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How to watch 2026 women's Final Four and championship on ESPN

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The women's NCAA tournament culminates this weekend with the Final Four in Phoenix. ESPN will have wall-to-wall coverage of the action inside the Mortgage Matchup Center as No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina look to be the last team standing.

In one semifinal, the defending champion Huskies and the defending national runner-up Gamecocks will face off in a rematch of the 2025 and 2022 national championship games. Geno Auriemma's club got revenge against Dawn Staley's team last season after losing to South Carolina in the 2022 title game.

Texas and UCLA will clash in the other semifinal. It will mark the second matchup of the season between the two teams, as the Longhorns defeated the Bruins 76-65 on Nov. 26 at the inaugural Players Era Championship in Las Vegas.

Here are key facts about the 2026 women's Final Four:

How can fans watch?

Fans can catch all of the action in the ESPN App and in the NCAA women's basketball streaming hub.

What is the schedule?

All times are Eastern

Friday

  • 6 p.m.: "NCAA Women's Final Four Studio" presented by Capital One on ESPN

  • 7 p.m.: South Carolina vs. UConn on ESPN

  • 7 p.m.: Alt-cast on ESPN2

  • 9 p.m.: "NCAA Women's Final Four Studio" presented by Capital One on ESPN and ESPN2

  • 9:30 p.m.: Texas vs. UCLA on ESPN

  • 9:30 p.m.: Alt-cast on ESPN2

Saturday

  • 1 p.m.: Women's college all-star game on ESPN2

  • 4 p.m.: NCAA women's basketball championship open practice on ESPN2

Sunday

  • 2:30 p.m.: "NCAA Women's Championship Special" presented by Capital One on ABC

  • 3:30 p.m.: "NCAA Women's Basketball Championship" presented by Capital One on ABC

  • 3:30 p.m.: Alt-cast on ESPN

  • 6 p.m.: "NCAA Women's Championship Postgame Show" presented by Nissan on ABC and ESPN

How can fans access more women's college basketball coverage from ESPN?

Check out the ESPN women's college basketball hub page for the latest news, analysis, scores, schedules and more.