The first round of the 2018 women’s NCAA Tournament concludes on Saturday with 16 games giving us wall-to-wall basketball beginning at 11 a.m. ET.
NCAA women’s tournament live stream 2018: How to watch Saturday’s first round games online
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The first and second rounds of the women’s NCAA tournament are subregionals, played at home sites for schools that are the top four seeds in each region. ESPN2 will provide regional television coverage on Saturday, with as many as four games starting at the same time. Streaming for every game is available through Watch ESPN.
The top seed and tournament favorite UConn carries a 32-0 record into their first-round matchup against No. 16 St. Francis (PA), the 12th consecutive season the Huskies are a No. 1 seed for a 12th straight seasons.
Since the women’s NCAA Tournament switched to 64 teams in 1994, UConn has won all 24 of their first-round games and by an average score of 94-47.
The other No. 1 seed in action on Saturday is last year’s runner-up Mississippi State, who nearly also entered this tournament undefeated. Mississippi State, who shocked UConn in the 2017 Final Four to end a 111-game win streak, was 32-0 before dropping their SEC tournament final to South Carolina.
The Bulldogs host Nichols State at 6 p.m. ET.
Saturday’s first round schedule
(all times ET)
11 a.m. No. 1 UConn vs. No. 16 St. Francis (PA)
11 a.m.: No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Central Michigan
11 a.m.: No. 5 Duke vs. No. 12 Belmont
11 a.m.: No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 14 Little Rock
1:30 p.m.: No. 6 South Florida vs. No. 11 Buffalo
1:30 p.m.: No. 8 Miami (FL) vs. No. 9 Quinnipiac
1:30 p.m.: No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 13 Mercer
1:30 p.m.: No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 14 George Washington
3:30 p.m.: No. 7 Arizona State vs. No. 10 Nebraska
3:30 p.m.: No. 8 Syracuse vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State
3:30 p.m.: No. 5 Missouri vs. No. 12 FGCU
3:30 p.m.: No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 14 American
6 p.m.: No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Creighton
6 p.m.: No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 13 Gonzaga
6 p.m.: No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Maine
6 p.m.: No. 1 Mississippi State vs. No. 16 Nichols State
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