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March 12 was Selection Monday for the 64 women’s teams; their seedings and regions were announced for the upcoming annual tournament to ultimately determine college’s women’s national champion in Division I basketball.
There will be 63 tournament games televised on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3. The tournament’s early round games will air regionally, according to its suitable television market.
The bracket’s overall No. 1 seed, the undefeated UConn Huskies (32-0 for 2017-18), are aiming to earn their twelfth national championship overall in their lauded school history.
Louisville (32-2), Notre Dame (29-3) and the team that knocked off UConn in last year’s Final Four semifinal Mississippi State (32-1) are the other No. 1 seeds in the tournament.
After winning its first national championship last year, South Carolina is the No. 2 seed in the Albany region this year — the same region that also has aforementioned UConn.
The Final Four semifinal and national championship title games will be held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Friday Mar. 30 and Sunday Apr. 1 — all three games will air on ESPN.
The following are the scheduled game start times (all times Eastern; start times subject to change), locations and respective networks for the first two rounds of tournament action:
Friday, March 16, 2018
12:00 p.m. on ESPN: Lexington Region
(#1) Louisville vs. (#16) Boise State
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Nell Fortner
12:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Kansas City Region
(#5) Maryland vs. (#12) Princeton
Location: Raleigh, NC
Announcers: John Brickley, Mike Thibault
12:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Lexington Region
(#6) Oregon State vs. (#11) Western Kentucky
Location: Knoxville, Tenn.
Announcers: Brenda VanLengen, Carol Ross
12:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Spokane Region
(#5) DePaul vs. (#12) Oklahoma
Location: College Station, Tex.
Announcers: Lowell Galindo, Andraya Carter
2:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Kansas City Region
(#4) NC State vs. (#13) Elon
Location: Raleigh, NC
Announcers: John Brickley, Mike Thibault
2:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Lexington Region
(#3) Tennessee vs. (#14) Liberty
Location: Knoxville, Tenn.
Announcers: Brenda VanLengen, Carol Ross
2:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Lexington Region
(#8) Marquette vs. (#9) Dayton
Location: Louisville, Ky.
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Nell Fortner
2:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Spokane Region
(#4) Texas A&M vs. (#13) Drake
Location: College Station, Tex.
Announcers: Lowell Galindo, Andraya Carter
5:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Albany Region
(#7) Cal vs. (#10) Virginia
Location: Columbia, S.C.
Announcers: Paul Sunderland, Steffi Sorensen
5:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Lexington Region
(#7) Michigan vs. (#10) Northern Colorado
Location: Waco, Tex.
Announcers: Eric Frede, Christy Thomaskutty
5:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Spokane Region
(#1) Notre Dame vs. (#16) CSU Northridge
Location: Notre Dame, Ind.
Announcers: Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod
5:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Spokane Region
(#7) Green Bay vs. (#10) Minnesota
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Announcers: Dave Pasch, LaChina Robinson
7:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Albany Region
(#2) South Carolina vs. (#15) North Carolina A&T
Location: Columbia, S.C.
Announcers: Paul Sunderland, Steffi Sorensen
7:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Lexington Region
(#2) Baylor vs. (#15) Grambling
Location: Waco, Tex.
Announcers: Eric Frede, Christy Thomaskutty
7:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Spokane Region
(#2) Oregon vs. (#15) Seattle
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Announcers: Dave Pasch, LaChina Robinson
7:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Spokane Region
(#8) South Dakota State vs. (#9) Villanova
Location: Notre Dame, Ind.
Announcers: Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod
Saturday, March 17, 2018
11:00 a.m. on ESPN2: Albany Region
(#1) UConn vs. (#16) St. Francis (Pa.)
Location: Storrs, Conn.
Announcers: Adam Amin, Kara Lawson
11:00 a.m. on ESPN2: Albany Region
(#3) Florida State vs. (#14) Little Rock
Location: Tallahassee, Fla.
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Katie Smith
11:00 a.m. on ESPN2: Albany Region
(#5) Duke vs. (#12) Belmont
Location: Athens, Ga.
Announcers: Melissa Lee, Amanda Butler
11:00 a.m. on ESPN2: Spokane Region
(#6) LSU vs. (#11) Central Michigan
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Announcers: Sam Gore, Christy Winters-Scott
1:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Albany Region
(#4) Georgia vs. (#13) Mercer
Location: Athens, Ga.
Announcers: Melissa Lee, Amanda Butler
1:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Albany Region
(#6) South Florida vs. (#11) Buffalo
Location: Tallahassee, Fla.
Announcers: Clay Matvick, Katie Smith
1:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Albany Region
(#8) Miami (Fla.) vs. (#9) Quinnipiac
Location: Storrs, Conn.
Announcers: Adam Amin, Kara Lawson
1:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Spokane Region
(#3) Ohio State vs. (#14) George Washington
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Announcers: Sam Gore, Christy Winters-Scott
3:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Kansas City Region
(#3) UCLA vs. (#14) American
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Announcers: Tiffany Greene, Chiney Ogwumike
3:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Kansas City Region
(#7) Arizona State vs. (#10) Nebraska
Location: Austin, Tex.
Announcers: Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors
3:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Kansas City Region
(#8) Syracuse vs. (#9) Oklahoma State
Location: Starkville, Miss.
Announcers: Courtney Lyle, Tamika Catchings
3:30 p.m. on ESPN2: Lexington Region
(#5) Missouri vs. (#12) Florida Gulf Coast
Location: Stanford, Calif.
Announcers: Elise Woodward, Dan Hughes
6:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Kansas City Region
(#1) Mississippi State vs. (#16) Nicholls
Location: Starkville, Miss.
Announcers: Courtney Lyle, Tamika Catchings
6:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Kansas City Region
(#2) Texas vs. (#15) Maine
Location: Austin, Tex.
Announcers: Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors
6:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Kansas City Region
(#6) Iowa vs. (#11) Creighton
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Announcers: Tiffany Greene, Chiney Ogwumike
6:00 p.m. on ESPN2: Lexington Region
(#4) Stanford vs. (#13) Gonzaga
Location: Stanford, Calif.
Announcers: Elise Woodward, Dan Hughes
