The 2024 NCAA Women's Tournament is almost here - and it could prove to be one of the most exciting in recent times. A larger spotlight has been placed on women's
basketball than ever before, with carrying the torch after her brutal showdown with 's in the National Championship game last season. Reese and Clark broke records for their heated showdown last year, and have both become hugely influential figures for women's sports. There's a possibility that LSU and could meet again, with the latter expected to emerge victorious this time around and reach the final four. South Carolina, Iowa, USC and
Texas are the early frontrunners to face off ahead of the Championship game, but anything can happen in March Madness. Selection Sunday has now taken place and the 2024 Women's Basketball Tournament bracket is complete. Here Mirror US Sports brings you everything you need to know ahead of the chaotic tournament. First Four: March 20-21 First round: March 22-23 Second round: March 24-25 Sweet 16: March 29-30 at Moda Center, Portland, and Times Union Center, Albany, NY. Elite Eight: March 31-April 1 at Moda Center, Portland, and Times Union Center, Albany, NY. Final Four: Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 7 at 3 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Sacred Heart vs. Presbyterian, Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. Vanderbilt vs. Columbia, Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. Holy Cross vs. UT Martin, Carver Arena, Peoria, Ill. Auburn vs.
Arizona, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. No. 1 South Carolina (32-0) vs. No. 16 Sacred Heart/Presbyterian, Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. No. 1 Texas (30-4) vs. No. 16 Drexel (19-14), Moody Center, Austin, Texas No. 2 Ohio State (25-5) vs. No. 15 Maine (24-9), Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio No. 2 Stanford (28-5) vs. No. 15 Norfolk State (27-5), Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif. No. 3 LSU (28-5) vs. No. 14 Rice (19-14), Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La. No. 3 Oregon State (24-7) vs. No. 14 Eastern
Washington (29-5), Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Ore. No. 4
Virginia Tech (24-7) vs. No. 13 Marshall (26-6), Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. No. 4 Kansas State (25-7) vs. No. 13 Portland (21-12), Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kan. No. 5 Baylor (24-7) vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt/Columbia, Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. No. 5
Colorado (22-9) vs. No. 12
Drake (29-5), Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kan. No. 6 Louisville (24-9) vs. No. 11 Middle Tennessee (29-4), Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La. No. 6 Nebraska (22-11) vs. No. 11 Texas A&M (19-12), Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Ore. No. 7 Iowa State (20-11) vs. No. 10
Maryland (19-13), Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif. No. 7 Duke (20-11) vs. No. 10 Richmond (29-5), Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio No. 8 North Carolina (19-12) vs. No. 9 Michigan State (22-8), Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. No. 8
Alabama (23-9) vs. No. 9
Florida State (23-10), Moody Center, Austin, Texas No. 1 Iowa (29-4) vs. No. 16 Holy Cross/UT Martin, Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa. No. 1 USC (26-5) vs. No. 16 A&M-Corpus Christi (23-8), Galen Center,
Los Angeles, Calif. No. 2 Notre Dame (26-6) vs. No. 15 Kent State (21-10), Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, Ind. No. 2 UCLA (25-6) vs. No. 15
California Baptist (28-3), Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, Calif. No. 3 UConn (29-5) vs. No. 14 Jackson State (26-6), Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. No. 3 NC State (27-6) vs. No. 14 Chattanooga (28-4), Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. No. 4 Indiana (24-5) vs. No. 13 Fairfield (31-1), Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind. No. 4 Gonzaga (30-3) vs. No. 13 UC Irvine (23-8), McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Wash. No. 5
Utah (22-10) vs. No. 12 South Dakota State (27-5), McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Wash. No. 5 Oklahoma (22-9) vs. No. 12 FGCU (29-4), Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind. No. 6 Tennessee (19-12) vs. No. 11 Green Bay (27-6), Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. No. 6 Syracuse (23-7) vs. No. 11 Auburn/Arizona, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. No. 7 Ole Miss (23-8) vs. No. 10 Marquette (23-8), Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, Ind. No. 7 Creighton (25-5) vs. No. 10 UNLV (30-2), Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, Calif. No. 8 West Virginia (24-7) vs. No. 9 Princeton (25-4), Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa No. 8 Kansas (19-12) vs. No. 9 Michigan (20-13), Galen Center, Los Angeles, Calif.