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The 2019 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament begins Friday, March 22. With no undefeated teams in the field for the first time since 2015, the tournament feels more wide-open than ever, even if there are some clear front-runners.
One-seeds Notre Dame, Louisville, Baylor and Mississippi State are leading the way. The Fighting Irish have what it takes to repeat, but the others are also legitimate contenders. Then there’s UConn, which received its first two-seed since 2006 but has made 11 consecutive Final Fours. Fellow two-seed Stanford has also enjoyed some deep tournament runs of late.
The mid-majors are well-represented this season, highlighted by the Summit League collecting its first-ever at-large bid. The WCC, Big East, MAC, American and Missouri Valley Conference are each sending two teams to the tournament as well. Although a mid-major team hasn’t won the tournament since Louisiana Tech in 1988, some have made deep runs. Last season’s Sweet Sixteen, for example, featured two 11 seeds out of the MAC — Buffalo and Central Michigan — both of whom are returning to the tournament this season.
Here’s the bracket information for the 2019 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament!
NCAAW Tournament bracket
Albany region
No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 16 Robert Morris
No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Towson
No. 3 Maryland vs. No. 14 Radford
No. 4 Oregon State vs. No. 13 Boise State
No. 5 Gonzaga vs. No. 12 Little Rock
No. 6 UCLA vs. No. 11 Tennessee
No. 7 Rutgers vs. No. 10 Buffalo
No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 Kansas State
Chicago region
No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 16 Bethune-Cookman
No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 15 UC Davis
No. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 14 New Mexico State
No. 4 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 Wright State
No. 5 Marquette vs. No. 12 Rice
No. 6 DePaul vs. No. 11 Missouri State
No. 7 BYU vs. No. 10 Auburn
No. 8 Central Michigan vs. No. 9 Michigan State
Greensboro region
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 16 Abilene Christian
No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 15 Mercer
No. 3 NC State vs. No. 14 Maine
No. 4 South Carolina vs. No. 13 Belmont
No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 12 Bucknell
No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 11 Princeton
No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Drake
No. 8 California vs. No. 9 North Carolina
Portland region
No. 1 Mississippi State vs. No. 16 Southern
No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 15 Portland State
No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 14 Fordham
No. 4 Miami vs. No. 13 Florida Gulf Coast
No. 5 Arizona State vs. No. 12 UCF
No. 6 South Dakota State vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac
No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Indiana
No. 8 South Dakota vs. No. 9 Clemson
NCAAW Tournament game information
First round
When: Friday, March 22; Saturday, March 23
Where: Campus sites (teams seeded 1-4 host)
How to watch: ESPN2, WatchESPN
Second round
When: Sunday, March 24; Monday, March 25
Where: Campus sites (teams seeded 1-4 host)
How to watch: ESPN, ESPN2, WatchESPN
Sweet Sixteen
When: Friday, March 29; Saturday, March 30 (click for times)
Where: Albany, NY; Chicago, IL; Greensboro, NC; Portland, OR
How to watch: ESPN, ESPN2, WatchESPN
Elite Eight
When: Sunday, March 31; Monday, April 1 (click for times)
Where: Albany, NY; Chicago, IL; Greensboro, NC; Portland, OR
How to watch: ESPN, ESPN2, WatchESPN
Final Four
When: Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
How to watch: ESPN2, WatchESPN
National Championship
When: Sunday, April 7, at 6 p.m. ET
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
How to watch: ESPN, WatchESPN
More ways to watch the games
Want to watch in person? Tickets for the first two rounds can be purchased on the websites of the 16 hosting teams, listed below as the first through fourth seeds. Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and Final Four tickets can be found on the websites of the hosting arenas, or here.