2022 March Madness: Women’s Schedule, Dates, TV Times
‘March Madness,’ or the 2022 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament will feature the Stanford Cardinal as the defending champion. Can Stanford defend its crown? Or will another team crash the final dance?
The 2022 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament will start on March 18 at sites to be determine, with the Final Four played in Minneapolis. The 64-team field will be revealed on Monday, March 14, on ESPN. The national championship game will be played on Sunday, April 3.
What do you need to know to get ready? Heartland College Sports has all the details so you can prepare to plan to attend the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, or at the least watch it on television.
2022 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Schedule
(all games are on the ESPN family of networks; all times eastern)
First Four Games
Wednesday, March 16
Greensboro Region
No. 16 Howard 55, No. 16 Incarnate Word 51
No. 11 Dayton 88, No. 11 DePaul 57
Thursday, March 17
Bridgeport Region
No. 16 Longwood 74, Mount St. Mary’s 70
Spokane Region
No. 11 Missouri State 61, No. 11 Florida State 50
First Round
Friday, March 18
Greensboro Region
Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C.
No. 8 Miami (FL) 78, No. 9 South Florida 66
No. 1 South Carolina 79, No. 16 Howard 21
Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
No. 10 Creighton 84, No. 7 Colorado 74
No. 2 Iowa 98, No. 15 Illinois State 58
Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
No. 6 Georgia 70, No. 11 Dayton 54
No. 3 Iowa State 78, No. 14 UT Arlington 71
Spokane Region
XFINITY Center, College Park, Md.
No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 84, No. 5 Virginia Tech 81
No. 4 Maryland 102, No. 13 Delaware 71
Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
No. 7 Utah 92, No. 10 Arkansas 69
No. 2 Texas 70, No. 15 Fairfield 52
Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, Calif.
No. 8 Kansas 77, No. 9 Georgia Tech 58
No. 1 Stanford 78, No. 16 Montana State 37
Wichita Region
Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
No. 10 South Dakota 75, No. 7 Ole Miss 61
No. 2 Baylor 89, No. 15 Hawaii 49
KFC Yum Center, Louisville, Kentucky
No. 9 Gonzaga 68, No. 8 Nebraska 55
No. 1 Louisville 83, No. 16 Albany 51
Saturday, March 19
Bridgeport Region
Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, NC
No. 9 Kansas State 50, No. 8 Washington State 40
No. 1 N.C. State 96, No. 16 Longwood 68
Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.
No. 2 UConn 83, No. 15 Mercer 38
No. 7 UCF 69, No. 10 Florida 52
Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind.
No. 3 Indiana 85, No. 14 Charlotte 51
No. 11 Princeton 69, No. 6 Kentucky 62
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Okla.
No. 5 Notre Dame 89, No. 12 UMass 78
No. 4 Oklahoma 78, No. 13 IUPUI 72
Wichita Region
Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.
No. 11 Villanova 61, No. 6 BYU 57
No. 3 Michigan 74, No. 14 American 39
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn.
No. 4 Tennessee 80, No. 13 Buffalo 67
No. 12 Belmont 73, No. 5 Oregon 70 (OT)
Spokane Region
Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.
No. 6 Ohio State 63, No. 11 Missouri State 56
No. 3 LSU 83, No. 14 Jackson State 77
Greensboro Region
McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz.
No. 5 North Carolina 79, No. 12 Stephen F. Austin 66
No. 4 Arizona 72, No. 13 UNLV 67
Second Round
Sunday, March 20
Greensboro Region
Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C.
No. 1 South Carolina 49, No. 8 Miami (FL) 33
Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
No. 10 Creighton 64, No. 2 Iowa 62
Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
No. 3 Iowa State 67, No. 6 Georgia 44
Spokane Region
XFINITY Center, College Park, Md.
No. 4 Maryland 89, No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 65
Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
No. 2 Texas 78, No. 7 Utah 56
Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, Calif.
No. 1 Stanford 91, No. 8 Kansas 65
Wichita Region
Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
No. 10 South Dakota 61, No. 2 Baylor 47
KFC Yum Center, Louisville, Kentucky
No. 1 Louisville 68, No. 9 Gonzaga 59
Monday, March 21
Bridgeport Region
Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, NC
No. 1 N.C. State 89, No. 9 Kansas State 57
Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.
No. 2 UConn 52, No. 7 UCF 47
Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind.
No. 3 Indiana 56, No. 11 Princeton 55
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Okla.
No. 5 Notre Dame 108, No. 4 Oklahoma 64
Wichita Region
Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.
No. 3 Michigan 64, No. 11 Villanova 49
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn.
No. 4 Tennessee 70, No. 12 Belmont 67
Spokane Region
Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.
No. 6 Ohio State 79, No. 3 LSU 64
Greensboro Region
McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz.
No. 5 North Carolina 63, No. 4 Arizona 45
Sweet 16
Greensboro Region
Friday, March 25
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
No. 1 South Carolina 69, No. 5 North Carolina 61
No. 10 Creighton 76, No. 3 Iowa State 68
Spokane Region
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington
No. 2 Texas 66, No. 6 Ohio State 63
No. 1 Stanford 72, No. 4 Maryland 66
Saturday, March 26
Bridgeport Region
Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut
No. 1 NC State 66, No. 5 Notre Dame 63
No. 2 UConn 75, No. 3 Indiana 58
Wichita Region
Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas, time and dates TBA
No. 1 Louisville 76, No. 4 Tennessee 64
No. 3 Michigan 52, No. 10 South Dakota 49
Elite Eight
Greensboro Region
Sunday, March 27
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
No. 1 South Carolina 80, No. 10 Creighton 50
Spokane Region
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington
No. 1 Stanford 59, No. 2 Texas 50
Monday, March 28
Bridgeport Region
Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut
No. 2 UConn 91, No. 1 NC State 87 (2OT)
Wichita Region
Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas
No. 1 Louisville 62, No. 3 Michigan 50
Final Four
National Semifinals
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Friday, April 1
No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 1 Louisville, 7 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 2 UConn, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Sunday, April 3
National Semifinal winners, time TBA, ESPN
Future Final Four Dates, Locations
March 31 and April 2, 2023: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
April 5 and 7, 2024: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
All-Time NCAA Tournament Champions
2021 Stanford
2020 No Tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic
2019 Baylor
2018 Notre Dame
2017 South Carolina
2016 Connecticut
2015 Connecticut
2014 Connecticut
2013 Connecticut
2012 Baylor
2011 Texas A&M
2010 Connecticut
2009 Connecticut
2008 Tennessee
2007 Tennessee
2006 Maryland
2005 Baylor
2004 Connecticut
2003 Connecticut
2002 Connecticut
2001 Notre Dame
2000 Connecticut
1999 Purdue
1998 Tennessee
1997 Tennessee
1996 Tennessee
1995 Connecticut
1994 North Carolina
1993 Texas Tech
1992 Stanford
1991 Tennessee
1990 Stanford
1989 Tennessee
1988 Louisiana Tech
1987 Tennessee
1986 Texas
1985 Old Dominion
1984 USC
1983 USC
1982 Louisiana Tech
