2023 WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT

MARCH MADNESS

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Welcome to The Sporting News’ guide to the 2023 NCAA women's basketball tournament. Download a printable bracket and keep track of the latest news, scores and results from every game with our live Women's March Madness bracket.

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How does the Women's March Madness bracket work?

  • Like the men's version, your Women's March Madness bracket will consist of 64 teams — after completion of the First Four play-in games — divided evenly among the West, Midwest, East and South regions.
  • The first round is determined by the NCAA selection committee on a seeding system: A 1-seed (considered the best team in its region), will play a 16-seed (considered the worst), a 2-seed will play a 15-seed, and so on. Pick which team you expect to win the first round and have them advance to the second by writing their name on the ensuing matchup line.
  • From there, repeat the process until you have predicted the entire tournament throughout the first and second rounds, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four and NCAA championship game.
  • Predict the score of the championship game as a final potential tiebreaker with anyone who may have the same score as you by the end of the tournament.

Tips to win your March Madness bracket

  1. There are all kinds of strategies to fill out a March Madness bracket. Use whatever methodology you want, but higher seeds are usually favored in their respective matchups, especially in earlier rounds. That doesn’t guarantee victory, however: Upsets happen every year and have been known to bust brackets.
  2. Picking one or two early upsets won’t bust your bracket— and could actually score you points — but don’t pick a team to go far in the tournament unless you’re confident in their ability. Otherwise, you could potentially cost yourself a higher score.
  3. Your bracket can be altered as much as you want before the tournament starts; once play has begun, however, it is locked in. Make sure you feel comfortable with your bracket before you submit it — and don’t leave it incomplete!

Previous Winners

Year Champion Score Runner-up
2023 LSU (34-2) 102-85 Iowa (31-7)
2022 South Carolina (36-2) 64-49 Connecticut
2021 Stanford (31-2) 54-53 Arizona
2020 N/A -- --
2019 Baylor (37-1) 82-81 Notre Dame
2018 Notre Dame (34-3) 61-58 Mississippi State
2017 South Carolina (33-4) 67-55 Mississippi State
2016 Connecticut (38-0) 82-51 Syracuse
2015 Connecticut (38-1) 63-53 Notre Dame
2014 Connecticut (40-0) 79-58 Notre Dame
2013 Connecticut (35-4) 93-60 Louisville
2012 Baylor (40-0) 80-61 Notre Dame
Year Champion Score Runner-up
2011 Texas A&M (33-5) 76-70 Notre Dame
2010 Connecticut (39-0) 53-47 Stanford
2009 Connecticut (39-0) 76-54 Louisville
2008 Tennessee (36-2) 64-48 Stanford
2007 Tennessee (34-3) 59-46 Rutgers
2006 Maryland (34-4) 78-75 (OT) Duke
2005 Baylor (33-3) 84-62 Michigan State
2004 Connecticut (31-4) 70-61 Tennessee
2003 Connecticut (37-1) 73-68 Tennessee
2002 Connecticut (39-0) 82-70 Oklahoma
2001 Notre Dame (34-2) 68-66 Purdue
2000 Connecticut (36-1) 71-52 Tennessee
Year Champion Score Runner-up
1999 Purdue (34-1) 62-45 Duke
1998 Tennessee (39-0) 93-75 Louisiana Tech
1997 Tennessee (29-10) 68-59 Old Dominion
1996 Tennessee (32-4) 83-65 Georgia
1995 Connecticut (35-0) 70-64 Tennessee
1994 North Carolina (33-2) 60-59 Louisiana Tech
1993 Texas Tech (31-3) 84-82 Ohio State
1992 Stanford (30-3) 78-62 Western Kentucky
1991 Tennessee (30-5) 70-67 (OT) Virginia
1990 Stanford (32-1) 88-81 Auburn
Year Champion Score Runner-up
1989 Tennessee (35-2) 76-60 Auburn
1988 Louisiana Tech (32-2) 56-54 Auburn
1987 Tennessee (28-6) 67-44 Louisiana Tech
1986 Texas (34-0) 97-81 Southern California
1985 Old Dominion (31-3) 70-65 Georgia
1984 Southern California (29-4) 72-61 Tennessee
1983 Southern California (31-2) 69-67 Louisiana Tech
1982 Louisiana Tech (35-1) 76-62 Cheyney