2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
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Season | 2024–25 | ||||
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Teams | 68 | ||||
Finals site | Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida | ||||
Champions | UConn Huskies (12th title, 13th title game, 24th Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | South Carolina Gamecocks (4th title game, 7th Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Geno Auriemma (12th title) | ||||
MOP | Azzi Fudd (UConn) | ||||
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The 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was a 68-team single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 43rd edition of the tournament began on March 19, 2025, and concluded with the championship game on April 6, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Atlantic 10 champion George Mason, Big West champion UC San Diego, NEC champion Fairleigh Dickinson, Sun Belt champion Arkansas State, WAC champion Grand Canyon, and CAA champion William & Mary all made their NCAA tournament debuts. Additionally, SoCon champion UNC Greensboro made their first appearance since 1998 and second appearance overall.
For the first time since 1987, Stanford did not qualify for the tournament.
For the first time since expanding to 64 teams in NCAA March Madness history (counting both the men’s and the women’s tournaments), no team successfully completed an official upset. [citation needed]
Tournament procedure
[edit]Out of 355 eligible Division I teams, 68 participated in the tournament.[a] A total of 31 automatic bids are awarded to each program that win a conference tournament. The remaining 37 bids are issued "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on Selection Sunday, March 16. The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 68.
Eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at large-teams) play in the First Four. The winners of these games will advance to the main tournament bracket.
NET | School | Conference | Record |
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47 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 18–12 |
53 | Saint Joseph's | A-10 | 23–9 |
60 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 28–5 |
49 | UNLV | MWC | 25–7 |
2025 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues
[edit]First Four[1]
- March 19 and 20
- Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of California, Los Angeles)
- Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)
- Moody Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas at Austin)
- Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Subregionals (First and Second Rounds)
- March 21 and 23 (Fri/Sun)
- Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of California, Los Angeles)
- Foster Pavilion, Waco, Texas (Host: Baylor University)
- Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
- Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina (Host: University of South Carolina)
- Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina (Host: Duke University)
- Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio (Host: Ohio State University)
- Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, Indiana (Host: University of Notre Dame)
- Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, Texas (Host: Texas Christian University)
- March 22 and 24 (Sat/Mon)
- Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut (Host: University of Connecticut)
- Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Host: Louisiana State University)
- Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University)
- Galen Center, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of Southern California)
- Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma (Host: University of Oklahoma)
- Xfinity Center, College Park, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland, College Park)
- Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
- Moody Center, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas at Austin)
Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
- March 28–31
- Birmingham Regional, Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama (Hosts: Southeastern Conference)
- Spokane Regional, Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington (Hosts: University of Idaho)
National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)
- April 4 and April 6
Tampa is scheduled to host the women's Final Four for the fourth time; the third was in 2019.[2]
Qualification and selection of teams
[edit]The 68 teams came from 36 states.
Automatic qualifiers
[edit]Teams who won their conference championships automatically qualify.
Seeds
[edit]The tournament seeds and regions are determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets are released on March 16.
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Source:[3]
Tournament bracket
[edit]All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).
First Four
[edit]The First Four games involve eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.
March 19 – Spokane Regional 1 Los Angeles, California | ||||
16 | UC San Diego | 56 | ||
16 | Southern | 68 |
March 19 – Birmingham Regional 3 Notre Dame, Indiana | ||||
11 | Iowa State | 68 | ||
11 | Princeton | 63 |
March 20 – Birmingham Regional 3 Austin, Texas | ||||
16 | High Point | 63 | ||
16 | William & Mary | 69 |
March 20 – Birmingham Regional 2 Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||
11 | Columbia | 63 | ||
11 | Washington | 60 |
Spokane regional 1 – Spokane, WA
[edit]First round Round of 64 March 21–22 | Second round Round of 32 March 23–24 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 28 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 30 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | UCLA | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Southern | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | UCLA | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles, California – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Richmond | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Richmond | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Georgia Tech | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | UCLA | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Ole Miss | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Ole Miss | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Ball State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Ole Miss | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
Waco, Texas – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Baylor | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Baylor | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Grand Canyon | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | UCLA | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | LSU | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Florida State | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | George Mason | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Florida State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Sat/Mon | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | LSU | 101 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | LSU | 103 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | San Diego State | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | LSU | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | NC State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Michigan State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Harvard | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Michigan State | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
Raleigh, North Carolina – Sat/Mon | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | NC State | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | NC State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Vermont | 55 |
Spokane regional 1 final
[edit]ABC
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March 30
12:00 pm PDT |
No. 1 UCLA Bruins 72, No. 3 LSU Tigers 65 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 22–12, 15–16, 26–24 | ||
Pts: Gabriela Jaquez (18) Rebs: Gabriela Jaquez (8) Asts: Kiki Rice (8) |
Pts: Flau'jae Johnson (28) Rebs: Sa'Myah Smith (10) Asts: Flau'jae Johnson (4) |
Spokane Arena – Spokane, Washington
Attendance: 9,299 Referees: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens, Brian Hall, Brenda Pantoja |
Spokane regional 1 all-tournament team
[edit]Spokane regional 4 – Spokane, WA
[edit]First round Round of 64 March 21–22 | Second round Round of 32 March 23–24 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 31 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | USC | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | UNC Greensboro | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | USC | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles, California – Sat/Mon | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Mississippi State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | California | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Mississippi State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | USC | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Kansas State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Kansas State | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Fairfield | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Kansas State | 80OT | |||||||||||||||||
Lexington, Kentucky – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Kentucky | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Kentucky | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Liberty | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | USC | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | UConn | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Iowa | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Murray State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Iowa | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
Norman, Oklahoma – Sat/Mon | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Florida Gulf Coast | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | UConn | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Oklahoma State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | South Dakota State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | South Dakota State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
Storrs, Connecticut – Sat/Mon | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | UConn | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | UConn | 103 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Arkansas State | 34 |
Spokane 4 regional final
[edit]ESPN
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March 31
6:00 pm PDT |
No. 1 USC Trojans 64, No. 2 UConn Huskies 78 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 14–25, 21–12, 18–27 | ||
Pts: Rayah Marshall (23) Rebs: Rayah Marshall (15) Asts: Tied (2) |
Pts: Paige Bueckers (31) Rebs: Sarah Strong (17) Asts: Paige Bueckers (6) |
Spokane Arena – Spokane, Washington
Attendance: 10,141 Referees: Maj Forsberg, Roy Gulbeyan, Katie Lukanich |
Spokane 4 regional all-tournament team
[edit]Birmingham regional 2 – Birmingham, Alabama
[edit]First round Round of 64 March 21–22 | Second round Round of 32 March 23–24 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 28 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 30 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | South Carolina | 108 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Tennessee Tech | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | South Carolina | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
Columbia, South Carolina – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Indiana | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Utah | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Indiana | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | South Carolina | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Maryland | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Alabama | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Green Bay | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Alabama | 108 | |||||||||||||||||
College Park, Maryland – Sat/Mon | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Maryland | 1112OT | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Maryland | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Norfolk State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | South Carolina | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Duke | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | West Virginia | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Columbia | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | West Virginia | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Sat/Mon | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Oregon State | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Duke | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Vanderbilt | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Oregon | 77OT | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Oregon | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Durham, North Carolina – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Duke | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Duke | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Lehigh | 25 |
Birmingham regional 2 final
[edit]ABC
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March 30
12:00 pm CDT |
No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks 54, No. 2 Duke Blue Devils 50 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 10–12, 12–20, 16–8 | ||
Pts: Chloe Kitts (14) Rebs: Sania Feagin (8) Asts: Sania Feagin (3) |
Pts: Toby Fournier (18) Rebs: Oluchi Okananwa (7) Asts: Ashlon Jackson (6) |
Legacy Arena – Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 11,252 Referees: Natasha Camy, In'Fini Robinson, Joseph Vaszily |
Birmingham regional 2 all-tournament team
[edit]- Chloe Kitts (MOP) - South Carolina
- Sania Feagin - South Carolina
- MiLaysia Fulwiley - South Carolina
- Toby Fournier - Duke
- Ashlon Jackson - Duke
Birmingham regional 3 – Birmingham, Alabama
[edit]First round Round of 64 March 21–22 | Second round Round of 32 March 23–24 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 29 | Regional Final Elite 8 March 31 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 105 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | William & Mary | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
Austin, Texas – Sat/Mon | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Illinois | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Illinois | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Creighton | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Tennessee | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Tennessee | 101 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | South Florida | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Tennessee | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
Columbus, Ohio – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Ohio State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Ohio State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Montana State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | TCU | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Michigan | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Iowa State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Michigan | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame, Indiana – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Notre Dame | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Notre Dame | 106 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Stephen F. Austin | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Notre Dame | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | TCU | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Louisville | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Nebraska | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Louisville | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
Fort Worth, Texas – Fri/Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | TCU | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | TCU | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 51 |
Birmingham regional 3 final
[edit]ESPN
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March 31
6:00 pm CDT |
No. 1 Texas Longhorns 58, No. 2 TCU Horned Frogs 47 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 10–12, 19–12, 16–14 | ||
Pts: Madison Booker (18) Rebs: Tied (6) Asts: Rori Harmon (5) |
Pts: Hailey Van Lith (17) Rebs: Sedona Prince (9) Asts: Madison Conner (3) |
Legacy Arena – Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 12,175 Referees: Felicia Grinter, Karen Preato, William Smith |
Birmingham regional 3 all-tournament team
[edit]- Madison Booker (MOP) - Texas
- Rori Harmon - Texas
- Liatu King - Notre Dame
- Hailey Van Lith - TCU
- Sedona Prince - TCU
Final Four – Tampa, Florida
[edit]National Semifinals Final Four Friday, April 4 | National Championship Game Sunday, April 6 | ||||||||
S1 (1) | UCLA | 51 | |||||||
S4 (2) | UConn | 85 | |||||||
S4 (2) | UConn | 82 | |||||||
B2 (1) | South Carolina | 59 | |||||||
B2 (1) | South Carolina | 74 | |||||||
B3 (1) | Texas | 57 |
National semifinals
[edit]ESPN
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April 4
7:00 p.m. |
South Carolina Gamecocks 74, Texas Longhorns 57 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 20–16, 20–9, 16–13 | ||
Pts: Te-Hina Paopao (14) Rebs: Joyce Edwards (11) Asts: Joyce Edwards (6) |
Pts: Jordan Lee (16) Rebs: Taylor Jones (8) Asts: Rori Harmon (4) |
ESPN
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April 4
9:30 p.m |
UCLA Bruins 51, UConn Huskies 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 9–19, 15–18, 14–25 | ||
Pts: Lauren Betts (26) Rebs: Gabriela Jaquez (8) Asts: Tied (3) |
Pts: Sarah Strong (22) Rebs: Tied (8) Asts: Kaitlyn Chen (5) |
Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 19,731 Referees: Brian Hall, In'Fini Robinson, Joseph Vaszily |
National championship
[edit]ABC
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April 6
3:00 p.m. |
UConn Huskies 82, South Carolina Gamecocks 59 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 17–12, 26–16, 20–17 | ||
Pts: Tied (24) Rebs: Sarah Strong (15) Asts: Sarah Strong (5) |
Pts: Tied (10) Rebs: Raven Johnson (7) Asts: MiLaysia Fulwiley (4) |
Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida
Referees: Gina Cross, Maj Forsberg, Felicia Grinter |
Final Four all-tournament team
[edit]- Azzi Fudd (MOP) – UConn
- Paige Bueckers – UConn
- Sarah Strong – UConn
- Joyce Edwards – South Carolina
- Lauren Betts – UCLA
Record by conference
[edit]Conference | Bids | Record | Win % | FF | R64 | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC |
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Big East | 2 | 6–1 | .857 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
SEC | 10 | 21-10 | .677 | – | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
ACC | 8 | 11–8 | .579 | – | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
Big Ten | 12 | 16–12 | .571 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
Big 12 | 7 | 8–7 | .533 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
Atlantic 10 | 2 | 1–2 | .333 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Summit | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Ivy League | 3 | 1–3 | .250 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
CAA | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
SWAC | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
American East | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
American | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
ASUN | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Big Sky | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
CUSA | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Horizon | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
MAAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
MAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
MEAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Missouri Valley | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Mountain West | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
NEC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ohio Valley | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Patriot | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Southern | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Southland | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sun Belt | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WAC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WCC | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Big South | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Big West | 1 | 0–1 | .000 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- ^ Nine teams are ineligible, all due to being in the process of reclassifying to Division I from a lower division: East Texas A&M, Le Moyne, Lindenwood, Mercyhurst, Queens, St. Thomas, Southern Indiana, Stonehill, and West Georgia.
- The FF, R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the first four, round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
Game summaries and tournament notes
[edit]The “seed composition” of the Elite Eight was the exact same in both the men’s and women’s tournament[4]:
Men’s Elite Eight:
Four #1 seeds, three #2 seeds, one #3 seed
Women’s Elite Eight:
Four #1 seeds, three #2 seeds, one #3 seed
Tournament upsets
[edit]Per the NCAA, an upset occurs "when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least five seed lines better than the winning team."[5]
For the first time in NCAA women’s March Madness history since expanding to 64 teams, no team successfully completed an official upset. In addition, this was also the first time no team completed an upset in the Round of 64 alone, meaning no team seeded 11th or lower won in the first round. Both events have never occurred in the men’s tournament since its expansion to 64 teams.
In addition, no team seeded 6th through 10th won their Round of 32 game, ensuring the tournament would have no upsets following the loss of the final such team remaining.
Media coverage
[edit]Television
[edit]ESPN broadcast each game of the tournament across either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, or ABC. For the third consecutive season, the national championship game aired on ABC.[6][7]
Studio host and analysts
[edit]- Elle Duncan (host) (first four, first/second rounds, regionals, Final Four, and national championship)
- Kelsey Riggs (host) (first/second rounds and regional semifinals)
- Andraya Carter (analyst) (first four, first/second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship)
- Chiney Ogwumike (analyst) (first/second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship)
- Muffet McGraw (analyst) (first/second rounds and regional semifinals)
- Meghan McKeown (analyst) (first/second rounds and regional semifinals)
- Lisa Mattingly (rules analyst) (first four, first/second rounds, and regionals)
- Violet Palmer (rules analyst) (first four, first/second rounds, regionals, Final Four, and national championship)
Commentary teams
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First Four[8]
First & second rounds Friday/Sunday (Subregionals)[8]
First & second rounds Saturday/Monday (Subregionals)[8]
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Regionals (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight)[8][9]
Final Four and National Championship[8][10]
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Radio
[edit]Westwood One will serve as radio broadcaster of the tournament.
Regionals (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight)
- Lance Medow and Kim Adams – Spokane, Washington 1
- Sam Neidermann and Mary Murphy – Spokane, Washington 4
- Danny Reed and Debbie Antonelli – Birmingham, Alabama 2
- Nate Gatter and Isis Young – Birmingham, Alabama 3
Final Four and National Championship
- Ryan Radtke, Debbie Antonelli, and Ros Gold-Onwude – Tampa, Florida
See also
[edit]- 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2025 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2025 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 2025 NAIA women's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ Kassim, Ehsan (March 16, 2025). "When is the First Four for Women's March Madness? Dates, location for play-in tournament". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ "Women's Final Four: Future dates & sites". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (March 18, 2025). "Division I Women's Basketball AQ/At-Large Breakdown" (PDF). NCAA.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ Athletic, The (March 30, 2025). "March Madness Women's Sweet 16 live updates: Scores, results and bracket for NCAA Tournament".
- ^ Staats, Wayne (March 6, 2026). "Here's how to pick March Madness women's upsets, according to the data".
- ^ "ESPN acquires NCAA rights for US$500 million". SportsPro Media. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Sights Set on Tampa: ESPN Is the Exclusive Home of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball for the 30th Year". ESPN Press Room U.S. March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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