March Madness 2025: How to watch the women’s NCAA Division 1 basketball tournament in Canada
Ontario athletes Syla Swords from Sudbury and Toby Fournier, from Toronto, Ont., are two of the athletes to watch competing in the basketball championship tournament from March 19 to April 6.
While former Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark is no longer playing college basketball, the women’s game continues to enjoy a high level of popularity.
And you can watch March Madness beginning Wednesday, March 19.
The 2025 NCAA Division 1 women’s basketball tournament continues until April 6.
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In Canada, live games will be broadcast on TSN channels or streamed on TSN+. If you have access to U.S. stations, games will be split between ESPN and ABC.
How does the tournament work
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The tournament begins with 68 teams.
There are four regions with 16 teams each (64 total).
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The First Four (a sort of tourney within the tourney) is played March 19 and 20 and features eight teams vying for the 16th-seed spots available in each of the four regions. The four winners earn the bottom seed, while the four losers go home.
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The first round (Round of 64) will be played March 21 and 22; the second round (Round of 32) will be played March 23 and 24; the Sweet 16 on March 28 and 29; the Elite Eight on March 30 and 31; and the Final Four on Friday, April 4.
The championship game will be played on Sunday, April 6, and is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EDT.
The top seeds
The four No. 1 seeds in the tournament are South Carolina, USC, Texas and UCLA.
Oddsmakers place South Carolina as the favourites to repeat as national champions this year. The school defeated Clark’s Iowa to win the national title in 2024.
Canadians to watch
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The Canadian Press released a list of , five men and five women.
Here are the five women mentioned:
Syla Swords, Michigan (Hometown: Sudbury, Ont.)
Toby Fournier, Duke (Hometown: Toronto, Ont.)
Avery Howell, USC (Hometown: Boise, Idaho; a dual citizen who trains with Canada’s national team and whose mom is from British Columbia)
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