2024 Women's NCAA Tournament first-round game dates, tip-off times, TV channels announced

The 2024 Women’s NCAA Tournament will tip off later this week across the country for its 68 teams. Now, after the release of the bracket, we also have the start times and dates for each of the matchups in the Round of 64.

No. 8 North Carolina and No. 9 Michigan State will start things off on Friday from Columbia in Region 1. The four No. 1 seeds will then split at two apiece with South Carolina (2 p.m.) and Texas (3 p.m.) on Friday and then Iowa (3 p.m.) and USC (4:30 p.m.) on Saturday. Action in the round will then close on Saturday with No. 5 Utah and No. 12 South Dakota State in Region 4.

Below are the dates and tip-off times for all 32 games in the first round on either Friday or Saturday this week.

Region 1 – Albany

Columbia
1. South Carolina vs. 16. Sacred Heart/Presbyterian
Friday at 2 p.m. on ESPN
8. North Carolina vs. 9. Michigan State
Friday at 11:30 a.m. on ESPN2
Bloomington
5. Oklahoma vs. 12. Florida Gulf Coast
Saturday at 4 p.m. on ESPNEWS
4. Indiana vs. 13. Fairfield
Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Corvallis
6. Nebraska vs. 11. Texas A&M
Friday at 10:30 p.m. on ESPNU
3. Oregon State vs. 14. Eastern Washington
Friday at 8 p.m. on ESPNU
South Bend
7. Ole Miss vs. 10. Marquette
Saturday at 4:45 on ESPNU
2. Notre Dame vs. 15. Kent State
Saturday at 2:15 on ESPN

Region 2 – Albany

Iowa City
1. Iowa vs. 16. Holy Cross/UT-Martin
Saturday at 3 p.m. on ABC
8. West Virginia vs. 9. Princeton
Saturday at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Manhattan
5. Colorado vs. 12. Drake
Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPNEWS
4. Kansas State vs. 13. Portland
Friday at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNEWS
Baton Rouge
6. Louisville vs. 11. Middle Tennessee
Friday at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN
3. LSU vs. 14. Rice
Friday at 4 p.m. on ESPN
Los Angeles
7. Creighton vs. 10. UNLV
Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPNEWS
2. UCLA vs. 15. California Baptist
Saturday at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2

Region 3 – Portland

Los Angeles
1. USC vs. 16. Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN
8. Kansas vs. 9. Michigan
Saturday at 2 p.m. on ESPNEWS
Blacksburg
5. Baylor vs. 12. Vanderbilt/Columbia
Friday at 6 p.m. on ESPNU
4. Virginia Tech vs. 13. Marshall
Friday 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Storrs
6. Syracuse vs. 11. Auburn/Arizona
Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2
3. UConn vs. 14. Jackson State
Saturday at 1 p.m. on ABC
Columbus
7. Duke vs. 10. Richmond
Friday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2
2. Ohio State vs. 15. Maine
Friday at 12 p.m. on ESPN2

Region 4 – Portland

Austin
1. Texas vs. 16. Drexel
Friday 3 p.m. on ESPNU
8. Alabama vs. 9. Florida State
Friday at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Spokane
5. Utah vs. 12. South Dakota State
Saturday at 10 p.m. on ESPNU
4. Gonzaga vs. 13. UC Irvine
Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Raleigh
6. Tennessee vs. 11. Wisconsin-Green Bay
Saturday at 12 p.m. on ESPN
3. NC State vs. 14. Chattanooga
Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPNU
Stanford
7. Iowa State vs. 10. Maryland
Friday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2
2. Stanford vs. 15. Norfolk State
Friday at 10 p.m. on ESPN2