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Only three more games remain before March Madness crowns its next women's champion.
Will the NCAA's all-time leading scorer Caitlin Clark cap her legendary collegiate career in Iowa with the Hawkeye's first ever NCAA Tournament national championship? Will South Carolina end their season undefeated and win their second national championship in three years? Will UConn win its 12th women's championship in program history and its first since 2016? Or will NC State hoist the championship trophy for the first time in program history?
The title game matchup will be decided on Friday following the Final Four games between No. 1 overall seed South Carolina and No. 3 seed NC State (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) and No. 1 seed Iowa and No. 3 seed UConn (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Iowa and South Carolina could potentially meet in the national championship game for a rematch of last year's semifinal, when the Hawkeyes defeated the Gamecocks 77-73, denying South Carolina's bid for back-to-back titles. Or we could get a rematch of the 2022 national championship game, where South Carolina blew out UConn, 64-49.
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Although the final matchup isn't set just yet, the date is. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 women's NCAA national championship game, from the time to the TV channel.
When is March Madness national championship game?
The women's title game tips off on Sunday, April 7 at 3 p.m. ET.
Where is March Madness national championship game?
The 2024 women's NCAA Tournament national championship game will be held at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, home of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, in Cleveland, Ohio, the same location as the Final Four.
What channel is March Madness national championship game?
The women's title game will be broadcast nationally on ABC, with Ryan Ruocco (play-by-play), Rebecca Lobo (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter) on the call.
Where to stream March Madness national championship game?
The women's NCAA Tournament national championship game can be streamed on Fubo and on ESPN+.
Who won 2023 March Madness?
Last year, Angel Reese led LSU to the program's first-ever national championship with a 102–85 win over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the title game. But there won't be a back-to-back champion this year after Iowa took down LSU 94-87 in the Elite Eight.
2024 March Madness championship odds
The Gamecocks are the favorites to hoist a trophy, according to BetMGM:
- South Carolina: -135 (opening odds: +290)
- Iowa: +600 (opening odds: +600)
- Connecticut: +2000 (opening odds: +800)
- NC State: +5000 (opening odds: +1600)
March Madness champions, by year
Here is every national champion and their record since the March Madness women's basketball tournament began in 1982:
- 2023: LSU (34-2)
- 2022: South Carolina (35-2)
- 2021: Stanford (31-2)
- 2020: The tournament was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
- 2019: Baylor (37-1)
- 2018: Notre Dame (34-3)
- 2017: South Carolina (33-4)
- 2016: Connecticut (38-0)
- 2015: Connecticut (38-1)
- 2014: Connecticut (40-0)
- 2013: Connecticut (35-4)
- 2012: Baylor (40-0)
- 2011: Texas A&M (33-5)
- 2010: Connecticut (39-0)
- 2009: Connecticut (39-0)
- 2008: Tennessee (36-2)
- 2007: Tennessee (34-3)
- 2006: Maryland (34-4)
- 2005: Baylor (33-3)
- 2004: Connecticut (31-4)
- 2003: Connecticut (37-1)
- 2002: Connecticut (39-0)
- 2001: Notre Dame (34-2)
- 2000: Connecticut (36-1)
- 1999: Purdue (34-1)
- 1998: Tennessee (39-0)
- 1997: Tennessee (29-10)
- 1996: Tennessee (32-4)
- 1995: Connecticut (35-0)
- 1994: North Carolina (33-2)
- 1993: Texas Tech (31-3)
- 1992: Stanford (30-3)
- 1991: Tennessee (30-5)
- 1990: Stanford (32-1)
- 1989: Tennessee (35-2)
- 1988: Louisiana Tech (32-2)
- 1987: Tennessee (28-6)
- 1986: Texas (34-0)
- 1985: Old Dominion (31-3)
- 1984: Southern California (29-4)
- 1983: Southern California (31-2)
- 1982: Louisiana Tech (35-1)
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