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21-03-2025
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- Yahoo
March Madness 2025: Bracket, schedule, scores, date, time, TV network for NCAA women's basketball tournament
The 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament begins on Wednesday, March 19 and runs through Sunday, April 6. See below for everything you need to know about the women's tournament, including the full schedule, scores, tournament sites, and additional information on how you can watch and stream every moment of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. March Madness Bracket Predictions: Nicole Auerbach's picks for Women's 2025 NCAA Tournament Nicole Auerbach reveals her bracket and stories she'll be watching in 2025 women's March Madness. Nicole Auerbach , Nicole Auerbach , The 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball tournament will be available across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, and ESPNU. RELATED: 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday - Bracket reveal for March Madness Friday, March 21 - First Round/Round of 64: (6) Michigan vs. (11) Iowa State/Princeton, 11:30 a.m. on ESPN2 (4) Kentucky vs. (13) Liberty, 12 p.m. on ESPN (8) Utah vs. (9) Indiana, 1:30 p.m. on ESPN2 (3) Notre Dame vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin, 2 p.m. on ESPN (5) Kansas State vs. (12) Fairfield, 2:30 p.m. on ESPNews (4) Baylor vs. (13) Grand Canyon, 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU (2) TCU vs. (15) FDU, 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2 (1) South Carolina vs. (16) Tennessee Tech, 4 p.m. on ESPN (7) Vanderbilt vs. (10) Oregon, 5:30 p.m. on ESPNews (4) Ohio State vs. (13) Montana State, 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2 (5) Ole Miss vs. (12) Ball State, 6 p.m. on ESPNU (7) Louisville vs. (10) Nebraska, 6 p.m. on ESPN (8) Richmond vs. (9) Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. on ESPNews (2) Duke vs. (15) Lehigh, 8 p.m. on ESPNU (5) Tennessee vs. (12) South Florida, 8 p.m. on ESPN (1) UCLA vs. (16) UC San Diego/Southern U., 10 p.m. on ESPN Saturday, March 22 - First Round/Round of 64: (6) Iowa vs. (11) Murray State, 12 p.m. on ESPN (2) UConn vs. (15) Arkansas State, 1 p.m. on ABC RELATED: When does Paige Bueckers play next? How to watch UConn women's basketball in 2025 March Madness (5) Alabama vs. (12) Green Bay, 1:30 p.m. on ESPN2 (2) NC State vs. (15) Vermont, 2 p.m. on ESPN (6) West Virginia vs. (11) Columbia/Washington, 2 p.m. on ESPNews (3) Oklahoma vs. (14) FGCU, 2:30 p.m. on ESPNU (1) Southern California vs. (16) UNC Greensboro, 3 p.m. on ABC (7) Oklahoma State vs. (10) South Dakota State, 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2 (4) Maryland vs. (13) Norfolk State, 4 p.m. on ESPN (3) North Carolina vs. (14) Oregon State, 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU (7) Michigan State vs. (10) Harvard, 4:30 p.m. on ESPNews (8) California vs. (9) Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2 (8) Illinois vs. (9) Creighton, 7:15 p.m. on ESPNews (6) Florida State vs. (11) George Mason, 7:45 p.m. on ESPN2 (1) Texas vs. (16) High Point/William & Mary, 9:45 p.m. on ESPN2 (3) LSU vs. (14) San Diego State, 10:15 p.m. on ESPN Sunday, March 23 - Second Round/Round of 32: TBD Monday, March 24 - Second Round/Round of 32: TBD Friday, March 28 - Sweet 16: 2:30 p.m. on ESPN 5 p.m. on ESPN 7:30 p.m. on ESPN 10 p.m. on ESPN Saturday, March 29 - Sweet 16: 1 p.m. on ABC 3:30 p.m. on ABC 5:30 p.m. on ABC 8 p.m. on ESPN Sunday, March 30 - Elite Eight: 1 p.m. on ABC 3 p.m. on ABC Monday, March 31 - Elite Eight: 7 p.m. on ESPN 9 p.m. on ESPN Friday, April 4 - Final Four: 7 p.m. on ESPN 9:30 p.m. on ESPN Sunday, April 6 - National Championship Game: 3 p.m. on ABC RELATED: 2025 NCAA Men's March Madness Tournament Schedule, Scores, and more Wednesday, March 19 (First Four) : (11) Iowa State 68, (11) Princeton 63 (16) Southern U. 68, (16) UC San Diego 56 Thursday, March 20 (First Four) : (11) Columbia 63, (11) Washington 60 (16) High Point 69, (16) William & Mary 63 Click here to print and fill out your 2025 Women's March Madness bracket. When does Juju Watkins play next? How to watch USC Trojans women's basketball in 2025 March Madness The No. 1 USC Trojans take on No. 16 Greensboro this Saturday, March 22. Mary Omatiga, Mary Omatiga, 31 of the 68 teams competing in the 2025 Women's March Madness tournament earned an automatic bid by winning their conference tournament. March Madness NCAA tournament overtime rules: How it works with college basketball tied after regulation Explaining what happens when the games get extended beyond the second half. Nate Ryan, Nate Ryan, The top 16 seeds will host the first weekend of tournament games, including the First Four match ups. Here are the 2025 Women's March Madness tournament sites for the remaining rounds: Sweet 16/Elite Eight - Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama Sweet 16/Elite Eight - Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington Final Four - Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida Championship Game - Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida RELATED: March Madness' biggest upsets and deepest runs in the NCAA tournament by Cinderella teams
NBC Sports
21-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
What March Madness games are on today? Women's college basketball tournament First Round schedule
Time to lock in those brackets as the 2025 Women's NCAA tournament is about to kick off. The first round of the women's tournament starts today, March 21 and will conclude on March 22 with 64 games tipping off across the two day span. The stars will certainly be out as seniors like UConn's Paige Bueckers and UCLA's Lauren Betts look to lead their teams to championship berths. But there are many sophomore sensations to keep an eye on as well, including USC's JuJu Watkins and Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo. And you can never count out Dawn Staley's South Carolina Gamecocks who are looking to win their third championship in just four years. Who will play spoiler and who will rise to the occasion? Keep reading for the full tournament schedule, as well as what games are airing and on what networks each day as the Round of 64 continues. RELATED: 2025 Women's March Madness brackets: NBC Sports experts share their Final Four, predictions What women's March Madness games are on today? All times listed are Eastern Time. (6) Michigan vs. (11) Iowa State, 11:30 a.m. | ESPN2 (4) Kentucky vs. (13) Liberty, 12 p.m. | ESPN (8) Utah vs. (9) Indiana, 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2 (3) Notre Dame vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin, 2 p.m. | ESPN (5) Kansas State vs. (12) Fairfield, 2:30 p.m. | ESPNews (4) Baylor vs. (13) Grand Canyon, 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU (2) TCU vs. (15) FDU, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2 (1) South Carolina vs. (16) Tennessee Tech, 4 p.m. | ESPN (7) Vanderbilt vs. (10) Oregon, 5:30 p.m. | ESPNews (4) Ohio State vs. (13) Montana State, 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2 (5) Ole Miss vs. (12) Ball State, 6 p.m. | ESPNU (7) Louisville vs. (10) Nebraska, 6 p.m. | ESPN (8) Richmond vs. (9) Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. | ESPNews (2) Duke vs. (15) Lehigh, 8 p.m. | ESPNU (5) Tennessee vs. (12) South Florida, 8 p.m. | ESPN (1) UCLA vs. (16) Southern U., 10 p.m. | ESPN (6) Iowa vs. (11) Murray State, 12 p.m.| ESPN (2) UConn vs. (15) Arkansas State, 1 p.m. | ABC (5) Alabama vs. (12) Green Bay, 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2 (2) NC State vs. (15) Vermont, 2 p.m. | ESPN (6) West Virginia vs. (11) Columbia/Washington, 2 p.m. | ESPNews (3) Oklahoma vs. (14) FGCU, 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU (1) Southern California vs. (16) UNC Greensboro, 3 p.m. | ABC (7) Oklahoma State vs. (10) South Dakota State, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2 (4) Maryland vs. (13) Norfolk State, 4 p.m. | ESPN (3) North Carolina vs. (14) Oregon State, 4:30 p.m. | ESPNU (7) Michigan State vs. (10) Harvard, 4:30 p.m. | ESPNews (8) California vs. (9) Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2 (8) Illinois vs. (9) Creighton, 7:15 p.m. | ESPNews (6) Florida State vs. (11) George Mason, 7:45 p.m. | ESPN2 (1) Texas vs. (16) High Point/William & Mary, 9:45 p.m. | ESPN2 (3) LSU vs. (14) San Diego State, 10:15 p.m. | ESPN First Four: March 19-22 Second round: March 23-24 Sweet 16: March 28-29 Elite Eight: March 30-31 Final Four: Friday, April 4 NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 6
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UFC Fight Night 254 predictions: Who has edge in Marvin Vettori-Roman Dolidze rematch?
The UFC wraps up a three-week homestand this week with a former middleweight title challenger in the headlining spot. UFC Fight Night 254 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below. Records: Choi (11-7 MMA, 4-6 UFC), Vallejos (14-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) Past five: Choi 1-4, Vallejos 4-1 Division: Featherweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Choi +320, Vallejos -410 Junkie pick results: Vallejos 11, Choi 0 Records: Nurgozhay (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Ribeiro (16-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) Past five: Nurgozhay 5-0, Ribeiro 3-2 Division: Light heavyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Nurgozhay -290, Ribeiro +235 Junkie pick results: Nurgozhay 11, Ribeiro 0 Records: Blackshear (15-7-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC), Gibson (22-10 MMA, 3-5 UFC) Past five: Blackshear 3-2, Gibson 3-2 Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Blackshear -360, Gibson +285 Junkie pick results: Blackshear 9, Gibson 2 Records: Hernandez (15-8 MMA, 7-7 UFC), Holobaugh (22-8 MMA, 2-5 UFC) Past five: Hernandez 2-3, Holobaugh 4-1 Division: Lightweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Hernandez -205, Holobaugh +170 Junkie pick results: Hernandez 10, Holobaugh 1 Records: Zaleski dos Santos (25-8-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC), Njokuani (24-10 MMA, 4-3 UFC) Past five: Zaleski dos Santos 3-1-1, Njokuani 2-3 Division: Welterweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Zaleski dos Santos -175, Njokuani +145 Junkie pick results: Zaleski dos Santos 9, Njokuani 2 Records: Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC), Dolidze (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) Past five: Vettori 2-3, Dolidze 3-2 Division: Middleweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Vettori -140, Dolidze +120 Junkie pick results: Dolidze 8, Vettori 3 Although they don't count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Ryan Spann: Cortes-Acosta 8, Spann 3 A.J. Cunningham vs. Su Young You: You 11, Cunningham 0 Josias Musasa vs. Carlos Vera: Musasa 11, Vera 0 Sam Hughes vs. Stephanie Luciano: Luciano 10, Hughes 1 Daniel Barez vs. Andre Lima: Lima 10, Barez 1 Priscila Cachoeira vs. Josiane Nunes: Nunes 7, Cachoeira 4 Yuneisy Duben vs. Carli Judice: Duben 9, Judice 2 Check out all the main card picks below. (Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.) Vettori vs. Dolidze Njokuani vs. Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez vs. Holobaugh Blackshear vs. Gibson Nurgozhay vs. Ribeiro Choi vs. Vallejos MMA Junkie readers' consensus picks 24-16 Vettori (52%) Zaleski dos Santos (65%) Hernandez (54%) Blackshear (80%) Nurgozhay (77%) Vallejos (80%) Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 29-11 2024 Champion Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Nolan King @mma_kings 27-13 2023 Champion Vettori Zaleski dos Santos Holobaugh Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Brian Garcia @thegoze 25-15 2017 Champion Vettori Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 23-17 2014 Champion Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Gibson Nurgozhay Vallejos Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 23-17 2017, 2022, 2024 Champion Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 22-18 Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 22-18 Dolidze Njokuani Hernandez Gibson Nurgozhay Vallejos Matt Erickson @MattE 22-18 Dolidze Njokuani Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 21-19 Vettori Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Simon Samano @SJSamano 21-19 Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Matthew Wells @MrMWells 18-22 Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC Fight Night 254. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 254 predictions: Who has edge in Marvin Vettori-Roman Dolidze rematch?
USA Today
08-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Multiple UFC 313 fights canceled due to illnesses hours prior to event – including Curtis Blaydes bout
Two UFC 313 bouts are off due to fight day illnesses. The heavyweight bout between perennial contender Curtis Blaydes and debutant Rizvan Kuniev, as well as the featherweight bout between John Castaneda and Chris Gutierrez have been canceled hours prior to the start of the event. According to the promotion, Blaydes and Castaneda fell ill, causing the removals of their fights from the lineup. It's unclear if either fight will be rescheduled. UFC 313 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card will continue with 10 fights. With the changes, the UFC 313 lineup includes: MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Champ Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev – for light heavyweight title Rafael Fiziev vs. Justin Gaethje Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Jalin Turner Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/Disney+, 8 p.m. ET) Rei Tsuruya vs. Joshua Van Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan Carlos Leal vs. Alex Morono Francis Marshall vs. Mairon Santos PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET) Ozzy Diaz vs. Djorden Santos For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 313.
USA Today
08-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC 313 predictions: How are we picking the Pereira-Ankalaev title fight?
The UFC stays on its home turf this week, but in the big arena with the light heavyweight title on the line at the top of the bill. UFC 313 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below. King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy Records: Green (32-16-1 MMA, 13-11-1 UFC), Ruffy (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) Past five: Green 3-2, Ruffy 5-0 Division: Lightweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.08.25): Green +350, Ruffy -455 Junkie pick results: Ruffy 10, Green 1 Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo Records: Lemos (14-4-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Lucindo (17-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) Past five: Lemos 3-2, Lucindo 4-1 Division: Women's strawweight Rankings: Lemos No. 6, Lucindo No. 9 Odds (as of 03.08.25): Lemos +120, Lucindo -140 Junkie pick results: Lemos 6, Lucindo 5 Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Jalin Turner Records: Bahamondes (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Turner (14-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) Past five: Bahamondes 4-1, Turner 2-3 Division: Lightweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.08.25): Bahamondes -125, Turner +105 Junkie pick results: Bahamondes 9, Turner 2 Rafael Fiziev vs. Justin Gaethje Records: Fiziev (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) Past five: Fiziev 3-2, Gaethje 3-2 Division: Lightweight Rankings: Gaethje No. 4, Fiziev No. 11 Odds (as of 03.08.25): Fiziev -160, Gaethje +135 Junkie pick results: Gaethje 9, Fiziev 2 Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev Records: Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC), Ankalaev (20-1-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) Past five: Pereira 5-0, Ankalaev 4-0-1 Division: Light heavyweight Rankings: Pereira No. 1, No. 2 pound-for-pound; Ankalaev No. 2, No. 14 pound-for-pound Odds (as of 03.08.25): Pereira -115, Ankalaev -105 Junkie pick results: Pereira 7, Ankalaev 4 Preliminary card picks Although they don't count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results: Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev: Blaydes 11, Kuniev 0 Blaydes 11, Kuniev 0 Rei Tsuruya vs. Joshua Van: Van 10, Tsuruya 1 Van 10, Tsuruya 1 Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan: Ferreira 9, Petrosyan 2 Ferreira 9, Petrosyan 2 Carlos Leal vs. Alex Morono: Leal 8, Morono 3 Leal 8, Morono 3 Francis Marshall vs. Mairon Santos: Santos 11, Marshall 0 Santos 11, Marshall 0 John Castaneda vs. Chris Gutierrez: Gutierrez 11, Castaneda 0 Gutierrez 11, Castaneda 0 Ozzy Diaz vs. Djorden Santos: Santos 9, Diaz 2 Check out all the main card picks below. (Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.) Pereira vs. Ankalaev Fiziev vs. Gaethje Bahamonds vs. Turner Lemos vs. Lucindo Green vs. Ruffy MMA Junkie readers' consensus picks 21-14 Pereira (77%) Gaethje (75%) Turner (57%) Lemos (52%) Ruffy (79%) Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 24-11 2024 Champion Ankalaev Gaethje Bahamondes Lemos Ruffy Nolan King @mma_kings 23-12 2023 Champion Pereira Gaethje Bahamondes Lemos Ruffy Brian Garcia @thegoze 21-14 2017 Champion Ankalaev Gaethje Bahamondes Lemos Green Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 20-15 2017, 2022, 2024 Champion Pereira Gaethje Bahamondes Lucindo Ruffy Matt Erickson @MattE 20-15 Pereira Fiziev Bahamondes Lucindo Ruffy Simon Samano @SJSamano 19-16 Pereira Fiziev Bahamondes Lucindo Ruffy George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 19-16 Pereira Gaethje Turner Lemos Ruffy Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 18-17 2014 Champion Ankalaev Gaethje Bahamondes Lemos Ruffy Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 18-17 Pereira Gaethje Bahamondes Lucindo Ruffy Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 17-18 Ankalaev Gaethje Bahamondes Lemos Ruffy Matthew Wells @MrMWells 16-19 Pereira Gaethje Turner Lucindo Ruffy For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 313.
