This is the schedule for the 2024 NCAA women’s basketball tournament for March Madness. The first round starts today, March 22.
- Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET Sunday, March 17 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: Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. with the second semifinal starting 30 minutes after the first game ends. Both will be broadcast on ESPN and hosted at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
- NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 7 at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, hosted at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
These are the sites for the women’s tournament in 2024:
2024 Regional ROUND SITES | ||||
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Round | City | Venue | Dates | Host |
Sweet 16/Elite Eight | Albany, N.Y. | MVP Arena | March 29 – April 1 | MAAC |
Sweet 16/Elite Eight | Portland, Ore. | Moda Center | March 29 – April 1 | Oregon State |
Click or tap here to view the blank 2024 bracket as a pdf. | Click or tap here for the 2024 interactive bracket.
Here are the future sites and dates for the Final Four:
Year | city | venue | dates | host |
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2024 | Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | April 5 & 7 | Mid-American Conference, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission |
2025 | Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena | April 4 & 6 | University of South Florida, Tampa Bay Sports Commission |
2026 | Phoenix | Footprint Center | April 3 & 5 | Arizona State University |
2027 | Columbus, OH | Nationwide Arena | April 2 & 4 | The Ohio State University, Greater Columbus Sports Commission |
2028 | Indianapolis | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | March 31 & April 2 | Horizon League, IUPUI, Indiana Sports Corp |
2029 | San Antonio | Alamodome | March 30 & April 1 | University of Incarnate Word, UTSA, San Antonio Sports |
2030 | Portland, OR | Moda Center | April 5 & 7 | University of Portland, Sport Oregon |
2031 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | April 4 & 6 | Big 12 Conference, Dallas Sports Commission |
Here are the future sites for the championship:
March Madness: Future sites
YEAR/DATES | CITY | HOST | FACILITY |
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2024: April 5 and 7 | Cleveland | Mid American Conference and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse |
2025: April 4 and 6 | Tampa Bay, Florida | University of South Florida and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission | Amalie Arena |
2026: April 3 and 5 | Phoenix | Arizona State University | Footprint Center |
2027: April 2 and 4 | Columbus, Ohio | The Ohio State University and the Greater Columbus Sports Commission | Nationwide Arena |
2028: March 31 and April 2 | Indianapolis | Horizon League, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the Indiana Sports Corp | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
2029: March 30 and April 1 | San Antonio | University of the Incarnate Word, University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio Sports | Alamodome |
2030: April 5 and 7 | Portland, Oregon | University of Portland and Sport Oregon | Moda Center |
2031: April 4 and 6 | Dallas | Big 12 Conference and the Dallas Sports Commission | American Airlines Center |
Here is the complete list of teams who have won the DI national championship:
NCAA DI women’s basketball: Champions, history
YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
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2023 | LSU (34-2) | Kim Mulkey | 102-85 | Iowa | Dallas, Texas |
2022 | South Carolina (36-2) | Dawn Staley | 64-49 | Connecticut | Minneapolis, Minn. |
2021 | Stanford (31-2) | Tara VanderVeer | 54-53 | Arizona | San Antonio, Texas |
2019 | Baylor (37-1) | Kim Mulkey | 82-81 | Notre Dame | Tampa, Fla. |
2018 | Notre Dame (34-3) | Muffet McGraw | 61-58 | Mississippi State | Columbus, Ohio |
2017 | South Carolina (33-4) | Dawn Staley | 67-55 | Mississippi State | Dallas, Texas |
2016 | Connecticut (38-0) | Geno Auriemma | 82-51 | Syracuse | Indianapolis, Ind. |
2015 | Connecticut (38-1) | Geno Auriemma | 63-53 | Notre Dame | Tampa, Fla. |
2014 | Connecticut (40-0) | Geno Auriemma | 79-58 | Notre Dame | Nashville, Tenn. |
2013 | Connecticut (35-4) | Geno Auriemma | 93-60 | Louisville | New Orleans, La. |
2012 | Baylor (40-0) | Kim Mulkey | 80-61 | Notre Dame | Denver, Colo. |
2011 | Texas A&M (33-5) | Gary Blair | 76-70 | Notre Dame | Indianapolis, Ind. |
2010 | Connecticut (39-0) | Geno Auriemma | 53-47 | Stanford | San Antonio, Texas |
2009 | Connecticut (39-0) | Geno Auriemma | 76-54 | Louisville | St. Louis, Mo. |
2008 | Tennessee (36-2) | Pat Summitt | 64-48 | Stanford | Tampa, Fla. |
2007 | Tennessee (34-3) | Pat Summitt | 59-46 | Rutgers | Cleveland, Ohio |
2006 | Maryland (34-4) | Brenda Frese | 78-75 (OT) | Duke | Boston, Mass. |
2005 | Baylor (33-3) | Kim Mulkey | 84-62 | Michigan State | Indianapolis, Ind. |
2004 | Connecticut (31-4) | Geno Auriemma | 70-61 | Tennessee | New Orleans, La. |
2003 | Connecticut (37-1) | Geno Auriemma | 73-68 | Tennessee | Atlanta, Ga. |
2002 | Connecticut (39-0) | Geno Auriemma | 82-70 | Oklahoma | San Antonio, Texas |
2001 | Notre Dame (34-2) | Muffet McGraw | 68-66 | Purdue | St. Louis, Mo. |
2000 | Connecticut (36-1) | Geno Auriemma | 71-52 | Tennessee | Philadelphia, Pa. |
1999 | Purdue (34-1) | Carolyn Peck | 62-45 | Duke | San Jose, Calif. |
1998 | Tennessee (39-0) | Pat Summitt | 93-75 | Louisiana Tech | Kansas City, Mo. |
1997 | Tennessee (29-10) | Pat Summitt | 68-59 | Old Dominion | Cincinnati, Ohio |
1996 | Tennessee (32-4) | Pat Summitt | 83-65 | Georgia | Charlotte, N.C. |
1995 | Connecticut (35-0) | Geno Auriemma | 70-64 | Tennessee | Minneapolis, Minn. |
1994 | North Carolina (33-2) | Sylvia Hatchell | 60-59 | Louisiana Tech | Richmond, Va. |
1993 | Texas Tech (31-3) | Marsha Sharp | 84-82 | Ohio State | Atlanta, Ga. |
1992 | Stanford (30-3) | Tara VanDerveer | 78-62 | Western Kentucky | Los Angeles, Calif. |
1991 | Tennessee (30-5) | Pat Summitt | 70-67 (OT) | Virginia | New Orleans, La. |
1990 | Stanford (32-1) | Tara VanDerveer | 88-81 | Auburn | Knoxville, Tenn. |
1989 | Tennessee (35-2) | Pat Summitt | 76-60 | Auburn | Tacoma, Wash. |
1988 | Louisiana Tech (32-2) | Leon Barmore | 56-54 | Auburn | Tacoma, Wash. |
1987 | Tennessee (28-6) | Pat Summitt | 67-44 | Louisiana Tech | Austin, Texas |
1986 | Texas (34-0) | Jody Conradt | 97-81 | Southern California | Lexington, Ky. |
1985 | Old Dominion (31-3) | Marianne Stanley | 70-65 | Georgia | Austin, Texas |
1984 | Southern California (29-4) | Linda Sharp | 72-61 | Tennessee | Los Angeles, Calif. |
1983 | Southern California (31-2) | Linda Sharp | 69-67 | Louisiana Tech | Norfolk, Va. |
1982 | Louisiana Tech (35-1) | Sonja Hogg | 76-62 | Cheyney | Norfolk, Va. |
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