March Madness Sweet 16: How to watch the women's 2025 NCAA tournament, where to stream games and more

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - MARCH 20: A Wilson March Madness ball sits on the court during the Louisville Cardinals and Creighton Bluejays game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament First Round at Rupp Arena on March 20, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) — The women’s 2025 nCAA tournament is on to the Sweet 16 round now. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

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It’s hard to believe we’re already more than halfway through March Madness, AKA the 2025 NCAA tournament. The Sweet Sixteen round for the women’s tournament starts Friday, March 28 with big contenders hitting the court including No. 1 seeds USC, Texas, UCLA and more hoping to make it to the Final Four which will take place, coincidentally, on Apr. 4 (4/4). The women’s tournament is airing across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPNews and ABC. Here’s everything you need to know about watching women’s March Madness.

How to watch March Madness 2025:

Dates: Mar. 19 – Apr. 6

TV channel(s): ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews

Streaming: Hulu + Live TV, ESPN+, DirecTV, Sling and more

When does March Madness start?

The women’s NCAA tournament has begun! Sweet 16 games tip off on Friday, Mar. 28.

2025 March Madness game Schedule:

Women’s Sweet 16

Friday, March 28

(2) Duke vs. (3) North Carolina | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
(1) South Carolina vs. (4) Maryland | 5 p.m. (ESPN)
(2) NC State vs. (3) LSU | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
(1) UCLA vs. (5) Ole Miss | 10 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, March 29

(2) TCU vs. (3) Notre Dame | 1 p.m. (ABC)
(1) Texas vs. (5) Tennessee | 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
(2) UConn vs. (3) Oklahoma | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
(1) Southern California vs. (5) Kansas State | 8 p.m. (ESPN)

What channel is March Madness on?

Games in the women’s NCAA tournament air across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and ESPNews, with select games also streaming on ESPN+.

Don’t have cable? Don’t worry. You can stream the women’s games easily with a subscription to a live TV streaming service like Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, Fubo or Sling.

How to watch March Madness 2025:

Hulu’s live TV tier includes every channel you’ll need to watch the women’s NCAA tournament (and the men’s!). For $82.99/month (after a three day free trial) you’ll get live ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ABC and access to ESPN+, plus CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV for all the men’s games too.

On top of all that live TV, you’ll get access to regular Hulu which offers Hulu Originals and FX shows and Disney+.

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2025 NCAA tournament schedule:

The tournament will kick off with Selection Sunday, but we won’t see any action on the court until Mar. 18.

2025 March Madness women’s schedule:

Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET, Sunday, March 16 (ESPN)
First Four: March 19-20 (ESPN2, ESPNU)
First round: March 21-22 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS)
Second round: March 23-24 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS)
Sweet 16: March 28-29 (ESPN, ESPN2)
Elite Eight: March 30-31 (ESPN)
Final Four: Friday, April 4 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida (ESPN, ESPN+)
NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 6 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida (ABC2, ESPN3, ESPN+)