To prepare for the March madness, acquire your blank 2024 bracket before the 2024 NCAA Women’s Tournament starts on March 20.
Being a basketball fan during this season is the best thing ever. Teams are cutting down the nets as they win conference tournament championships and move to the Big Dance later this month. The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament is quickly approaching, and it’s time to prepare for one of the most thrilling tournaments in history.
Now that the bracket is full, some anticipated teams are leading their respective areas. South Carolina is the top overall seed following a perfect 32-0 season. They’ll have some stiff tests if they want to return to the national championship game, as Notre Dame, Oregon State, Indiana, and Oklahoma are all in their region. Iowa and Caitlin Clark are also No. 1 seeds, and they will face Kansas State, a familiar opponent in their regional. Other No. 1 seeds include USC and Texas.
The journey to Cleveland is underway. The NCAA Women’s Tournament Selection Show determined all automatic qualifiers and at-large participants. All that’s left is to watch them play.
South Carolina was named the No. 1 overall seed for the third time in as many seasons as expected. The Gamecocks are six wins away from being the 10th team in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history—and the first since UConn in 2016—to go unbeaten for the full season.
NCAA Women’s Tournament bracket live updates:
8:45 p.m.: Columbia earned its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, making it a two-bid year for the Ivy League. The Lions will face Vanderbilt in the First Four for the 12-seed in the Portland 3 Regional.
8:38 p.m.: Gonzaga earns the highest seeding in West Coast Conference history as the Bulldogs are the 4-seed in the Portland 2 Regional.
8:32 p.m: Texas secures the final No. 1 seed spot as the top team in the Portland 2 Regional.
8:26 p.m.: Ohio State and UConn were placed in the Portland 1 Regional as the 2-seed and 3-seed, respectively. This is an intriguing placement, as it could lead to a rematch of last year’s Sweet 16 matchup between both squads, in which Ohio State won 73-61.
8:25 p.m.: Virginia Tech is the 4-seed in the Portland 1 Regional. It’ll take on ASUN champion 13-seed Marshall, who is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history.
8:22 p.m.: JuJu Watkins and the USC Trojans are the third overall seed in the field, the first time USC is a 1-seed in nearly 30 years.
8:17 p.m: The Albany 2 Regional is an interesting one with some potential matchups that could occur, including a rematch of last year’s national championship game between LSU and Iowa.
8:15 p.m.: UCLA gets its highest seeding in program history as the 2-seed in the Albany 2 Regional.
8:14 p.m.: LSU was named the 3-seed in the Albany 2 Regional. Kim Mulkey’s Tigers were the 3-seed in last year’s tournament, and they won it all.
8:10 p.m.: Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes grab the second overall seed in the tournament, being named the 1-seed in the Albany 2 Regional.
8:09 p.m.: Megan Duffy’s Marquette Golden Eagles earn an at-large bid out of the Big East, being tabbed a 10-seed in the Albany 1 Regional.
8:08 p.m.: Notre Dame is the 2-seed in the Albany 1 Region after winning the ACC Tournament. This is an exciting placement for the Irish, who took on South Carolina in Paris to open up the season.
8:04 p.m.: North Carolina was tabbed with the 8-seed and will take on 9-seed Michigan State in the Albany 1 Region.
8:03 p.m.: The selection committee chose South Carolina as the No. 1 overall seed for the third consecutive season. The Gamecocks will take on either Sacred Heart/Presbyterian.
4:20 p.m.: Drexel women’s basketball is back in March Madness for just the third time in program history! The Dragons defeated Stony Brook 68-60 to win its third Colonial Athletic Conference title.
4:18 p.m.: Drake’s Anna Miller hit a buzzer-beater against Missouri State to send the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament as the automatic qualifier representative of the Missouri Valley Conference.
3:05 p.m.: Holy Cross is dancing for the second straight year as the champions of the Patriot League after defeating Boston University 61-55 in the conference tournament title game on Sunday.
3:01 p.m.: Sacred Heart defeated Le Moyne 69-48 to earn the automatic qualifier ticket to the NCAA Tournament from the Northeast Conference.
First Four out of March Madness:
Here are the first four matchups:
- Auburn vs. Arizona
- Vanderbilt vs. Columbia
- Holy Cross vs. UT Martin
- Sacred Heart vs. Presbyterian
NCAA Women’s Tournament Schedule 2024 :
Start date: Wednesday, March 20 (First Four)
End date: Sunday, April 7 (NCAA championship game)
The 2024 NCAA Women’s Tournament begins on Wednesday, March 20, with the First Four. The first set of first-round games will begin on Friday, March 22. The regional weekend will begin Friday, March 29, and run through Monday, April 1, either in Albany, New York, or Portland, Oregon.
The Final Four begins Friday, April 5, in Cleveland, with the NCAA championship game on Sunday, April 7, inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
