Clutch shots in the NCAA women’s tournament, since 1994
The 68-team bracket for the 2023 women's NCAA tournament includes 32 teams that qualify automatically through auto-bids from their conferences. Tennessee Tech won the first automatic bid, winning the OVC final.
We're tracking the 32 conferences that crown champions through tournaments. These AQ teams help make up the March Madness field. The rest are at-large selections.
The women's selection show is for 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 12, on ESPN.
(You may need to scroll right to see the complete table)
| CONFERENCE | SCHEDULE/tv schedule | AUTOMATIC QUalifier | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America East (Bracket) |
Quarterfinals: March 1 Semifinals: March 5 Championship: 5 p.m. March 10 on ESPNU |
Vermont | Higher seed | |
| American Athletic (Bracket) |
First round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 9 p.m. March 9 on ESPNU |
East Carolina | Fort Worth, TX | |
| Atlantic 10 (Bracket) |
First round: March 1 Second round: March 2 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 12 p.m. March 5 on ESPNU |
Saint Louis | Wilmington, DE | |
| ACC (Bracket) |
First round: March 1 Second round: March 2 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 1 p.m. March 5 on ESPN |
Virginia Tech | Greensboro, NC | |
| ASUN (Bracket) |
First round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: March 11 on ESPN+ |
FGCU | Campus sites | |
| Big 12 (Bracket) |
First round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 2 p.m. March 12 |
Iowa State | Kansas City, MO | |
| Big East (Bracket) |
First round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 5 Championship: 7 p.m. March 6 on FS1 |
UConn | Uncasville, CT | |
| Big Sky (Bracket) |
First round: March 4 |
Sacramento State | Boise, ID | |
| Big South (Bracket) |
First round: March 1 Quarterfinals: March 2 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 6 p.m. March 5 on ESPNU |
Gardner-Webb | Charlotte, NC | |
| Big Ten (Bracket) |
First round: March 1 Second round: March 2 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 5 p.m. March 5 |
Iowa | Minneapolis, IN | |
| Big West (Bracket) |
First round: March 7 Quarterfinal: March 8 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 6 p.m. March 11 on ESPN+ |
Hawai'i | Henderson, NV | |
| CAA (Bracket) |
First round: March 8 Second round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 2 p.m. March 12 on CBSSN |
Monmouth | Towson, MD | |
| Conference USA (Bracket) |
First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 5:30 p.m. March 11 on CBSSN |
Middle Tennessee | Frisco, TX | |
| Horizon League (Bracket) |
First round: Feb. 28 (campus sites) Quarterfinals: March 2 (campus sites) Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 12 p.m. March 7 on ESPNU |
Cleveland State | Indianapolis, IN (semis on) | |
| Ivy League (Bracket) |
Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 5 p.m. March 11 on ESPNews |
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| MAAC (Bracket) |
First round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 and 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 3:30 p.m. March 11 on ESPNU |
Iona | Atlantic City, NJ | |
| MAC (Bracket) |
First round: March 8 |
Toledo | Cleveland, OH | |
| MEAC (Bracket) |
Quarterfinals: March 8 and 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 4 p.m. March 11 on ESPN+ |
Norfolk State | Norfolk, VA | |
| Missouri Valley (Bracket) |
First round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 2 p.m. March 12 on ESPNU |
Drake | Moline, IL | |
| Mountain West (Bracket) |
First round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 10 p.m. March 8 on CBSSN |
UNLV | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Northeast (Bracket) |
Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 12 p.m. March 12 on ESPNU |
Sacred Heart | Higher seeds | |
| Ohio Valley (Bracket) |
First round: March 1 Quarterfinals: March 2 Semifinals: March 3 Championship: 3 p.m. March 4 on ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | Evansville, IN | |
| Pac-12 (Bracket) |
First round: March 1 Quarterfinals: March 2 Semifinals: March 3 Championship: 5 p.m. March 5 on ESPN or ESPN2 |
Washington State | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Patriot League (Bracket) |
First round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 12 p.m. March 12 on CBSSN |
Holy Cross | Higher seeds | |
| SEC (Bracket) |
First round: March 1 Second round: March 2 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 3 p.m. March 5 on ESPN |
South Carolina | Greenville, SC | |
| Southern (Bracket) |
Quarterfinals: March 2 Semifinals: March 3 Championship: 12 p.m. March 5 on ESPN+ |
Chattanooga | Asheville, NC | |
| Southland (Bracket) |
First round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 5 p.m. March 9 on ESPN2 |
Southeastern Louisiana | Lake Charles, LA | |
| SWAC (Bracket) |
Quarterfinals: March 8 and 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 1 p.m. March 11 |
Southern | Birmingham, AL | |
| Summit League (Bracket) |
First round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 4 and 5 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 2 p.m. March 7 on ESPNU |
South Dakota State | Sioux Falls, SD | |
| Sun Belt (Bracket) |
First round: Feb. 28 Second round: March 1 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 5 Championship: March 6 on ESPNU |
James Madison | Pensacola, FL | |
| West Coast (Bracket) |
First round: March 2 Second round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 4 p.m. March 7 on ESPNU |
Portland | Las Vegas, NV | |
| WAC (Bracket) |
First round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 6:30 p.m. March 11 |
Southern Utah | Las Vegas, NV |
