March Madness 2022 live: Women’s NCAA Tournament bracket, first round scores, updates, schedule on Friday


March Madness 2022 live: Women's NCAA Tournament bracket, first round scores, updates, schedule on Friday

The first round of the 2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament is finally here, bringing fans non-stop basketball on Friday from 11:30 a.m. to nearly midnight. So, grab a coffee – or three – and get ready for the action. 

No. 1 seeds South Carolina, Louisville and Stanford will all begin their tournament runs Friday.

  • The Gamecocks, the overall No. 1 seed after going wire-to-wire as the AP No. 1 team all season, justified their top ranking in their first-round matchup. South Carolina pummeled the Bison 79-21 in a game it led 44-4 at halftime. 
  • Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, the nation’s leading scorer, made her 2022 NCAA Tournament debut with a bang, tallying 27 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in a 98-58 win over Illinois State
  • Louisville will then play Albany at 6 p.m. in the Wichita Region.
  • Stanford, the reigning national champion, ends the night with a 10 p.m. game against Montana State in the Spokane Region. 

CBS Sports has the news, analysis, scores, highlights and more from Round 1 right here. Bookmark this page for all the updates, and Round 1 will certainly bring plenty. All of the 2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament games will air on the ESPN family of networks, and you can stream every game on fuboTV (try for free).  

2022 Women’s NCAA Tournament TV schedule

(All times eastern)

(8) Miami 78, (9) South Florida 66 | Greensboro Region

(4) Maryland 102, (13) Delaware 71 | Spokane Region

(10) South Dakota 75,  (7) Ole Miss 61 | Wichita Region

(7) Utah 92, (10) Arkansas 69 | Spokane Region

(10) Creighton 84, (7) Colorado 74 | Greensboro Region

(16) Albany vs. (1) Louisville
6 p.m. | ESPN2 | Wichita Region

(1) South Carolina 79, (16) Howard 21 | Greensboro Region

(9) Georgia Tech vs. (8) Kansas
7:30 p.m. | ESPNU | Spokane Region

(12) Florida Gulf Coast 84, (5) Virginia Tech 81 | Wichita Region

(11) Dayton vs. (6) Georgia
7:30 p.m. | ESPNEWS | Greensboro Region

(9) Gonzaga 68, (8) Nebraska 55 | Wichita Region

(15) Murray State vs. (2) Texas
8 p.m. | ESPN2 | Spokane Region

(2) Baylor 89, (15) Hawai’i 49 | Wichita Region

(16) Montana State vs. (1) Stanford
10 p.m.| ESPN2 | Spokane Region

(2) Iowa 98, (15) Illinois State 58 | Greensboro Region

(14) UT Arlington vs. (3) Iowa State
10 p.m. | ESPNU | Greensboro Region




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