Women’s March Madness is down to three No. 1 seeds and a No. 2 seed.
The No. 1 UCLA Bruins, No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks, No. 1 Texas Longhorns and No. 2 UConn Huskies are headed to Tampa, Florida, for the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
The national semifinals almost exclusively featured No. 1 seeds — like the men’s Final Four does. But, in the final Elite Eight contest on Monday, First Team All-American Paige Bueckers and the Huskies defeated the JuJu Watkins-less No. 1 USC Trojans.
Geno Auriemma’s team advanced to its second straight Final Four, 16th in the last 17 tournaments and record-extending 24th overall. The Huskies are eyeing the program’s record-extending 12th national championship.
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Earlier Monday, First Team All-American Madison Booker and the Longhorns snapped a decades-long Final Four drought by taking down the No. 2 TCU Horned Frogs. It's Texas' first Final Four appearance since 2003 and the fourth in program history. The Longhorns' 1986 championship is the only time its ever reached the national title game.
The top overall-seeded Bruins and defending champion Gamecocks punched their tickets to Tampa on Sunday. The Bruins, led by First Team All-American center Lauren Betts, defeated the No. 3 LSU Tigers to reach the program's first-ever Final Four. This year's Big Dance also marked the first time UCLA was the No. 1 overall seed.
The Gamecocks, meanwhile, are back in the national semifinals for the fifth straight year and seventh time since their first appearance in 2015 -- a stretch that's included three national championship triumphs. Chloe Kitts and Co. survived another tight contest in the Elite Eight, outlasting the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils. Dawn Staley's team now sits two wins away from a historic March Madness repeat.
So, what are the Final Four matchups? And when will the games be played? Here's what to know:
What teams are in the women's Final Four?
One of these teams will be crowned national champs by the end of the week:
- No. 1 UCLA
- No. 1 South Carolina
- No. 1 Texas
- No. 2 UConn
What are the women's Final Four matchups?
- No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 1 Texas
- No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 2 UConn
One national semifinal matchup is a showdown of No. 1 seeds from the SEC between South Carolina and Texas. The teams split their two regular-season meetings, each winning at home, before the Gamecocks crushed the Longhorns in the SEC Tournament final.
The other Final Four contest features the team with the most national championships in UConn against a program looking for its first national championship in UCLA. The Bruins and Huskies most recently met in last season's Cayman Island Classic where UCLA came out on top.
When are the women's Final Four games?
Both national semifinals are scheduled for Friday, April 4:
- No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 1 Texas: 7 p.m. ET
- No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 2 UConn: 9:30 p.m. ET
Where to watch, stream the women's Final Four in March Madness
The Final Four games will air on ESPN and be available to stream on ESPN.com and the ESPN app.
Where is the women's Final Four being played?
Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, is the site of this year's Final Four. This is Tampa's record fourth time serving as host of the women's Final Four, last doing so in 2019.
When is the women's NCAA basketball national championship game?
The two Final Four winners will meet in the national championship game on Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. ET.
