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2025 NCAA women's basketball bracket: Schedule, scores for March Madness

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Here is the official and printable NCAA bracket for the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

The Final Four is set to begin on Friday, April 4.

NCAA bracket 2025: Printable March Madness bracket for the women's tournament

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2025 NCAA women's tournament schedule, scores, highlights

All times ET

Friday, April 4 (Final Four in Tampa, Fla.)

Sunday, April 6 (National championship game in Tampa, Fla.)

  • 3 p.m. on ABC

Wednesday, March 19 (First Four)

Thursday, March 20 (First Four)

Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)

Saturday, March 22 (First Round/Round of 64)

Sunday, March 23 (Second Round/Round of 32)

Monday, March 24 (Second Round/Round of 32)

Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)

Saturday, March 29 (Sweet 16)

Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)

Monday, March 31 (Elite Eight)

This is the schedule for the tournament:

  • Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET Sunday, March 16 on ESPN
  • First Four: March 19-20
  • First round: March 21-22
  • Second round: March 23-24
  • Sweet 16: March 28-29
  • Elite Eight: March 30-31
  • Final Four: Friday, April 4 at 7 p.m. with the second semifinal starting 30 minutes after the first game ends. Both will be at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
  • NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, hosted at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida

Beginning in 2023, the Sweet 16/Elite Eight will be held at two sites per year, with eight teams competing at each site:

2025 Regional ROUND SITES      
Round City Venue Dates
Sweet 16/Elite Eight Birmingham, Alabama Legacy Arena March 30-31
Sweet 16/Elite Eight Spokane, Washington Spokane Arena March 30-31

These are the future sites for the championship:

YEAR/DATES CITY HOST FACILITY
2025: April 4 and 6 Tampa Bay, Florida University of South Florida and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission Amalie Arena
2026: April 3 and 5 Phoenix Arizona State University Footprint Center
2027: April 2 and 4 Columbus, Ohio The Ohio State University and the Greater Columbus Sports Commission Nationwide Arena
2028: March 31 and April 2 Indianapolis Horizon League, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the Indiana Sports Corp Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2029: March 30 and April 1 San Antonio University of the Incarnate Word, University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio Sports Alamodome
2030: April 5 and 7 Portland, Oregon University of Portland and Sport Oregon Moda Center
2031: April 4 and 6 Dallas Big 12 Conference and the Dallas Sports Commission American Airlines Center

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