The 2024 women's NCAA tournament gets underway on Wednesday. All eyes will be on Caitlin Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes, who were surprisingly put in the same region as the defending national champion LSU Tigers. Meanwhile, undefeated South Carolina is hoping to complete its perfect season and avenge last year's Final Four loss to Iowa.
Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 women's NCAA tournament.
How can fans watch women's March Madness games?
For the 29th year, ESPN is the exclusive home of the women's NCAA tournament. ESPN has every angle and all 67 games from the 2024 women's NCAA tournament covered, beginning with the First Four.
March Madness matchups will be available across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS. Here is a complete list of March Madness games with broadcast details:
*All times Eastern
MARCH 20 - FIRST FOUR
7 p.m. - No. 16 Presbyterian vs. No. 16 Sacred Heart, ESPNU
9 p.m. - No. 12 Columbia vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt, ESPNU
MARCH 21 - FIRST FOUR
7 p.m. - No. 11 Arizona vs. No. 11 Auburn, ESPN2
9 p.m. - No. 16 UT Martin vs. No. 16 Holy Cross, ESPN2
MARCH 22 - FIRST ROUND
11 a.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ESPN2
11:30 a.m. - No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 8 North Carolina, ESPN2
Noon - No. 15 Maine vs. No. 2 Ohio State, ESPN
1:30 p.m. - No. 11 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 6 Louisville, ESPN2
2 p.m. - No. 16 Presbyterian/Sacred Heart vs. No. 1 South Carolina, ESPN
2:30 p.m. - No. 10 Richmond vs. No. 7 Duke, ESPNEWS
3 p.m. - No. 16 Drexel vs. No. 1 Texas, ESPNU
3:30 p.m. - No. 13 Marshall vs. No. 4 Virginia Tech, ESPN2
4 p.m. - No. 14 Rice vs. No. 3 LSU, ESPN
4:30 p.m. - No. 13 Portland vs. No. 4 Kansas State, ESPNEWS
5:30 p.m. - No. 9 Florida State vs. No. 8 Alabama, ESPN2
6 p.m. - No. 12 Columbia/Vanderbilt vs. No. 5 Baylor, ESPNU
7 p.m. - No. 12 Drake vs. No. 5 Colorado, ESPNEWS
7:30 p.m. - No. 10 Maryland vs. No. 7 Iowa State, ESPN2
8 p.m. - No. 14 Eastern Washington vs. No. 3 Oregon State, ESPNU
10 p.m. - No. 15 Norfolk State vs. No. 2 Stanford, ESPN2
10:30 p.m. - No. 11 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Nebraska, ESPNU
MARCH 23 - FIRST ROUND
Noon - No. 11 Green Bay vs. No. 6 Tennessee, ESPN
1 p.m. - No. 14 Jackson State vs. No. 3 UConn, ABC
1:30 p.m. - No. 13 Fairfield vs. No. 4 Indiana, ESPN2
2 p.m. - No. 9 Michigan vs. No. 8 Kansas, ESPNEWS
2 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ESPN
2:15 p.m. - No. 15 Kent State vs. No. 2 Notre Dame, ESPN
2:30 p.m. - No. 14 Chattanooga vs. No. 3 NC State, ESPNU
3 p.m. - No. 16 UT Martin/Holy Cross vs. No. 1 Iowa, ABC
3:30 p.m. - No. 11 Arizona/Auburn vs. No. 6 Syracuse, ESPN2
4 p.m. - No. 12 FGCU vs. No. 5 Oklahoma, ESPNEWS
4:15 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ESPN
4:30 p.m. - No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. No. 1 Southern California, ESPN
4:45 PM - No. 10 Marquette vs. No. 7 Ole Miss, ESPNU
5:30 p.m. - No. 9 Princeton vs. No. 8 West Virginia, ESPN2
6:30 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ESPN
7 p.m. - No. 10 UNLV vs. No. 7 Creighton, ESPNEWS
7:30 p.m. - No. 13 UC Irvine vs. No. 4 Gonzaga, ESPN2
9:30 p.m. - No. 15 California Baptist vs. No. 2 UCLA, ESPN2
10 p.m. - No. 12 South Dakota State vs. No. 5 Utah, ESPNU
MARCH 24 - SECOND ROUND
Second-round games will air from noon p.m. to 10 p.m. across ESPN and ABC.
MARCH 25 - SECOND ROUND
Second-round games will air from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.
MARCH 29 - SWEET 16
2 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ESPN
2:30 p.m. - Albany 1 Regional - Sweet 16 Game 1, ESPN
4:30 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ESPN
5 p.m. - Albany 1 Regional - Sweet 16 Game 2, ESPN
7 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ESPN
7:30 p.m. - Portland 4 Regional - Sweet 16 Game 1, ESPN
9:30 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ESPN
10 p.m. - Portland 4 Regional - Sweet 16 Game 1, ESPN
MARCH 30 - SWEET 16
12:30 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ABC
1 p.m. - Albany 2 Regional - Sweet 16 Game 1, ABC
3 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ABC
3:30 p.m. - Albany 2 Regional - Sweet 16 Game 2, ABC
5:30 p.m. - Portland 3 Regional - Sweet 16 Game 1, ESPN
7:30 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ESPN
8 p.m. - Portland 3 Regional - Sweet 16 Game 2, ESPN
MARCH 31 - ELITE 8
12:30 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ABC
1 p.m. - Albany 1 Regional - Elite 8, ABC
3 p.m. - Portland 4 Regional - Elite 8, ABC
APRIL 1 - ELITE 8
7 p.m. - "NCAA Championship in The Studio Presented by AT&T," ESPN
7:15 p.m. - Albany 2 Regional - Elite 8, ESPN
9:15 p.m. - Portland 3 Regional - Elite 8, ESPN
APRIL 5 - FINAL FOUR
6 p.m. - "NCAA Women's Final Four Special Presented by Capital One," ESPN
7 p.m. - Semifinal 1, ESPN/ESPN+
7 p.m. - "The Bird & Taurasi Show Presented by AT&T," ESPN2/ESPN+
9 p.m. - "NCAA Women's Final Four Update Presented by Capital One," ESPN/ESPN2
9:30 p.m. - Semifinal 2, ESPN/ESPN+
9:30 p.m. - "The Bird & Taurasi Show Presented by AT&T," ESPN2/ESPN+
APRIL 6 - CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN PRACTICE
1:30 p.m. - NCAA Women's Basketball Championship open practice, ESPN2
APRIL 7 - CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
2 p.m. - "NCAA Women's Championship Special Presented by Capital One," ABC
3 p.m. - "NCAA Women's Championship Game Presented by Capital One," ABC/ESPN+
3 p.m. - "The Bird & Taurasi Show Presented by AT&T," ESPN/ESPN+
5:30 p.m. - NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Studio, ESPN
For updated match-ups, check out the women's NCAA tournament bracket here.
How can I fill out a bracket?
Be sure to enter ESPN's bracket challenge for the women's NCAA tournament! The challenge is free to play and fans can create up to 25 brackets. Participants can play against family and friends, or compete for a chance to win $125,000!
Who is the favorite in the women's NCAA tournament?
Clark's Hawkeyes aren't the favorite entering the 2024 women's NCAA tournament. That label belongs to South Carolina (-140), according to ESPN BET.
The 32-0 Gamecocks are the No. 1 overall seed and they have a chance to become the 10th women's team to go unbeaten for an entire season.
Iowa (+475) has the second-best odds on ESPN BET, followed by LSU (+750), Stanford (+1500), Texas (+1800), Ohio State (+2000) and Connecticut (+2200).
As of now, the most-picked champions in ESPN's Bracket Challenge are South Carolina (36.8% of brackets), Iowa (31.7%), LSU (5%) and Connecticut (4%).
Where can I find more women's college basketball coverage from ESPN?
Check out ESPN's women's college basketball page, which features breaking news, in-depth analysis, features, star duos to watch in March Madness, Bracket Challenge, and more!