March Madness has finally arrived for NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball. For the first time, the tournament will carry the March Madness banner and the field will be expanded to 68-teams with a First Four play-in round. Conference champions Incarnate Word (Southland) and Longwood (Big South) are making their tournament debuts and will be playing in the play-in games.
Cord cutters can find out how to watch all of the women’s First Four games below.
Schedule
Wednesday, March 16 – Results
| Game | Time (ET) | Network |
| No. 16 Incarnate Word 51 vs. No. 16 Howard 55 | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| No. 11 DePaul 57 vs. No. 11 Dayton 88 | 9 p.m. | ESPNU |
Thursday, March 17
| Game | Time | Network |
| No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s vs. No. 16 Longwood | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| No. 11 Florida State vs. No. 11 Missouri State | 9 p.m. | ESPN2 |
How to Watch
Cord cutters have a few different options to watch the drama unfold and Cinderella stories get told throughout the First Four.
| Starting Price | ESPN2 | ESPNU | |
| Sling TV (Orange) | $35.00 | ✓ | * |
| Hulu + Live TV | $69.99 | ✓ | ✓ |
| fubo TV | $64.99 | ✓ | * |
| DIRECTV STREAM | $69.99 | ✓ | * |
| YouTube TV | $64.99 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vidgo | $55.00 | ✓ | ✓ |
* requires an add-on or package upgrade.