How To Watch Women’s March Madness Basketball Games Online: Live Stream

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Quick Answer: Fans can watch upcoming women’s March Madness games online for free with trials to DirecTV Stream and Fubo.

The brackets are prepped and the first matchups are set: March Madness has officially arrived, as 68 teams compete in the 2024 NCAA women’s basketball tournament. Tip-off for the first four games starts on Wednesday, with the women’s March Madness first round games scheduled for Friday and Saturday. No matter which Division I team you have making it to the NCAA women’s national championship game, here’s where to livestream every women’s March Madness basketball game online.

How to Watch Women’s March Madness Basketball Games Online

March Madness games air on a variety of channels this month — these live TV streaming services make it simple to watch the tournament games online:

Stream Women’s March Madness Games on DirecTV Stream

If you want to watch this week’s women’s March Madness tournament matchups, DirecTV Stream makes it easy to livestream the basketball games online. Basketball fans will want to sign up for the DirecTV Stream Choice plan, which gets you access to stream a majority of the networks airing upcoming women’s March Madness games, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, and local broadcasts on ABC. A DirecTV Stream Choice + Sports Pack comes with 105+ channels, and starts at $98.99 a month, plus tax, for your first month, then costs $123.98 a month.

Stream Women’s March Madness Games on Fubo

Another way you can livestream many of the upcoming March Madness games is with a fuboTV subscription, which comes with a seven-day free trial. The Fubo Pro plan includes channels like ABC, ESPN, as well as ESPN2, starting at $79.99 a month after your free trial. We recommend adding the Sports Lite package add-on to also get streaming access to ESPNews and ESPNU with your fuboTV plan, which costs an additional $9.99 a month. Good news: Fubo is offering your first month for as little as $59.99, a $20 savings on your initial 30 days.

Stream Women’s March Madness Games on Sling

Basketball fans can also tune into some of the upcoming March Madness games with its Sling Orange + Blue plan, which costs $60 a month. Right now Sling is offering a promotion that gets you half off your first month, bringing the price you pay down to only $30 for your first 30 days of streaming. The Sling Orange + Blue plan lets you watch local channels like ABC, as well as ESPN and ESPN2, all of which will air upcoming women’s March Madness matchups.

Stream Women’s March Madness Games on Hulu + Live TV

Hulu + Live TV carries every women’s March Madness tournament network so far, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and even ESPNews and ESPNU, depending on your location. Check to make sure the channel is offered in your area for the game you want to watch ahead of time, as regional restrictions sometimes apply to the service. You can get an ad-supported plan starting at $76.99 a month, which includes 90+ live channels and ESPN+ and Disney+.

How to Watch Women’s March Madness Games for Free

For fans who want to watch the 2024 March Madness women’s games for free, you can test free trials with both DirecTV Stream and fuboTV before paying for a subscription. DirecTV Stream offers a five-day free trial, while fuboTV offers a seven-day free trial for new customers. If you time it right, you’ll be able to watch multiple March Madness games during your free trial period, though don’t forget to set a reminder to cancel your plan if you don’t want to continue your subscription.

2024 March Madness Women’s Basketball Games Schedule

Want to know when the March Madness women’s tournament games air? Here’s the 2024 women’s March Madness game schedule so far, with matchups set for the First Four and First Round games. Plus: find out which channels each round airs on TV.

Wednesday, March 20: First Four
Sacred Heart vs. Presbyterian, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Vanderbilt vs. Columbia, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)

Thursday, March 21: First Four
Auburn vs. Arizona, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Holy Cross vs. UT Martin, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Friday, March 22: First Round
North Carolina vs. Michigan State, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2)
Ohio State vs. Maine | Noon (ESPN)
Louisville vs. Middle Tennessee, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
South Carolina vs. Sacred Heart/Presbyterian, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Duke vs. Richmond, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNews)
Texas vs. Drexel, 3 p.m. (ESPNU)
Virginia Tech vs. Marshall, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
LSU vs. Rice, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Kansas State vs. Portland, 4:30 p.m. (ESPNews)
Alabama vs. Florida State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Baylor vs. Vanderbilt/Columbia, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
Colorado vs. Drake, 7 p.m. (ESPNews)
Iowa State vs. Maryland, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Oregon State vs. Eastern Washington, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Stanford vs. Norfolk State, 10 p.m. (ESPN2)
Nebraska vs. Texas A&M, 10:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday, March 23: First Round
Tennessee vs. Green Bay, Noon (ESPN)
UConn vs. Jackson State, 1 p.m. (ABC)
Indiana vs. Fairfield, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Kansas vs. Michigan, 2 p.m. (ESPNews)
Notre Dame vs. Kent State, 2:15 p.m. (ESPN)
NC State vs. Chattanooga, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Iowa vs. Holy Cross/UT Martin, 3 p.m. (ABC)
Syracuse vs. Auburn/Arizona, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Oklahoma vs. FGCU, 4 p.m. (ESPNews)
Southern California vs. A&M-Corpus Christi, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Ole Miss vs. Marquette, 4:45 p.m. (ESPNU)
West Virginia vs. Princeton, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Creighton vs. UNLV, 7 p.m. (ESPNews)
Gonzaga vs. UC Irvine, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
UCLA vs. California Baptist, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Utah vs. South Dakota State, 10 p.m. (ESPNU)

Sunday, March 24: Second Round

Monday, March 25: Second Round

Friday, March 29: Sweet 16

Saturday, March 30: Sweet 16

Sunday, March 31: Elite Eight

Monday, April 1: Elite Eight

Friday, April 5: Final Four
(ESPN)

Sunday, April 7: National Championship
TBD vs. TBD, 3 p.m. (ABC)