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The 2022 NCAA Women’s Tournament has arrived, and is rightfully using the March Madness branding for the first time. And also for the first time, after a Selection Sunday a field of 68 has been determined. The newly-christened four play-in games take place on Wednesday and Thursday before the first round gets started in full on Friday, March 18th. The South Carolina Gamecocks drew the No. 1 overall seed for the tournament, and look to win their second nation championship under head coach Dawn Staley.
The tournament will run from now until the championship game that will be held on Sunday, April 3rd. The first two rounds will be held on campus of the top 16 teams in the country, and four pre-determined regionals will host the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. The action then moves to the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the two semifinal games on Friday, April 1st. The national title game is two days later and we will crown a new champion.
Below, we are tracking the results from every game and updating the women’s bracket as the games unfold. All pre-game odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.
First Four
Wednesday, March 16
No. 16 Howard 55, No. 16 Incarnate Word 51
No. 11 Dayton 88, No. 11 DePaul 57
Thursday, March 17
No. 16 Longwood 74, No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s 70
No. 11 Missouri State 61, No. 11 Florida State 50
First Round
Friday, March 18
No. 8 Miami 78, No. 9 South Florida 66
No. 10 Creighton 84, No. 7 Colorado 74
No. 10 South Dakota 75, No. 7 Ole Miss 61
No. 1 South Carolina 79, No. 16 Howard 21
No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 84, No. 5 Virginia Tech 81
No. 9 Gonzaga 68, No. 8 Nebraska 55
No. 2 Baylor 89, No. 1 Hawaii 49
No. 4 Maryland 102, No. 13 Delaware 71
No. 2 Iowa 98, No. 15 Illinois State 58
No. 7 Utah 92, No. 10 Arkansas 69
No. 1 Louisville 83, No. 16 Albany 51
Saturday, March 19
No. 9 Kansas State 50, No. 8 Washington State 40
No. 11 Villanova 61, No. 6 BYU 57
No. 2 UConn 83, No. 15 Mercer 38
No. 3 Indiana 85, No. 14 Charlotte 51
No. 7 Central Florida 69, No. 10 Florida 52
No. 3 Michigan 74, No. 14 American 39
Second Round
Sunday, March 20
No. 10 Creighton 64, No. 2 Iowa 62
No. 1 South Carolina 49, No. 8 Miami 33
No. 1 Louisville 68, No. 9 Gonzaga 58
No. 4 Maryland 89, No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 65
No. 2 Texas 78, No. 7 Utah 56
No. 10 South Dakota 61, No. 2 Baylor 47
No. 3 Iowa State 67, No. 6 Georgia 44
No. 4 Tennessee 70, No. 12 Belmont 67
No. 3 Indiana 56, No. 11 Princeton 55
Monday, March 21
No. 1 NC State 89, No. 9 Kansas State 57
No. 2 UConn 52, No. 7 UCF 47
No. 6 Ohio State 79, No. 3 LSU 64
No. 3 Indiana 56, No. 11 Princeton 55
No. 3 Michigan 54, No. 11 Villanova 49
No. 5 UNC 63, No. 4 Arizona 45
No. 4 Tennessee 70, No. 12 Belmont 67
No. 5 Notre Dame 108, No. 4 Oklahoma 64
Sweet 16
Friday, March 25
No. 2 Texas 66, No. 6 Ohio State 63
No. 1 South Carolina 69, No. 5 North Carolina 61
No. 10 Creighton 76, No. 3 Iowa State 68
No. 1 Stanford 72, No. 4 Maryland 66
Saturday, March 26
No. 1 NC State 66, No. 5 Notre Dame 63
No. 2 UConn 75, No. 3 Indiana 58
No. 1 Louisville 76, No. 4 Tennessee 64
No. 3 Michigan 52, No. 10 South Dakota 49
Elite Eight
Sunday, March 27
No. 1 South Carolina 80, No. 10 Creighton 50
No. 1 Stanford 59, No. 2 Texas 50
Monday, March 28
No. 1 Louisville 62, No. 3 Michigan 50
No. 2 UConn 91, No. 1 NC State 87 (2OT)