And then there were 16.
The 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament is moving to the Sweet 16 after the field was finalized Monday night.
The last game of the second round saw arguably the top player in the country suffer a season-ending injury. USC star JuJu Watkins reportedly tore her ACL in the No. 1 Trojans' win over No. 9 Mississippi State, sidelining her for the rest of March Madness.
USC advanced to the Sweet 16 along with the three other No. 1 seeds -- top overall seed UCLA, defending champion South Carolina, and Texas.
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All No. 2 and No. 3 seeds are dancing into the next round, as well. That includes Hailey Van Lith and No. 2 TCU, who will play the program’s first-ever Sweet 16 game in a showdown against Hannah Hidalgo and No. 3 Notre Dame. And, in another 2-3 matchup, rivals Duke and UNC will square off.
The lowest seed to reach this year's regional semifinal was No. 5, and there are three of them -- Kansas State, Ole Miss and Tennessee. Kansas State, which outlasted No. 4 Kentucky in an overtime thriller, snapped the program's Sweet 16 drought that dated back to 2002.
So, what do all of the Sweet 16 matchups look like? And when will the regional semifinal games be played? Here's what to know:
What teams are left in women's March Madness?
These are the 16 teams still in contention for the national title:
- No. 1 UCLA
- No. 1 South Carolina
- No. 1 Texas
- No. 1 USC
- No. 2 Duke
- No. 2 NC State
- No. 2 TCU
- No. 2 UConn
- No. 3 LSU
- No. 3 Notre Dame
- No. 3 Oklahoma
- No. 3 UNC
- No. 4 Maryland
- No. 5 Kansas State
- No. 5 Ole Miss
- No. 5 Tennessee
What's the updated women's March Madness bracket?
Here's the updated bracket entering the Sweet 16:
Spokane 1
- No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 5 Ole Miss
- No. 3 LSU vs. No. 2 NC State
Birmingham 2
- No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 Maryland
- No. 3 UNC vs. No. 2 Duke
Birmingham 3
- No. 1 Texas vs. No. 5 Tennessee
- No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 TCU
Spokane 4
- No. 1 USC vs. No. 5 Kansas State
- No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 UConn
Where is the women's Sweet 16 being played?
The regional semifinal round will feature the introduction of neutral sites to the 2025 Big Dance. There are two hosts:
- Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama
- Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington
When are the women's Sweet 16 games?
The Sweet 16 will be played Friday, March 28, and Saturday, March 29.
What is the women's Sweet 16 schedule?
There are four games scheduled for Friday followed by four more Saturday:
March 28
- No. 3 UNC vs. No. 2 Duke: 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
- No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 1 South Carolina: 5 p.m. ET, ESPN
- No. 3 LSU vs. No. 2 NC State: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
- No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 1 UCLA: 10 p.m. ET, ESPN
March 29
- No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 TCU: 1 p.m. ET, ABC
- No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Texas: 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
- No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 UConn: 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
- No. 1 USC vs. No. 5 Kansas State: 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Where to watch, stream women's Sweet 16 games live
Sweet 16 games will air across ESPN and ABC. The action can also be streamed on ESPN.com and the ESPN app.
When is the women's Elite Eight?
The regional finals will immediately follow the Sweet 16 from Sunday, March 30 to Monday, March 31.
What are the women's Elite Eight locations?
The Sweet 16 sites also will serve as hosts of the Elite Eight.