    • 1. Indiana 68, 9. Miami 70

Villanova, Pennsylvania

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Round 1 — Friday, March 17:

  • Round 2 — Sunday, March 19:

    • 6. Michigan 42, 3. LSU 66

Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Round 1 — Friday, March 17:

  • Round 2 — Sunday, March 19:

    • 2. Utah 63, 10. Princeton 56

SEATTLE 3

Blacksburg, Virginia

  • Round 1 — Friday, March 17:

    • 1. Virginia Tech 58, 16. Chattanooga 33

    • 8. Southern California 57, 9. South Dakota State 62

  • Round 2 — Sunday, March 19:

    • 1. Virginia Tech 72, South Dakota State, 60

Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Round 1 — Saturday, March 18:

  • Round 2 — Monday, March 20:

    • 12. Toledo 47, 4. Tennessee 94

Columbus, Ohio

  • Round 1 — Saturday, March 18:

  • Round 2 — Monday, March 20:

    • 3. Ohio State 71, 6. North Carolina, 69

Storrs, Connecticut

  • Round 1 — Saturday, March 18:

  • Round 2 — Monday, March 20:

    • 2. UConn 77, 7. Baylor 58

SEATTLE 4

Stanford, California

  • Round 1 — Friday, March 17:

  • Round 2 — Sunday, March 19:

    • 1. Stanford 49, 8. Ole Miss 54

Austin, Texas

Durham, N.C.

  • Round 1 — Saturday, March 18:

    • 6. Colorado 82, 11. Middle Tennessee State 60

    • 3. Duke 89, 14. Iona 49

  • Round 2 — Monday, March 20:

    • 3. Duke 53, 6. Colorado 61 (OT)

Iowa City, Iowa

  • Round 1 — Friday, March 17:

    • 7. Florida State 54, 10. Georgia 66

    • 2. Iowa 95, 15. Southeastern Louisiana 43

  • Round 2 — Sunday, March 19:

    • 2. Iowa 74, 10. Georgia 66

‘First Four’ game schedule

Wednesday, March 15

  • 7 p.m. ET: 11. Illinois vs. 11. Mississippi State (South Bend, Indiana)

    • Winner: Mississippi State, 70-56

  • 9 p.m. ET: 16 Southern U vs. 16 Sacred Heart (Stanford, California)

    • Winner: Sacred Heart, 57-47

Thursday, March 16

  • 7 p.m. ET: 11 Purdue vs. 11 St. John’s (Columbus, Ohio)

    • Winner: St. John’s, 66-64

  • 9 p.m. ET: 16 Tennessee Tech vs. 16 Monmouth (Greenville, S.C.)

    • Winner: Tennessee Tech, 79-69

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