How to Livestream NCAA Women’s March Madness Tournament Online

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The 2025 NCAA Women’s March Madness Final Four features the best college basketball teams in the country, including Texas Longhorns, UConn Huskies, UCLA Bruins and South Carolina Gamecocks. And although ratings have been down from 2024 without superstar Caitlin Clark in the tournament, viewership is actually up when compared to 2023 Women’s March Madness.

The women’s college basketball tournament continues with the Final Four on Friday, April 4. Learn more about NCAA Women’s March Madness basketball tournament, along with college basketball bracket info here.

At a glance: Watch NCAA Women’s March Madness Final Four Online

How to Watch NCAA Women’s March Madness Final Four: Date, Time

Women’s March Madness Final Four continues on Friday, April 4, at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET with No. 1-ranked Texas Longhorns vs. No. 1-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks in Game 1. For Game 2, there’s the No. 2-ranked UConn Huskies facing off against the No. 1 UCLA Bruins with a start time of 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET. Both games air on ESPN.

Cord-cutters can watch Final Four games through any live TV streaming service that carries ESPN, such as Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, DirecTV Stream and others. Sign up for a seven-day free trial from Fubo to watch it for free. All web-based services are accessible on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or smart TV.

Keep reading to find out how to watch the NCAA Women’s March Madness Final Four basketball tournament with and without a cable subscription, including more details on how to watch the game for free, the women’s college basketball schedule and where to buy last-minute tickets.

How to Stream NCAA Women’s March Madness Final Four Without Cable

While the NCAA Women’s March Madness Final Four basketball tournament broadcasts on TV on ESPN, the college basketball games can also be streamed on web-based streaming cable services, including on some that offer free trials. If you act fast and sign up now, you can watch the games online for free.

Learn more about how to stream the NCAA Women’s March Madness Final Four games below.

Best For ESPN Programming

ESPN+

Watch the Final Four on ESPN+, which goes for $11.99 per month

If you’d like to livestream the NCAA March Madness Final Four, then ESPN+ ($11.99 per month) is the only option. It has the entire racing event and access to other sporting events from UFC, NFL, MLB, college football and more.

Along with ESPN+, the Disney Bundle Trio comes with the ad-supported versions of Hulu and Disney+ for $17.99 per month. This is nearly 45 percent less than if you were to subscribe to each service individually. However, if you’d like to go (mostly) ad-free, that Disney Bundle Trio goes for $26.99 per month.

Best For Cable Networks

Fubo

Stream ESPN; plans on sale from $64.99 for the first month

Watch the Final Four game on ESPN, along with more than 220 other news, entertainment and sports channels with a subscription to Fubo, which starts at $64.99 for your first month of service ($84.99 per month afterward with Fubo’s current deals).

The online TV streaming service offers a seven-day trial for new subscribers, so you can watch Women’s March Madness online for free.

Best For Streaming Bundles

Hulu + Live TV

Stream ESPN on Hulu + Live TV for free with three-day free trial; plans start at $82.99 per month

You can watch the Final Four on ESPN with a subscription to Hulu + Live TV. The streaming service has access to more than 90 live channels — like BET, CNN, Discovery Channel, Food Network and more — starting at $82.99 per month and comes with Hulu’s entire streaming library, as well as Disney+ and ESPN+.

It includes unlimited cloud DVR too. Right now, Hulu + Live TV offers a three-day free trial so you can watch March Madness games online for free.

Best Wallet-Friendly

Sling

Stream ESPN on Sling’s Orange package; plans on sale starting at $23 for the first month

Sling might be a good fit to watch the Final Four on ESPN. It’s the most wallet-friendly cable alternative at $23 for your first month of service with Sling Orange ($45.99 per month afterward).

The Sling Orange package includes ESPN for Women’s March Madness, while it also has Disney Channel, Freeform, QVC, AMC, A&E, BBC America, BET, CNN, Comedy Central, Food Network, IFC, Lifetime, TBS, TNT, Vice and other channels. Sling currently does not offer a free trial.

Please note: Pricing and channel availability varies by TV market. Learn more about Sling Orange here.

Best for Sports

DirecTV Stream

Watch ESPN with DirecTV Stream starting at $74.99 per month

Watch the Final Four on DirecTV Stream. All of the cable alternative’s packages offer ESPN.

Additionally, DirecTV Stream has a new MySports package priced at $69.99 per month. It features more than 25 of the best sports channels, such as ESPN, Fox Sports, NBA TV, NFL Network and others. Learn more about DirecTV Stream’s MySports here.

The streamer has a five-day free trial available — more than enough time to watch March Madness games online. Packages start with the Entertainment tier that offers over 90 channels, such as AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and much more.

How to Watch NCAA Women’s March Madness Final Four on TV

The NCAA women’s Final Four broadcasts live on ESPN. You can watch the games on TV through your cable provider, on ESPN.com or the ESPN mobile app with your cable TV account credentials, including traditional and streaming services such as DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV, Verizon, Philo, Sling, Xfinity and others.

What Is the NCAA Women’s March Madness Basketball Tournament Schedule?

The NCAA Women’s March Madness continues with the Final Four starting on Friday, April 4 at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The game takes place at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Check out a complete NCAA Women’s March Madness schedule here.

Where to Buy NCAA Women’s March Madness Final Four Tickets Online

The NCAA Women’s March Madness goes until Saturday, April 6. Tickets are still available for the women’s college basketball games at GameTime, SeatGeek, StubHub, Ticket Liquidator, Ticketmaster, Ticket Network and Vivid Seats.

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