Women's March Madness bracket live updates: 2025 Selection Sunday show
Women's March Madness bracket live updates: 2025 Selection Sunday show
The 31 Automatic Qualifiers are solidified ✅
BRING. ON. THE. BRACKET. 🙌#NCAAWBB pic.twitter.com/C7eJDgGOwo — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 16, 2025
Selection Sunday is finally here, and when the day is over, we'll have complete brackets for both the NCAA women's and men's basketball tournaments.
But we're here to talk about the women's bracket, which features 68 teams vying for a national championship. With not too many challenges on the bubble, which teams make the tournament are largely predictable, so for them, Selection Sunday is more about regions and each team's path to the Final Four in Tampa.
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Although we're still a few hours away from the Selection Sunday show — it will be broadcast on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET — we have a good idea of who the No. 1 seeds will be: most likely, UCLA, USC, South Carolina and Texas.
Additionally, several teams have already guaranteed their spots in March Madness by winning their respective conference tournament titles.
So hang out here with us as we break down the women's NCAA tournament on Selection Sunday and keep you up to date with the latest info.
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Who are the women's NCAA basketball tournament auto bids?
These 31 teams automatically qualified for the women's NCAA tournament by winning their conference tournament titles:
Vermont (America East), South Florida (American Athletic), George Mason (Atlantic 10), Duke (ACC), Florida Gulf Coast (ASUN), TCU (Big 12), UConn (Big East), Montana State (Big Sky), High Point (Big South), UCLA (Big Ten), UC San Diego (Big West), William & Mary (CAA), Liberty (Conference USA), Green Bay (Horizon League), Harvard (Ivy League), Fairfield (MAAC), Ball State (MAC), Norfolk State (MEAC), Murray State (Missouri Valley), San Diego State (Mountain West), FDU (Northeast), Lehigh (Patriot League), South Carolina (SEC), UNC Greensboro (Southern), Stephen F. Austin (Southland), Southern (SWAC), South Dakota State (Summit League), Arkansas State (Sun Belt), Oregon State (West Coast) and Grand Canyon (WAC).
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How to watch Selection Sunday for the women's NCAA basketball tournament
On Selection Sunday, the women's bracket will be revealed at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+.
Elle Duncan will host and be joined by analysts Andraya Carter, Rebecca Lobo, Carolyn Peck, reporter Holly Rowe and bracketologist Charlie Creme to discuss the bracket results, per ESPN.
How to live stream Selection Sunday for the women's NCAA basketball tournament
If you're not able to watch the women's March Madness selection show on ESPN, the network noted it will be available to live stream via ESPN YouTube, ESPN Facebook and the ESPN App.
Where is the women's March Madness Final Four?
This year, the women's NCAA tournament Final Four will be held in Tampa, Florida. It's the fourth time that Tampa has hosted the women's Final Four.
When does the women's NCAA basketball tournament start?
Following Selection Sunday, the women's March Madness tournament will begin with the First Four games on Wednesday, March 19 and Thursday, March 20. The first round is set for Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22.
The first- and second-round games, along with the First Four, are hosted by the top seeds, while the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games will be in Birmingham, Alabama and Spokane, Washington.
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