What to know before the 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four comes to Dallas in March
March Madness is almost upon us and the NCAA recently announced the plans for the Women’s Final Four that will be played in Dallas at the American Airlines Center.
This will be the second time Dallas has hosted the Final Four, the first time being in 2017 when Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks won their first championship.
This year will be only the second time in NCAA history that the women’s Division I, II and III championships will be played in the same location.
The events will be hosted by the Big 12 Conference and Dallas Sports Commission.
Here are some things you need to know:
How can I watch?
The 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four semifinals will air on ESPN at 6 p.m. CT and 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 31.
The 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s championship will air on ABC at 2:30 p.m.
The 2023 NCAA Division II Women’s championship will air on CBS at a time to be determined.
The 2023 NCAA Division III Women’s championship broadcast plans are not yet known.
How can I buy tickets?
Tickets and ticket packages can be bought for the Final Four, Division I, II and III championship games can be bought on the NCAA’s website.
Who is playing?
We don’t know yet who is playing but its a good bet that it’ll be one of these ten teams currently ranked in the Associated Press top 25.
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina (27) | 27-0 | 699 | 1 |
| 2 | Indiana (1) | 26-1 | 672 | 2 |
| 3 | Stanford | 25-3 | 634 | 3 |
| 4 | UConn | 24-4 | 585 | 6 |
| 5 | LSU | 25-1 | 573 | 5 |
| 6 | Iowa | 22-5 | 567 | 7 |
| 7 | Maryland | 22-5 | 522 | 8 |
| 8 | Utah | 23-3 | 507 | 4 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 22-4 | 488 | 11 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 22-4 | 464 | 10 |
Are there any non-sporting events?
There are a ton of events being put on in conjunction with the various championship games and the Final Four and they can be found on the NCAA website.
This story was originally published February 23, 2023 at 9:17 AM.
