The 2025 NCAA women’s Tournament features Dawn Staley and No. 1 seed South Carolina looking to repeat as March Madness champions.
Meanwhile, JuJu Watkins and USC are aiming for the Trojans’ first title since 1984; Lauren Betts and UCLA are going for the Bruins’ first national championship; Madison Booker and Texas are vying to end a 39-year championship drought; and Paige Bueckers and second-seeded UConn are trying to pull down Geno Auriemma’s 12th national title and first since 2016.
Here is who our USA TODAY Sports Network experts picked to win the national championship.
Women’s March Madness bracket predictions
Nancy Armour, USA TODAY: UConn over Duke
Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY: USC over South Carolina
Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY: South Carolina over UCLA
Cora Hall, Knoxville News Sentinel: South Carolina over UConn
Lulu Kesin, Greenville News: South Carolina over UConn
Meghan Hall, For The Win: South Carolina over USC
Mike Sykes, For The Win: UConn over South Carolina
Cory Diaz, The Daily Advertiser: UConn over Notre Dame
Maxwell Donaldson, Gadsden Times: UConn over South Carolina
Jenna Ortiz, Arizona Republic: UConn over South Carolina
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Women’s March Madness schedule
First Four: March 19-20
First round: March 21-22
Second round: March 23-24
Sweet 16: March 28-29
Elite Eight: March 30-31
Final Four: Friday, April 4 (both semifinals; first game begins at 7 p.m. ET)
NCAA championship: Sunday, April 6 (Game scheduled for 3 p.m. ET)
Where to watch Women’s March Madness
All games will be televised on the ESPN family of networks, which includes ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPNews. Games can be streamed on Fubo, which is offering a free trial to new subscribers.