Championship Week: Women’s Basketball Coverage Begins Wednesday, March 6
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ESPN’s 2013 Championship Week Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods will present an 85 women’s college basketball games from Wednesday, March 6 to Sunday, March 17 across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. The networks will combine to exclusively offer game action and the crowning of a champion from 18 Division I conferences, including the title games from the ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Pac-12 and the SEC.
ESPN3 will have exclusive coverage of 20 conference tournament games, plus show another 45 contests available in local markets via syndication, for a total of 65 games. ESPNU will air 18 games, including 10 title matches, and ESPN2 will be the home to four NCAA Championship berths.
The entire Championship Week coverage will also be available via WatchESPN, which delivers live access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN Buzzer Beater/Goal Line on computers, smartphones, tablets and Xbox to fans who receive ESPN’s linear networks as part of their video subscription. The WatchESPN app is available free to download for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire devices in the App Store, Google Play Store and Amazon Appstore for Android. It is also accessible online at WatchESPN.com and through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members.
Championship Week Highlights:
- Games from the BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle, starting Sunday, March 10, with three quarterfinal games on ESPNU and an exclusive game on ESPN3, along with the semifinals on ESPNU and the only women’s title game to be aired on ESPN.
- ESPN2 will air the Pac-12 Tournament championship game on Sunday, March 10 at 8 p.m. ET – a first for the network.
- The ACC, Big Ten and SEC title games will be shown on ESPN2 on Sunday, March 10, beginning at 2 p.m.
- Additional championship games on ESPNU include: Atlantic-10, Horizon League, MAAC, Northeast Conference, Summit League, Sun Belt Conference, Western Athletic Conference and West Coast Conference.
The Championship Week schedule includes a total of 135 men’s and women’s basketball games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and exclusively on ESPN3 from 27 conferences, plus a total of 222 national and syndicated games on ESPN3.
Studio Coverage
- Host Max Bretos, along with Kara Lawson and Carolyn Peck, will be in ESPN’s Bristol, Conn., studio on Sunday, March 10, during ESPN2’s coverage of the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC title games.
- Anchor Kevin Connors and Lawson will be on hand for ESPN’s airing of the BIG EAST Championship title game on Tuesday, March 12, beginning at 7 p.m.
espnW coverage
Top writers from espnW, including Mechelle Voepel, Kate Fagan, Michelle Smith and Graham Hays, will provide online pieces for all the top conferences, and keep a close watch on upset-minded teams throughout the nation. Charlie Creme will provide daily Bracketology updates leading up to Selection Monday Presented by Capital One.
Championship Week Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods (Schedule subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Wed, Mar 6 | noon | Atlantic Sun Championship (Macon, Ga.): Quarterfinal 1 Paul Crane & Dee Romine |
ESPN3 |
| 6 p.m. | Atlantic Sun Championship (Macon, Ga.): Quarterfinal 2 Paul Crane & Dee Romine |
ESPN3 | |
| SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): Opening Round Game 1 | ESPN3 | ||
| Thu, Mar 7 | 11 a.m. | ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Opening Round Game 1 | ESPN3 |
| noon | SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): First Round Game 1 | ESPN3 | |
| Atlantic Sun Championship (Macon, Ga.): Quarterfinal 3 Paul Crane & Dee Romine |
ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Opening Round Game 2 |
ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): First Round Game 2 | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Opening Round Game 3 |
ESPN3 | |
| SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): First Round Game 3 | ESPN3 | ||
| Atlantic Sun Championship (Macon, Ga.): Quarterfinal 4 Paul Crane & Dee Romine |
ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Opening Round Game 4 | ESPN3 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): First Round Game 4 | ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Mar 8 | 11 a.m. | ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Quarterfinal 1 | ESPN3 |
| noon | America East Championship (Albany, N.Y.): Quarterfinal 1 Eric Frede & Leah Secondo |
ESPN3* | |
| SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): Quarterfinal 1 | ESPN3 | ||
| Atlantic Sun Championship (Macon, Ga.): Semifinal 1 Paul Crane & Dee Romine |
ESPN3 | ||
| 1 p.m. | Ohio Valley Conference Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.): Semifinal 1 | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | America East Championship (Albany, N.Y.): Quarterfinal 2 Eric Frede & Leah Secondo |
ESPN3* | |
| ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Quarterfinal 2 | ESPN3 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): Quarterfinal 2 | ESPN3 | |
| Atlantic Sun Championship (Macon, Ga.): Semifinal 2 Paul Crane & Dee Romine |
ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Ohio Valley Conference Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.): Semifinal 2 | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | America East Championship (Albany, N.Y.): Quarterfinal 3 Eric Frede & Leah Secondo |
ESPN3* | |
| ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Quarterfinal 3 | ESPN3 | ||
| SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): Quarterfinal 3 | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | America East Championship (Albany, N.Y.): Quarterfinal 4 Eric Frede & Leah Secondo |
ESPN3* | |
| ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Quarterfinal 4 | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): Quarterfinal 4 | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Mar 9 | 9:30 a.m. | MAAC Championship (Springfield, Mass.): Semifinal 1 Dean Darling, Phyllis Mangina & Mika Ryan |
ESPN3* |
| 11:30 a.m. | MAAC Championship (Springfield, Mass.): Semifinal 2 Dean Darling, Phyllis Mangina & Mika Ryan |
ESPN3* | |
| noon | BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Second Round Game 1 Bob Picozzi, Brooke Weisbrod & Allison Williams |
BIG EAST Network / ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Semifinal 1 | ESPN3 | |
| Sun Belt Championship (Hot Springs, Ark.): Quarterfinal 1 | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Second Round Game 2 Bob Picozzi, Brooke Weisbrod & Allison Williams |
BIG EAST Network / ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Ohio Valley Conference Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.): Final | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Semifinal 2 | ESPN3 | |
| Sun Belt Championship (Hot Springs, Ark.): Quarterfinal 2 | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): Semifinal 1 Cara Capuano & Nell Fortner |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Atlantic Sun Championship (Macon, Ga.): Final | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Big South Championship (Myrtle Beach, S.C.): Semifinal 1 Matt Hogue & Angel Gray |
ESPN3* | |
| SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): Semifinal 2 Cara Capuano & Nell Fortner |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | ||
| BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Second Round Game 3 Bob Picozzi, LaChina Robinson & Allison Williams |
BIG EAST Network / ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Big South Championship (Myrtle Beach, S.C.): Semifinal 2 Matt Hogue & Angel Gray |
ESPN3* | |
| BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Second Round Game 4 Bob Picozzi, LaChina Robinson & Allison Williams |
BIG EAST Network / ESPN3 | ||
| Sun, Mar 10 | 11 a.m. | America East Championship (Albany, N.Y.): Semifinal 1 Eric Frede & Leah Secondo |
ESPN3* |
| noon | Southern Conference Championship (Asheville, N.C.): Semifinal 1 Darren Goldwater & Robin Muller |
ESPN3* | |
| BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Quarterfinal 1 Beth Mowins, Brooke Weisbrod & Allison Williams |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | ||
| 1 p.m. | Sun Belt Championship (Hot Springs, Ark.): Semifinal 1 | ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | America East Championship (Albany, N.Y.): Semifinal 2 Eric Frede & Leah Secondo |
ESPN3* | |
| 2 p.m. | ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.): Final Pam Ward & Debbie Antonelli |
ESPN2 / WatchESPN | |
| BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Quarterfinal 2 Beth Mowins, Brooke Weisbrod & Allison Williams |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Southern Conference Championship (Asheville, N.C.): Semifinal 2 Darren Goldwater & Robin Muller |
ESPN3* | |
| Gulf South Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.): Final | ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Sun Belt Championship (Hot Springs, Ark.): Semifinal 2 | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Big Ten Tournament (Hoffman Estates, Ill.): Final Adam Amin & Stephanie White |
ESPN2 / WatchESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | Big South Championship (Myrtle Beach, S.C.): Final | ESPN3* | |
| 6 p.m. | SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.): Final Cara Capuano & Nell Fortner |
ESPN2 / WatchESPN | |
| BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Quarterfinal 3 Bob Picozzi, LaChina Robinson & Allison Williams |
ESPN3*^ | ||
| 8 p.m. | Pac-12 Tournament (Seattle, Wash.): Final Roxy Bernstein & Mary Murphy |
ESPN2 / WatchESPN | |
| BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Quarterfinal 4 Bob Picozzi, LaChina Robinson & Allison Williams |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | ||
| Mon, Mar 11 | noon | MAAC Championship (Springfield, Mass.): Final Doug Sherman & Julianne Viani |
ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| 2 p.m. | Sun Belt Championship (Hot Springs, Ark.): Final Michele Smith & Stephen Howard |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | West Coast Conference Championship (Las Vegas): Final Rich Cellini & Rosalyn Gold-Onwude |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | |
| 3 p.m. | Southern Conference Championship (Asheville, N.C.): Final | ESPN3* | |
| 6 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Semifinal 1 Beth Mowins, Brooke Weisbrod & Allison Williams |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | |
| 8 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Semifinal 2 Beth Mowins, Brooke Weisbrod & Allison Williams |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | |
| Tue, Mar 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Summit League Championship (Sioux Falls, S.D.): Final Melissa Lee & Steffi Sorensen |
ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| 7 p.m. | BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters (Hartford, Conn.): Final Beth Mowins, Rebecca Lobo & Allison Williams |
ESPN / WatchESPN | |
| Fri, Mar 15 | noon | MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio): Semifinal 1 | ESPN3 |
| 1 p.m. | Southland Conference Tournament (Katy, Texas): Semifinal 1 | ESPN3* | |
| 2:30 p.m. | MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio): Semifinal 2 | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Southland Conference Tournament (Katy, Texas): Semifinal 2 | ESPN3* | |
| Sat, Mar 16 | 1 p.m. | SWAC Championship (Garland, Texas): Final Mark Neely & Maria Taylor |
ESPN3*# |
| MEAC Tournament (Norfolk, Va.): Final Jason Benetti & Christy Winters Scott |
ESPN3*+ | ||
| MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio): Final | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Southland Conference Tournament (Katy, Texas): Final | ESPN3* | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Missouri Valley Championship (St. Charles, Mo.): Semifinal 1 | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | WAC Tournament (Las Vegas): Final Roy Philpott & Rosalyn Gold-Onwude |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | Missouri Valley Championship (St. Charles, Mo.): Semifinal 2 | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | America East Championship (Albany, N.Y.): Final Eric Frede & Leah Secondo |
ESPN3 | |
| Atlantic 10 Championship (Brooklyn, N.Y.): Final Cara Capuano & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU / WatchESPN | ||
| Sun, Mar 17 | 1 p.m. | Horizon League Championship: Final (campus of higher seed after quarterfinal) Jim Barbar & Nell Fortner |
ESPNU / WatchESPN |
| 3 p.m. | Missouri Valley Championship (St. Charles, Mo.): Final | ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Northeast Conference Tournament: Final (campus of higher seed) Cara Capuano & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU / WatchESPN |
* – ESPN3 exclusive game
^ – Tape delay on ESPNU at midnight on Monday, March 11
# – Tape delay on ESPNU at 9 a.m. on Sunday, March 17
+ – Tape delay on ESPNU at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 17
All 63 NCAA Championship Games
ESPN will continue to present the exclusive live announcement of the 64-team NCAA Championship field as part of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Special Presented by Capital One on Monday, March 18, at 7 p.m., with ESPNU offering a bonus hour of coverage on the NCAA Women’s’ Basketball Selection Special Extended Coverage Presented by Capital One at 8 p.m.
All 63 games of the 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship will air on ESPN networks for the eighth consecutive year. ESPN and ESPN2 will present its telecasts in a whip-around format with home market protection through the first two rounds. ESPN3 will offer first- and second-round games in its entirety as a supplement to ESPN and ESPN’s coverage. ESPN FULL COURT, the pay-per-view package, will offer first- and second-round games in its entirety as a supplement to ESPN and ESPN2’s coverage. The final 15 games, beginning with the Regional Semifinals, will have national telecast windows on ESPN or ESPN2.
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