ESPN’s coverage of Champ Week will feature a record-184 women’s basketball games across all networks. Postseason play begins Wednesday, Feb. 28, with the first round the SEC Women’s Tournament on SEC Network, the ACC Women’s Tournament on ACC Network Extra, and a number of other tournaments featured on ESPN3. Leading the industry in women’s basketball postseason coverage, more than 25 conferences will play across television and digital platforms, culminating with the exclusive reveal of the NCAA Women’s Championship bracket on Selection Monday – March 12 (7 p.m., ESPN).

Women’s Champ Week Highlights

• Complete coverage of every matchup for seven conference tournaments: ACC (14), American Athletic (11), America East (8), Horizon League (9), MAAC (10), Ohio Valley (7) and SEC (13)
• Weekend of Winners: On Saturday, March 3, and Sunday, March 4, six conference champions will be crowned, punching their tickets to the NCAA Tournament
  • Saturday’s coverage includes Ohio Valley (3 p.m., ESPN3)
  • Sunday’s schedule includes the Atlantic-10 at noon on ESPNU, followed by back-to-back games on ESPN2 – ACC (2 p.m.), SEC (4:30 p.m.), Big Ten (7 p.m.) and Pac-12 (9 p.m.)
• Adam Amin, Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo call the American Athletic semifinals on Monday, March 5, beginning at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU; the championship game will be played on Tuesday, March 6 (5 p.m., ESPN2), with Amin and Lobo on the call
• A total of 24 conference title games across ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3

Studio

• Dawn Davenport will host wraps on ESPNU from the SEC Tournament in Nashville on Saturday, March 3
• Host Maria Taylor will be in the studio alongside analysts Andy Landers and Rebecca Lobo on Sunday, March 4, discussing all the action on ESPN2
• Monday and Tuesday’s game coverage will be complemented by analysis and discussion from John Brickley, Nell Fortner and Andy Landers

SEC Network Coverage

• The first, second and quarterfinal rounds of the tournament will be televised on SEC Network
• SEC Now, hosted by Maria Taylor (Wednesday – Friday afternoon) and Peter Burns (Friday evening – Sunday), will be courtside from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Analysts Nell Fortner, Andy Landers, Amanda Butler and Charlie Creme will provide pre-game, halftime and post-game insights throughout the week.
• Analyst Tamika Catchings and play-by-play Courtney Lyle will team up to call the first round and the first two quarterfinals; Pam Ward and Gail Goestenkors will call evening games during the week, as well as the semifinals and championship game. Former Florida standout Steffi Sorensen will serve as the sideline reporter for all 13 games of the tournament.

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espnW will be on site around the country, including live coverage at the ACC, Big 12, SEC and Pac-12 tournaments. In addition, real-time updates will be available on the site as NCAA tournament automatic berths are clinched.

Charlie Creme will provide up-to-the-minute Bracketology updates leading up to Selection Monday. The women’s basketball bracketologist will break down upsets and how it impacts the bubble, all while keeping an eye on the projected No. 1 seeds and which teams move in and out of the top 16 seeds.

NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship

ESPN is the home of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, which begins Friday, March 16. Every round of the championship will air on ESPN or ESPN2. The Women’s Final Four will be live from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, with the semifinals on Friday, March 30, and the national championship title game on Sunday, April 1.

All games aired on an ESPN network will also be available to stream live through the ESPN App, accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and streaming devices to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider.

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