Get ready for the Madness.
The 2024 NCAA Tournament is inching closer and closer, as the top women's basketball programs around the country are set to embark on the quest to be crowned national champions.
The NCAA Tournament remains one of the largest postseasons in all of American sports. With a field of 68 teams, it creates constant chaos and excitement for fans. It can also be a bit more difficult when it comes to the logistics. Since there are so many teams from all over the United States, the NCAA does its best to organize the locations of the tournament.
The women's tournament does not offer the same exact format as the men's, which has four different regions. Instead, the women's competition uses only two regions, giving teams home-court advantage in the first couple of rounds. However, it does have the Final Four all in one location for the culmination of the 2023-24 women's basketball season.
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Here's a round-by-round breakdown of where the NCAA Tournament will play out:
Where is the women's NCAA Tournament in 2024?
Women's March Madness in 2024 will span across a number of cities, two regions and one final destination for the Final Four. They are as follows:
First Four
| City | Arena |
|---|---|
| Blacksburg, Virginia | Cassell Coliseum |
| Columbia, South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena |
Rounds 1-2
For the first and second rounds, the games are held at a variety of cities. Unlike the men's tournament, the women's do not play in regions until the Sweet 16.
Instead, the first two rounds are played at the home court of the top 16 seeds.
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Sweet 16, Elite Eight
Upon the conclusion of the opening weekend, the NCAA Tournament's remaining 16 teams will be split up into separate regions. For the second consecutive year, the women's March Madness tournament will have two regional sites for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8.
Teams in the East are heading to Albany, New York, while programs from out West are set to play in Portland, Oregon.
| City | Arena |
|---|---|
| Albany | MVP Arena |
| Portland | Moda Center |
Where is the Final Four in 2024?
| City | Arena |
|---|---|
| Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse |
The 2024 women's NCAA Tournament will conclude in Cleveland at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the home of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.
The venue has hosted games for both the men's and women's national tournaments. On the women's side, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse was selected as the site for the regional semifinals and finals of the 2006 tournament, and then hosted the Final Four at the 2007 competition.
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