The 2024 NCAA Tournament for women's
basketball is fast approaching in what looks to be the most exciting and highly-anticipated bracket in recent years. The women's collegiate game arguably now has the biggest spotlight it has ever had, due to the emergence of superstars such as , , and . In last year's championship game, Reese led LSU to a win over Clark's Iowa to win its first-ever national championship, with the Louisiana school among the favorites to win once again this year. has put all the information together that you need to know ahead of the knockout tournament. The first games will get underway on Wednesday, with the majority of teams set to play on Friday and Saturday, the second round will begin as early as Sunday through the first few days of next week. The Final Four will begin from Friday, April 5 with Iowa hoping to face Watkins' South California, with South Carolina, LSU, Texas, Ohio State and Stanford, being on the other side of the bracket. The National Championship game will be held two days after on Sunday, April 7. Iowa have been given the number one seed, meaning they will face 16th seed Holy Cross/UT Martin, where they will be a heavy favorite to advance with Clark hoping to come through unscathed. South Carolina (-100) are the strong favorites to win the National Championship, with Iowa (+400) in second and LSU (+650) in third, who hope to go back-to-back. The three schools are the big favorites to compete for the title, with Stanford in fourth and considered a longshot at +2000. March 20-21 March 22-23 March 24-25 March 29-30 at Moda Center, Portland, and Times Union Center, Albany, NY. March 31-April 1 at Moda Center, Portland, and Times Union Center, Albany, NY. Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. 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. Auburn vs.
Arizona, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. Holy Cross vs. UT Martin, Carver Arena, Peoria, Ill. 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.