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NCAA.com | March 14, 2024
Top 4 women's basketball conference tournament storylines
The 2024 NCAA women's basketball tournament will see 68 teams make the field. Of the 68 teams, 32 will qualify automatically through automatic bids from conferences.
Below you'll find a table listing all 32 conferences, their tournament dates, locations and a link to information for every bracket. The other 36 teams will qualify as at-large selections. This article will be updated throughout as teams clinch AQ bids.
(All times ET)
| CONFERENCE | SCHEDULE/RESULTS/TV SCHEDULE | Automatic Bid | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| America East | Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 5 p.m. March 15on ESPNU | TBD | Higher seed |
| American Athletic | First round: March 9 | Rice | Fort Worth, TX |
| Atlantic 10 | First round: March 6 Second round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 4p.m. March 10on ESPN2 | Richmond | Henrico, VA |
| ACC | First round: March 6 Second round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 1p.m. March 10on ESPN or ESPN2 | Notre Dame | Greensboro, NC |
| ASUN | First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: March 16on ESPN+ | TBD | Higher seed |
| Big 12 | First round: March 7 | Texas | Kansas City, MO |
| Big East | First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 7p.m. March 11on FS1 | UConn | Uncasville, CT |
| Big Sky | First round: March 9 Second round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 5p.m. March 13on ESPNU | Eastern Washington | Boise, ID |
| Big South | First round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 6p.m. March 10 on ESPNU | Presbyterian | High Point, NC |
| Big Ten | First round: March 6 Second round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: noon March 10on CBS | Iowa | Chicago, IL |
| Big West | First round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 9p.m. March 16 | TBD | Henderson, NV |
| CAA | First round: March 13 Second round: March 14 Quarterfinals: March 15 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: 2p.m. March 17on CBSSN | TBD | Washington, D.C. |
| Conference USA | First round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13-14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 4:30 p.m. March 16on CBSSN | TBD | Huntsville, AL |
| Horizon League | First round: March 5(campus sites) Quarterfinals: March 7(campus sites) Semifinals: March 11 Championship: noon March 12 on ESPNU | Green Bay | Indianapolis, IN (semis on) |
| Ivy League | Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 5p.m. March 16on ESPNNEWS | TBD | New York, NY |
| MAAC | First round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13and 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 3:30p.m. March 16on ESPNU | TBD | Atlantic City, NJ |
| MAC | Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 11 a.m. March 16on CBSSN | TBD | Cleveland, OH |
| MEAC | Quarterfinals: March 13and 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 | TBD | Norfolk, VA |
| Missouri Valley | First round: March 14 Quarterfinals: March 15 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: TBDMarch 17 on ESPNU | TBD | Moline, IL. |
| Mountain West | First round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 10:30p.m. March 13 | UNLV | Las Vegas, NV |
| Northeast | Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 12 p.m.March 17 | TBD | Higher seed |
| Ohio Valley | First round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 3p.m. March 9on ESPN+ | UT Martin | Evansville, IN |
| Pac-12 | First round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 5p.m. March 10on ESPN | Southern California | Las Vegas, NV |
| Patriot League | First round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 12 p.m.March 17on CBSSN | TBD | Higher seed |
| SEC | First round: March 6 Second round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 3p.m. March 10on ESPN | South Carolina | Greenville, SC |
| Southern | Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 12 p.m.March 10 on ESPNU | Chattanooga | Asheville, NC |
| Southland | First round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 4p.m. March 14on ESPNU | TAMU-Corpus Christi | Lake Charles, LA |
| SWAC | Quarterfinals: March 13and 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 4:30 p.m.March 16 | TBD | Birmingham, AL |
| Summit League | First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9and 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 3:30p.m. March 12on CBSSN | South Dakota St. | Sioux Falls, SD |
| Sun Belt | First round: March 5 Second round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 2p.m. March 11on ESPNU | Marshall | Pensacola, FL |
| West Coast | First round: March 7 Second round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 4p.m. March 12 on ESPN | Portland | Las Vegas, NV |
| WAC | First round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 1:30 p.m. March 16 on ESPNU | TBD | Las Vegas, NV |
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