ESPN Platforms Home to Nearly 30 Women’s Basketball Conference Championships During Champ Week Presented by Principal

February 28, 2023

26 Division I Champions to be Crowned
Nearly 250 Matchups Available Across ESPN Platforms

Postseason play is underway, with nearly 250 women’s college basketball conference tournament matchups available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big 12 Now on ESPN+, ESPN+ and ESPN3. Champ Week Presented by Principal officially tips off on Friday, March 3, capping a stellar season of thousands of women’s basketball games across ESPN platforms.

Champ Week Highlights:

26 Division I teams will punch their ticket to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament live on ESPN platforms
22 championships will be televised with 12 simulcast on ESPN+, while four additional championships will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+
Championship Sunday: The championship games for the Atlantic 10 (Noon ET, ESPNU), ACC (1 p.m., ESPN), SEC (3 p.m., ESPN), Big Ten (5 p.m., ESPN), Pac-12 (5 p.m., ESPN2) and Big South (6 p.m., ESPNU) will be televised on Sunday, March 5. The Northeast (Noon, ESPNU), Big 12 (2 p.m., ESPN2) and Missouri Valley (2 p.m. ESPNU) championship games will be presented on Sunday, March 12.
ESPN+ will exclusively stream 200+ Champ Week games for the second consecutive season
Every game of Champ Week will be available on the ESPN App via connected devices

Conference Coverage

SEC Network will cover the early rounds of the SEC Women’s Basketball Championship with the semifinals and championship on ESPNU and ESPN, respectively.
- Analyst Tamika Catchings and play-by-play Eric Frede will team up to call the first round and afternoon games in the second round and quarterfinals; analyst Carolyn Peck and play-by-play commentator Courtney Lyle will announce evening games during the week, as well as the semifinals and championship game. Brooke Weisbrod will serve as the sideline reporter for the first round through the semifinals, with Holly Rowe handling championship duties on Sunday.
- SEC Now has the action from Greenville covered, as analysts Andraya Carter and Steffi Sorensen join host Alyssa Lang to provide pre-game, halftime and post-game insights throughout the week. Lang, Carter and Sorensen will tip off SEC Now at 10:30 a.m. (Wed.), 11:30 a.m. (Thurs. and Fri.), along with a special Championship Sunday edition with Lang, Carter, Sorensen and Peck at 6 p.m.

ACC Network will exclusively televise the first round through semifinals of the Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament (March 1-5), while the title game will be on ESPN. Pam Ward and Stephanie White will call the early session action for the first round through quarterfinals, while Jenn Hildreth and Debbie Antonelli have the evening sessions. Beth Mowins and Antonelli will team up again to call the semifinal and championship games on ACCN and ESPN, and Angel Gray will report from the sidelines for all 14 games of the tournament.

Additionally, the Nothing But Net “Ladies Night” squad of host Kelsey Riggs, Lexie Brown, Kelly Gramlich, Ivory Latta and Muffet McGraw will be live from Greensboro with insight and analysis throughout. ACCN will provide exclusive postgame coverage of the first (March 1), second (March 2) and quarterfinal (March 3) round games each of those evenings on Nothing But Net, as well as pre and postgame shows ahead of the semifinals and championship games.

The entire Big 12 Conference Championship will stream on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with two quarterfinals airing on ESPNU and the championship game set for ESPN2. Brenda VanLengen, Holly Warlick and Kris Budden are on the ESPN2 call for the Big 12 Championship Game.
College GameDay Covered by State Farm will make its final women’s stop of the season with full Championship Sunday coverage from the SEC Women’s Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 5. Full details.

ESPN.com
Champ Week content set for ESPN.com includes:

Charlie Creme, M.A. Voepel and Alexa Philippou will predict the winners of all 32 league tournaments, and Creme will name the front-runner and top contender for player-of-the-year honors in each conference.
com will provide real-time updates as automatic berths to the NCAA tournament are won in all 32 conferences.
Creme will continue projecting the 68-team field right into Selection Sunday, with daily updates as tickets are punched and the bubble continues to take shape.

Before the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament begins, the following features will be available on ESPN.com:

2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament and Women’s Final Four picks
Top-25 players in the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
What to know about all 68 women’s teams in March Madness
As her final days wearing a South Carolina uniform draw near, espnW takes a 360-degree look at Aliyah Boston’s senior season.
Everything UConn has overcome this season – and what awaits on the path ahead.

ESPN Tournament Challenge Games Now Open
Both the Women’s ESPN Tournament Challenge Sponsored by Capital One and Nissan, and the Men’s ESPN Tournament Challenge Sponsored by Acura, Allstate and McDonald’s, are now open for fans to create entries and to join or create groups. This year, both games will award Grand Prizes of $5,000 each to 10 winners, randomly drawn from among those fans who pick the National Champion.

Driving Toward the Confetti Drop in Dallas
The NCAA Women’s Selection Special Presented by Capital One will air live on Sunday, March 12, at 8 p.m. Elle Duncan will host the special, joined by analysts Rebecca Lobo, Carolyn Peck, Andraya Carter, bracketologist Charlie Creme and reporter Holly Rowe. The show will air on ESPN for the first hour before moving to ESPNU for the NCAA Women’s Selection Special Extended Coverage Presented by Capital One at 9 p.m.

ESPN’s exclusive coverage of the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Presented by Capital One begins Wednesday, March 15, with games available on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS. The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship will be broadcast live on ABC for the first time in 2023. The game will air Sunday, April 2, at 3 p.m. with action set for American Airlines Center in Dallas. The 2023 Women’s Final Four semifinal matchups will air on ESPN at 7 and 9:30 p.m. on Friday, March 31. For the third consecutive year, full national telecasts of all 67 NCAA Tournament games will be available.

2023 Champ Week Presented by Principal Women’s Conference Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Platform
Tue, Feb 28	12:30 p.m.	Sun Belt – First Round	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Sun Belt – First Round	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	SIAC – First Round	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Horizon League – First Round	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Horizon League – First Round	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Horizon League – First Round	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	SIAC – First Round	ESPN+
Wed, Mar 1	11 a.m.	SEC – First Round Eric Frede, Tamika Catchings, Brooke Weisbrod	SEC Network
	Noon	Atlantic 10 – First Round	ESPN+
	Noon	Big South – First Round	ESPN+
	Noon	SIAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:30 p.m.	Sun Belt – Second Round	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	ACC – First Round Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	1 p.m.	SEC – First Round Eric Frede, Tamika Catchings, Brooke Weisbrod	SEC Network
	2 p.m.	Big South – First Round	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	OVC – First Round	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	Atlantic 10 – First Round	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	SIAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Sun Belt – Second Round	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	ACC – First Round Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	4:30 p.m.	OVC – First Round	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Atlantic 10 – First Round	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	America East – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Sun Belt – Second Round	ESPN+
	6:30 p.m.	ACC – First Round Jenn Hildreth, Debbie Antonelli, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	7 p.m.	America East – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	America East – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	America East – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	8:30 p.m.	Sun Belt – Second Round	ESPN+
Thu, Mar 2	11 a.m.	ACC – Second Round Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	11 a.m.	Atlantic 10 – Second Round	ESPN+
	11 a.m.	SoCon – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	11:30 a.m.	Big South – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	Noon	SEC – Second Round Eric Frede, Tamika Catchings, Brooke Weisbrod	SEC Network
	Noon	SIAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	1:15 p.m.	SoCon – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	1:30 p.m.	Atlantic 10 – Second Round	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	ACC – Second Round Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	2 p.m.	Big South – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	OVC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	SEC – Second Round Eric Frede, Tamika Catchings, Brooke Weisbrod	SEC Network
	2:30 p.m.	SIAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	SoCon – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	4:30 p.m.	OVC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Atlantic 10 – Second Round	ESPN+
	5:30 p.m.	Horizon League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	5:30 p.m.	Horizon League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	5:45 p.m.	SoCon – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	SEC – Second Round Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Brooke Weisbrod	SEC Network
	6 p.m.	ACC – Second Round Jenn Hildreth, Debbie Antonelli, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	6 p.m.	Big South – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Horizon League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	Atlantic 10 – Second Round	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	SEC – Second Round Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Brooke Weisbrod	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	ACC – Second Round Jenn Hildreth, Debbie Antonelli, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	8 p.m.	Big South – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	Horizon League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
Fri, Mar 3	11 a.m.	ACC – Third Round Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	11 a.m.	Atlantic 10 – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	11 a.m.	SoCon – Semifinal	ESPN+
	Noon	SEC – Third Round Eric Frede, Tamika Catchings, Brooke Weisbrod	SEC Network
	Noon	SIAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	12:30 p.m.	Sun Belt – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	1:15 p.m.	SoCon – Semifinal	ESPN+
	1:30 p.m.	Atlantic 10 – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	1:30 p.m.	Summit League – First Round	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	SEC – Third Round Eric Frede, Tamika Catchings, Brooke Weisbrod	SEC Network
	2 p.m.	ACC – Third Round Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	2 p.m.	OVC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	SIAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Sun Belt – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Summit League – First Round	ESPN+
	4:30 p.m.	OVC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Atlantic 10 – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	SEC – Third Round Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Brooke Weisbrod	SEC Network
	6 p.m.	ACC – Third Round Jenn Hildreth, Debbie Antonelli, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	6 p.m.	Sun Belt – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	Atlantic 10 – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	SEC – Third Round Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Brooke Weisbrod	SEC Network
	8 p.m.	ACC – Third Round Jenn Hildreth, Debbie Antonelli, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	8:30 p.m.	Sun Belt – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
Sat, Mar 4	Noon	ACC – Semifinal Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	12:05 p.m.	ASUN – First Round	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	ASUN – First Round	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	Patriot League – First Round	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	Patriot League – First Round	ESPN+
	1:30 p.m.	Summit League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Big Sky – First Round	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	ACC – Semifinal Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli, Angel Gray	ACC Network
	3 p.m.	OVC Championship	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	SIAC Championship* TBD, Helen Williams	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Summit League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	4:30 p.m.	SEC – Semifinal Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Brooke Weisbrod	ESPNU
	4:30 p.m.	Big Sky – First Round	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Big South- Semifinal	ESPN+
	6:30 p.m.	SEC – Semifinal Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Brooke Weisbrod	ESPNU
	8 p.m.	Big South – Semifinal	ESPN+
Sun, Mar 5	Noon	Atlantic 10 Championship Jenn Hildreth, Mike Thibault	ESPNU/ESPN+
	Noon	SoCon Championship	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	ASUN – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	ASUN – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	ASUN – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	ASUN – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:30 p.m.	Sun Belt – Semifinal	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	ACC Championship Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli, Angel Gray	ESPN
	1 p.m.	America East – Semifinal	ESPN+
	1:30 p.m.	Summit League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	America East – Semifinal	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Big Sky – Second Round	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	SEC Championship Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck, Holly Rowe	ESPN
	3 p.m.	Sun Belt – Semifinal	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Summit League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	4:30 p.m.	Big Sky – Second Round	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Big Ten Championship Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Christy Winters-Scott	ESPN
	5 p.m.	Pac-12 Championship Eric Frede, Christy Thomaskutty, Elise Woodward	ESPN2
	6 p.m.	Big South Championship	ESPNU/ESPN+
Mon, Mar 6	Noon	Horizon League – Semifinal	ESPN+
	Noon	Southland – First Round	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	Patriot League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	Patriot League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	Patriot League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	Patriot League – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	1:30 p.m.	Summit League – Semifinal	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Sun Belt Championship	ESPNU/ESPN+
	2 p.m.	AAC – First Round	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Big Sky – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	Horizon League – Semifinal	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	Southland – First Round	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	WAC – First Round	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	AAC – First Round	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Summit League – Semifinal	ESPN+
	4:30 p.m.	Big Sky – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	WAC – First Round	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	AAC – First Round	ESPN+
	9:00 p.m.	WAC – First Round	ESPN+
	11 p.m.	WAC – First Round	ESPN+
Tue, Mar 7	10:30 a.m.	Metro Atlantic – First Round	ESPN+
	Noon	Horizon League Championship TBD, Helen Williams	ESPNU/ESPN+
	Noon	Southland – Second Round	ESPN+
	12:30 p.m.	Metro Atlantic – First Round	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	AAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Summit League Championship Clay Matvick, TBD	ESPNU/ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Big Sky – Semifinal	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	Metro Atlantic – First Round	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	Southland – Second Round	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	AAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Big West – First Round	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	West Coast Championship Ann Schatz, Nikki Fargas	ESPNU
	4:30 p.m.	Big Sky – Semifinal	ESPN+
	5:30 p.m.	Big West – First Round	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	AAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	9 p.m.	AAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
Wed, Mar 8	11 a.m.	MAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	Noon	C-USA – First Round	ESPN+
	Noon	MEAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	Noon	Southland – Semifinal	ESPN+
	Noon	SWAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	ASUN – Semifinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	ASUN – Semifinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	MAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	MAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	MAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Metro Atlantic – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	MEAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	C-USA – First Round	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	SLC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Big West – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	C-USA – First Round	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	WAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Metro Atlantic – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Big Sky Championship TBD, Christy Thomaskutty	ESPNU/ESPN+
	5 p.m.	AAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	WAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	5:30 p.m.	Big West – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	6:30 p.m.	SWAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	AAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	9 p.m.	Big West – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	9 p.m.	WAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	11 p.m.	WAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	11:30 p.m.	Big West – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
Thu, Mar 9	Noon	C-USA – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	Noon	MEAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	Noon	SWAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	Patriot League – Semifinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	Patriot League – Semifinal	ESPN+
	12:30 p.m.	C-USA – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Metro Atlantic – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	MVC – First Round	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	MEAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	C-USA – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	C-USA – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Metro Atlantic – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	MVC – First Round	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Southland Championship David Saltzman, TBD	ESPNU/ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Big 12 – First Round Brenda VanLengen, Holly Warlick	Big 12 Now on ESPN+
	6:30 p.m.	SWAC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	MVC – First Round	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	NEC – Semifinal	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	NEC – Semifinal	ESPN3
	8:30 p.m.	Big 12 – First Round Tyler Denning, Andrea Lloyd	Big 12 Now on ESPN+
	9:30 p.m.	American Athletic Championship	ESPNU/ESPN+
	9:30 p.m.	MVC – First Round	ESPN+
Fri, Mar 10	11 a.m.	Metro Atlantic – Semifinal	ESPN+
	Noon	Big 12 – Quarterfinal Brenda VanLengen, Holly Warlick	ESPNU/Big 12 Now on ESPN+
	Noon	MEAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	Noon	SWAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	MVC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	1:30 p.m.	Metro Atlantic – Semifinal	ESPN+
	2 p.m.	MEAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	Big 12 – Quarterfinal Brenda VanLengen, Holly Warlick	ESPNU/Big 12 Now on ESPN+
	3 p.m.	Big West – Semifinal	ESPN+
	3 p.m.	WAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	MVC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	4 p.m.	Ivy League – Semifinal TBD, Christy Thomaskutty	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	America East Championship TBD, Helen Williams	ESPNU/ESPN+
	5 p.m.	WAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	5:30 p.m.	Big West – Semifinal	ESPN+
	5:30 p.m.	C-USA – Semifinal	ESPN+
	6 p.m.	Big 12 – Quarterfinal Tyler Denning, Andrea Lloyd	Big 12 Now on ESPN+
	6:30 p.m.	SWAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	MVC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
	7:30 p.m.	Ivy League – Semifinal TBD, Christy Thomaskutty	ESPN+
	8 p.m.	C-USA – Semifinal	ESPN+
	8:30 p.m.	Big 12 – Quarterfinal Tyler Denning, Andrea Lloyd	Big 12 Now on ESPN+
	9:30 p.m.	MVC – Quarterfinal	ESPN+
Sat, Mar 11	10 a.m.	MAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	ASUN Championship	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	MAC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	12:05 p.m.	WAC Championship*	ESPN+
	1 p.m.	Big 12 – Semifinal Brenda VanLengen, Holly Warlick	Big 12 Now on ESPN+
	2 p.m.	SWAC Championship*	ESPN+
	2:30 p.m.	MVC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Metro Atlantic Athletic Championship	ESPNU/ESPN+
	3:30 p.m.	Big 12 – Semifinal Brenda VanLengen, Holly Warlick	Big 12 Now on ESPN+
	4 p.m.	MEAC Championship*	ESPN+
	5 p.m.	Ivy League Championship TBD, Christy Thomaskutty	ESPNEWS/ESPN+
	5 p.m.	MVC – Semifinal	ESPN+
	5:30 p.m.	C-USA Championship	ESPN+
	7 p.m.	Big West Championship	ESPN+
Sun, Mar 12	Noon	Northeast Championship	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	Big 12 Championship Brenda VanLengen, Holly Warlick, Kris Budden	ESPN2/Big 12 Now on ESPN+
	2 p.m.	Missouri Valley Championship	ESPNU/ESPN+

* tape-delayed on ESPNU

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